January 27, 2017
To: NASIG members and the associated professional community
In the wake of the recent contentious U.S. Presidential election, many people
have expressed fear that our nation is ripe for an environment in which diverse
views and characteristics are no longer valued. While our focus as a membership
organization is “to advance and transform the management of information
resources,” we cannot forget that this work is done by individual people who
are experiencing a multitude of emotions right now, and therefore we must also
do what we can to ensure that NASIG remains a space where a diversity of
perspectives is welcomed, but divisive and abusive behaviors are not.
For more than 30 years, NASIG has been an organization dedicated to creating a
community among a diverse group of individuals in the information chain. We
have welcomed individuals from all scholarly communication perspectives,
striving for a shared understanding of our challenges and goals. Our membership
represents many walks of life in terms of sexual orientation, race, religion,
etc., and we honor and value these varied characteristics in our constituents.
In recent years, injustices and imbalances in our world have been brought to
light in more ways than were available to us before. We recognize that these
are not new, but as we have become more aware of the impact on our lives and
the lives of those around us, we are also seeing the widening of a divide
between individuals.
To that end, we have evolved and expanded our Code of Conduct to clarify the
expectations we have for the behavior of NASIG members not only at our annual
conference, but in other NASIG venues, both physical and virtual. NASIG does
not tolerate discrimination or harassment in any form. If any member or
conference attendee feels they are experiencing such in a NASIG-sponsored
venue, please contact a member of the Board immediately so that we can take
appropriate action.
NASIG Code of Conduct - https://goo.gl/OrFppM
Anna Creech, 2016-17 NASIG President
on behalf of the 2016-17 NASIG Board
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Established in 1985, NASIG is an independent non-profit organization working to
advance and transform the management of information resources in all formats
and business models. For more information about NASIG and our member
opportunities, please visit http://www.nasig.org/.
