25 January 1991

NASIG 6th Annual Conference Program,  June 14-17, 1991
Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas
Overall theme:  A CHANGING WORLD

Plenary sessions:

Saturday, June 15th:  CHANGING TECHNOLOGIES

Timothy B. King, Vice President, Marketing & Sales, John
Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York
"Impact of Electronic and Networking Technologies on
Delivering Scholarly Information."

Charles W. Bailey, Jr., Assistant Director for Systems,
University of Houston Libraries
"Network-based Electronic Serials."

Anne  B. Pitternick, Professor, School of Library and
Archival Studies, University of British Columbia
"Electronic Serials;  Realistic or Unrealistic Solution to
the Journals 'Crisis'?"

Sunday, June 16th:  CHANGING INFORMATION WORLDWIDE

Francis Narin, President, CHI Research, Inc., Haddon Heights,
NJ
"Globalization of Research, Scholarly Information, and
Patents -- 10-year Trends."

John F. Riddick, Head of Acquisitions Services, Central
Michigan University Library
"Europe 1992 -- Implications for Scholarly Publishing and
Distribution."

Edward Kasinec, Head, Slavonic Department, New York Public
Library
"Emerging Eastern Europe:  Radical Information Changes."

Margarita Almada de Asencia, Director, Centro de Informacion
Cientifica Y Humanistica, Mexico City
"Scholarly Information and Serials in Latin America; Shifting
Political Sands."

Monday, June 17th:  STRATEGIES AND RESPONSES

Carol Pitts Hawks, Head, Acquisition Department, Ohio State
University Libraries
"Automated Library Systems:  What Next?"

Gail McMillan, Online Maintenance Team Leader, Virginia
Polytechnic Institute Library
"Embracing the Electronic Journal:  One Library's Plan."

Charles B. Lowry, Director of Libraries, University of Texas
at Arlington
"Professional Responsibilities in a Changing World; Issues
and Dilemmas."

Wrapup -- Dan Tonkery, President and CEO, Readmore, Inc., New
York

For annual conference information, registration, and program,
contact:

Daniel H. Jones, Local Arrangements
Assistant Library Director for Collection Development
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
7703 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio  TX  78284-7940
Telephone:  512-567-2400
Telefax:   512-567-2490
E-mail:  JONES@UTHSCSA.Bitnet

For information about NASIG membership, contact:

Ann B. Vidor, NASIG Treasurer
Head, Catalog Department
Emory University
Woodruff Library
Atlanta  GA  30322
Telephone:  404-727-6833
Telefax:  404-727-0053
E-mail:  LIBABV@EMUVMI.Bitnet