Cary, NC (January 12, 2006)

Aspiring information professionals, take note: Dialog is now seeking applicants from North America for its 2006 Roger K. Summit Scholarship.

Dialog, a Thomson business, annually awards scholarships in different regions of the world to graduate students in library and information sciences.

The deadline for the 2006 North American scholarship award of US$5,000 is April 30, 2006. The winner will be announced at the Special Libraries Association annual conference, to be held June 11-14 , 2006, in Baltimore, MD.

Applications are available at: gep.dialog.com/scholarship/application.shtml.

"We’re delighted to again sponsor the scholarship program and urge all interested North American graduate students to apply,” said Libby Trudell, Dialog senior vice president of information professional development. "Businesses are recognizing the strategic value of information and research, and we believe the future of the information profession is indeed promising. Our scholarship program is one way to spotlight the most promising of the next generation of information professionals.”

A panel of information professionals will select the North American winner after reviewing overall academic achievement, interest in electronic information services, proficiency using Dialog's online services and faculty recommendations.

The scholarship program is named in honor of Dr. Roger K. Summit, a pioneer in the online information services and the founder and chairman emeritus of Dialog. The annual scholarships are part of an array of Dialog initiatives worldwide in support of professional development.

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