North American Serials Interest Group

NORTH AMERICAN SERIALS INTEREST GROUP

HORIZON AWARD

REFERENCE QUESTIONNAIRE

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, including vendors, publishers, and all non-traditional serialists. The award provides the recipient 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 within North America. In addition, to encourage active participation in NASIG, the recipient will receive a year's free membership in NASIG and will be invited to serve on a NASIG committee the year following the award.

****You must have supervised the applicant for at least six (6) months. If you have not, the applicant’s former supervisor should complete this questionnaire.****

Please complete the form below as a Microsoft Word document or plain text document. Format and answer the following questions as they relate to the applicant for the NASIG Horizon Award.

Reference Questionnaire

______(Name of applicant) has applied for a NASIG Horizon Award. Based on your knowledge of the applicant, please answer the following questions. Thank you for your time in completing this questionnaire.

Note: Please do not include any extra documentation (e.g. transcript or letters of recommendation). They will not be reviewed.

Describe applicant's position:

How long have you supervised the applicant?

Describe the applicant's interest and aptitude for serials:

What are the applicant's basic strengths and weaknesses?

If you are familiar with NASIG and its activities, how do you think the applicant will benefit from attendance at a NASIG conference?

How could the applicant use this experience in his/her present position?

Do you feel the applicant has a long-range interest in the profession?

Is there any other relevant information about the applicant that you would like to share with us?

Name:

Title:

Work phone:

E-mail:

Today’s Date:

Please note: The completed reference questionnaire written in Microsoft Word or plain text format (.txt) must be received no later than February 9, 2018.

Please email Word or plain text documents as attachments to:

Jennifer Leffler

Vice-Chair, NASIG Awards & Recognition Committee
University of Northern Colorado
email:

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