[CODE4LIB] NC Serials Conference: Tech Tools & Tricks
Do you know of a cool tool that others might find of interest? Have you adopted a new technology that you'd like to share with your colleagues? We are planning an interactive *Tech Tools & Tricks* session for the NC Serials Conference on March 31, 2017. We welcome your proposal to share what you know about new and exciting technologies relevant to the library world, especially those in line with our theme, *Being Data-Informed: Taking Control and Connecting Users to Content*. Speakers will have 5-10 minutes to discuss each tool or trick. If you're interested in being a presenter, please reply to Beth Bernhardt ( brber...@uncg.edu) with a brief description of the tools/tricks you’ll be sharing. Thanks, and we look forward to learning about your *Tech Tools & Tricks*! Sincerely, NC Serials Conference Planning Committee -- Maria Collins Head, Acquisitions and Discovery NCSU Libraries Editor, Serials Review maria_coll...@ncsu.edu (w) 919-515-3188 (f) 919-515-7292
[CODE4LIB] Call for Proposals: NC Serials Conference 2017
Call for Proposals - 2017 We are pleased to announce that the 26th Annual North Carolina Serials Conference <http://web.lib.ecu.edu/ncserialsconference/> will be held on Friday, March 31, 2017 at The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education in Chapel Hill. The Planning Committee is currently accepting proposals for presentations that reflect the 2017 conference theme: * Being Data-Informed: Taking Control and Connecting Users to Content*. *The Web does not just connect machines, it connects people.* – Tim Berners-Lee Libraries offer a rich array of physical and electronic resources, and we can access an enormous variety of data related to all aspects of their management. How can we best utilize data to help our users connect more effectively to the information future? What can we learn from analyzing best practices? How can we leverage data to make our processes more efficient and secure while offering our users the most targeted and timeliest access? How will we chart our future course through the complexities of serials and electronic resources to guide our users forward? How can data help to ensure more robust connections across the information supply chain? Proposals may address any related aspect of the serials industry or serials management and may be submitted by any member of the serials profession including publishers, vendors, librarians, staff, and students. Proposals should be submitted using this form <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_forms_d_e_1FAIpQLSdwiENeYQLn-5FBR8d96zHKMeCzEh3dBSrlCDYH1OXHXlj4h4ag_viewform=CwMGaQ=imBPVzF25OnBgGmVOlcsiEgHoG1i6YHLR0Sj_gZ4adc=Kl6-lm9_IRpvKxRklSX9XS0Wt_xDeiktJv_nLR3ZabY=kwD7e982T9pBcYygs0yNPtxpizaeR7kb4UYfSuMENqY=9PGGYixhjLrYa6xuQmvuwqMcxPbswaxvWWC7AGLg8iI=>. The deadline for submissions is *Friday, December 9, 2016*. Proposals will require the following information: 1. Contact details (including your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address) 2. A short (50 words or less) biographical description for each speaker 3. Presentation title 4. An abstract (approximately 100 words) 5. Type of Program · Presentation · Panel Discussion · Hands-on Workshop · Lightning Talk · Other (please provide details) 6. Estimate of time required to present topic Please note: Presenters’ registration expenses will be waived. The Planning Committee will review all proposals for their content, timeliness, relevance, and fit with the overall Conference content. The Committee reserves the right to refocus or combine proposals as needed (with notice) to reach a diverse audience and to maximize use of program time slots. -- Maria Collins Head, Acquisitions and Discovery NCSU Libraries Editor, Serials Review maria_coll...@ncsu.edu (w) 919-515-3188 (f) 919-515-7292
[CODE4LIB] Call for Proposals: NC Serials Conference 2018
Call for Proposals We are pleased to announce 27th Annual North Carolina Serials Conference <http://web.lib.ecu.edu/ncserialsconference/2018/index.cfm> will be held on Friday, April 6, 2018 at The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education in Chapel Hill. The Planning Committee is currently accepting proposals for presentations that reflect the 2018 conference theme: *Blazing a New Path: Diversity, Collaboration, and Innovation.