INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND BLACK STUDIES WORKSHOP

	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND BLACK STUDIES
BLACK STUDIES WORKSHOP
	Workshop Application Deadline May 15, 2008
	Applicants must be graduate students or untenured faculty. Participants selected based on competitive application process.

July 24 - 27, 2008 ￭ Promoting digital scholarship in Black Studies ￭ Transforming Black Studies into a knowledge network ￭ Building a Cooperative Research Network	A letter of application should answer the following four questions: 1. why do you want to attend this workshop? 2. what is your current research project? 3. how have you used information technology in your work? 4. what would you like to get from this workshop?
	Also include a resume, a writing sample, and a letter of support from the head of your campus Black Studies Program.
	Background material	Related events:
	e Book Cyberorganizing	Chicago Conference
	Ford Foundation Report	Maryland Conference
	Mail application materials by May 15th to:
	NCBS Information Technology Workshop. AASRP, University of Illinois, 1201 Nevada, Urbana Illinois, 61801
	Electronic submissions to McWorter@UIUCdotedu

Hosted by the University of Illinois ￭ African American Studies and Research Program and GRADUATE SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE