Today's Topics:
1. NASIG 2015 Great Ideas Showcase and Snapshot Sessions - Call
for Proposals Extended (Elaine Franco)
2. ALA Annual 2015 Call for Proposals - ALCTS Technical Services
Workflow Efficiency Interest Group (Elaine Franco)
3. ALCTS Publications Announcment: Sudden Selectors Guide Series
Editorial Board Opening (Elaine Franco)
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Announcement regarding NASIG (North American Serials Interest Group)
Conference.
Forwarded to CLA TSIG list by Elaine Franco, Chair, ALCTS Affiliate
Relations Committee, and member, CLA TSIG Steering Committee.
The NASIG Program Planning Committee (PPC) has extended the deadline to
March 27th for proposals for the Great Ideas Showcase and the Snapshot
Sessions for the 30th NASIG conference in Washington, DC, May 27-31. The
theme of the conference is "NASIG at 30: Building the Digital Future."
The Great Ideas Showcase and the Snapshot Sessions will be held concurrently
on Thursday, May 28, 2015, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Presenters must be available to discuss their showcases or present their
snapshots during that time.
The Great Ideas Showcase will provide an opportunity to share innovative
ideas, new workflows, and new applications of technology in an interactive
and informal setting. Great Ideas can be demonstrated in a variety of ways:
posters, laptops, tablets, e-readers, etc. Participants will be given a
table or poster board to showcase their idea to attendees, depending on
their need.
The Snapshot Sessions will consist of up to eight 5-minute presentations
with a focus on an idea, project, workflow, etc. If you've always wanted to
speak at NASIG, but haven't felt like you had enough to say for a full
session, this is a great opportunity for you.
Proposals 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. Proposals should name any
particular products or services that are integral to the content of the
showcase or snapshot. However, as a matter of NASIG policy, showcases and
snapshots should not be used as a venue to promote or attack any product,
service, or institution.
Submit your Great Ideas Showcase proposal here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2015GreatIdeas
Submit your Snapshot Session proposal here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2015Snapshot
Proposals must be received by 5pm EST on Friday, March 27, 2015. Members of
the Program Planning Committee will evaluate abstracts, and presenters will
be notified of the status of their proposal by early April. (Note:
Presenters for the Great Ideas Showcase or Snapshot Sessions do not qualify
for a registration discount. Presenters must be registered for either the
full conference or for Thursday single day registration.)
Inquiries may be sent to the NASIG PPC Chair and Vice-Chair, Anna Creech and
Danielle Williams, at [email protected].
We look forward to seeing you in Washington!
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Charlene N. Simser
Publicist, NASIG, Inc.
[email protected] | @NASIG
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Established in 1985, NASIG is an independent organization that promotes
communication, information, and continuing education about serials and the
broader issues of scholarly communication. For more information about NASIG,
please visit http://www.nasig.org/.
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Message: 2
Forwarded to CLA TSIG list by Elaine Franco, Chair, ALCTS Affiliate
Relations Committee and Member, CLA TSIG Steering Committee.
The Technical Services Workflow Efficiency Interest Group (TSWEIG) invites
proposals for presentations and/or discussion points for ALA's 2015 Annual
Meeting in San Francisco. The group will be meeting Monday, June 29, 2015
from 1:00-2:30 PM.
TSWEIG's charge is to provide a forum to exchange information and discuss
techniques, new developments, problems, and technological advances, and
emerging trends in the workflows associated with the evaluation, selection,
acquisition, and discovery of library materials and resources.
If you or any of your colleagues are interested in discussing creative ways
that Technical Services departments have made efficiency changes and/or
implemented new services, submit your discussion topics and/or a proposal!
Please email your proposal and ideas directly to Michael Winecoff and Annie
Glerum (not the listserv) by Tuesday, April 15, 2015.
Thanks,
Annie and Michael
Annie Glerum
Head of Complex Cataloging
Florida State University
[email protected]
Michael Winecoff
Associate University Librarian for Technical Services University of North
Carolina at Charlotte [email protected]
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Message: 3
Forwarded to CLA TSIG list by Elaine Franco, Chair, ALCTS Affiliate
Relations Committee, and member, CLA TSIG Steering Committee.
ALCTS Publications Announcement
Sudden Selectors Guide Series Editorial Board Opening Are you interested in
taking on an important new role within ALCTS?
Consider applying to be a part of the newly established Sudden Selectors
Guide series editorial board. Applications to fill two new positions on the
board continue to be accepted through Friday, March 27. Don't miss this
exciting opportunity!
The ALCTS Collection Management Section Publications Committee seeks two
individuals to join long-term editor Helene Williams on the editorial board
of the Sudden Selectors Guide series
(http://www.ala.org/alcts/resources/collect/collmgt/ssg). Editors appointed
this year will serve for either a one or three year term in order to
establish staggered appointment terms.
Applications are due by Friday, March 27, 2015.
Editors of the Sudden Selectors Guide series work as a three-member board,
reporting to the CMS Publications Committee. The primary responsibility of
the Editors is to work with authors contributing to the Sudden Selectors
Guide series, from the proposal to finished manuscript stages.
Specific tasks include but are not limited to:
Recruit potential authors for subjects agreed upon by CMS Publications
Committee.
Work with authors at all stages of process to:
Develop proposals that meet ALCTS and CMS guidelines for manuscripts Provide
feedback on and manage timeline for manuscript writing Provide developmental
editing
Seek and manage inside (CMS Publications Committee) readers Seek and manage
outside readers Coordinate activities with other editors and ALCTS
Publications (Christine McConnell) Work with ALCTS Publications on final
manuscript editing and galley proof process Meet virtually with other
Editors prior to Midwinter and Annual conferences Attend virtual CMS
Publications Midwinter meeting Coordinate with Co-Editors to ensure
attendance, on a rotating basis, at the CMS Publications Committee at ALA
Annual Provide update reports for Midwinter and Annual meetings Contribute
productively to discussions of future directions and needs of the Sudden
Selectors Guide series
Term of appointment is for three years, and is renewable once. Until
staggered appointment terms are established, initial appointment may be for
fewer than three years. ALCTS provides a stipend of $1800 to support
conference attendance in the third year of appointment.
Editors are ex-officio members of the CMS Publications Committee.
Required qualifications:
Current ALCTS-CMS member. (Applications will be accepted from non-members,
but appointment is contingent upon joining.) Experience editing manuscripts
for publication In-depth selecting and collection management experience
Proven project management skills and a strong commitment to producing
timely, quality publications Track record of professional publication
Ability to work in collaboration with co-editors, CMS Publications Committee
members, and ALCTS Publications Active in professional organizations, either
library or discipline-related
To apply, send a cover letter detailing your interest in serving as an
Editor for the Sudden Selectors Guide series and your previous editing
experience, your CV, and the names and contact information of two or more
references who are familiar with your work as an editor and
selector/collection manager to:
Emily Prather-Rodgers, Chair, ALCTS-CMS Publications Committee
[email protected]
Please combine all application documents into a single PDF file and format
your subject line as SSG Editor application/YourLastName.
Questions about the application process may be directed to Emily
Prather-Rodgers ([email protected]). Questions about the series
should be sent to Helene Williams ([email protected]).
Association for Library Collections & Technical Services a division of the
American Library Association www.ala.org/alcts
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End of Tsig Digest, Vol 35, Issue 15
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