NASIG Horizon Award Pat Frade 19 Nov 1997 20:00 UTC
Note: This is being cross-posted to several lists. NASIG AWARDS: 1998 NASIG Horizon Award Applications Announcement 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 sponsoring the 1998 NASIG Horizon Award, (originally established in 1995 to recognize its tenth annual conference.) The purpose of this award is to welcome aspiring new serialists 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 provide the recipients opportunity for professional development by attendance at NASIG's thirteenth annual conference to be held June 18-21st, 1998 at the University of Colorado, Boulder. NASIG is pleased to announce that a maximum of three (3) recipients will be chosen. NASIG will assume all conference fees and travel costs. The recipients will receive a free year's membership to NASIG, and will be invited to serve on a NASIG committee the year following the award. 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 must 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, 1997, from: Pat Frade Co-Chair, NASIG Awards & Recognition Committee Serials Cataloger 6380 Harold B. Lee Library Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602 Phone: (801) 378-6730 Fax: (801) 378-3221 or (801) 378-6708 E-mail: Pat_Frade@byu.edu Applications must be accompanied by a letter of reference from a current supervisor. Completed applications should be returned to Pat Frade as above. APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 15th, 1998 Applications postmarked after this date will NOT be considered. Fax submissions are acceptable. AWARD NOTIFICATION: The award recipients shall be notified by April 1st, 1998. Patricia (Pat) Frade Serials Cataloger 6380 Harold B. Lee Library Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602 (801) 378-6730 fax (801) 378-3221 e-mail: Pat_Frade@byu.edu