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Second Call for Proposals and Ideas North for NASIG 25th Annual Conference

November 4, 2009 at 6:33 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged ,

For more information, contact the NASIG Publicist at publicist@nasig.org)

There is still time to submit proposals and ideas for the NASIG 2010 Conference before the call closes this Friday, November 6,2009. Inquiries may be sent to the PPC co-chairs, Morag Boyd and Anne Mitchell at: prog-plan@nasig.org.

North American Serials Interest Group 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.

Please keep in mind the following:

* The Program Planning Committee will review all submitted proposals for their content and timeliness.
* PPC may work with potential presenters to blend or refocus proposals to maximize their relevance to attendees and avoid duplication.
* 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.

To propose a program or idea or for more information, please use the online form:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=BSqVUMJpzvVcqWhMk1okCg_3d_3dL.

We look forward to seeing you in Palm Springs!

- Morag Boyd and Anne Mitchell NASIG PPC Co-Chairs

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NASIG Conference Registration is waiting for you!

April 17, 2009 at 7:00 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , ,

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 inform
you.   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, will be posted soon.
WE REALLY HOPE TO SEE YOU IN ASHEVILLE!     Questions:
cpc@nasig.org

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

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NASIG CONFERENCE REGISTRATION OPENS MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2009

March 11, 2009 at 7:59 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged ,

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NASIG CONFERENCE REGISTRATION OPENS MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2009

Conference registration may be completed either online, by fax  or via US mail.  Credit cards (Mastercard or Visa) are welcome on our secure  site.  Registration Questions? : Contact Mary Bailey, Registrar — redhead@ksu.edu

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

NOTE: Hotel registration is separate, but also is now open – see the NASIG  web site www.nasig.org for links to the official  NASIG conference hotels – Marriott Renaissance and the Sheraton Four Points.

Please note that we have plenty of rooms available in either hotel and we  encourage you to stay in one of these locations in order to enjoy the conference  to its fullest!  We have plenty of travel information on the NASIG web site

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NISO April Webinar: KBART and the OpenURL

March 11, 2009 at 3:13 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , , ,

NISO will be holding their April webinar on “KBART and the OpenURL: Increasing E-Resource Use through Improved User Access” on April 8, 2009 from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time).

Knowledge Bases and Related Tools (KBART) (http://www.niso.org/workrooms/kbart) is a joint project with the UK Serials Group (UKSG) to improve the quality and workflow of data in knowledge bases used for OpenURL linking. The Working Group is expected to release initial results of its work in the spring of 2009. This webinar will discuss the group’s draft recommended practice in the areas of terminology, supply chain workflow, effective transfer of metadata to knowledge bases, needed education, and plans for Phase 2 of the project. Using the KBART recommendations will help to improve the accuracy and timeliness of streams of OpenURL and holdings metadata that facilitate OpenURL link resolution.

Significant interest in the project was expressed after presentations at the ALA Midwinter and ER&L conferences.

Registration is $79 for NISO members and $99 for non-members. NASIG members may register at the NISO member rate. There are special rates for international participants (outside U.S. and Canada) and students. Registration is per site (access for one computer), so those with projection capabilities can include a group of people for one registration. Registration also includes access to the online recorded archive of the webinar; if you are unable to participate on the date or time designated, consider registering and viewing the recorded archive at your leisure. (International participants who are not participating live, but only viewing the recorded archive may register at the domestic rate.)

For more information on the webinar and to register, visit the event website (http://www.niso.org/news/events/2009/kbart09).

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Unconference Reminder — Still Time To Register

March 5, 2009 at 9:55 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged ,

Still time to register!

Local!  Self-directed!  Topics of interest to you!

Go to http://nasigunconference2009.wetpaint.com/page/Invitation+to+Participate
to register now.

2009 NASIG Regional Unconference: An Overview of Serials and Electronic Resources in
Libraries

Date: Friday, March 20, 2009, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Cost: $25.00 for NASIG members, paraprofessionals and support staff; $50.00 for Non-members

Location: Kansas State University
Hale Library
Manhattan, KS 66506

If you need a parking pass you must register by March 10!

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CORRECTION: Data Movement and Management Webinar is on March 18

February 24, 2009 at 5:36 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , , ,

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This is a correction to the previous email I sent on the NISO Data Movement and Management webinar. The correct date is MARCH 18. It was shifted a week so as not to conflict with the ACRL meeting. My apologies for any confusion this may have caused.

The complete corrected notice is below:

NISO will be holding a webinar on Data Movement and Management on March 18, 2009 from
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)

About the Webinar

Modern libraries consist of a variety of complicated data systems, many containing a portion of the data needed to address any specific question. Often data needs to be extracted from one system and moved to or compared with information in another. Frequently, these systems don’t communicate well. This webinar will explore a number of ongoing data transfer and transformation consensus projects. Whether it is collections or holdings information distributed via ONIX, pricing data via CORE, or usage data via SUSHI, the community is working on strategies and structures to easily transfer data from one system to another. Each of these initiatives will contribute to saving librarians time and eventually money in managing their operations.
Speakers and topics for the program are:

– “The Landscape of Data Movement and Management in Libraries” by Tim Jewell (Director, Information Resources and Scholarly Communication, University of Washington Libraries)

– “The Extensible Catalog – Reusing Library Metadata” by Jennifer Bowen (Director of Metadata Management, River Campus Libraries)

– “CORE: Cost of Resource Exchange: Combining Cost and Use Data in Libraries” by Jeff Aipperspach (Senior Product Manager, Serials Solutions)

– “The OAI-ORE Project – What It Is and How People Can Apply It” by Michael L. Nelson (Dept of Computer Science, Old Dominion University)

Registration is $79 for NISO and NASIG members in the U.S. and Canada and $99 for non-members. There is a separate international rate and a discounted student rate. Registration is per site (access for one computer) and includes access to the online recorded archive of the webinar. For more information and to register, visit the event website: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2009/datawebinar09.

