NASIG Student Grant Announcement Judy Johnston 20 Nov 1998 22:45 UTC
1999 NASIG STUDENT GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT The North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) is currently seeking candidates for grants to attend the Fourteenth Annual Conference to be held at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA June 10-13, 1999. Established in 1985, NASIG is an independent organization that promotes communication and sharing of ideas among all members of the serials information chain - anyone working with or concerned about serials. For more information about NASIG, please see the NASIG web page at http://nasig.ils.unc.edu/. Through the granting of these awards, NASIG desires to encourage participation in this information chain by students who are interested in pursuing some aspect of serials work upon completion of their professional degrees. Each June the annual conference is held on a different college or university campus, where the various segments of the serials community (including publishers, vendors, and librarians) meet in an informal setting to network and share information. The conference includes the presentation of papers, panels, workshops, tours, and social events. GUIDELINES SCOPE OF AWARD: Recipients are expected to attend the entire conference and submit a brief written report to NASIG, which will be excerpted for publication in the NASIG Newsletter. Expenses for travel, registration, meals, and lodging will be paid by NASIG. Each recipient will also receive a year's membership in NASIG. ELIGIBILITY: Students who are currently enrolled at the graduate level in any ALA accredited library school, who do not already have an ALA accredited degree, and who have expressed an interest in some aspect of serials work, are eligible. Applicants must be full- or part-time students at the time of application. In order to accept an award, a recipient must not be employed in a position requiring an ALA accredited degree, nor on leave from such a position, at the time of acceptance of the grant. Equal consideration will be given to all qualified applicants, with preference given to those earning their degrees the year of the conference. Students do not have to be NASIG members to apply, and they must not have earned their degrees earlier than the end of the school year prior to the NASIG conference. Applicants must not have attended a previous NASIG conference. APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Application forms will be available after November 15, 1998, in ALA accredited library schools, through the NASIG Web Page, and from Markel Tumlin, Co-Chair, Awards and Recognition Committee. Completed applications should be sent to: Markel Tumlin General Reference Division University Library, LLA 1101-L San Diego State University 5500 Camponile Drive San Diego, CA 92182-8050 Phone (619) 594-6875 Fax (619) 594-3270 E-Mail: mtumlin@mail.sdsu.edu APPLICATION DEADLINE: Applications must be postmarked/faxed by February 16, 1999. Applications postmarked/faxed after this date will not be considered. AWARD NOTIFICATION: Award recipients will be notified by April 1, 1999. A maximum of ten grants may be awarded for 1999. 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