The goal of this program is helping library professionals from developing countries stay current with the latest trends and developments in technical services areas and enhance their professional knowledge and skills in librarianship and information science.
One free seat per ALCTS online continuing educational course session is available to librarians and information professionals from developing countries.
Applicants must:
The information about ALCTS online courses for librarians or information professionals from developing countries will be posted at the web sites of ALCTS Continuing Education Committee and International Relations Committee. The courses will be also advertised at the alaworld discussion list.
A link to the Online Course Schedules, the Application Form and a list of Qualifying Countries will be provided to the ALA divisional international relations committees’ web sites and appropriate discussion lists.
Registration for ALCTS grants will open after the annual schedule of courses becomes available. The IRC Committee creates the registration schedule and decides on the number of sessions open for simultaneous registration. Registration will stay open for at least 30 but no more than 45 days.
Applications for course sections beginning between February and August 2012 may be submitted between December 5, 2011 and January 6, 2012. After January 6, the application will be closed.
The ALCTS International Relations Committee will review all applications according to eligibility and required criteria and select the winners. E-mail acceptance will be sent to a successful applicant as soon as the decision is made but not later than two weeks prior to the course starting date. If a winner does not respond to the Award letter and/or does not register on the Moodle System opened to the course participants a week before the course starting day, her/his seat will be offered to the next eligible applicant. A rejection message will be sent via e-mail prior to the beginning of the course offering to the applicants who were not accepted to the course and not placed to the waiting list.
The Committee may create a waiting list for eligible applicants if necessary. The applicants placed on a waiting list will be informed about the status of their application. They have the option to stay on the waiting list, or to withdraw their application. The waiting list will be kept for one year. Applicants who were not selected during the one-year waiting list period are encouraged to resubmit applications for the next year's course offerings.