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 2003 NASIG HORIZON AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT

The North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) is currently seeking
candidates for grants to attend the Eighteenth Annual Conference to
be held at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon, June 26-29,
2003.  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 the
organization is available at http:/www.nasig.org/.

DESCRIPTION OF AWARD: The purpose of the NASIG Horizon Award is to
advance the serials profession by providing promising new
serialists 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.  The award provides the recipient(s) with a firsthand
introduction to NASIG by sponsoring attendance at the NASIG annual
conference.  NASIG will pay for all conference registration, housing,
and travel costs.  In addition, to encourage active participation in
NASIG, the recipient(s) will receive a year's free membership in NASIG
and
will be invited to serve on a NASIG committee the year following the
award.  One award will be given in 2003.

ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must currently be in a position of a
professional nature with primary responsibilities for some aspect of
serials, e.g.
head of serials, serials acquisitions, serials vendor, serials
publisher. Applicants must have served in this position for no more than
three
years at the time of the application deadline and must not have been in
a professional library or library-related position (e.g. book vendor,
publisher) for more than five years at the time of the application
deadline.  Applicants must not have attended any previous NASIG
conferences, but may have participated in a NASIG conference as a local
volunteer.  Applicants do not have to be a member of NASIG.
Preference will be given to applicants employed by a North American
organization or institution to facilitate participation in NASIG and to
those whose career goals include professional growth and development in
serials.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:  Application forms will be available through the
NASIG Web Page
http://www.nasig.org/public/timedated/horizonaward.html

 and from Philenese Slaughter, Co-Chair, Awards & Recognition
Committee.  Completed applications should be sent to:

Philenese Slaughter, Co-Chair,
NASIG Awards & Recognition Committee
Serials Librarian
Felix G. Woodward Library
Austin Peay State University
P.O. Box 4595
Clarksville, TN  37044

Phone: (931) 221-7741
Fax:  (931) 221-7296
E-mail: slaughterp@apsu.edu

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  FEBRUARY 15, 2003.

Applications postmarked after this date will NOT be considered. Fax
submissions and electronic submissions as email attachments are
acceptable.

AWARD NOTIFICATION: The award recipient shall be notified by APRIL 1,
2003.