NASIG invites applications for Marcia Tuttle International Grant Maggie Rioux 02 Dec 2002 15:03 UTC
Please do not reply to the sender of this message. Application and information links are included in the announcement. Maggie Rioux NASIG Publicist ************************************************************************** 2003 Marcia Tuttle International Grant Announcement The North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) is currently seeking candidates for a $2000 grant to provide funding for an individual working in any area of the serials information chain to foster international communication and education through activities such as but not limited to research, collaborative projects, job exchanges, and presentation of papers at conferences. Applicants may be either North American serialists seeking funding for appropriate overseas activities or serialists outside North America seeking funding for appropriate activities in North America. The grant is named in honor of Marcia Tuttle. Marcia was one of a select few to attend a United Kingdom Serials Group (UKSG) conference in 1984, a meeting of minds/ideas, which resulted in a genesis of our own national serials organization (NASIG). The North American Serials Interest Group held its first conference in 1986. Marcia was present at the first NASIG conference and has attended many NASIG Conferences since. She served as chair of the Conference Planning Committee (CPC) for the Tenth Anniversary Conference held at Duke University in 1996. She has chaired the ALA RTSD (now ALCTS) Serials Section. Marcia currently serves as an associate moderator for SERIALST. She has taught a generation of serials librarians (and some vendors) in her serials courses at the library school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Marcia loves to travel, and she enjoys makings presentations on serials topics. Over the years she has been invited to speak at meetings all over North America, as well as at conferences in Europe, South Africa and Australia. A number of these talks have been published in various library journals. Marcia Tuttle is indeed a well-respected international librarian, and it is an honor to have this International Grant named after her. In addition to the grant, the recipient will also receive a one-year NASIG membership. The 2003 NASIG conference will be held at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon, June 26-29, 2003. 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. ELIGIBILITY: The applicant must have at least 5 years of professional experience in the serials information chain. The proposed project must deal with some aspect of serials and include foreign travel. Foreign or English language skills should be adequate to project needs. The following materials are required by the applicant: · a completed application · a written proposal outlining the project and including proposed completion dates · a current resume or curriculum vita · a minimum of 3 references, including one from the persons supervisor (previous supervisor may be substituted if there is no current supervisor) and one from a colleague at a different institution or company, · a letter of support from the foreign institution or collaborator as appropriate. An essential part of this award is the dissemination of the results of the project. The awardee is required to submit a final project report to the NASIG Board. This report needs to be suitable for publication in a journal focused on serial issues such as Serials Review. The final report should include the purpose of the project, the process followed, the achievements, and a literature review or bibliography. The awardee is strongly encouraged to share the results of the project by presenting a workshop or poster session at the NASIG annual conference following the award. Application information will be available through the NASIG Web Page http://www.nasig.org/public/timedated/tuttle.html and from Philenese Slaughter, Co-Chair, Awards & Recognition Committee. Completed applications should be sent to: Philenese Slaughter, Co-Chair, NASIG Awards & Recognition Committee Serials Librarian Felix G. Woodward Library Austin Peay State University P.O. Box 4595 Clarksville, TN 37044 Phone: (931) 221-7741 Fax: (931) 221-7296 E-mail: slaughterp@apsu.edu APPLICATION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 15, 2003. Applications postmarked after this date will NOT be considered. Fax submissions and electronic submissions as email attachments are acceptable. AWARD NOTIFICATION: The award recipient shall be notified by APRIL 1, 2003.