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Maggie Rioux
NASIG Publicist
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2003 NASIG CONFERENCE STUDENT GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT

The North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) is currently seeking
candidates for grants to attend the Eighteenth Annual Conference to
be held at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon, on June 26-29,
2003. 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://www.nasig.org.

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 year 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.

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 a library school ALA-accredited 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.
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, but may have participated in a NASIG conference as a local
volunteer.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Application forms will be available after
November 15, 2002, in 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
     Campus Box 48
     501 20th St.
     Greeley, CO  80639-0091
     Phone (970) 351-2601
     Fax (970) 351-2963
     E-mail:joan.lamborn@unco.edu

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Applications must be postmarked/faxed/emailed by
FEBRUARY 15, 2003. Applications postmarked/faxed/emailed
after this date will not be considered.

AWARD NOTIFICATION: Award recipients will be notified by APRIL 1, 2003.