We encourage colleagues to urge library science students to consider
applying for this award.
The deadline is fast approaching!  Thanks much -
Eleanor Cook
NASIG Past-President and Publicist

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2004 NASIG CONFERENCE STUDENT GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT

The North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) is currently seeking candidates for grants to attend the Nineteenth Annual Conference to be held at the Historic Hilton Milwaukee City Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 17-20, 2004. 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 in a different city 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 are available through the NASIG Web Page http://www.nasig.org/award/. Completed applications should be emailed as Microsoft Word or plain text attachments to:

     Rachel L. Frick
     Co-Chair, NASIG Awards & Recognition Committee
     University of Richmond
     Boatwright Memorial Library
     Phone: (804) 289-8942
     E-Mail: rfrick@richmond.edu

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Applications must be emailed by FEBRUARY 15, 2004. Applications emailed after this date will not be considered.

AWARD NOTIFICATION: Award recipients will be notified by APRIL 1, 2004.