27th Annual NASIG Conference

Registration is now open for the 27th annual conference of the North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG), which will be held June 7-10, 2012, in Nashville, Tennessee. Complete information can be found on the conference website:  http://www.nasig.org/conference_registration.cfm

Some program highlights of particular interest to serials catalogers include:

• "RDA and Serials: Theoretical and Practical Applications" to be presented by Judy Kuhagen (preconference session)
• "CONSER Serials RDA Workflow" to be presented by Les Hawkins and Hien Nguyen
• "What's Up with Docs?!?: The Peculiarities of Cataloging Federal Government Serial Publications" to be presented by Stephanie Braunstein, Joseph R. Nicholson, and Fang Huang Gao.

Call for Proposals - North American Serials Interest Group Annual Conference

The first Call for Proposals for the NASIG 2012 conference will close this Friday, September 16, 2011.

Inquiries may be sent to the PPC Chair (Michael Hanson) and Vice Chair (Karen Davidson) at: prog-plan@nasig.org

NASIG 27th Annual Conference

Creating Harmony from Dis-chord

June 7 - 10, 2012

Nashville, Tennessee

The 2012 Program Planning Committee (PPC) invites proposals for conference sessions. Publishers, vendors, librarians, and others in the field of electronic resources and serials are encouraged to submit proposals relating to scholarly communication, publishing, and resource acquisition, management, and discovery. Proposals based on emerging trends, case studies, and descriptive and experimental research findings are encouraged.

The PPC is looking for topics within, though not limited to, the following learning tracks:

• Access and Discovery
• Acquisitions and Licensing
• Archiving and Preservation
• Cataloging and Metadata
• Collection Development
• eResources, eSerials, eBooks, and  eManagement
• Mobile Technology
• Open Access and Digital Repositories
• Publishing and Scholarly communication
• Standards

To propose a program or idea, please use the online form. This Call for Proposals will close on September 16, 2011.

Please note the following:

• Formerly, NASIG conferences included sessions with the designations of "Strategy" and "Tactic." These designations will not be used at the 2012 conference, and all sessions that formerly held these designations will be one hour long.
• The Program Planning Committee welcomes proposals that are still in the formative stages, and may work with potential presenters to focus their proposals further.   
• Proposals should name any particular products or services that are integral to the content of the presentation. However, as a matter of NASIG policy, programs should not be used as a venue to promote or attack any product, service, or institution.
• Time management issues generally limit each session to two to three speakers for conference sessions. Panels of four (4) or more speakers must be discussed in advance with the Program Planning Committee (prog-plan@nasig.org)
• NASIG has a reimbursement policy for conference speakers whose organizations do not cover expenses.

Inquiries may be sent to the PPC Chair (Michael Hanson) and Vice Chair (Karen Davidson) at: prog-plan@nasig.org

We look forward to a great conference in Nashville!

Michael Hanson and Karen Davidson

NASIG PPC Chair and Vice Chair

Call for Proposals: ALCTS Cataloging Norms Interest Group

The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) Cataloging & Classification Section (CCS) Cataloging Norms Interest Group invites speakers for its meeting at the ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans on Saturday, June 25th from 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Presentation topics should be of current interest to catalogers, cataloging managers and administrators.

Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

• Evolution, definition, and functions of the catalog and cataloging norms
• Emerging concepts and implementations of "next generation catalogs"
• RDA and FRBR
• Cataloging in hybrid and digital libraries
• Changes in catalogers' workflows
• Emerging perceptions of cataloging quality
• How end users' expectations and behaviors affect cataloging norms
• Metadata records and elements in different contexts
• The impact of web norms on cataloging norms from the perspectives of web developers and catalogers

Presentations should be approximately 15-20 minutes in length, with additional time allowed for questions and answers. Please send abstracts of proposals to co-chairs by Monday, May 9th.  We look forward to hearing from you!

