CFP: NASIG 25th Annual Conference

CFP: 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 at:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=BSqVUMJpzvVcqWhMk1ok

CFP: NASIG 25th Annual Conference

CFP: 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. Proposals based on both descriptive and experimental research findings are especially welcome. The Program Planning Committee will review all submitted proposals for their content and timeliness and may work with potential presenters to blend or refocus proposals to maximize their relevance to attendees and avoid duplication.

This Call for Proposals will close on September 25, 2009.
The Program Planning Committee hopes to notify applicants of the status of their proposals 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 [ http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=BSqVUMJpzvVcqWhMk1okCg_3d_3dL]

(Apologies for Cross-Posting)

Morag Boyd
Acting Head, Special Collections Cataloging The Ohio State University Libraries
(614) 247-8622
boyd.402@osu.edu

Marilyn M. Carney
Publicist, NASIG, Inc.
mmcarney@waketech.edu

Call for Poster Session Proposals: NASIG 2009

Call for Poster Session Proposals: NASIG 2009

The NASIG Program Planning Committee (PPC) invites poster session proposals for the 24th NASIG conference in Asheville, North Carolina, June 4-7, 2009. The theme of the conference is "Riding the Rapids through Mountains of Change."

Posters will be on display 9AM-5PM on Friday, June 5th. Presenters should be available to discuss their topics during the afternoon break on this day. Submission form is online.

Poster sessions provide an opportunity to share innovative ideas and new applications of technology. Sessions may present a report of a research study, an analysis of a practical problem-solving effort, or a description of an innovative program that may be of interest to the
serials community. In keeping with NASIG's tradition of non-commercialism, poster sessions focusing solely on a commercial product will not be accepted.

Deadline for submission: Applications must be received by 5 p.m. EST on Friday, March 27, 2009. Members of the PPC's Sub-committee on Poster Sessions will evaluate abstracts. Presenters will be notified in April 2009.

Inquiries may be sent to the PPC co-chairs, Erika Ripley and Morag Boyd
at: prog-plan@nasig.org

Marilyn M. Carney
Publicist, NASIG, Inc.
mmcarney@waketech.edu

CFP: NASIG 24th Annual Conference "Riding the Rapids Through a Mountain of Change"

CFP: NASIG 24th Annual Conference "Riding the Rapids Through a Mountain of Change"
June 4-7, 2009
Asheville, North Carolina

The 2009 Program Planning Committee (PPC) invites proposals and/or program ideas for pre-conference, vision, strategy, and tactics sessions. The Program Planners are specifically
interested in hearing from publishers, vendors, librarians, and others in the field of serials and electronic resources about issues relating to scholarly communication, licensing, and publishing. Proposals based on both descriptive and experimental research findings are especially welcome. The Program Planning Committee will review all submitted proposals for their content, timeliness, and reserves the right to combine, blend, or refocus proposals to maximize their relevance and to avoid duplication.

This Call for Proposals will close on September 5, 2008.

Presentations must be original and not previously presented at other conferences. The Programming Planning Committee hopes to notify applicants by the end of the calendar year, but no earlier than December 1, 2008, as to the status of proposals.

Inquiries may be sent to the PPC co-chairs, Erika Ripley and Morag Boyd at: prog-plan@nasig.org. For additional details and to suggest a proposal or idea, please go to
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=gLDuSAnEoUWee0bttCXLgA_3d_3d.

CALL FOR POSTER SESSION PROPOSALS (NASIG Annual Conference)

CALL FOR POSTER SESSION PROPOSALS (NASIG Annual Conference)

NASIG 23rd Annual Conference, June 5-8, 2008
Tapatio Cliffs Hilton Resort, Phoenix, Arizona


The NASIG Program Planning Committee (PPC) invites poster session proposals for the 23rd Annual NASIG conference in Phoenix, Arizona, June 5-8, 2008. The theme of the conference is "Taking the Sting Out of Serials." Posters will be on display 9:30-5:30 on Friday, June 6th. Presenters should be available to discuss their topics during two break periods during this day.

Poster sessions provide an opportunity to share innovative ideas and new applications of technology. Sessions may present a report of a research study, an analysis of a practical problem-solving effort, or a description of an innovative program that may be of interest to the serials community. In keeping with NASIG's tradition of non-commercialism, poster sessions focusing solely on a commercial product will not be accepted. Additional guidelines for poster sessions are available:
http://www.nasig.org/public/postersguidelines.html.


To apply, complete the online application form at:
http://www.nasig.org/public/forms/poster.html

Deadline for submission: Applications must be received by 5 p.m. EST on Thursday, March 15, 2008. Members of the PPC's Sub-committee on Poster Sessions will evaluate abstracts.
Presenters will be notified by April 2, 2008.

Inquiries may be sent to the PPC co-chairs, Erika Ripley and Sarah Wessel at:
prog-plan@nasig.org

Denise D. Novak
Publicist & Past President, NASIG, Inc.
dn22@andrew.cmu.edu

2nd Call for Papers: North American Serial Interest Group 23rd Annual

2nd Call for Papers: North American Serial Interest Group 23rd Annual Conference “Taking the Sting Out of Serials”
Date: June 5-8, 2008
Location: Tapatio Cliffs Hilton Resort, Phoenix, Arizona

Deadline: October 15, 2007

CFP URL: http://nasig.org/conferences/2008proposals.html

The 2008 NASIG Annual Conference will be held June 5-8, 2008, at Tapatio Cliffs Hilton Resort, Phoenix, Arizona. The conference program will feature ideas and issues that relate to electronic resources, scholarly communication, serials, and publishing. Conference presenters will include publishers, librarians, subscription agents, and library systems vendors.

