NASIG Awards

["Rick Anderson" <rickand@unr.edu>]

(Please excuse the cross-posting)

The North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) is pleased to 
announce the beginning of its application cycle for NASIG's 2007 
grants, awards, and scholarships. Every year, NASIG awards 
student travel grants, awards for promising serialists, 
scholarships for library school students, and an international 
award to aid in serials research. Since 1988, NASIG has granted 
over 130 student grant awards- including 6 grants for Mexican 
students, 5 Marcia Tuttle Awards for international serials 
research, 9 Fritz Schwartz educational scholarships, 22 Horizon 
Awards to recognize up-and-coming members of the profession, and, 
in 2006, the first ever Serials Specialist award to an 
outstanding serials paraprofessional.  For more awards 
information, please visit the NASIG Awards Web page at 
http://www.nasig.org/awards/.  All awards will be presented at 
the 22nd Annual Conference in Louisville, KY.

NASIG Student Grant Award: This award is open to qualified 
students in any NASIG member country (defined for this purpose as 
the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Greenland). Students who 
are currently enrolled at the graduate level at an ALA-accredited 
library school now and/or at the time of enrollment, who do not 
already have an ALA-accredited degree, and who have expressed an 
interest in some aspect of serials work, are eligible.  Through 
the granting of these awards, NASIG desires to encourage 
participation in the serials information chain by students who 
are interested in pursuing some aspect of serials work upon 
completion of their professional degrees.  Expenses for travel 
within North America, registration, and three nights lodging will 
be paid by NASIG. Conference registration includes most meals, 
and a stipend of $75 is intended to offset the cost of meals not 
included and transportation between the airport and the 
conference hotel. Each recipient will also receive a year's free 
membership in NASIG.

NASIG Horizon Award: The purpose of the NASIG Horizon Award is to 
advance the profession by providing promising new information 
professionals with the opportunity to accelerate their knowledge 
and understanding of serials by networking and interacting with a 
wide range of dedicated professionals working in all segments of 
the serials information chain, including vendors, publishers, and 
all non-traditional serialists. The award provides the recipient 
with a firsthand introduction to NASIG by sponsoring attendance 
at the NASIG annual conference. NASIG will pay for all conference 
registration, three nights lodging, and travel costs within North 
America. Conference registration includes most meals, and a 
stipend of $75 is intended to offset the cost of meals not 
included and transportation between the airport and the 
conference hotel. In addition, to encourage active participation 
in NASIG, the recipient will receive a year's free membership in 
NASIG and will be invited to serve on a NASIG committee the year 
following the award. At least one award will be given in 2007.

NASIG Serials Specialist Award: The purpose of the NASIG Serials 
Specialist Award is to provide a promising paraprofessional with 
the opportunity to advance his/her knowledge and understanding of 
serials by networking and interacting with a wide range of 
dedicated professionals working in all segments of the serials 
information chain. The award provides the recipient with a 
firsthand introduction to NASIG by sponsoring attendance at the 
NASIG annual conference. NASIG will pay for conference 
registration, three nights housing, and travel costs within North 
America. Conference registration includes most meals, and a 
stipend of $75 is intended to offset the cost of meals not 
included and transportation between the airport and the 
conference hotel. In addition, to encourage active participation 
in NASIG, the recipient will receive a year's free membership.

NASIG Marcia Tuttle International Grant: 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.

NASIG Fritz Schwartz Scholarship Grant: NASIG awards a $3,000 
scholarship to a library/information science graduate student who 
demonstrates excellence in scholarship and the potential for 
accomplishment in a serials career. The purpose of the 
scholarship is to advance the serials profession by providing an 
aspiring library student who has prior serials experience with 
enhanced educational opportunities. In addition to the 
scholarship, the recipient will receive a NASIG Conference 
Student Grant Award to attend the NASIG conference for the year 
in which the scholarship is given. Expenses for travel within 
North

America, registration, and three nights lodging will be paid by 
NASIG. Conference registration includes most meals, and a stipend 
of $75 is intended to offset the cost of meals not included and 
transportation between the airport and the conference hotel. The 
2007 Annual Conference will be held at the Galt House Hotel and 
Suites in Louisville, Kentucky, May 31-June 3, 2007. The 
recipient will also receive a year's free membership in NASIG.

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Rick Anderson
Dir. of Resource Acquisition
University of Nevada, Reno Libraries
(775) 784-6500 x273
rickand@unr.edu