[Sigdl-l] ASIS&T SIG-DL Seeking Nominations for Student Engagement Awards: Deadline extended!

[DRESSLER, Virginia]

Two Student Engagement Awards, offered by Special Interest Group-Digital Libraries
(SIG-DL), have been established to assist students in becoming active contributors within
the ASIS&T community through involvement in SIG-DL. Both awards will be granted
through a single submission cycle.

The Awards
The SIG-DL Student Engagement Awards are intended to encourage professional activity in
ASIS&T by students who are interested in digital libraries and related initiatives. The First
Award is a modest monetary sum to assist with deferring travel costs to the ASIS&T Annual
Meeting; the Second Award is a student-level membership to ASIS&T. The awards will be
issued to the winning students prior to the ASIS& T Annual Meeting. Award certificates will
be presented in a ceremony during the SIG-DL Business Meeting at the ASIS&T Annual
Meeting.

Eligibility & Selection
Only graduate students currently enrolled in information science or library and information
science programs are eligible to be nominated. Current and former SIG-DL Executive
Committee members are not eligible for the awards. Applicants will be evaluated based
on demonstrated interest in actively contributing to the mission and goals of ASIS&T.
Financial need will be considered as part of the applicant's eligibility for the awards.
Selection will be based on an evaluation of the applicant's essay, biography, and resume.
The awards will be granted to the first and to the second most relevant applications. A
panel of three SIG-DL Executive Committee members will select the award recipients.
Depending on the quality and diversity of the nominations, the awards may not be granted
every year. In that instance, the prize money shall be reserved until the following year.

Important Dates (Extended Deadlines!)

Application due date: September 2, 2016
Awards notification date: September 9, 2016

Nomination Procedure

To submit a nomination, e-mail SIG-DL ( asist.sigdl at gmail.com ) with the nomination
materials. Self-nominations are accepted. Nominations will not be considered until all
materials have been received. Nominations will be comprised of the following elements:

1. The nominee's name, title, institution, phone, and email address.
2. An essay (250-500 words) outlining activities and demonstrated interests which
illustrate the outstanding potential for the nominee to contribute to ASIS&T in
general and SIG-DL in particular.
3. A brief biography of the nominee.
4. A current resume of the nominee.
5. Letters of support of the nominee are optional , but accepted.



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Virginia Dressler, MA, MLIS
Digital Projects Librarian
University Libraries
Kent State University
Kent, Ohio
(330) 672-1465
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