NASIG Rose Robischon Scholarship, underwritten by Swets Informatio=

[Yumin Jiang <Yumin.Jiang@colorado.edu>]

The North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) is pleased to
announce that it is now accepting applicants for the first annual
Rose Robischon Scholarship, underwritten by Swets Information
Service. Through this scholarship, a serials professional lacking
funds for professional travel will be able to afford attendance
at the 2009 NASIG Annual Conference to be held in Asheville,
North Carolina, June 4-7, 2009.

The scholarship is named in honor of Rose Robischon. During her
two decades of active service in NASIG, Rose served as member and
chair of several NASIG committees and held the elected position
of treasurer from 2005 to 2007. NASIG is pleased to offer this
scholarship in memory of Rose's many contributions to the library
profession and to honor her energy, warmth, and humor.

The scholarship offers the recipient with funding 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 for the recipient. 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.

For details regarding eligibility and application requirements, please
visit the award announcement at
http://www.nasig.org/about_awards_robischon2.cfm.

The application deadline for the Rose Robischon Scholarship and other
NASIG awards is February 16, 2009. For details about the awards offered
by NASIG, please visit http://www.nasig.org/about_awards.cfm.

Yumin Jiang (Ms.)
Technical Services Librarian
William A. Wise Law Library
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0402
Email: yjiang@colorado.edu