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Call for Proposals - NASIG 2003 Conference Maggie Rioux 02 Jul 2002 13:11 UTC

North American Serials Interest Group
18th Annual Conference
June 26-29, 2003

CALL FOR PAPERS

"SERIALS IN THE PARK: BLAZING DIVERSE TRAILS IN THE INFORMATION FOREST"

The 18th Annual Conference of the North American Serials Interest Group
will be held June 26-29, 2003, at Portland State University, Portland,
Oregon.

Portland State University, a nationally acclaimed leader in
community?based learning, is located along the tree?lined South Park
Blocks of downtown Portland. PSU serves more students and confers more
graduate degrees annually than any other Oregon university.       See:
http://www.pdx.edu/ and http://www.pova.com/visitors/

NASIG's annual conference provides participants with an open and
collegial forum to discuss current and relevant issues and to meet
colleagues who are involved in various aspects of the serials
information chain-from publication to presentation, from promotion to
preservation. The conference is an opportunity for participants to
exchange information about serial publications, trends, issues,
innovations and other related topics. The conference proceedings are
published in both electronic and print formats. The electronic version
is made available to all NASIG members at NASIG's website:
http://www.nasig.org.

The 2003 Program Planning Committee invites original proposals for
pre?conference, plenary, concurrent and workshop sessions that support
this year's conference theme- "SERIALS IN THE PARK: BLAZING DIVERSE
TRAILS IN THE INFORMATION FOREST."  This year's theme underscores the
variety of formats, emerging technologies, and newly entering as well as
continuing providers in the field who partner together to offer
opportunities that we commonly know as serials and serials services.
Just as parks can grow into beautifully complex forests, these products
and services continue to transform shape and purpose; what we define as
a serial continues to evolve. As we explore and navigate the forest of
serials and their supporting services, the species of trees and the
landscape itself are changing before our eyes. Today's colleagues are
often those we do not recognize as the traditional serialist; therefore,
we must form synergies as we explore these trails together.  In the
past, librarians, vendors and publishers have played carefully defined
roles in the delivery of serial-based information. These roles are
rapidly changing as digital platforms become more and more accessible
and accepted. Integration and shifting of roles and the effect of
globalization are having a very real impact on the serials environment.

Plenary Papers and Concurrent Sessions:
The Committee seeks original proposals (not published or presented
elsewhere) for plenary papers and concurrent sessions that are visionary
and/or comprehensive. These sessions should provide conference
participants with a conceptual framework based on new trends, the
intellectual underpinnings for reconsidering information delivery
models, the effects the restructuring of the serial publications
industry has on scholarly communication and intellectual property
rights, or any other presentation of  "big picture" issues. Sessions
also may focus on analyses of trends, historical perspectives and their
influence on current economic models, the future of the serials industry
and libraries, among other possibilities.

Workshop and Pre?conference Sessions:
The Committee invites original proposals (not presented elsewhere) for
workshop and pre?conference sessions that provide practical information
about implementing change, restructuring procedures, managing serials
within a rapidly evolving work and business environment, promoting
positive reassignments of duties, and developing new skill sets.
Typically, pre?conference sessions provide a hands?on demonstration and
learning environment, with a limited number of registrants. Workshop
leaders provide collegial support and facilitate discussion with
participants. Such sessions are designed to impart and share information
regarding local processes, procedures, and practices.

Poster Sessions:
The NASIG Program Planning Committee invites applications to present
poster sessions at the 18th NASIG conference in Portland, OR, June
26-29, 2003. Poster sessions provide an opportunity to share innovative
ideas and new applications of technology. They 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.  Deadline for poster session submission: Applications
must be received by Friday, March 7, 2003  [This call will be sent out
again in early 2003]

 NASIG's 2003 Program Planning Committee invites members of the
information community to submit proposals and to suggest topics or
speakers. Since the Committee reviews all submitted proposals for their
content, timeliness, and relevance to the conference theme, the
Committee reserves the right to combine, blend, or refocus proposals to
maximize their relevance and to avoid duplication.  While the Committee
welcomes proposal suggestions from teams of three or more people, such
groups need to designate no more than two official co?presenters per
session.

NASIG reimburses plenary and concurrent speakers for expenses; workshop
presenters receive one-half off their basic registration. For more
information about NASIG's reimbursement policy, please see:
http://www.nasig.org/public/NASIGreimburse02.htm

Submissions should be original in that they should not be exact repeats
of presentations given at other conferences; due to the fact that NASIG
publishes proceedings, content needs to be unique for copyright
purposes.

When submitting a proposal, please include ALL of the following
information:
1. Name(s) [No more than 2 contacts]
2. Mailing address(s)
3. Telephone number, fax number, and email address(es)
4. Short (50 words or less) biographical description about proposed
speakers
5. Proposed Program title
6. Program type proposal (plenary, concurrent, workshop or
pre?conference)
Note: Proposals may end up being accepted as any one of these types of
presentations - this decision is the purview of the Program Planning
Committee.
7. A 200?300 word abstract, which clearly states the proposal topic, its
relationship to the conference theme, and its relevance for conference
attendees.  NOTE: Proposals are welcome from non-NASIG members, but must
be clearly relevant to the aims of the organization and presenters
should make themselves aware of NASIG's mission and purpose.

Proposals (except for poster sessions) should be submitted via
electronic mail (attachments in standard word processing programs are
welcome)
 no later than:
AUGUST 1, 2002 to:
Bea Caraway NASIG Secretary
BCARAWAY@TRINITY.EDU
For the full call for papers, please see
http://www.nasig.orgpublic/NASIGCallforpapers2003.htm

Maggie Rioux, NASIG Publicist
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