For immediate release | October 22, 2012

EBSCO Information Services offers five conference scholarships to attend ALA's Midwinter Meeting

CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) and EBSCO are partnering to offer five scholarships for librarians to attend the 2013 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Seattle. The meeting takes place Jan. 25 – Jan. 29, 2013, and offers an opportunity for continuing education, meetings and interaction with colleagues.

Each EBSCO scholarship will be in the amount of $1,500, and one of the five scholarships will be awarded to a first-time conference attendee. The scholarship money is to be used for conference registration, travel and expenses.

Deadline for entry is Nov. 1, 2012; scholarship recipients will be notified no later than Dec. 14, 2012. To apply, candidates must complete the application criteria and submit an essay that addresses the following topic: “The Conversation Starts Here.” How would you lead the discussion in your library to bring about meaningful change to an existing process, service or procedure? Essays and applications will be judged by a jury designated by ALA.

About EBSCO

EBSCO Information Services — the provider of EBSCONET® Subscription Management — is the world’s leading information intermediary, offering cutting-edge technology and personalized consultative services for managing and accessing content, including e-journals, e-packages, e-books, and more. Today’s libraries and research organizations are looking for new ways to manage their collections more efficiently, so EBSCO Information Services has developed comprehensive, highly integrated management solutions to help librarians save time and money while empowering their users. EBSCO serves clients through our offices worldwide and has more than 140 librarians on staff. To learn more about products and services from EBSCO Information Services, visitwww.ebsco.com.

Contact:

Cheryl Malden

Program Officer

Executive Office (EXEC)

cmalden@ala.org

1-800-545-2433 ext.3247