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     Subject: NASIG Conference Student Grant Announcement
        Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 12:08:24 -0600
        From: Connie Foster <Connie.Foster@WKU.EDU>
Organization: Western Kentucky University

thank you for posting.

2002 NASIG CONFERENCE STUDENT GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT

The North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) is currently seeking
candidates for grants to attend
the 17th annual conference to be held at the College of William and Mary
in Williamsburg,
Virginia, on June 20-23, 2002. 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 NASIGWeb at
http://www.nasig.org
Through these awards NASIG seeks 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 year the annual conference is centered 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.

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, or 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, 2001, through
ALA accredited library schools, through the NASIG Web Page
http://www.nasig.org/public/timedated/studentgrantapplication.html
and from Joan Lamborn, Co-Chair, Awards & Recognition Committee.
Completed applications should be sent to:

Joan Lamborn
Co-Chair, NASIG Awards & Recognition Committee
University of Northern Colorado
James A. Michener Library
501 20th St.
Greeley, CO 80639-0091
Phone (970) 351-2601
Fax (970) 351-2963
E-mail: jlamborn@unco.edu

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Applications must be postmarked/faxed by FEBRUARY
15, 2002.
Applications postmarked/faxed after this date will not be considered.

AWARD NOTIFICATION: Award recipients will be notified by April 1, 2002.

Submitted by Connie Foster, NASIG Past President/Publicist

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