Youth, Community, Libraries: Empowerment for Success Project Recruits Doctoral Student Applicants

The University of Texas at Austin, School of Information Youth, Community, Libraries: Empowerment for Success project received a 2004 Librarians for the 21st Century Institute of Museum and Library Services grant of $380,822 to develop faculty to educate the next generation of library professionals. These doctoral fellows will prepare to teach masters students who will work in public and school libraries with children and youth. Austin Public Library, Austin Independent School District and Texas Library Association are partnering with the School of Information to develop new leaders who understand the role of youth librarianship within healthy community development. The students will do advanced academic research work with faculty and mentoring professionals while developing close relationships fostered by the library-community partnerships and community resources and activities in the Austin area.

The Youth, Community, Libraries project includes a special symposium each semester of residence with an outstanding school library/youth services researcher; a strong cohort of doctoral students preparing to become faculty in higher education; an environment rich in opportunities for community development, leadership and diversity reflective of the twenty-first century American population, within a large, vibrant university.

Stipends: Beginning in Fall 2005, six doctoral fellowship recipients will each receive tuition and fees and a yearly stipend of $15,000. Additional support beyond the IMLS funds is possible from university assistantships.

Further information is available (pdf).

Applications: Admissions information for the PhD program is available at: http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/admissions/phd.php.

December 15th is the deadline for Fall 2005 admission. PhD Program information is available at: http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/programs/phd.php

For further information about the YCL Program and the IMLS Fellowships, contact Barbara Immroth, Ph.D. at immroth@ischool.utexas.edu or Bill Lukenbill Ph.D. at luke@ischool.utexas.edu

Last Modified: October 07 2004 10:29:16.