NASIG Announces the 2008 Awards Application Process

["Chamberlain, Clinton K" <c.chamberlain@austin.utexas.edu>]

NASIG Announces the 2008 Awards Application Process

The North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) is pleased to
announce the beginning of the application cycle for their 2008
grants, awards, and scholarships to be awarded at the 2008 Annual
Conference being held at the Tapatio Cliffs Hilton Resort,
Phoenix, Arizona, June 5-8, 2008. Established in 1985, NASIG is
an international organization committed to promoting
communication and sharing of ideas among all people working with
or concerned about serial publications. More information about
NASIG is available at nasig.org.

Marcia Tuttle International Award

This award provides $2,000 in funding and a one-year NASIG
membership to 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.  For more
details, please visit the following page:
http://www.nasig.org/awards/timedated/tuttle.html

Horizon Award

The NASIG Horizon Award advances 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 registration for the 2008 Annual
Conference, as well as funding for travel within North America to
attend the conference, conference lodging, stipend, a year's free
membership in NASIG, and an invitation to serve on a NASIG
committee. For more details, please visit the following page:
http://www.nasig.org/awards/timedated/horizon.html

Fritz Schwartz Education Scholarship

Open to qualified students from any NASIG member country, this
award includes a $3,000 scholarship, as well as expenses for
travel within North America to attend the 2008 Annual Conference,
conference registration, lodging, and a stipend, as well as a
year's free membership in NASIG.=A0 For more details, please visit
the following page:
http://www.nasig.org/awards/timedated/schwartz.html

NASIG Conference Student Grant

Open to qualified students from any NASIG member country, the
student grant provides registration for the 2008 Annual
Conference, as well as funding for travel within North America to
attend the conference, conference lodging, stipend, and a year's
free membership in NASIG.=A0 For more details, please visit the
following page:
http://www.nasig.org/awards/timedated/studentgrant.html

Serials Specialist Award

Intended for those currently working with serials in a
paraprofessional capacity, this award provides registration for
the 2008 Annual Conference, as well as funding for travel within
North America to attend the conference, conference lodging,
stipend, and a year's free membership in NASIG. For more
details, please visit the following page:
http://www.nasig.org/awards/timedated/specialist.html

For details about the awards offered by NASIG, please visit
http://www.nasig.org/awards/.

Clint Chamberlain
Coordinator for Electronic Resource Acquisitions
University of Texas Libraries
Austin, TX 78713
c.chamberlain@austin.utexas.edu