Free Student Membership to NASIG

NASIG is offering free memberships to students for a limited time! To take full advantage of all the many benefits membership confers, please join before January 31, 2016.

What is NASIG?

NASIG is an independent organization working to advance and transform the management of information resources. Our ultimate goal is to facilitate and improve the distribution, acquisition, and long-term accessibility of information resources in all formats and business models.

There are three key components to NASIG’s mission:

> NASIG supports a dynamic community of professionals
including, but not limited to, librarians, publishers, and vendors engaging in understanding one another’s perspectives and improving functionality throughout the information resources lifecycle with an emphasis on scholarly communications, serials, and electronic resources.

> NASIG provides a rich variety of conference and continuing
education programming to encourage knowledge sharing among its members and to support their professional and career development.

>NASIG promotes the development and implementation of best
practices and standards for the distribution, acquisition and long-term accessibility of information resources in all formats and business models throughout their lifecycle. In addition to developing best practices, NASIG supports the development of standards by NISO, an affiliated organization.

Why join NASIG? What’s in it for me as a student member?

> Networking with library professionals and vendors
throughout the continuing resources and/or scholarly communication community

> Reduced rate for attendance at our annual conference (one
of the best events for networking and learning!), webinars, and regional events

> Access to the NASIG blog and NASIG-L listserv

> Member rates for NASIG-sponsored events and NISO webinars

> Access to the online membership directory

> Access to presenters’ handouts from the Annual
conference and the Proceedings archive

> Access to the quarterly NASIG Newsletter that covers the
organization’s activities and provides reports for regional, national, and international conferences

> Industry news from the biweekly UKSG eNews

> Network with librarians, publishers, vendors, educators,
database providers, fellow students, and others in the information resources environment

> Participate (it is easy to get involved!) in committees,
working groups, and other volunteer opportunities in order to share NASIG’s vision and help shape the future of the organization

> Special subscription rate to the Serials Librarian.
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Join today! For more details, please see:
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For more information about NASIG, please visit http://www.nasig.org/.

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Leigh Ann DePope
Publicist, NASIG, Inc.
publicist@nasig.org | @NASIG
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Established in 1985, NASIG is an independent organization that promotes communication, information, and continuing education about serials and the broader issues of scholarly communication. For more information about NASIG, please visit http://www.nasig.org/.

Wiley Scholarships for MLIS Students and Early Career Librarians

Are you an MLIS student or an early career librarian who is interested in attending any of the upcoming conferences?:

The Wiley publishing company is awarding three $1500 scholarships to aid in the cost of attending these conferences. To learn more about how to apply click here.

 

Follow-up from FLIP meeting last Friday 11/14

We had a lively discussion last Friday about searching for, applying and interviewing for jobs in the field of library science.

Thanks to those who attended!

Here are some resources that we referred to that may help you secure a job as an information professional:

Websites:

 

Books/ebooks:

  • Additional resources related to librarianship and vocational guidance are listed here

 

Mark your calendars for our next upcoming FLIP meeting on Friday December 12th from 12pm-1pm!

 

ACRL 2015 Conference Scholarship Due Nov. 7th

Scholarship opportunities to attend the Association of College and Research Libraries 2015 Annual Conference in Portland, OR this coming March are available to a number of qualified applicants in six different categories ranging from library school students to early and mid career academic librarians.  To find out more about how you can have the chance to have your registration fee waived and be awarded a stipend go to: http://conference.acrl.org/scholarships-pages-162.php

 

Alaska Library Association Scholarships for Graduate Library Studies

AkLA has established a scholarship program to support the education of librarians for Alaska’s libraries, including school libraries. The stated purpose is to provide financial assistance to worthy students pursuing graduate studies in Library Science and to encourage graduates to return to Alaska to work in professional library positions. Preference is given to qualified applicants meeting the federal requirements of Alaska Native ethnicity.

Three scholarships of $4,000 each may be awarded: one for a Master’s Degree candidate, one for School Library Media Certification (the B. Jo Morse Scholarship), and a third from either category.

To be eligible for the scholarship, an applicant must be an Alaskan resident who:

  • possesses a Bachelor’s Degree or higher from an accredited college or university;
  • is eligible for acceptance, or is currently enrolled, in a graduate program in Library and Information Science leading to a Master’s Degree or School Library Media Certification, from a university program accredited by the American Library Association;
  • is or will be a student during the academic year, semester, or academic quarter for which the scholarship is received; and
  • makes a commitment to work in an Alaskan library for a minimum of one year after graduation as a paid employee or volunteer, or for two semesters for one semester’s financial assistance.

Completed applications must be received by January 15 of the award year. If you
are interested in applying, copies of the guidelines and application forms are
available online at http://akla.org/scholarships/

If you have questions about graduate library studies or would like paper copies of the scholarship application, contact:

AkLA Scholarship Committee
Alaska State Library
P.O. Box 110571, Juneau, AK 99811-0571
(907) 465-2458 or 1-888-820-4525
akla.scholarship@alaska.gov