* Libraries strive to offer users the widest possible array of content to meet their information needs, but face many challenges in doing so. In the face of external constraints, such as budget cuts and reduced staffing, the complexities of scholarly publishing, and constantly shifting patron needs, innovation in the face of change has become a necessary tool for survival. Please join us for a day of discussion around how we've collaborated across traditional organizational boundaries to find new ways to get things done, how we've expanded conversations to include people and ideas outside of traditional norms to improve services and workflows, how we've worked to expand the diversity of the staff at our organizations, and ways we've re-scoped our collections and/or workflows to acknowledge the diversity of our user populations to better serve their needs. Proposals may address any aspect of the serials industry or serials management and may be submitted by any member of the community including librarians, staff, students, publishers, and vendors. Proposals should be submitted using this form. <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSet7vhkPHKxSxUqhlh155wnmUZXaj-a1r9qXIiQ-2yS7IkSYw/viewform> The deadline for submissions is* Friday, December 8, 2017.* Proposals will require the following information: - Contact details (including your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address) - A short (50 words or less) biographical description for each speaker - Presentation title - An abstract (approximately 100 words) - Type of program - Presentation (45 minutes) - Technology tips and tricks lightning talk (5-7 minutes) - Other (please provide details) Please note: Presenters' registration expenses will be waived. The Planning Committee will review all proposals for their content, timeliness, relevance, and fit with the overall Conference content. The Committee reserves the right to refocus or combine proposals as needed (with notice) to reach a diverse audience and to maximize use of program time slots. -- Maria Collins Head, Acquisitions and Discovery NCSU Libraries Editor, Serials Review maria_coll...@ncsu.edu (w) 919-515-3188 (f) 919-515-7292
[CODE4LIB] Deadline Extended - Call for Proposals: NC Serials Conference 2018
*Deadline Extended: Call for Proposals* We are pleased to announce 27th Annual North Carolina Serials Conference <http://web.lib.ecu.edu/ncserialsconference/2018/index.cfm> will be held on Friday, April 6, 2018 at The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education in Chapel Hill. The Planning Committee is currently accepting proposals for presentations that reflect the 2018 conference theme: *Blazing a New Path: Diversity, Collaboration, and Innovation.* Libraries strive to offer users the widest possible array of content to meet their information needs, but face many challenges in doing so. In the face of external constraints, such as budget cuts and reduced staffing, the complexities of scholarly publishing, and constantly shifting patron needs, innovation in the face of change has become a necessary tool for survival. Please join us for a day of discussion around how we've collaborated across traditional organizational boundaries to find new ways to get things done, how we've expanded conversations to include people and ideas outside of traditional norms to improve services and workflows, how we've worked to expand the diversity of the staff at our organizations, and ways we've re-scoped our collections and/or workflows to acknowledge the diversity of our user populations to better serve their needs. Proposals may address any aspect of the serials industry or serials management and may be submitted by any member of the community including librarians, staff, students, publishers, and vendors. Proposals should be submitted using this form. <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSet7vhkPHKxSxUqhlh155wnmUZXaj-a1r9qXIiQ-2yS7IkSYw/viewform> *The new deadline for submissions is Monday, January 8, 2018.* Proposals will require the following information: - Contact details (including your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address) - A short (50 words or less) biographical description for each speaker - Presentation title - An abstract (approximately 100 words) - Type of program - Presentation (45 minutes) - Technology tips and tricks lightning talk (5-7 minutes) - Other (please provide details) Please note: Presenters' registration expenses will be waived. The Planning Committee will review all proposals for their content, timeliness, relevance, and fit with the overall Conference content. The Committee reserves the right to refocus or combine proposals as needed (with notice) to reach a diverse audience and to maximize use of program time slots. -- Maria Collins Head, Acquisitions and Discovery NCSU Libraries Editor, Serials Review maria_coll...@ncsu.edu (w) 919-515-3188 (f) 919-515-7292
[CODE4LIB] 2018 NC Serials Conference Registration Now Open!
