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.  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.  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
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Austin, TX 78713
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c.chamberlain@austin.utexas.edu