<font face="arial" size="3"><p class="yiv1380701565gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: black;"><img src="cid:NASIG2015_small.jpg@1475256477.3208" alt=""></span></p>
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<p class="yiv1380701565gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: black;">NASIG 32nd Annual Conference<br style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;" /> Racing to the Crossroads<br style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;" /> June 8 to 11, 2017<br style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;" /> Indianapolis, IN</span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475254548736_25741" class="yiv1380701565gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; -webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p>
<p class="yiv1380701565gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: black;">Publishers, vendors, librarians, and others in the fields of electronic resources and serials are encouraged to submit proposals relating to scholarly communication, publishing, resource acquisition, management, and discovery. Proposals based on emerging trends, case studies, and descriptive and experimental research findings are encouraged. Proposals reflecting the conference theme will be especially valued.</span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475254548736_25746" class="yiv1380701565gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; -webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: black;">As we have in recent years, the PPC specifically welcomes programs focusing on the Core Competencies that the NASIG Core Competency Task Force developed for Electronic Resources Librarians. Please refer to the <a id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475254548736_25748" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; outline: none;" href="http://www.nasig.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=310&pk_association_webpage=1225" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #196ad4;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475254548736_25750" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;">Core Competencies</span></span></a>.</span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475254548736_25752" class="yiv1380701565gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; -webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: black;">Program topics inspired by the Core Competencies include: </span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475254548736_25754" class="yiv1380701565gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; -webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: black;">● Electronic resource life cycle and management</span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475254548736_29040" class="yiv1380701565gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; -webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: black;">● Collection analysis and development</span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475254548736_29001" class="yiv1380701565gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; -webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: black;">● Standards and systems of cataloging and classification, metadata, and indexing</span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475254548736_29003" class="yiv1380701565gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; -webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: black;">● Technology and providing access to electronic resources</span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475254548736_29005" class="yiv1380701565gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; -webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: black;">● Licensing and legal framework</span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475254548736_29007" class="yiv1380701565gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; -webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: black;">● Standards, initiatives, and best practices</span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475254548736_29042" class="yiv1380701565gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; -webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: black;">● Scholarly communication</span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475254548736_29044" class="yiv1380701565gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; -webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: black;">● Life cycle of print serials</span></p>
<p class="yiv1380701565gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; -webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: black;">● Workflow of print resources</span></p>
<p class="yiv1380701565gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; -webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: black;">● Effective communication with those within and without the library community</span></p>
<p class="yiv1380701565gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; -webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: black;">● Supervision and management of staff in electronic and print serials departments</span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475254548736_28972" class="yiv1380701565gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; -webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: black;">● Personal qualities of electronic and/or print serials resources librarians</span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475254548736_28970" class="yiv1380701565gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; -webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: black;">● Management of projects related to electronic and/or print resources</span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475254548736_28968" class="yiv1380701565gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; -webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: black;">Please use the <a style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; outline: none;" href="https://proposalspace.com/calls/d/679" target="_blank"><span style="color: #196ad4;">online form</span></a> to submit a proposal or program or idea. This Call for Proposals will close on November 15, 2016.</span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475254548736_28966" class="yiv1380701565gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; -webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: black;">Please note the following:</span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475254548736_25776" class="yiv1380701565gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; -webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: black;">● The PPC welcomes proposals that are still in the formative stages, and may work with potential presenters to focus their proposals further. </span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475254548736_25774" class="yiv1380701565gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; -webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: black;">● 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.</span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475254548736_29046" class="yiv1380701565gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; -webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: black;">● Time management issues generally limit each session to one to three speakers for conference sessions. Panels of four (4) or more speakers are discouraged must be discussed in advance with the Program Planning Committee (<a style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; outline: none;" href="mailto:prog-plan@nasig.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #196ad4;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;">prog-plan@nasig.org</span></span></a>)</span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475254548736_29048" class="yiv1380701565gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; -webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: black;">● Please refer to the NASIG <a id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475254548736_29051" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; outline: none;" href="http://www.nasig.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=308&pk_association_webpage=1358" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #196ad4;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475254548736_29050" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;">reimbursement policy</span></span></a> for reimbursement of speaker expenses.</span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475254548736_25765" class="yiv1380701565gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; -webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: black;">● All session speakers must complete a <a id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475254548736_25764" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; outline: none;" href="http://www.nasig.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=308&pk_association_webpage=1364" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #196ad4;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475254548736_25763" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;">Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)</span></span></a> prior to speaking at the conference.</span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475254548736_25761" class="yiv1380701565gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; -webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: black;">● NASIG may provide online live streaming of presentation sessions, and all speakers will be required to give NASIG the right to stream this content.</span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475254548736_25759" class="yiv1380701565gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; -webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: black;">Inquiries may be sent to PPC at: <a style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; outline: none;" href="mailto:prog-plan@nasig.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #196ad4;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;">prog-plan@nasig.org</span></span></a><br style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;" /> <br style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;" /> We look forward to a great conference in Indianapolis!</span></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475254548736_25767" class="yiv1380701565gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; -webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: black;"><br style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;" /> Steve Kelley and Violeta Ilik<br style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;" /> NASIG PPC Chair and Vice-Chair</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; word-wrap: break-word;">~ ~ ~ ~ ~<br />Leigh Ann DePope<br />Publicist, NASIG, Inc.<br />publicist@nasig.org | @NASIG<br />~ ~ ~ ~ ~<br /><img src="cid:NASIG2015_smler.jpg@1475256477.3251" alt=""></p>
<p style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; word-wrap: break-word;">Established in 1985, NASIG is an independent non-profit organization working to advance and transform the management of information resources in all formats and business models. For more information about NASIG and our member opportunities, please visit http://www.nasig.org/.</p>
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