The CLIR Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
The CLIR Fellowship Program Page
2004-2005 CLIR fellows and their leaders at the August, 2004 seminar.
Front row, kneeling: Megan Norcia, Daphnée Rentfrow, Rachel Shuttlesworth. Standing: Ben Huang, Patricia Hswe, Amanda Watson, Christa Williford, Dawn Schmitz, Nancy Davenport (CLIR President), Amanda French,Elliott Shore (CLIR fellowship coordinator)
The purpose of the CLIR Postdoctoral Fellowship in Scholarly Information Resources is to educate new scholars about the challenges and opportunities created by new forms of scholarly research and the information resources that support them, both traditional and digital.
The fellowship is currently open to individuals who have recently completed their Ph.D.s in the humanities and who believe that there are opportunities to develop meaningful linkages among disciplinary scholarship, libraries, archives, and evolving digital tools.
The 1-2 year fellowship includes four fundamental components:
- a professional placement at an academic research library;
- an in-depth project carried out by the fellow;
- an intensive two-week seminar; and
- participation in the development of a community of scholarly information professionals.
We expect that, as a result of this fellowship, participants will:
- be positioned to pursue new career paths in the academy and to find challenging positions in campus libraries and research institutions;
- broaden expertise in the professions that support the creation, management, and dissemination of scholarly resources;
- gain skills and creativity in the management of scholarly resources; and
- bring more subject-based expertise into the development and service of scholarly resources that will meet the rapidly changing needs of scholars for research and learning.
Some projects featuring the work of the 2004-2005 CLIR Fellows:
