<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(Apologies for any duplication)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">NOTSL and ALAO’s TEDSIG invite applications for two scholarships to support attendance at the ALAO 2026 annual conference. These awards are intended to support and encourage technical services staff to attend and/or present at the 2026 ALAO Annual Conference.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The ALAO & NOTSL Executive Boards have partnered this year to offer two grants:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline">A conference </span><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Attendance Grant </span><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline">for registration and travel expenses (up to $200); and,</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline">A conference </span><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Presenter Grant </span><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline">for registration and travel expenses (up to $200)</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Technical services staff currently employed in any Ohio library are eligible to apply. In addition to registration, monies may be applied to travel, lodging, and presentation-related expenses.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScTqT8J9Yuw982oO2UsGn9mTlaCQzKgOuzuw9HV_7pSqFShLw/viewform?usp=header" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Apply here by Monday, August 31, 2026</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">For those applying for the Presenter Grant, priority will be given to applicants with an accepted program or poster proposal for the upcoming ALAO conference. Co-presenters may apply jointly for the grant, in which case grant money may be shared amongst the awardees at their discretion.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The</span><a href="https://www.alaoweb.org/Home" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Academic Library Association of Ohio</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (ALAO) exists to develop, promote, and improve library and information services in Ohio’s higher education community, to advance the interests of academic librarianship and the personnel of academic libraries, and to provide leadership and advocacy for the educational and policy concerns of the academic library community in Ohio. ALAO strives to adopt environmentally sustainable practices in all areas of the association. ALAO is a chapter of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL).</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The</span><a href="https://www.alaoweb.org/igs/tedsig/index.html" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Technical, Electronic, and Digital Services Interest Group</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (TEDSIG) provides a forum for discussion and information sharing among ALAO members who are interested in technical services, electronic resources and systems, and digital services. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><a href="https://www.notsl.org/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">NOTSL</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> is dedicated to connecting and empowering technical services library professionals in Northern Ohio and beyond by promoting information sharing, open dialogue, and collaborative learning within the field. NOTSL actively sponsors programs in our local community and encourages ongoing education through scholarships. NOTSL is committed to advancing professional growth, fostering innovation, and strengthening collaboration in library technical services.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Questions may be directed to the TEDSIG co-chairs (<a href="mailto:tedsig-chairs@alaoweb.org" target="_blank">tedsig-chairs@alaoweb.org</a>) or NOTSL Scholarship Chair (<a href="mailto:rbuser@cscc.edu" target="_blank">rbuser@cscc.edu</a>)</span></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">--</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Rebecca Belford</span><br></div><div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Head of Technical Services, Oberlin Conservatory Library</div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">77 W. College St., Oberlin, OH 44074 | ph. 440-775-5139</span><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a href="mailto:rbelford@oberlin.edu" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">rbelford@oberlin.edu</a> </div></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a href="https://libraries.oberlin.edu/libraries/conservatory-library" target="_blank">https://libraries.oberlin.edu/libraries/conservatory-library</a></span></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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