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Apply for ARL Digital Scholarship Institute at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Applications Due March 13 for June 15–19 Event

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Main Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign, image CC BY-SA 4.0 by Killivalavan Solai

The ARL Academy is accepting applications for the fifth iteration of the ARL Digital Scholarship Institute, with a deadline of Friday, March 13, 2020.

The Digital Scholarship Institute is a five-day, cohort-based opportunity for library professionals and graduate students who are new to digital scholarship and would like to develop their skills in an intensive, yet supportive, learner-centered environment. This iteration of the ARL Digital Scholarship Institute will take place Monday–Friday, June 15–June 19, 2020, at the Hyatt Place Champaign and will be hosted by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library.

Any ARL library professional at any stage of their career, who is looking to develop their digital scholarship skills and increase their agility in the modern research ecosystem, regardless of rank, degree, or years in the field, is eligible to apply. Graduate students enrolled in a library and information science program and with experience working in an academic library are also eligible to apply.

The cost of the institute is $1,500, excluding travel and accommodations.

For additional information and instructions on how to apply, visit the ARL Digital Scholarship Institute webpage. The application deadline is March 13, 2020.

Read a 2019 participant’s perspective on the Digital Scholarship Institute in Music Reference Services Quarterly.

 

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The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization of 124 research libraries in Canada and the US whose mission is to advance research, learning, and scholarly communication. The Association fosters the open exchange of ideas and expertise, promotes equity and diversity, and pursues advocacy and public policy efforts that reflect the values of the library, scholarly, and higher education communities. ARL forges partnerships and catalyzes the collective efforts of research libraries to enable knowledge creation and to achieve enduring and barrier-free access to information. ARL is on the web at ARL.org.

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