Beta Phi Mu - Gamma Chapter

Gamma Chapter update: all nomination notifications/invitations, Summer 2016 to Summer 2021, have been sent to nominees by FSU student email.

Please let me know if there are any questions. My apologies for the delay.

Beta Phi Mu International Update

The polls are open!

The Beta Phi Mu 2017 election is now underway! Please visit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BPM2017Election to elect a new Vice President/President Elect, a new Treasurer, and a new Director-at-large for our organization. Polls close at midnight, May 31st.

Beta Phi Mu at ALA

Beta Phi Mu's Annual Business Meeting and Member Reception will be held Saturday, June 24, 2017, from 3:30-5:30PM at the Hyatt Regency Chicago (co-headquarters hotel on Wacker Ave., #1 on ALA map) in Columbus GH ( Ballroom Level, East Tower).

There will be a celebration of Dr. Blanche Woolls and the publication of the Beta Phi Mu Scholars Series title, School Librarianship: Past, Present, and Future, edited by Susan Alman, at this event.

There will also be an initiation ceremony held for new members elected by at-large programs, or for anyone who missed their chapter initiation.

Please RSVP to [email protected]
More information can be found at: http://www.betaphimu.org/events.html

There will be a book signing by John Budd for his new Beta Phi Mu Scholars Series title, The Library Landscape: Six Critical Issues Facing Libraries, at the Rowman & Littlefield booth ( #2515) on Sunday, June 25, from 2:00-2:30. Please come out and meet John, and support the Scholars Series!

Beta Phi Mu Newsletter

The spring/summer 2017 edition of The Pipeline Newsletter will be out soon! We continue to welcome news of members, and nominations and self-nominations for You Are Beta Phi Mu (examples of members who have excelled at or have been recognized for their scholarship, leadership, or service) throughout the year.

Beta Phi Mu Honor Society
[email protected]

http://www.betaphimu.org/news/dr-em-claire-knowles-of-simmons-college-is-2017-recipient-of-the-beta-phi-mu-award

Dr. Em Claire Knowles of Simmons College is 2017 Recipient of the Beta Phi Mu Award Dr. Em Claire Knowles , assistant dean for student and alumni affairs at Simmons College's School of Library and Information Science (SLIS), has been selected as the 2017 recipient of the American...

Just a reminder that the deadline for applications for the 2017 Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships is March 15, 2017. These $3,000 awards are meant to help support a doctoral candidate in the dissertation-writing phase, who is working in Library and Information Science, Information Studies, Informatics, or a related field. Candidates in institutions with ALA, CILIP, or other approved accreditation are eligible. For more information, see:
http://www.betaphimu.org/garfield.html

Garfield 2017 Fellowship Applications are now available! Fellowship applications for 2017 will be accepted from November 15, 2016 to March 15, 2017. ​ ​ ​The Beta Phi Mu Scholarship Review Committee...

Be sure to mark your calendars! ALA has just released the schedule and room assignments for the Annual meeting in Orlando. We would love to see you there!

Beta Phi Mu Board meeting -- Saturday, June 25th -- 10:30am-12:00noon -- Hyatt, Columbia 35

Beta Phi Mu Business mtg. & member reception -- Saturday, June 25th -- 1:00-2:30pm -- Rosen Centre Hotel, Salon 01/02