$616,508,000. The average award to the student is $1,084 per year. GRANTS TO STUDY LIBRARY SCIENCE (Library Education and Human Resource Development Fellowships 84.036) Louise Sutherland Discretionary Library Programs Divisions Library Programs Office of Educational Research and Improvement US Dept of Education 555 New Jersey Ave., NW Washington DC 20208 202-219-1315 The program objective is to assist institutions of higher education and library organizations and agencies in training or retaining persons in areas of library specialization where there are shortages, in new techniques of information acquisition, transfer and communication technology; in library leadership through advanced training in library management in library education, in advanced training in management of new organizational formats (networks, consortia, etc) and in serving the information needs of the elderly, the illiterate, disadvantaged or rural residents. Funds are available to colleges, universities, and other library organizations or agencies to cover the cost of courses for training or study and for establishing and maintaining fellowships or traineeships with stipends. Eligible institutions submit applications to the Dept of Education on behalf of the individuals to e trained. Students can contact these institutions directly or through the main source listed
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