Second Announcement

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

PCL 2.308 Mail Code: s5451

Austin, TX 78713

512/495.4143 | fax 512/495.4242

c.chamberlain@austin.utexas.edu