Subject: NASIG Announces the 2011 Award Application Process
From: "Ireland, Jessica" <jlireland_at_RADFORD.EDU>
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2010 09:09:16 -0500
The North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) is pleased to announce
the beginning of the application cycle for its 2011 grants, awards, and
scholarships to be awarded at the 2011 Annual Conference being held in
St. Louis, Missouri, June 2-5, 2011. Established in 1985, 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 NASIG is available at
http://www.nasig.org
NASIG Conference Student Grant
Grants for qualifying students to attend the NASIG annual conference,
covering cost of registration, three nights lodging, and travel within
North America. For more details, please visit the following page:
http://www.nasig.org/about_awards_studentgrant.cfm
Serials Specialist Award
Awards for promising paraprofessionals, covering cost of conference
registration, three nights lodging, and travel within North America.
For more details, please visit the following page:
http://www.nasig.org/about_awards_specialist.cfm
Marcia Tuttle International Award
A $3,000 grant for an individual working in the serials information
chain to fund appropriate activities in fostering international
communication and education. For more details, please visit the
following page: http://www.nasig.org/about_awards_tuttle.cfm
Horizon Award
Awards for promising new serials professionals, covering cost of
conference registration, three nights lodging, and travel within North
America. Recipients will also be invited to serve on a NASIG
committee. For more details, please visit the following page:
http://www.nasig.org/about_awards_horizon.cfm
Fritz Schwartz Education Scholarship
A $3,000 scholarship and conference travel grant for a graduate student
demonstrating excellence in scholarship and the potential for
accomplishments in a serials career. For more details, please visit the
following page: http://www.nasig.org/about_awards_schwartz.cfm
Rose Robischon Scholarship, underwritten by Swets Information Services
A scholarship awarded to a serials professional lacking funds for
travel. The scholarship covers the cost of conference registration,
three nights lodging, and travel within North America. For more
details, please visit the following page:
http://www.nasig.org/about_awards_robischon2.cfm
John Merriman Joint NASIG/UKSG Award, UK delegate underwritten by Taylor
& Francis
A $6,000 award supports two people, one from each association, and
consists of travel to the sister conference, and accommodations for the
duration of the conference. The purpose of this conference-swap is for
people working at a practical level in e-resource management to learn
and share experience at the UKSG and NASIG annual conferences. For more
details, please visit the following page:
http://www.nasig.org/about_awards_merriman.cfm
The application deadline for all of the above-listed awards is January
18, 2011. For details about the awards offered by NASIG, please visit
http://www.nasig.org/about_awards.cfm
Jessica Ireland
Serials & Electronic Resources Librarian
McConnell Library
Radford University
(540) 831-7158
(540) 831-6214 FAX
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