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Data Movement and Management Forum: Pre-ACRL Program in Seattle

February 12, 2009 at 4:43 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , , , ,

NISO will be holding an educational forum on “Data Movement and Management “on March 11, 2009 in Seattle as a pre-ACRL conference program.

Modern libraries consist of a variety of complicated data systems, many containing a portion of the data needed to address any specific question. Often data needs to be extracted from one system and moved to or compared with information in another. Frequently, these systems don’t communicate well. This in-person conference will explore a number of ongoing data transfer and transformation consensus projects. Whether it is collections or holdings information distributed via ONIX, payment data transferred via CORE, or usage data retrieved via SUSHI, the community is working on strategies and structures to easily transfer data from one system to another. Each of these initiatives will contribute to saving librarians time and eventually money in managing their operations.

Confirmed speakers and topics for the program include:

– Opening Keynote: The Landscape of data Movement and Management in Libraries by Tim Jewell (Director, Information Resources and Scholarly Communication, University of Washington Libraries)

– The Extensible Catalog – Reusing Library Metadata by Jennifer Bowen (Director of Metadata Management, River Campus Libraries)

– CORE: Cost of Reuse Exchange– Combining Cost and Use Data in Libraries by Jeff Aipperspach (Senior Product Manager, Serials Solutions)

– The OAI-ORE Project – What It Is and How People Can Apply It by Michael L. Nelson (Dept of Computer Science, Old Dominion University)

The forum will be held at the South Campus Center at the University of Washington in Seattle.

Early bird registration, which ends on March 2, is $135 for NISO members and $165 for non-members. After March 2 the rate goes up to $165 for members and $200 for non-members. There is a special student rate of $60. For more information and to register, visit the event website (http://www.niso.org/news/events/2009/datamovement09).

Webinar of Event Highlights

If you can’t come in person, sign up for the webinar on the same topic to be held on March 18th, from 1-2:30 p.m. (EST). The webinar will provide highlights of the in-person event. The webinar registration fee is $79 for NISO and NASIG members and $99 for non-members. There is a separate international rate and a discounted student rate. Visit the webinar event website (http://www.niso.org/news/events/2009/datawebinar09/) for details and to register. Attendees of the Seattle forum will automatically be enrolled in the webinar at no additional cost.

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2009 NASIG Regional Unconference at KSU

January 12, 2009 at 8:50 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , ,

2009 NASIG Regional Unconference website now live!
http://nasigunconference2009.wetpaint.com/

Hot Topics in Serials and Electronic Resources in Libraries

Date: Friday, March 20, 2009, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Cost: $25.00 paraprofessionals, support staff and NASIG members;  $50.00 for Non-members

Location: Kansas State University
Hale Library
Manhattan, KS 66506

Take time to post topics you want to discuss on the website now! Looking for discussion areas related to electronic resources and serials.

For more information about NASIG, see:     http://www.nasig.org/

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2009 NASIG Regional Unconference website now live!

December 8, 2008 at 7:54 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged

2009 NASIG Regional Unconference website now live! – http://nasigunconference2009.wetpaint.com/

Hot Topics in Serials and Electronic Resources in Libraries

Date: Friday, March 20, 2009, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Cost: $25.00 paraprofessionals, support staff and NASIG members; $50.00 for Non-members

Location: Kansas State University, Hale Library, Manhattan, KS 66506

Take time to post topics you want to discuss on the website now! Looking for discussion areas related to electronic resources and serials.

For more information about NASIG see: http://www.nasig.org

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2009 NASIG Regional Unconference Planned at Kansas State

November 24, 2008 at 6:45 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , ,

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Save the Date!

Join NASIG on March 20, 2009, in Manhattan, Kansas

2009 NASIG Regional Unconference: An Overview of Serials and Electronic Resources in Libraries

Date: Friday, March 20, 2009, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Cost: $25.00 for NASIG members, paraprofessionals and support staff; $50.00 for Non-members
Location: Kansas State University, Hale Library, Manhattan, KS 66506

The 2009 NASIG Regional Unconference wants YOUR input! The event will feature conversation and topics relevant to serials and electronic resources in libraries. How can organizations within the scholarly information industry improve to meet the needs of our community?  We ask for your feedback to help form dialogues, panels and discussions.

The Unconference includes:

- Relevant discussions pertaining to serials and electronic resources
- Brainstorm groups set to identify applicable topics for break-out sessions
- Open scheduling for participants to attend break-out groups of their choice

Stay tuned for further announcements with program details, agenda, and other relevant information.

Send questions and/or feedback to: nallen@us.swets.com

For more information about NASIG see: http://www.nasig.org

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