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RUBINSTEIN / MASON AWARD

$1000 to support graduate study in librarianship


Applicants must:

  • be currently enrolled KU students
  • have been accepted by a graduate program in librarianship accredited by the American Library Association. (See http://www.ala.org/accreditation.html for information about education for librarianship.) A check will be issued upon verification of enrollment in an accredited program.
  • submit an application form by April 14, 2008, together with the name and address of a professional reference who can comment on the applicant's potential for success as a librarian, and a 250-word statement for the review committee.

Printable Application Form
(requires the adobe acrobat reader)

The Rubinstein/Mason Award honors the late Joseph Rubinstein, first head of the Libraries' Department of Special Collections, and Alexandra Mason, Spencer Librarian Emerita, for their service to scholarship. Preference will be given to students whose primary interest is in special collections librarianship and who have demonstrated characteristics of intellectual excellence and commitment to the standards of principled librarianship exemplified by Joseph Rubinstein and Alexandra Mason in their many years of service to scholarship. Further preference will be given to students who have been employed as assistants in the University of Kansas Libraries.

Recipient will be announced by the Dean of Libraries May 5, 2008.

Contact Richard W. Clement, Special Collections Librarian, Spencer Research Library, at 785-864-4217 or rclement@ku.edu.