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Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004
From: Eleanor Cook (Appalachian State Univ.) <eicook_at_apptechnc.net>
Subject: Position Announcement
2004 NASIG HORIZON AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT
The North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) is currently seeking
candidates for grants to attend the Eighteenth Annual Conference to be held
at The Historic Hilton Milwaukee City Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June
17th-20th, 2004. NASIG is an international organization committed to
promoting communication and sharing of ideas among all people working with
or concerned about serial publications. More information about the
organization is available at the NASIG Web Page <http://www.nasig.org>.
DESCRIPTION OF AWARD: The purpose of the NASIG Horizon Award is to advance
the serials profession by providing promising new serialists with the
opportunity to accelerate their knowledge and understanding of serials by
networking and interacting with a wide range of dedicated professionals
working in all segments of the serials information chain. The award
provides the recipient with a firsthand introduction to NASIG by sponsoring
attendance at the NASIG annual conference. NASIG will pay for all
conference registration, housing, and travel costs. In addition, to
encourage active participation in NASIG, the recipient will receive a year's
free membership in NASIG and will be invited to serve on a NASIG committee
the year following the award. One award will be given in 2004.
ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must currently be in a position of a professional
nature with primary responsibilities for some aspect of serials, e.g. head
of serials, serials acquisitions, serials vendor, serials publisher.
Applicants must have served in this position for no more than three years at
the time of the application deadline and must not have been in a
professional
library or library-related position (e.g. book vendor, publisher) for more
than five years at the time of the application deadline. Applicants must
not
have attended any previous NASIG conferences, but may have participated in a
NASIG conference as a local volunteer. Applicants do not have to be a
member
of NASIG. Preference will be given to applicants employed by a North
American
organization or institution (to facilitate participation in NASIG) and to
those whose career goals include professional growth and development in
serials.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Application forms will be available through the
NASIG
Web Page <http://www.nasig.org/award/> . Applications will only be
accepted
in electronic form. Completed applications and all related materials should
be e-mailed to:
Philenese Slaughter, Co-Chair,
NASIG Awards & Recognition Committee
Austin Peay State University
Phone: (931) 221-7741
E-mail: slaughterp_at_apsu.edu
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Applications must be e-mailed by FEBRUARY 15, 2004.
Applications e-mailed after this date will not be considered.
AWARD NOTIFICATION: The award recipient shall be notified by APRIL 1, 2004.
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