In order to prepare a comprehensive program, the Program Planning Committee is issuing a second and final call for program proposals. PPC welcomes submissions related to the following topics:
* Vendor/library relationships -- vendor responses to customers' suggestions
* E-resources -- licensing and perpetual access, e-books, print on demand, ERMS
* Collection management -- serials preservation (binding/reformatting/offsite storage)
* Digital collections -- institutional repositories, digital preservation, metadata outside the library
* Cataloging -- rda and serials cataloging, MARC local holdings, government publications issues
(batchloading, minimal records)
* Technology -- federated searching, OPACs – display issues and alternatives from the traditional systems, information seeking behaviors in electronic environments,
practical applications for current and emerging technology
* Needs and practices of non-academic libraries
* Personnel management -- supervision, workflow, training and retraining in libraries
* Serials and e-resources in the reference department
* Career development in serials

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, the Committee will treat all submissions as suggestions and guideposts. Time management issues and reimbursement guidelines generally limit each session to two speakers. Also note that 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 are required to produce a written paper for the conference proceedings. ALL presentations must be original and not previously presented at other conferences.

For more information about the North American Serials Interest Group,
please see: http://www.nasig.org

NASIG has a reimbursement policy for conference speakers whose
organizations do not cover expenses.
For more information about this policy, please see:
http://www.nasig.org/public/reimbursement_policy.htm.

For complete program information, please see the original Call for Proposals and Program Ideas
Suggestions at http://nasig.org/conferences/2008proposals.html


To suggest a proposal or an idea, please fill out the submission form:
http://www.nasig.org/public/forms/idea.htm

The deadline for this call for proposals and ideas is October 15, 2007.

Inquiries may be sent to the PPC co-chairs, Erika Ripley or Sarah Wessel
at: prog-plan@nasig.org

CFP: NASIG 23rd Annual Conference "Taking the Sting Out of Serials"

CFP: NASIG 23rd Annual Conference "Taking the Sting Out of Serials"
June 5-8, 2008
Tapatio Cliffs Hilton Resort, Phoenix, Arizona
Deadline: August 20, 2007

The 2008 Program Planning Committee (PPC) invites proposals and/or program ideas for pre-conference, vision, strategy, and tactics sessions. The Program Planners are specifically
interested in hearing from publishers, vendors, librarians, and others about issues relating to scholarly communication, licensing, and publishing.

Please keep in mind the following:

* 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.

* The Program Planning Committee will treat all submissions as suggestions and guideposts.

* Time management issues and reimbursement guidelines generally limit each session to two speakers.

* 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 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.

The conference will be held at Tapatio Cliffs Hilton Resort, nestled in between Phoenix and Scottsdale in the midst of the Sonora Desert: http://www.pointehilton.com/indextc.cfm.

NASIG has a reimbursement policy for conference speakers whose organizations do not cover expenses. For more information about this policy, please see:
http://www.nasig.org/conferences/reimbursement_policy.htm.

Sessions Types:

Pre-conferences are in-depth programs that focus on practical aspects of the work and skills we perform 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 90 minutes; please allow 10 minutes 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 60 minutes; please allow 10
minutes for questions from the audience.

To suggest a proposal or an idea, please fill out the submission form available at: http://www.nasig.org/public/forms/idea.htm.

The deadline for this call for proposals and ideas is August 20, 2007.

For more information about the North American Serials Interest Group, please see: http://www.nasig.org.

Inquiries may be sent to the PPC co-chairs, Sarah Wessel and
Erika Ripley at: prog-plan@nasig.org

CALL FOR POSTER SESSION PROPOSALS (NASIG Annual Conference)

CALL FOR POSTER SESSION PROPOSALS (NASIG Annual Conference)
May 30-June 3, 2007
Deadline: April 2, 2007
Location: Louisville, Kentucky

The NASIG Program Planning Committee (PPC) invites poster session proposals for the 22nd NASIG conference in Louisville, Kentucky, May 30 ­ June 3, 2007. The theme of the conference is “Place Your Bet in Kentucky: The Serials Gamble.” Posters will be on display in the conference registration area of the Galt House at 9:30-5:30 on Friday, June 1st. Presenters should be available to discuss their topics during two break periods during this day.

Poster sessions provide an opportunity to share innovative ideas and new applications of technology. Sessions may present a report of a research study, an analysis of a practical problem-solving effort, or a description of an innovative program that may be of interest to the serials community. In keeping with NASIG's tradition of non-commercialism, poster sessions focusing solely on a commercial product will not be accepted.

To apply, complete the online application form at:
http://www.nasig.org/public/forms/poster.html

Deadline for submission: Applications must be received by 5 p.m. EST on Thursday, March 15, 2007. Members of the PPC’s Sub-committee on Poster Sessions will evaluate abstracts. Presenters will be notified by April 2, 2007.

Inquiries may be sent to the PPC co-chairs, Rachel Frick or Sarah George at:
prog-plan@nasig.org.