It's our 27th North Carolina Serials Conference! Hosted by North Carolina Central University's School of Library and Information Sciences, the conference will be held on *Friday, April 6, 2018* at the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education in Chapel Hill, NC. The 2018 conference theme is *Blazing a New Path: Diversity, Collaboration, and Innovation.* Registration is now open and will close on March 23, 2018. *Please note: there will be no on-site registration. *To register, please visit the conference website: http://web.lib.ecu.edu/ncserialsconference/2018/registration.cfm -- Maria Collins Head, Acquisitions and Discovery NCSU Libraries Editor, Serials Review maria_coll...@ncsu.edu (w) 919-515-3188 (f) 919-515-7292
[CODE4LIB] Registration extended until Tuesday, March 27: 2018 NC Serials Conference
It's our 27th North Carolina Serials Conference! Hosted by North Carolina Central University's School of Library and Information Sciences, the conference will be held on* Friday, April 6, 2018* at the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education in Chapel Hill, NC. The 2018 conference theme is Blazing a New Path: Diversity, Collaboration, and Innovation. Registration has been extended until *Tuesday, March 27, 2018*. Please note: there will be no on-site registration. To register, please visit the conference website: http://web.lib.ecu.edu/ncserialsconference/2018/registration.cfm -- Maria Collins Head, Acquisitions and Discovery NCSU Libraries Editor, Serials Review maria_coll...@ncsu.edu (w) 919-515-3188 (f) 919-515-7292
[CODE4LIB] DEADLINE EXTENDED for 2019 NC Serials Conference Proposals
*Call for Proposals Deadline Extension - Thursday, January 31, 2019* The deadline has been extended for presentation proposals for the 28th Annual North Carolina Serials Conference, to be held on Monday, April 1, 2019 at The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education in Chapel Hill. The Planning Committee is currently accepting proposals for presentations that reflect the 2019 conference theme: Communication is Key: Facilitating Discovery and Delivery to Connect Users to Information. Possible topics could include: - Using effective communication to foster successful business and collegial relationships - Interacting with stakeholders, such as patrons, vendors, publishers, aggregators, colleagues, LIS students and faculty - Advocacy for our users - Responding to user needs through our collections - Providing access to resources through cataloging skills, metadata creation, knowledge base management, and the library’s online catalog and discovery service - Promoting and marketing resources to inform users - License negotiation as a critical communication skill - Working with vendors on renewals, accounting transactions, adding new resources, troubleshooting, library advisory boards, new acquisitions models, and projects in partnership - Communicating within a consortium - Skills in communicating within the department, team, institution - Collaboration and project management - Assessment and data visualization as tools to tell our story - Communicating through training: the value of professional development opportunities Proposals may address any aspect of the serials industry or serials management and may be submitted by any member of the community including librarians, staff, students, publishers, and vendors. Proposals should be submitted using this form. *The NEW deadline for submissions is Thursday, January 31, 2019.* Proposals will require the following information: - Contact details (including your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address) - A short (50 words or less) biographical description for each speaker - Presentation title - An abstract (approximately 100 words) - Type of program - - - Presentation (45 minutes) - - - Tips and tricks lightning talk (5-7 minutes) - - - Other (please provide details) Please note: Presenters’ registration expenses will be waived. The Planning Committee will review all proposals for their content, timeliness, relevance, and fit with the overall Conference content. The Committee reserves the right to refocus or combine proposals as needed (with notice) to reach a diverse audience and to maximize use of program time slots. -- Maria Collins Head, Acquisitions and Discovery NCSU Libraries Editor, Serials Review maria_coll...@ncsu.edu (w) 919-515-3188 (f) 919-515-7292
[CODE4LIB] 2019 NC Serials Conference Registration Now Open!
