<font face="times new roman" size="3"><p style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 12pt; word-wrap: break-word;"><img src="cid:NASIG2015_small.jpg@1492550219.1351" alt=""><br /><br />Attention Managers! The program of the 2017 NASIG Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana (June 8-11) offers plenty of exciting sessions for managers, or those who hope to become managers.<br /> <br />Early bird registration at a discounted rate is available until May 5th. Register here <a href="http://www.nasig.org/site_event_detail.cfm?pk_association_event=13987">http://www.nasig.org/site_event_detail.cfm?pk_association_event=13987</a><br /> <br /> <br />Check out our full schedule at: <a href="https://nasig2017.sched.com/">https://nasig2017.sched.com/</a><br /> <br />Search the tag: Management Track<br /> <br /> <br />We have three Preconferences in the Mangagement Track: <br />Extending Library Services to Research Data: Practical Strategies for RDMS Design - Cheryl Thompson (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)<br /> <br />An Agile Approach to Tech Services - Maria Collins and Kristen Wilson (North Carolina State University Libraries)<br /> <br />Collections Assessment: Developing Sustainable Programs and Projects - Genya O’Gara (VIVA Associate Director, George Mason University) & Madeline Kelly (George Mason University)<br /> <br />Some of our conference sessions that promises to be of particular interest to those in managerial roles include:<br /> <br />Competencies for E-Resource Librarians Redux: What They Look Like in 2017? Sarah W. Sutton (Emporia State University School of Library and Information Management) [Concurrent Session A2]<br /> <br />How Accessible Is Our Collection? Performing an E-Resources Accessibility Review - Michael Fernandez (American University) [Concurrent Session A3]<br /> <br />A Life Well Lived: Looking Backwards and Forwards and Sideways too: Exploring the Full Lifecycle of Institutional Scholarly Communication at Your Library – Salwa Patel & Shu-chen Tsung (Georgetown University) [Concurrent Session B3]<br /> <br />Ch...Ch...Changes: Restructuring Through Change - Kathleen Bailey & Valeria Hodge (University of Tennessee at Knoxville) [Concurrent Session C1]<br /> <br />Evaluating User Experience and Access Data to Reveal Patrons’ Print and Digital Serials Preferences - Stephanie Blue Fletcher & Karen Stafford (Art Institute of Chicago) [Concurrent Session C5]<br />Navigating the Political Waters of Open Access Publishing in Libraries - Carol Ann Borchet (University of South Florida), Wendy Robertson (University of Iowa), & Char Simser (Kansas State University [Concurrent Session D1]<br /> <br />Accessibility Compliance: One State, Two Approaches - Stephanie Adams (Tennessee Tech University, Corey Halaychik (University of Tennessee Knoxville), & Jennifre Mezick (Pellissippi State Community College) [Concurrent Session E1]<br /> <br />How to move a mountain: The preparation and transfer of one million volumes to an off-site facility - Anastasia Guimaraes & Jared M Collins (University of Notre Dame, Hesburgh Libraries) [Concurrent Session F2]</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@1492550219.1388" alt=""></p>
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<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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