Short-Term Global Exchanges through the Fulbright Specialist Program: One Librarian's Experience
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2019
Abstract
In spring of 2019, the author traveled to Kolkata, India, to work with the staff of the Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation, academic and public librarians, and library and information science students under a Fulbright Specialist grant. This article describes the Fulbright Specialist Program, provides information about the application process, and explores what it means to be admitted to and participate in the program. Experience-based tips for applying to the program and preparing for work abroad, if selected, are offered.
Department
Library Services
Publication Title
portal: Libraries and the Academy
Recommended Citation
Turner, J. (2019). Short-term global exchanges through the Fulbright Specialist Program: One librarian's experience. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 19(4), 557-564. doi:10.1353/pla.2019.0034
DOI
10.1353/pla.2019.0034
Link to Publisher Version (DOI)
Publisher's Copyright and Source
Copyright © 2019 Johns Hopkins University Press. This article first appeared in portal: Libraries and the Academy, Volume 19, Issue 4, 2019, pages 557-564.