It's our 28th North Carolina Serials Conference! Hosted by North Carolina Central University's School of Library and Information Sciences, the conference will be held on *Monday, April 1, 2019* at the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education in Chapel Hill, NC. The 2019 conference theme is *COMMUNICATION IS KEY: Facilitating Discovery and Delivery to Connect Users to Information. * Registration is now open and will close on March 18, 2019. *Please note: there will be no on-site registration. *To register, please visit the conference website: https://www.ncserialsconference.org/register -- Maria Collins Head, Acquisitions and Discovery NCSU Libraries Editor, Serials Review maria_coll...@ncsu.edu (w) 919-515-3188 (f) 919-515-7292
[CODE4LIB] Call for Proposals: NC Serials Conference 2020
We are pleased to announce that the 29th Annual North Carolina Serials Conference <https://www.ncserialsconference.org/> will be held on Friday, March 27, 2020 at The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education in Chapel Hill. The Planning Committee is currently accepting proposals for presentations. Please consider submitting a proposal addressing any aspect of the scholarly communications field, librarianship, the serials industry, or serials management. Submissions by any member of the community including librarians, support staff, students, publishers, and vendors are welcome. Possible topics include: * Scholarly communications and the roles of libraries, publishers, and vendors * Open access publishing * Metadata creation, maintenance, and integrity * Library management systems, discovery layers, and new opportunities in open systems * Advocating for library users and responding to their needs through our collections, workflows, and/or services * The serials and e-resources management life cycle * Strategies for successful license negotiations * Projects in partnership with vendors and publishers * Acquisition models * Streaming media and sustainability * Building connections with graduate students and programs in library and information science/studies education * Promoting and marketing collections resources * Leveraging communication skills to build effective relationships with stakeholders * Professional development programs that work * Successful project management Proposals should be submitted using this form <https://www.ncserialsconference.org/proposals>. The deadline for submissions is Monday, December 9, 2019. Proposals will require the following information: * Contact details (including your name, organization, telephone number, and email address) * A short (50 words or less) biographical description for each speaker * Presentation title * An abstract (approximately 100 words) * Type of program ** Presentation (45 minutes) ** Lightning talk (5-7 minutes) ** Other (please provide details) Please note: Presenters' registration fees will be waived. The Planning Committee will review all proposals for their content, timeliness, relevance, and fit with the overall Conference content. The Committee reserves the right to refocus or combine proposals as needed (with notice) to reach a diverse audience and to maximize the use of program time slots. -- Maria Collins Head, Acquisitions and Discovery NCSU Libraries Editor, Serials Review maria_coll...@ncsu.edu (w) 919-515-3188 (f) 919-515-7292
[CODE4LIB] NC Serials Proposal Deadline Extended: Monday, 12/16
The deadline for submitting proposals to the 2020 NC Serials Conference has been extended to Monday, December 16, 2019. The 29th Annual North Carolina Serials Conference <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__t.e2ma.net_click_bxjvcc_f8i55n_bhzcoh=DwMFaQ=imBPVzF25OnBgGmVOlcsiEgHoG1i6YHLR0Sj_gZ4adc=MeUqnmvYtExR2iYxsFua4pSBz9E90yoi3COcQx-6PwVa80q4xo6Z98fo5eTn35SO=GLhqy-vCBTSld4qwyHu0PM-LsmzhzfbzZDfwuWQtpLs=mHn4VUTh_CrGbYvVCP22HvPb0fU_5NXMsrtNphWT8Bw=> will be held on Friday, March 27, 2020 at The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education in Chapel Hill. The Planning Committee is currently accepting proposals for presentations. Please consider submitting a proposal addressing any aspect of the scholarly communications field, librarianship, the serials industry, or serials management. Submissions by any member of the community including librarians, support staff, students, publishers, and vendors are welcome. *Possible topics include:* * Scholarly communications and the roles of libraries, publishers, and vendors * Open access publishing * Metadata creation, maintenance, and integrity * Library management systems, discovery layers, and new opportunities in open systems * Advocating for library users and responding to their needs through our collections, workflows, and/or services * The serials and e-resources management life cycle * Strategies for successful license negotiations * Projects in partnership with vendors and publishers * Acquisition models * Streaming media and sustainability * Building connections with graduate students and programs in library and information science/studies education * Promoting and marketing collections resources * Leveraging communication skills to build effective relationships with stakeholders * Professional development programs that work * Successful project management Proposals should be submitted using this form <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__t.e2ma.net_click_bxjvcc_f8i55n_r9zcoh=DwMFaQ=imBPVzF25OnBgGmVOlcsiEgHoG1i6YHLR0Sj_gZ4adc=MeUqnmvYtExR2iYxsFua4pSBz9E90yoi3COcQx-6PwVa80q4xo6Z98fo5eTn35SO=GLhqy-vCBTSld4qwyHu0PM-LsmzhzfbzZDfwuWQtpLs=jCHfVeRHOXruENAssfI-wscozKZzUk_hxiRXW7tKAqg=> . *The deadline for submissions has been extended to Monday, December 16, 2019.* Proposals will require the following information: * Contact details (including your name, organization, telephone number, and email address) * A short (50 words or less) biographical description for each speaker * Presentation title * An abstract (approximately 100 words) * Type of program ** Presentation (45 minutes) ** Lightning talk (5-7 minutes) ** Other (please provide details) Please note: Presenters' registration fees will be waived. The Planning Committee will review all proposals for their content, timeliness, relevance, and fit with the overall Conference content. The Committee reserves the right to refocus or combine proposals as needed (with notice) to reach a diverse audience and to maximize the use of program time slots. -- Maria Collins Head, Acquisitions and Discovery NCSU Libraries Editor, Serials Review maria_coll...@ncsu.edu (w) 919-515-3188 (f) 919-515-7292
[CODE4LIB] Registration for the 2020 NC Serials Conference is Now Open!
