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Dialog Graduate Education Program Launched, MLIS Consultants Appointed

Dialog launched its Graduate Education Program (GEP) and appointed two librarians, Heidi Porth and Allison Evatt, as specialists to serve graduate library schools in the United States with training support. GEP is designed to help future librarians prepare to use online information services on their jobs in libraries and information centers around the world. The program, which was rolled out across North America in the first quarter of 2002 and elsewhere later, furthers Dialog's strategy of proactively supporting information professionals worldwide.

Support for ALISE
Additionally, Dialog has established a learning alliance with the Association of Library and Information Science Educators (ALISE). The GEP offers advanced training, dedicated materials and workbooks for use in learning online information retrieval skills, support for distance learning initiatives, and membership in the Dialog professional development program (called Quantum²) to graduate students seeking MLIS (Master of Library & Information Sciences) degrees and faculty at library schools.

Summit Scholarship
Dialog has also expanded the Roger K. Summit Scholarship program. Established in 1992 to honor Dr. Roger Summit, the founder of Dialog and a well-known pioneer in the online information industry, the scholarships are available to graduate students who have demonstrated keen interest in electronic information resources. In 2002, there will be three awards of $5,000 each to students in North America, Europe, and the Asian-Pacific region. The North America award will be presented at the SLA meeting in Los Angeles in June.

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