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NORTH AMERICAN SERIALS INTEREST GROUP

June 18-21, 1992
University of Illinois, Chicago

We are pleased to bring you information about the Seventh Annual
NASIG Conference. This conference features a shared program with
the SSP, Society for Scholarly Publishing, and gives librarians
the opportunity both to meet and to network informally with the
publishing community, a significant partner in the "serials
information chain."  This is a first-time event and both
organizations are excited by the energizing & excellent program,
discussion, and vision that will ensue.  We believe this will be
THE scholarly communications meeting of the early 90s.

PLAN NOW TO ATTEND THIS EXTRAORDINARY MEETING

Programs and full details will be mailed to all NASIG members by
the end of March.  For further information or to register, please
contact:

James Mouw, Chair, Local Arrangements
929 N. Belleforte
Oak Park, IL  60302
Phone:  312-702-8767
Fax:    312-702-0853
e-mail: mouw@midway.uchicago.edu

OR

Elaine Rast, Registrar
304 Forsythe Lane
DeKalb, IL  60115
Phone:  815-753-9854
Fax:    815-753-2003
e-mail: C60ekrl@NIU.bitnet

THEME:  IF WE BUILD IT:  SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATIONS AND
NETWORKING TECHNOLOGIES

NASIG Program Committee, 1992 Conference:

Mary Beth Clack
Cindy Hepfer
October Ivins
Teresa Malinowski
Ann Weller
Patricia Scarry, SSP Program Chair and NASIG Liaison
Ann Okerson, Program Chair

SCHEDULE:

Thursday, June 18, 1992

3:00 - 5:00 p.m.  Electronic Networking Workshop, Conducted by
Birdie MacLennan, Chair, NASIG Electronic Communications Committee
and ListOwner, SERIALST (LIMIT:  50 people by advance
registration)

6:00 - 7:30 p.m.  Opening reception/dinner
7:30 - 8:30 p.m.  Opening festivities and welcome
8:30 - 9:30 p.m. NASIG Annual General Meeting

Friday, June 19, 1992

8:45 - 12:00 noon  NASIG PLENARY SESSION I, features:

Clifford A. Lynch, Director, Library Automation, University of
California, Office of  the President:  "Entwined:  transforming
scholarly communications and libraries in the age of networked
information"

James J. O'Donnell, Professor of Classics, University of
Pennsylvania:  "St. Augustine to NREN:  the tree of knowledge and
how it grows"

Julia Blixrud, Program Officer, Council on Library Resources,
Washington, DC:  "Webs that Link Libraries, Librarians, and
Information:  evolving technical standards for a networking age"

Anita Lowry, Director, Electronic Text Service, Columbia
University Libraries:  "Landlords and Tenants:  who owns
electronic information, who pays for it, and how?"

2:00 - 3:30  NASIG Workshops Set I

4:00 - 5:30  NASIG Workshops Set II

5:30 - 6:30  Informal Discussion Groups

Night on the town; CHICAGO WHITE SOX

Saturday, June 20, 1992 - JOINT MEETINGS, NASIG & SSP

8:00 - 9:30 a.m.  NASIG Workshops Set I (repeat)

9:45 - 10:45 a.m.  JOINT SESSION, NASIG and SSP, features:

Charles, Reed, Chancellor, State University System of Florida,
"Higher Education in the 90s:  growth, regression, or status quo."

11:15 - 12:30 p.m.  CONCURRENT SESSIONS I, Choose from EIGHT

2:15 - 3:30 p.m.  CONCURRENT SESSIONS II, Choose from EIGHT

Willard McCarty,  Assistant Director, Centre for Computing in the
Humanities, University of Toronto:  "A Potency of Life:
scholarship in an electronic age"

Evening:  Joint NASIG/SSP Reception at the The Mid-America Club

Sunday, June 21, 1992

9:00 - 10:30 a.m.  NASIG Workshops Set II (repeat)

11:00 - 12:30 p.m.  NASIG PLENARY II, features:

Karen Schmidt, Head, Acquisitions Systems, University of Illinois:
"Professionals or Profession-less, Information Engineers or ???:
transforming technical services librarianship."

Gary Brown, Regional Manager, Faxon, "From Past Imperfects to
Future Perfects," Conference Wrap-up Session

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NASIG/SSP CONCURRENT SESSIONS will give an opportunity to choose
from two of the following eight:

NEW STRATEGIES FOR PUBLISHING:
Robert Bovenschulte, New England Journal of Medicine
Maria L. Lebron, On-Line Journal of Current Clinical Trials
(Patricia Scarry, Convener)

PRICE STUDIES:  WHY AND HOW:
Deana Astle, Clemson University Libraries
Lynn Fortney, EBSCO Subscription Services
(Barbara Meyers, Convener)

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSING IN THE ELECTRONIC ENVIRONMENT
Sanford Thatcher, Pennsylvania State University Press
Anita Lowry, Electronic Text Service, Columbia University
(Ann Okerson, Convener)

PRESERVATION:  FUTURE STRATEGIES FOR RETAINING THE PAST
Jan Merrill-Oldham, University of Connecticut
David Cohen, College of Charleston
(John Tagler, Convener)

REGIONAL LIBRARY NETWORKING:  NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR SERVING
SCHOLARSHIP
Jim Neal, Indiana University
Barbara Von Wahlde, SUNY Buffalo
(Cindy Hepfer, Convener)

Z39.1 - LIBRARIANS AND A PUBLISHER DISCUSS THE STANDARD FOR
PERIODICALS FORMAT AND ARRANGEMENT
Regina Reynolds, Library of Congress
Nina Kramer, American Society of Civil Engineers
Minna Saxe, CUNY
(Sylvia Martin, Convener)

MARKETING TO LIBRARIES:  WHAT WORKS?
Nan Hudes, Martindale-Hubbell
Vicky Reich, Stanford University
(October Ivins, Convener)

ARTICLE DELIVERY:  AN ALTERNATIVE TO OWNERSHIP?
Anna McKee, Arizona State university, West Campus
Martha Lewis, Abbott Laboratories
(Daniel Jones, Convener)

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NASIG WORKSHOPS will give a chance to attend four of the following
18 offerings:

-Alternatives in serials cataloguing, organization and workflow
-Automating binding procedures, using INNOVACQ vs. in-house
-The footbone's connected to the anklebone, or enumeration,
checking-in and labelling instructions
-Game shows, elevators, full plates:  a look at LC subject
headings
-The changing role of the vendor:  developing new products and
services
-Check-in with the SISAC symbol:  implementation and uses for
libraries, publishers, and automation vendors
-Publishing opportunities:  getting into print or getting involved
-Fine-tuning the claims process
-Basic training for survival on the frontlines

-Cataloguing serial computer files
-Working together for the future:  librarian/publisher/agency
-Role and responsibilities of the professional serials cataloguer
-How to plan and deliver a great workshop
-Fewer subscriptions = increased ILL services
-Managing "pseudoserials"
-Collection development assessment for biomedical serials
-Auditing the automated serials control system
-Cost-effectiveness of claiming and replacing journal issues

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CONFERENCE FEES:  (a partial listing follows; contact Elaine Rast
or Jim Mouw for additional information)

Residential rate, Single:  US $275.00
Residential rate, Double:  US $225.00
(Wednesday and Sunday night accommodations, extra)

Non-residential Rate:  Full Conference, US $175.00
Thursday, US $45.00
Friday,   US $90.00
Saturday, US $90.00
Sunday,   US $45.00

Baseball tickets:  US $20.00 each

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REGISTRATION DEADLINE is May 25th, 1992, although later
registrations may be possible upon application.