Cataloging Norms Co-Chairs,

Michele Seikel 

Associate Prof. of Bibliography, Cataloger, 

Edmon Low Library, Oklahoma State University 

seikel@okstate.edu

Co-Chair, ALCTS CCS Cataloging Norms Interest Group

Melanie McGurr 

Coordinator of Authority Control and Database Maintenance 

Ohio State University Libraries 

Co-Chair, ALCTS CCS Cataloging Norms Interest Group

mcgurr.2@osu.edu

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2011 NASIG Conference Program

The North American Serials Interest Group is pleased to present its 26th Annual Conference program!

For the past 25 years, the NASIG Annual Conference has been essential in helping librarians keep up to date with current trends and strategies for the future, practical methods for greater efficiencies in their libraries, and invaluable networking with colleagues and vendors from across the industry. For its 26th conference, NASIG is committed to giving you yet another outstanding experience.

Early Bird registration is open from now until May 5.

Register by 5 p.m. Eastern on May 5, 2011, and be entered into a drawing for $100! Register for the conference at http://www.nasig.org/conference_registration.cfm. Hotel reservations information is at http://www.nasig.org/conference_hotel.cfm. If registering more than one guest, please follow the instructions on the website.

We promise you:

• Vision speakers Adam Bly and Paul Duguid, who will cover the current and future directions, design, and dissemination of scientific information, and what the historical context of the supply chain for books and journals might teach us about the present digital transformation of scholarship.
• Strategy Sessions that give you the current trends in the profession and real-world strategies that can take your organization into the future.
• Tactics Sessions where you learn from speakers sharing valuable expertise that gives you practical applications for a better work flow today, and the knowledge to take you confidently into tomorrow.

Three preconferences on June 1st – 2nd:

• Serials and RDA:  an Ongoing Relationship
• Accounting Techniques for Acquisition Librarians
• Who Ya Gonna Call? Troubleshooting Strategies for E-resources Access Problems

Social and Networking Opportunities:

• Conference reception at the City Museum, Thursday, June 2.
• St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs, Friday, June 3.

Please visit http://www.nasig.org/conference_program.cfm to view descriptions of the in-depth Strategy sessions and practical Tactics sessions covering acquisitions and licensing, cataloging and access, collection development, and scholarly communication.

NASIG knows well that budgets are tight, and justifying costs is not easy.  We have worked hard to hold the line on costs, without sacrificing quality, by keeping our regular registration rates steady and hotel conference rates close to 2003 pricing levels.  We continue to strive to keep costs low while producing a conference that offers both excellent value and invaluable learning opportunities.

Registration opens Monday, March 7, 2011. Register by 5 p.m. Eastern on May 5, 2011 and be entered into a drawing for $100!

  

For program and registration information, please see: http://www.nasig.org/conference_registration.cfm

Established in 1985, the North American Serials Interest Group, Inc., is an independent organization that promotes communication and sharing of ideas among all members of the serials information chain—anyone working with or concerned about serial publications. For more information about NASIG, please visit http://www.nasig.org/.

Betsy Appleton

Publicist, NASIG, Inc.

eapplet1@gmu.edu

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NASIG 2011 Conference: Call for Proposals

NASIG 26th Annual Conference
Gateway to Collaboration
June 2-5, 2011
St. Louis, Missouri

The 2011 Program Planning Committee (PPC) invites proposals for preconference, vision, strategy, and tactics sessions. The program planners are interested in hearing from publishers, vendors, librarians, and others in the field of serials and electronic resources about issues relating to scholarly communication, publishing, and resource acquisition, management, and discovery. Proposals based on emerging trends, case studies, and descriptive and experimental research findings are encouraged.

To propose a program or idea, please use the online form. 

This Call for Proposals will close on September 17, 2010.

Please note the following:
* The Program Planning Committee reviews all submitted proposals and hopes to notify applicants of the status of their proposals in December 2010.
* The Program Planning Committee welcomes proposals that are still in the formative stages, and may work with potential presenters to focus their proposals further.
* Proposals should name any particular products or services that are integral to the content of the presentation. However, as a matter of NASIG policy, programs should not be used as a venue to promote or attack any product, service, or institution.
* Time management issues generally limit each session to two speakers for Tactics sessions or three speakers for Strategy sessions. Panels of four or more speakers must be discussed in advance with the Program Planning Committee (prog-plan@nasig.org)
* Proposals may be accepted as a different type of session than was originally suggested; this decision is the purview of the Program Planning Committee.
* NASIG has a reimbursement policy for conference speakers whose organizations do not cover expenses.

Inquiries may be sent to the PPC co-chairs, Anne Mitchell and Michael Hanson, at: prog-plan@nasig.org.

We look forward to seeing you in St. Louis!
- Anne Mitchell and Michael Hanson
NASIG PPC Co-Chairs

ALCTS CRS CRCC Forum Presentations Now Available

The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS), Continuing Resources Section (CRS), Continuing Resources Cataloging Committee (CRCC) has posted presentations from their Monday Update Forum held at the ALA annual conference in Washington, DC, this year.

The two featured speakers were:

• Tina Shrader, a representative from the National Agricultural Library on the Task Group coordinating the official testing of RDA
• Renette Davis, who shared thoughts on preparing staff for testing RDA at the University of Chicago

Presentations are posted on the ALA website and on ALA Connect.

Full minutes of the meeting will also be posted on ALA Connect.

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Call for Proposals: ALA Midwinter 2010

The ALCTS Continuing Resources Section College and Research Libraries Interest Group (CRS C&RL IG) requests presentation proposals for our Midwinter Meeting in Boston on Sunday, January 17, 2010, from 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Withdrawing print when libraries also have online access
• Distributed print repositories
• Regrouping after serials cancellations: have / how have your workflows changed?
• Pay per view pricing for journal articles
• RDA and FRBR, as they pertain to serials
• MARC Format for Holdings Data
• Next generation OPACs and serial displays
• Other topics?

Each presentation should be approximately 20 minutes. There will be time for discussion.

Please e-mail proposals by *December 14, 2009* to Beth Bernhardt, Beth_Bernhardt@uncg.edu

Please include in your proposal:

• Title of presentation
• Brief summary of proposed presentation
• Name(s) and position(s) of presenter(s)
• E-mail address(es) of presenter(s)

Many thanks. We hope to see you in Boston!

Sincerely,

Beth Bernhardt, Co-chair, ALCTS C&RL IG

Electronic Resources Librarian, Jackson Library, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Beth_Bernhardt@uncg.edu

Rebecca Kemp, Co-chair, ALCTS C&RL IG

E-Resources Acquisitions Librarian, Davis Library, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, rkempemailuncedu

NASIG seeks Cataloging Programming for 2010 Conference

NASIG 2010: Second Call for Proposals

NASIG 25th Annual Conference
An Oasis in Shifting Sands: NASIG at 25
June 3-6, 2010
Palm Springs, California

The North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) 2010 Program Planning Committee (PPC) extends a second call for proposals and/or program ideas for pre-conference, vision, strategy, and tactics sessions. We welcome all proposals related to serials and electronic resources, and we are particularly interested in the following topics in order to provide a diverse conference program:

• Changes in the cataloging environment, particularly Resource Description and Access (RDA)
• Future directions for binding and other print-centered processes
• On-demand and patron-driven purchasing
• Programs reporting the findings of descriptive or experimental research on serials-related topics

The Program Planning Committee will review all submitted proposals for their content and timeliness, and reserves the right to combine or refocus proposals to maximize their relevance and to avoid duplication.

This Call for Proposals will close on November 6, 2009. PPC hopes to notify proposers in December 2009. Inquiries may be sent to the PPC co-chairs, Morag Boyd and Anne Mitchell at: prog-plan@nasig.org

For additional details and to suggest a proposal or idea, please complete the online form.

We look forward to seeing you in Palm Springs,

Morag Boyd and Anne Mitchell, PPC Co-Chairs

2010 NASIG Conference - Call for Proposals and Ideas

NASIG 25th Annual Conference
An Oasis in Shifting Sands: NASIG at 25
June 3-6, 2010
Palm Springs, California

The 2010 Program Planning Committee (PPC) invites proposals and/or program ideas for pre-conference, vision, strategy, and tactics sessions. The Program Planners are interested in hearing from publishers, vendors, librarians, and others in the field of serials and electronic resources about issues relating to scholarly communication, publishing, licensing, and cataloging.

