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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">It’s here! The 31st NC Serials Conference will be held virtually on Friday, April 8, 2022 and the conference planning committee is currently
accepting proposals! We want to hear from you – library students, staff, faculty, and other practitioners – as we all look back on what has been another eventful year.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In a year where we’re all thinking about transformation, the NC Serials Conference continues to expand just as the profession has. We’re not
only looking for presentations addressing serials management. We’re looking for presentations on any aspect of the scholarly communications field or librarianship.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We want to hear about what’s new, what’s changed, and what’s the same. This is a conference that welcomes everything from the practical how-to
to the deep philosophical puzzlers! For students and early career librarians in particular, this is a fantastic “first conference” presenting experience. Registration fees are waived for presenters, and you have the option of writing an invited article in
a special issue of </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/usrv20/current"><i><span style="color:#1155CC">Serials Review</span></i></a><span style="color:black"> about your presentation,
or having a reporter write it for you! And everyone you’ll work with is pretty nice too, if we do say so ourselves.
</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:#202124">😉</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#202124">If a full 45 minute presentation sounds like a lot this year, you could propose a 5-7 minute lightning talk instead! You’ll still have your
registration fees waived, and you’ll still have the option to publish an article about it.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#202124">Check out
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.ncserialsconference.org/2021agenda.html"><span style="color:#1155CC">some past presentations</span></a><span style="color:#202124"> or a
</span><a href="https://www.ncserialsconference.org/call.html"><span style="color:#1155CC">list of potential topics</span></a><span style="color:#202124"> for inspiration, and consider joining us!</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Here are the details:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Proposals should be submitted using
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://bit.ly/2022proposalForm"><span style="color:#1155CC">this form</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The deadline to submit is now
<b>Friday, December 10, 2021</b>.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">You’ll need to include this information in your proposal:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;padding-inline-start:48px" type="disc">
<li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Presenter contact details (including name, where you work or go to graduate school, and email address)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A short (300 character limit) biographical description for each presenter<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Presentation title<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">An abstract (1,000 character limit)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Presentation format<o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style="margin-top:0in;padding-inline-start:48px" type="circle">
<li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Presentation (45 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lightning talk (5-7 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Planning Committee reviews proposals for their content, timeliness, relevance, and fit with the overall conference. The Committee might
ask if you’re willing to refocus or combine a proposal to reach a diverse audience and to maximize use of program time slots.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
<span style="color:black">If you have any questions about the conference or how to get involved, please feel free to contact
</span><a href="mailto:ncserialsconference@gmail.com"><span style="color:#1155CC">ncserialsconference@gmail.com</span></a><span style="color:black">. We’re so excited to hear from y’all and see each other (virtually) this spring!</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">___________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Evan Watson</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> | Library Marketing and Outreach Manager</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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