Wayne State University, Sponsored Program Administration (Wayne State University Library System)

Wayne State University Libraries will establish a Detroit-based collaborative to educate new librarians about fine and performing arts librarianship. Official partners include the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and the Michigan Opera Theater. Stipends will be used to attract 12 individuals, with an emphasis on underrepresented groups, and place them in mentor relationships with senior librarians. In addition to earning master’s degrees in library and information science from Wayne State University, the recruits will receive practical training from mentors in the following areas: building and organizing a new library; managing an orchestra library; providing services in a well-established library; and providing services to faculty in an academic environment.