award announcement (Sylvia Martin) Marcia Tuttle 28 Oct 1994 15:16 UTC
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 28 Oct 1994 09:15:39 -0600 From: Sylvia Martin <MARTIN@LIBRARY.VANDERBILT.EDU> The following announcement is being cross-posted to several lists. Please excuse the duplication. The North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG), composed of many constituents of the serials industry, is an independent organization which provides for the exchange and dissemination of information among the various links in the serials information chain. NASIG is pleased to announce a new award, the NASIG Horizon Award, in recognition of its tenth annual conference. The purpose of this award is to welcome an aspiring new serialist to the serials profession by introducing the recipient to NASIG, to further enhance the recipient's knowledge of and interest in serials, and to provide an opportunity for interaction with other members of the serials chain. DESCRIPTION OF AWARD: The NASIG Horizon Award provides the recipient an opportunity for professional development by attendance at NASIG's tenth annual conference to be held June 1-4, 1995 at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. NASIG will assume all conference fees and travel costs. The recipient will receive a free year's membership to NASIG, and will be invited to serve on a committee for that year. The recipient will also receive a framed certificate in commemoration of the event. ELIGIBILITY: Applicants should 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. Applicants do not have to be a member of NASIG, and they should not have attended any previous NASIG conferences. Preference will be given to applicants with previous serials experience, to those employed by a North American organization or institution, and to those whose career goals include long range plans for professional growth and development in serials. APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Applications will be available after November 15, 1994 from Sylvia Martin, Chair, NASIG Horizon Award; Vanderbilt University Library; 110 - 21st Ave. South; Suite 700; Nashville, TN 37203-2408; phone: (615)322-3478; fax: (615)343-8834; internet: martin@library.vanderbilt.edu. Applications must be accompanied by a letter of reference from a current supervisor. Completed applications should be returned to Sylvia Martin as above. APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 15, 1995. Applications postmarked after this date will not be considered. AWARD NOTIFICATION: The award recipient will be notified by February 17, 1995.