Second Call for Proposals and Program Ideas: NASIG 22nd Annual Conference, 2007
Second Call for Proposals and Program Ideas
NASIG 22nd Annual Conference "Place Your Bet in Kentucky: The Serials Gamble"
May 31 - June 3, 2007
The Galt House, Louisville, Kentucky
(For more information, contact the NASIG Publicist at publicist@nasig.org.)
To suggest a proposal or an idea, please fill out the submission form: http://www.nasig.org/public/forms/idea.htm.
The deadline for submissions of proposals and ideas is October 6, 2006.
The 2007 NASIG Conference will be held on the banks of the Ohio River, at the historic Galt House Hotel (www.galthouse.com). Louisville, home of the legendary Louisville Slugger and the Kentucky Derby, is known for its riverfront parks, authentic bourbon, and warm Southern hospitality.
The theme of the 2007 conference is "Place Your Bet in Kentucky: The Serials Gamble." NASIG's Program Planning Committee (PPC) invites proposals and ideas for programs that address the theme of taking risks in the serials world. Are there any safe bets for serialists? What new opportunities and challenges are worth the risk?
The deadline for submissions of proposals and ideas is October 6, 2006.
SESSION TYPES
PRE-CONFERENCES are in-depth programs that focus on practical aspects of our work and the skills we need on a daily basis. In general, these programs are several hours in duration, have limited attendance, and may include hands-on training.
VISION sessions are offered at no-conflict times to allow all conference attendees to participate. These programs generally deal with the larger universe of ideas and issues that may influence the serials world.
STRATEGY sessions generally deal with all or, at least, several segments of the serials world including, but not limited to, publishers, vendors, service providers, and librarians. These sessions are usually 90 minutes long and include time for questions from the audience.
TACTICS Sessions are designed to address day-to-day issues and generally deal with one or two practical aspects of the serials world. These sessions are usually 60 minutes long and include time for questions from the audience.
Attendees at previous NASIG conferences have expressed an interest in the topics listed below. We hope these ideas inspire you to develop a program!
o Risk taking (how far can you go, balancing responsibility and innovation)
o What do new serialists need to know?
o Innovation: how to get good ideas off the ground
o What do library users think about our services? What do they really want?
o Impact of national trends on local decisions (e.g., cataloging e-journals)
o Project Transfer (standards for transferring journals between publishers)
o Professional organizations in the serials world; how to get involved
o Metadata - MODS implementation (XML schema for cataloging)
o COinS (ContextObjects in Spans) applications
o Serialists working effectively with public service librarians
o Conflict resolution in the workplace
o Career advancement: how do technical services librarians move into leadership positions
o Practical aspects of e-resource management: licensing, usage statistics, etc.
o Staff management (how to hire great people; how to manage your boss; how to organize staff and projects, etc.)
Please keep in mind the following:
o The Program Planning Committee will review all submitted proposals for their content, timeliness, and relevance to the conference theme and reserves the right to combine, blend, or refocus proposals to maximize their relevance and to avoid duplication. In addition, PPC
will treat all submissions as suggestions and guideposts.
o Time management issues and reimbursement guidelines generally limit each session to two speakers.
o 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.
o Vision and Strategy speakers are required to produce a written paper for the conference proceedings. Because NASIG publishes its conference proceedings, content needs to be unique for copyright purposes. ALL presentations must be original and not previously
presented at other conferences.
o NASIG has a reimbursement policy for conference speakers whose organizations do not cover expenses (http://www.nasig.org/public/reimbursement_policy.htm).
To suggest a proposal or an idea, please fill out the submission
form: http://www.nasig.org/public/forms/idea.htm.
The deadline for submissions of proposals and ideas is October 6, 2006.
Inquiries about the conference program can be sent to the PPC co-chairs, Rachel Frick or Sarah George, at: prog-plan@nasig.org.
For more information about the North American Serials Interest Group,
please see: http://www.nasig.org.
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Mary Page
NASIG, The North American Serials Interest Group
Past President and Publicist
publicist@nasig.org
