George A. Smathers Libraries
Travel Request Authorization
For Professional Development Travel Only
Name of Traveler: ________________ Department:____________________ Date_______
Rank: (circle one) USPS TEAMS Asst./Asso. In Untenured Lib. before 3rd year review
Untenured Librarian after third year review Tenured Librarian
Meeting/Activity_____________________________________________________________
Location:__________________________________________________________________
Dates:______________________________________________________________________
This request submitted for: Travel and Funding _________ Travel without Funding:_______
What is the exact registration cost:_____________________________________________
Describe the nature of the event:
What category of funding are you requesting? Please use this space to justify this selection through your participation in the event. Category requested by traveler: 1 2 3 4
Describe the benefit to the Library and the state by your participation
Multiple trip section: In ranked priority order, this is trip # _____ out of _____.
Categories of travel:
Category 1: Staff members who have submitted a poster session; making presentations at the section or committee level; serving on National, Association or Divisional committees; chairing or serving on section level committees; committee chair member at regional level (e.g. SE/MLA, SE/ARLIS, Florida Chapter of SLA); The MAJORITY of travel requests will fall into this category.
Category 2: Untenured librarians on the tenure track attending National Conferences before their third year review; Staff members making presentations or serving as panel members at Association or Division Level programs; Committee Chair at National, Association or Divisional level (Significant responsibility with considerable effort)
Category 3: Travel to attend exhibits, meetings or programs at national level conferences
Category 4: Attendance at state or local conferences/workshops such as FLA or NEFLIN
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Signature Section:
Traveler:_____________________________________________________________________
Department Chair:______________________________________________________________
Division Director:_____________________________________________________________
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Department Chair and Division Director Recommendation Section:
Trip priority section: Out of _____ trips, this is the: first second third fourth trip
If it is a fourth trip, please add your justification here:
Recommended Travel Category: 1 2 3 4 Approved without Funding Not approved
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Final Travel Committee Approval Section:
Final assigned Travel Category: 1 2 3 4
