[InetBib] Deadline for 2014 COUNTER Travel Awards approaching - 31 October 2013‏

["Mittermaier, Bernhard" <b.mittermaier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen,
COUNTER vergibt Reisekostenzuschüsse zu zwei Tagungen in UK und USA. Sind Sie 
jung und lieben Nutzungsstatistiken? Dann lesen Sie unten weiter für Details.
Herzlichen Gruß und viel Erfolg
Bernhard Mittermaier
Forschungszentrum Jülich
Zentralbibliothek


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Gesendet: ‎07.‎10.‎2013 14:29
An: Mittermaier, Bernhard<mailto:b.mittermaier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Betreff: WG: Deadline for 2014 COUNTER Travel Awards approaching - 31 October 
2013‏


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Von: Tanya Smith [countersupport@xxxxxxxx]
Gesendet: Freitag, 4. Oktober 2013 19:00
An: Tanya Smith
Betreff: Deadline for 2014 COUNTER Travel Awards approaching - 31 October 2013‏

Dear COUNTER member:
The deadline for applications for the 2014 COUNTER Travel Awards is fast 
approaching.  Applications must be received before 31 October 2013!

As one of COUNTER’s aims is to encourage publishers and librarians to work 
together internationally, two Travel  Awards will be made for 2014, as follows:



  *   One Award to provide funding for younger information professionals from 
outside the UK  to attend the 2014 UK Serials Group Annual Conference (14-16 
April 2014, Harrogate, UK)
  *   One Award to provide funding for younger information professionals from 
outside North America to attend the 2014 Charleston Conference (5-9 November 
2014, Charleston, SC)



Eligibility

Information professionals  who are employed either in academic libraries or in 
smaller, not-for-profit publishers ( with total annual revenues less than $US5 
million/£3.3 million) and who graduated from college or university, for the 
first time, with a Bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree no earlier than 2005, will 
be eligible to enter this competition for a COUNTER Travel Award.



Each Travel Award is worth £1,000 (approx.US$1,500)

The winners of the COUNTER Travel Awards will be decided by the COUNTER 
Executive Committee on the basis of submissions supported by the candidate’s 
Library Director or Senior Manager. These submissions must contain the 
following information:



  *   A Letter of Support from the candidate’s Library Director or Senior 
Manager, stating why the candidate would benefit professionally from attending 
the relevant conference
  *   A Curriculum Vitae for the candidate, listing qualifications and 
professional experience, with relevant dates
  *   Evidence of the candidate’s interest in usage statistics. Evidence that 
will be acceptable includes: published articles, conference presentations, 
conference posters, projects in which they have participated



The decision of the COUNTER Executive Committee will be final.



Submissions should be sent by email to COUNTER at: pshepherd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx



Submissions must be received by COUNTER before 17.00 hrs GMT on Thursday 31 
October 2013.

Please feel free to forward this message to any eligible person who might be 
interested.


Peter Shepherd

Director

COUNTER


Tanya Smith
(For Dr Peter Shepherd)
Project Director
COUNTER


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