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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Apply for an Information Technology Rural Librarian Master's Scholarship – Be an Agent of Change in the 21st Century! </SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>Are you a paraprofessional without an ALA-accredited master's degree working in a rural library in the Southern and Central Appalachian region? Do you want to pursue graduate education via distance to develop your information technology skills and make a difference in your library and community? Are you interested in improving your library services and integrating information technology solutions that are tailored towards meeting the needs of your rural communities?</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you are a prime candidate for a School of Information Sciences University of Tennessee's Information Technology Rural Librarian Master's Scholarship. Your goal should be to develop competencies that integrate information technology and rural library management issues towards community development outcomes. You should already have earned a bachelor’s degree (or in progress of completion by May 2010) and work in a rural library setting in Southern and Central Appalachia. </FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3><STRONG>PROGRAM BENEFITS</STRONG></FONT></FONT></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: #333333">: Full-tuition scholarship for two years with an allowance for materials, part-time degree program with a structured, individually-tailored information technology and rural management-based curriculum with formal/informal professional mentoring by educators and practitioners.</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3><B><I><SPAN style="COLOR: black">These Scholarships are funded by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services</SPAN></I></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Deadline: Application materials will be reviewed in January 2010 and admissions will be made on a rolling basis. The duration of the I</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black">nformation Technology Rural Librarian Master's Program<STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"> </SPAN></STRONG>is June 2010 - August 2012.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>Contact: Bharat Mehra, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee<B>.</B></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">Email: </FONT><A href="mailto:bmehra@utk.edu" target=_blank><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">bmehra@utk.edu</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3><B> </B>Phone: 865-974-5917</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">For more information see our website: </FONT><A href="http://www.sis.utk.edu/rural-librarianship" target=_blank><SPAN style="COLOR: purple"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">http://www.sis.utk.edu/rural-librarianship</FONT></SPAN></A><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"> (cut and paste the URL in your web browser). </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>#######################################<BR> Bharat Mehra, PhD<BR> Assistant Professor<BR> School of Information Sciences<BR> University of Tennessee<BR> # 454 Communications Building, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial> 1345 Circle Park Drive<BR> Knoxville, TN 37996-0341<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial> Telephone: (865) 974 5917 (O) <BR> E-mail: bmehra@utk.edu<BR> Homepage: <A href="https://www.sis.utk.edu/user/118"><FONT color=#0000ff>https://www.sis.utk.edu/user/118</FONT></A>; </FONT></DIV>
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