Even as NASIG prepares for its upcoming Ninth Annual Conference June 2-5
at the University of British Columbia, we'd like people to begin thinking
about program topics for 1995.  Below is our call for papers for our
10th conference.  It has been cross-posted to NASIG-L, please forgive
any duplication.

Susan Davis
NASIG Secretary

NASIG 10TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE (1995):
CALL FOR PAPERS, WORKSHOPS and PRECONFERENCES

"SERIALS TO THE TENTH POWER: TRADITION, TECHNOLOGY AND
TRANSFORMATION"

The North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG), an
organization committed to serving the interests of all
members of the serials information chain, plans to hold its
tenth annual conference June 1-4, 1995, at Duke University in
Durham, North Carolina.  NASIG's annual conference provides a
forum in which librarians, publishers, vendors, educators,
binders, systems developers and other specialists exchange views,
present new ideas, proactively seek solutions to common problems,
and discuss matters of current interest.  The proceedings are
published in both print and electronic format and distributed to
a wide audience.

The Program Planning Committee invites proposals for plenary papers
and preconferences dealing with any "big picture" aspect of
the theme.  We are especially interested in the challenge of
balancing traditional functions with technological innovations
within organizations and in consortia and in the creation of new
alliances.  Established projects, new experiments, and blue sky
speculation are all welcome.  Examples:
* Reinventing serials: optimizing their role in scholarly
communication;
* Creating and providing access to electronic journals;
(editing/publishing, purchasing/acquiring,
transmitting/delivering/gopherizing, cataloging, and
archiving/preserving/securing);
* Copyright reconsidered and reconfigured;
** New developments in Internet use: commercial use, public
policy, and security issues;
* The impact of electronic article delivery in the serials
information community;
* Re-examining the role of the serials professional
   in the new information society

The Program Planning Committee also invites workshop and
preconference proposals that will provide practical assistance
in making changes, planning and implementing new projects and
forming alliances.  Examples:
* Case studies from virtual libraries and electronic publishers;
* Reconstituting local serials collections;
* Analyses of user responses and needs;
* Training/retraining/educating serialists for new
   roles in article delivery, public service, monograph
   acquisitions, etc.;
* Relevant new technologies/services/software
   packages/standards;
* Creative financing for innovation; grantsmanship.

Submission of topics and suggestions for speakers are welcome
from NASIG members and other members of the information community.
The Program Planning Committee reserves the right to combine,
blend or refocus proposals to maximize program breadth and
relevance to our membership.  As a result, only one presenter
from proposals submitted by teams may be invited to participate.
Since all proposals are reviewed competitively, please include
complete information for maximum consideration:
* Name, address, phone/fax numbers/e-address(es)
   of the proposer
* Program title
* An abstract of 200-300 words that clearly explains
   the intent of the proposal as well as its relationship
   to the theme
* Please list in priority order the format preference for your
   proposal: plenary, workshop and preconference.

Proposals should be submitted no later than August 1, 1994
to:
   Susan Davis, NASIG Secretary
   Periodicals Section
   Central Technical Services
   State University of New York at Buffalo
   Lockwood Library Building
   Buffalo, NY 14260-2200
   Phone: 716-645-2784
   Fax: 716-645-5955
   Bitnet: unlsdb@ubvm
   Internet: unlsdb@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu