From: "Connie Foster" <Connie.Foster_at_wku.edu>
2002 NASIG HORIZON AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT
The North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) is currently seeking
candidates for grants to attend
the 17th Annual Conference to be held at the College of William and Mary,
Williamsburg,
Virginia, June 20-23, 2002. 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 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(s) 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, the
recipient(s) 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 2002.
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.
Applicants do not have to be a member of NASIG. Preference will be given to
applicants employed by a North American organization or institution and to
those whose career goals include professional growth and development in
serials.
Application forms will be available after November 15, 2001, through the
NASIGWeb at http://www.nasig.org/public/timedated/horizonaward.html and from
Claire Dygert, Co-Chair, Awards & Recognition Committee.
Completed applications and all related materials should be sent to:
Claire Dygert, Co-Chair,
NASIG Awards & Recognition Committee
Serials & Electronic Resources Librarian
American University Library
4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016
Phone: (202) 885-3203
Fax: (202) 885-3226
E-mail: cdygert_at_american.edu
APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 15, 2002
Applications postmarked after this date will NOT be considered. Fax
submissions are acceptable.
AWARD NOTIFICATION: The award recipients shall be notified by April 1, 2002.
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Submitted by Connie Foster, NASIG Publicist
Received on Fri Nov 30 2001 - 17:05:48 EST