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ALABI DIGITAL PROJECT GRANTS.  Application deadline:  Friday, May 12

The Association of Librarians and Archivists at Baptist Institutions sponsors a program whereby funds are made available for partial support in digitizing Baptist historical resources.  The program provides a grant of $500.  More information and an online grant application is available at … Continue reading

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Baylor University

The Baylor University Libraries seek a collaborative, engagement-focused Heath Sciences Librarian to join the team of liaison librarians in the Research & Engagement department. In addition to the liaison program, this department also includes public services and support and services … Continue reading

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Betty Hurtt Meritorious Service Award Nominations

Nominations are being accepted for the Betty Hurtt Meritorious Service Award. This award honors a current or former ALABI member or any individual who has served as a role model and contributed significantly to the preservation and promotion of Baptist … Continue reading

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Digital Project Grant ($500)

ALABI is offering a small grant for Baptist digital projects. Applications are open to institutional libraries and archives affiliated with Baptist colleges, universities, seminaries, historical collections, and Baptist agencies and conventions from the pan-Baptist family. Digital projects must be a … Continue reading

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ALABI Officers Update

This Spring, two of our ALABI officers accepted jobs outside Baptist circles and resigned as officers of our organization.  Steve Jones (president) took a job at the Frazier Museum of Kentucky History, and Wendy Richter (vice president) became the State … Continue reading

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Betty Hurtt Meritorious Service Award Nominations

Nominations are being accepted for the Betty Hurtt Meritorious Service Award.  This award honors a current or former ALABI member or any individual who has served as a role model and contributed significantly to the preservation and promotion of Baptist … Continue reading

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Digital Projects Grant ($500)

For the fifth year ALABI is offering a small grant for Baptist digital projects.  Applications are open to institutional libraries and archives affiliated with Baptist colleges, universities, seminaries, historical collections, and Baptist agencies and conventions from the pan-Baptist family.  Digital … Continue reading

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Position Announcement: Rare Books Cataloging Librarian, Baylor University

The Baylor University Libraries seek a creative, collegial, and collaborative Rare Books Cataloging Librarian to join their Cataloging & Metadata team. Ideal candidates will be passionate about cataloging, understand how this vocation underpins the research and scholarly discovery activities that … Continue reading

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Position Announcement: Archivist and Digital Collections Manager, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

The Library at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary is seeking an Archivist and Digital Collections Manager to direct the work of Archives & Special Collections, the Digitization Lab, and their employees in order to procure, preserve, and promote access to unique … Continue reading

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News from Special Collections & Archives at Wake Forest University

Guest post from Tanya Zanish-Belcher, Director of Special Collections & Archives, Wake Forest University. Special Collections & Archives (Z. Smith Reynolds Library), Wake Forest University recently hosted Marcia Phillips, a representative of the North Carolina Baptist State Convention and Chair … Continue reading

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