2001 NASIG CONFERENCE STUDENT GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT

[Margaret A. Rioux]

2001 NASIG CONFERENCE STUDENT GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT

The North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) is currently seeking
candidates for student grants to attend the Sixteenth Annual Conference
to
be held at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas on May 23-26, 2001.
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://nasig.org/.

Through the granting of these awards, NASIG desires to encourage
participation in the serials 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
any ALA accredited library school, 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.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Application forms will be available after
November
15, 2000, in ALA accredited library schools, through the NASIG Web Page,
in
this issue of the NASIG Newsletter, and from Kay Johnson, Co-Chair,
Awards
and Recognition Committee. Completed applications should be sent to:

     Kay G. Johnson
     Co-Chair, NASIG Awards & Recognition Committee
     306 Hodges Library
     University of Tennessee
     Knoxville, TN 37996-1000
     Phone (865) 974-6913
     Fax (865) 974-0551
     E-mail: johnsonk at utk.edu

The award announcement and application form are also available on the
web
at: http://www.nasig.org/public/timedated/studentgrant.html

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Applications must be postmarked/faxed by
JANUARY  31, 2001. Applications postmarked/faxed after this date will
not be
considered.

AWARD NOTIFICATION: Award recipients will be notified by March 12, 2001.