NASIG Tuttle International Grant - Call for applicants Eleanor Cook 21 Oct 2003 01:12 UTC

The North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) invites applicants for

the following grant:
THE MARCIA TUTTLE INTERNATIONAL GRANT

PURPOSE:  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.

TERM OF AWARD:  One year.

ELIGIBILITY:  Applicants may be either serialists practicing in North
American countries (defined for this purpose as the United States,
Canada,
Mexico, and Greenland) 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.

Applicants must have at least five years of professional experience in
the
serials information chain.  Proposed projects must deal with some aspect
of
serials and include foreign travel.  Foreign or English language skills
should be adequate to project needs.

HOW TO APPLY:  Applicants should submit the following materials in
English:

*       a completed application
*       a written proposal outlining the project and including proposed
completion dates
*       current resume or curriculum vita
*       a minimum of three references, including one from the
applicant's
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.

Application forms are available on the NASIG Web Page
<http://nasig.org/award/>.  Applications will only be accepted in
electronic
form.  Completed applications and all related materials should be
emailed
to:

Philenese Slaughter
Co-Chair, NASIG Awards & Recognition Committee
Felix G. Woodward Library
Austin Peay State University
Phone:  (931) 221-7741
Email:  slaughterp@apsu.edu

AMOUNT OF THE AWARD:  The award includes a $2000 grant and a one-year
free NASIG membership.  NASIG will give one award per year or no award,
depending upon the applications.

AWARDEE'S RESPONSIBILITIES:  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 Executive 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 DEADLINE:  Applications must be emailed by
FEBRUARY 15, 2004. Applications received after this deadline will not be

considered.

AWARD NOTIFICATION:  Awardee will be notified by APRIL 1, 2004.

MARCIA TUTTLE BIOGRAPHY

Marcia Tuttle has had a distinguished career in serials librarianship.
She
was the winner of the first Bowker/Ulrich's Serials Librarianship Award
in
1985.  Marcia published her landmark textbook, Introduction to Serials
Management, in 1983.  The series continued with five volumes of Advances
in
Serials Management, which Marcia originated and co-edited from
1985-1992.
The series is used by all affiliated with the serials business.  This
series was followed by Managing Serials published in 1996.  Another
publication which Marcia began publishing and editing in the 1980's is
The
Newsletter on Serials Pricing Issues (NSPI).  Although NSPI ceased
publication in 2001, it was a timely publication for librarians
worldwide
with practical information and controversial viewpoints on serials
pricing
and related topics.  Marcia also serves on the editorial board for
Serials
Review.   With October Ivins, Marcia organized the Aqueduct Group, a
retreat for librarians to discuss a variety of topics relating to
serials.
Out of these gatherings came a call for action known as "The Aqueduct
Agenda" which was published in The Chronicle of Higher Education,
Library
Journal, and Serials Review.

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 serials organization, the North American Serials
Interest Group (NASIG). NASIG held its first conference in 1986.  Marcia

was present at that 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.

(Source cited:  Hepfer, Cindy.  "A Tribute to Marcia Tuttle on her
Retirement," Serials Review: 23, no. 2 (Summer 1997): 1-30; updated by
Philenese Slaughter, Co-Chair of the NASIG Awards & Recognition
Committee
11/7/02)