For your information and dissemination to interested parties:

The American Society for Information Science (ASIS)/Special Interest
Group Scientific and  Technical Information Systems is happy to announce
the 1997 student travel awards.   These awards are made available
through grants from BIOSIS and Chemical Abstracts  Service for
library/information science graduate students with interest in biology
or  chemistry to attend one of the annual ASIS meetings.

The BIOSIS award offers a cash award to defray costs for a graduate
student in library or  information science with a demonstrated interest
in biology.  The Chemical Abstracts  Service award is a cash
reimbursement of travel expenses for a graduate student in library  or
information science with a demonstrated interest in chemistry or
chemical engineering.  Full-time enrollment is given strong preference
in the evaluation process.

Copies of the full announcements and application forms have been mailed
to deans and  directors of graduate programs in library and information
science.  They are also available  from my office and will soon be
viewable on the SIG/STI Webpage.

Please share this information with any students who might be interested
in applying for one  of the awards.

Katherine W. McCain
Professor
College of Information Science &  Technology
Drexel University
3141 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA  19104-2875

(215) 895-2486;  (215) 895-2494 [fax]
mccainkw@duvm.ocs.drexel.edu