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NASIG Horizon Award (Sylvia Martin) Marcia Tuttle 29 Dec 1994 20:35 UTC

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Date: Thu, 29 Dec 1994 14:21:49 -0600
From: Sylvia Martin <MARTIN@LIBRARY.VANDERBILT.EDU>
Subject: NASIG Horizon Award

This message serves as a reminder of the January 15, 1995 deadline for
NASIG Horizon Award applications.  It is also being posted on other lists.
Please excuse the duplication.

Details of the NASIG Horizon Award follow:

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;
(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.

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+ Sylvia Martin                   +
+ Coordinator, Resource Services  +
+ Vanderbilt University Library   +
+ martin@library.vanderbilt.edu   +
+ (615)322-3478 FAX: (615)343-8834+
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