This Call for Proposals will close on September 25, 2009. Inquiries may be sent to the PPC co-chairs, Morag Boyd and Anne Mitchell at: prog-plan@nasig.org

To propose a program or idea, please use the online form.

Please keep in mind the following:

• The Program Planning Committee will review all submitted proposals for their content and timeliness.
• PPC will treat all submissions as suggestions and guideposts. PPC may work with potential presenters to blend or refocus proposals to maximize their relevance to attendees and avoid duplication.
• Proposals should name any particular products or services that will be the focus of a presentations, but keep in mind that programs should not promote a specific institution, product, or service.
• Proposals based on descriptive and experimental research findings are encouraged.
• Time management issues generally limit each session to two speakers. Panels of four (4) or more speakers must be discussed in advance with the PPC (prog-plan@nasig.org)
• Proposals may be suggested as one type of session and/or format and ultimately be accepted as any one of the other types of sessions or formats; this decision is the purview of the Program Planning Committee.
• Vision and Strategy speakers presenting original content are required to produce a written paper for the conference proceedings.
• NASIG has a reimbursement policy for conference speakers whose organizations do not cover expenses. Details about reimbursement are available on the NASIG website.
• The Program Planning Committee hopes to notify applicants of the status of their proposals in December 2009.

We look forward to seeing you in Palm Springs!
- Morag Boyd and Anne Mitchell, NASIG PPC Co-Chairs

NASIG 2009 Annual Conference in Asheville, NC

NASIG Conference Registration is waiting for you!

http://www.nasig.org/conference_registration.cfm

We know travel dollars are tight or non-existent, but we also know that the NASIG conference is the best deal around. If you are into electronic resource acquisition, management, or general e-resource wrangling, serials or e-resource cataloging, collection development, serials or other related areas, NASIG offers targeted programs to assist in your professional development and some of the best networking around.

For those who are still “on the fence,” here are a couple of things to consider. Times being what they are, this is THE conference not to miss. Why?

The Program

As usual, we have an excellent line up of cutting-edge speakers and poster sessions waiting to inspire and informyou. Also informal discussion groups where you can share

ideas with your peers and talk with publishing representatives. See:

http://www.nasig.org/2009_conference_program.cfm

We’ve also got several great pre-conferences with seats still open. If you are a cataloger in the Southeast or Mid-Atlantic region, here’s a chance to register for an official SCCTP workshop on Electronic resources/serials cataloging. Get it while it’s close by! Our other pre-conferences are also valuable opportunities to bone up on e-journal strategies and licensing. See:

http://www.nasig.org/2009_conference_preconferences.cfm

Opportunities to Network & Forget Our Budget Woes for a Few Days Asheville is quite a fun town, with many cultural and culinary offerings within easy walking distance of the two conference hotels (which are right across the street from each other). We’re providing wonderful live music at the Crest Center on Saturday night – see:

http://www.wishingchair.com/home.html

Our optional NASIG evening at the Biltmore Estate is going to be fabulous and will give participants a wonderful dinner, a private evening tour, plus the opportunity to return for more exploration later in the week. It’s a real deal. For more information see:

http://www.nasig.org/2009_conference_tours.cfm

The Asheville Tourists baseball team will be playing.

Asheville has many brewpubs, arts and crafts, nature trails and hiking, the list goes on. See:

http://www.nasig.org/2009_conference_asheville.cfm

Travel and Roommate Assistance

We will be offering a custom airport shuttle for those flying into the Asheville airport (more on this soon), and there are several other cities nearby that offer competitive airfares. This is the best time EVER to book airline flights! Check out the deals. And if you need any assistance, check out our Travel Guru Service for free assistance and advice. See: TRAVEL ASSISTANCE: Let NASIG’s “Travel Gurus” help!

Worried about finding a roommate? Use the NASIG “forums” or the NASIG Facebook page to find one!

Special Program for First-Timers

Information about our Mentoring Program, which is very popular with folks new to the field and first-timers to the conference. See: Mentoring Program Announcement.

WE REALLY HOPE TO SEE YOU IN ASHEVILLE! Questions? Contact cpc@nasig.org

Marilyn M. Carney

Publicist, NASIG, Inc.

mmcarney@waketech.edu

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