Resources

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GENERAL

Grants

Local Ethnic LIS Associations/Contacts

Mentoring

Paraprofessional Resources

Scholarships

• ALA Diversity Office http://www.ala.org/diversity/ Recruitment information: http://www.ala.org/ala/diversity/divrecruitment/recruitmentdiversity.htm Recruitment (General) http://www.ala.org/ala/education/recruitmentb/recruitment.htm Resources for Prospective Graduate Students in Library and Information Studies http://www.ala.org/ala/diversity/studentresources/studentresources.htm
• American Association of School Librarians. Recruitment Information http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aasleducation/recruitmentlib/recruitideas/recruitmentideas.htm
• Become a Librarian (Central Jersey Regional Library Cooperative) http://www.becomealibrarian.org/
• "Become a Librarian" brochures can also be obtained from https://cs.ala.org/@yourlibrary/njbrochures.cfm
• [NEW] The Diversity Librarians' Network http://www.lib.utk.edu/residents/dln/
• The Library's Challenge: How to Recruit and Retain High Performing Employees http://www.ala.org/ala/lama/lamaprofdev/lamaregionalinst/lamareginstlist/libraryschallenge.htm
• Public Librarian Recruitment http://www.ala.org/ala/pla/projects/publiclibrecruit/publiclibrarian.htm
• Make the Library Your Career http://www.csulb.edu/library/subj/library_careers/
• Medical Library Association. Become a Medical Librarian! http://www.mlanet.org/career/index.html
• Recruiting New Professionals to the Fieldcomp, compiled by Sue Searing, from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign http://alexia.lis.uiuc.edu/clips/2003_02.html
• Engel, Debra. Recruitment and Retention: Encourage Students to Consider Careers in Libraries. http://www.rose.edu/faculty/ssaulmon/r&r.htm
  * Resources about Librarian Recruitment and Retention, developed by Debra Engel for Navigating the Information Future Committee, Oklahoma Library Association Annual Conference, March 2003. http://www.rose.edu/faculty/ssaulmon/Debraresources.htm
• U.S. Department of Labor. Archivists, Curators and Museum Technicians. http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos065.htm Librarians http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos068.htm

• ALA Grants http://www.ala.org/work/awards/grtscidx.html
• ALA Diversity Research Grant http://www.ala.org/diversity/grant.html
• California Civil Liberties Public Education Program (CCLPEP) - California State Library http://www.library.ca.gov/cclpep/
• Institute of Museum and Library Services http://www.imls.gov/
• LAMA Cultural Diversity Grant. Search for webpage at: http://www.ala.org
• Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Grants - California State Library http://www.library.ca.gov/html/grants.cfm

• American Indian Library Association. Local contact: Ken Wade
• Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association. Local contact: Gerardo (Gary) Colmenar
• Association of Jewish Libraries. Local contact: Adaire Klein. See website for information on local chapters:
  
  • Los Angeles Chapter. President: Judy Katz
  • San Diego/Tijuana Chapter. Co-Presidents: Nomi Levey and Barbara Sutton
• Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA)
• California Librarians Black Caucus - Greater Los Angeles Chapter (CLBC-GLA). Contact: Renate Chancellor
• Chinese American Librarians Association - California Chapter. Local contact: Amy Tsiang (310) 825-1401
• Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT, ALA). Local contact: Clara M. Chu
  • Armenian Librarians and Libraries Information Commitee. Local contacts: Sylva N. Manoogian 323/254-4892, Ani Matosian (310) 440-7617
  • Jewish Information Committee
• Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Round Table (GLBTRT, ALA)
• Korean American Librarians & Information Professionals Association (KALIPA). Local contact: Heawon Paick
• REFORMA. National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking
  • Southern California Chapters: Los Angeles Chapter, Orange County Chapter, LIBROS (San Diego) Chapter
• Resources for Librarians with Disabilities

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Mentoring

• Diversity Recruitment and Mentoring Committee, UCLA Department of Information Studies. Checklist for MLIS Mentors. 2001. http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/faculty/chu/drmc/mentor.html
• Abby DeShane and Michael Mahaley. Mentoring: An Annotated Bibliography. 2nd ed. September 1999, rev. Jan. 2001 A.S. http://www.slabf.org/mentorbib.html
• Gibson, Rita. (comp.) Mentoring & Libraries: A Bibliography. May 2003. http://colt.ucr.edu/bibmentoring.html
• Mentoring Women in Higher Education: An Annotated Bibliography http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/WomensStudies/bibliogs/mentor.html This bibliography is number 75 in the series "Wisconsin Bibliographies in Women's Studies" published by the University of Wisconsin System Women's Studies Librarian's Office, 430 Memorial Library, 728 State Street, Madison, WI 53706.
• Reese, Gregory L. and Hawkins, Ernestine L. Stop Talking Start Doing! Attracting People of Color to the Library Profession. Chicago: ALA, 1999.

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Paraprofessional Resources

• U.S. Department of Labor. Library Technicians http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos113.htm
• FREE Resume Evaluation Workshop: Paraprofessionals
  Advanced Information Management - "Library and Information Personnel Specialists" ***Call (213) 489-9800***

Scholarships

• American Library Association (ALA) Scholarships http://www.ala.org/work/awards/scholars.html
• Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) Century Scholarship http://www.ala.org/ascla/centuryscholarship.html
• Black Caucus of the American Library Association
  • E.J. Josey Scholarship http://www.bcala.org/awards/josey.htm
• Chinese American Librarians Association Scholarships http://www.cala-web.org/
  • Sheila Suen Lai Scholarship of Library and Information Science
  • C.C. Seetoo/CALA Conference Travel Scholarship
• California Librarians Black Caucus Scholarships http://www.clbc.org/scholar.html
  • Louise Jane Moses - Agnes Davis Memorial Scholarship
  • Eunice J. H. Parker Scholarship Award
• California Library Association Scholarship For Minority Students In Memory Of Edna Yelland http://www.cla-net.org/awards/
• LITA/OCLC Minority Scholarship in Library and Information Technology http://www.lita.org/a&s/awards.htm#oclc
• LITA/LSSI Minority Scholarship in Library and Information Technology http://www.lita.org/a&s/awards.htm#lssi
• Medical Library Association Minority Scholarship http://www.mlanet.org/awards/grants/index.html
  • Scholarship for Minority Students
  • MLA/NLM Spectrum Scholarship
• REFORMA (National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking) Scholarship http://www.reforma.org/scholarship.htm
  • Orange County Chapter (California) Scholarship. http://www.atm-info.com/reformaoc/scholarships2.htm Contact: Barbara Miller
• Spectrum Initiative Scholarship, American Library Association (ALA). Information and Application: http://www.ala.org/ala/diversity/spectrum/spectruminitiative.htm.
  ALA SPECTRUM Scholars at UCLA http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/faculty/chu/drmc/activities.html#spectrum

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