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Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006
From: Rick Anderson (Univ. of Nevada, Reno) <rickand_at_unr.edu>
Subject: NASIG Awards
The North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) is pleased to
announce the beginning of its application cycle for NASIG's 2007
grants, awards, and scholarships. Every year, NASIG awards student
travel grants, awards for promising serialists, scholarships for
library school students, and an international award to aid in serials
research. Since 1988, NASIG has granted over 130 student grant awards-
including 6 grants for Mexican students, 5 Marcia Tuttle Awards for
international serials research, 9 Fritz Schwartz educational
scholarships, 22 Horizon Awards to recognize up-and-coming members of
the profession, and, in 2006, the first ever Serials Specialist award
to an outstanding serials paraprofessional. For more awards
information, please visit the NASIG Awards Web page at
http://www.nasig.org/awards/. All awards will be presented at the 22nd
Annual Conference in Louisville, KY.
NASIG Student Grant Award: This award is open to qualified students in
any NASIG member country (defined for this purpose as the United States,
Canada, Mexico, and Greenland). Students who are currently enrolled at
the graduate level at an ALA-accredited library school now and/or at
the time of enrollment, who do not already have an ALA-accredited
degree, and who have expressed an interest in some aspect of serials
work, are eligible. Through the granting of these awards, NASIG
desires to encourage participation in the serials information chain by
students who are interested in pursuing some aspect of serials work
upon completion of their professional degrees. Expenses for travel
within North America, registration, and three nights lodging will be
paid by NASIG. Conference registration includes most meals, and a
stipend of $75 is intended to offset the cost of meals not included
and transportation between the airport and the conference hotel. Each
recipient will also receive a year's free membership in NASIG.
NASIG Horizon Award: The purpose of the NASIG Horizon Award is to
advance the profession by providing promising new information
professionals 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, including vendors, publishers, and all
non-traditional serialists. 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,
three nights lodging, and travel costs within North America. Conference
registration includes most meals, and a stipend of $75 is intended to
offset the cost of meals not included and transportation between the
airport and the conference hotel. 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. At least one award will be given in 2007.
NASIG Serials Specialist Award: The purpose of the NASIG Serials
Specialist Award is to provide a promising paraprofessional with the
opportunity to advance his/her 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 conference registration, three nights housing, and travel costs
within North America. Conference registration includes most meals, and
a stipend of $75 is intended to offset the cost of meals not included
and transportation between the airport and the conference hotel. In
addition, to encourage active participation in NASIG, the recipient
will receive a year's free membership.
NASIG Marcia Tuttle International Grant: The grant will provide funding
for an individual working in any area of the serials information chain
to foster international communication and education through activities
involving some aspect of serials such as, but not limited to: research,
collaborative projects, job exchanges, and presentation of papers at
conferences. Applicants may be either serialists practicing in North
American countries seeking funding for appropriate activities involving
some aspect of serials taking place outside North American countries,
or serialists practicing outside North American countries seeking
funding for appropriate activities involving some aspect of serials in
North American countries. The grant is named in honor of Marcia Tuttle.
NASIG Fritz Schwartz Scholarship Grant: NASIG awards a $3,000
scholarship to a library/information science graduate student who
demonstrates excellence in scholarship and the potential for
accomplishment in a serials career. The purpose of the scholarship is to
advance the serials profession by providing an aspiring library student
who has prior serials experience with enhanced educational
opportunities.
In addition to the scholarship, the recipient will receive a NASIG
Conference Student Grant Award to attend the NASIG conference for the
year in which the scholarship is given. Expenses for travel within North
America, registration, and three nights lodging will be paid by NASIG.
Conference registration includes most meals, and a stipend of $75 is
intended to offset the cost of meals not included and transportation
between the airport and the conference hotel. The 2007 Annual
Conference will be held at the Galt House Hotel and Suites in
Louisville,
Kentucky, May 31-June 3, 2007. The recipient will also receive a year's
free membership in NASIG.
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