It's our 29th North Carolina Serials Conference! Hosted by North Carolina Central University's School of Library and Information Sciences, the conference will be held on *Friday, March 27, 2020 at the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education in Chapel Hill, NC*. Conference sessions will explore topics like librarianship, the serials industry, scholarly communication, diversity, equity, and inclusion, e-resource management, and more. Registration is now open and will close on March 13, 2020. Standard registration is $40, and student registration is free. To register, please visit the conference website: https://www.ncserialsconference.org/register We look forward to seeing you in a few short weeks. *-The North Carolina Serials Planning Committee* -- Maria Collins Head, Acquisitions and Discovery NCSU Libraries Editor, Serials Review maria_coll...@ncsu.edu (w) 919-515-3188 (f) 919-515-7292
[CODE4LIB] Reminder: Registration for the 2020 NC Serials Conference closes March 13!
It's our 29th North Carolina Serials Conference! Hosted by North Carolina Central University's School of Library and Information Sciences, the conference will be held on *Friday, March 27, 2020 at the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education in Chapel Hill, NC*. Conference sessions will explore topics like librarianship, the serials industry, scholarly communication, diversity, equity, and inclusion, e-resource management, and more. Registration is now open and will close on March 13, 2020. Standard registration is $40, and student registration is free.To register, please visit the conference website: https://www.ncserialsconference.org/register <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/t.e2ma.net/click/b9sakc/f8i55n/blasyh__;!!OToaGQ!6w7Xr2llVMsKVaANhL6PU4B3kosOwO-zf1zeGpgwnI03e7ZxuaM1zWf4tNmROX61MCjD4NWsteeQ$> We look forward to seeing you in a few short weeks. *-The North Carolina Serials Conference Planning Committee* -- Maria Collins Head, Acquisitions and Discovery NCSU Libraries Editor, Serials Review maria_coll...@ncsu.edu (w) 919-515-3188 (f) 919-515-7292
[CODE4LIB] Cancellation announcement: 2020 NC Serials Conference
In response to the COVID-19 precautions and UNC system policies <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/fridaycenter.unc.edu/2020/03/11/impact-of-the-novel-coronavirus-on-friday-center-programming/__;!!OToaGQ!44vUSP1_Ue3bsGW0UsUmz9C4C4T5ohJKFHQi8gtdCNZuUNhzclOpTSPR1gLh84oio8P5u7Ei$>, we regret to announce that we are cancelling the NC Serials Conference on Friday, March 27, 2020. We will move ahead with issuing refunds to registrants and sponsors. For questions about refunds, notify Anthony Philpott <%20aphilp...@nccu.edu>. NCCU SLIS will aim to process refunds over the course of the next 3 weeks. Please be patient as we work through this process. For those who paid via check, a refund check will be sent in the mail. We look forward to seeing everyone at the 2021 NC Serials Conference next spring. -- Maria Collins Head, Acquisitions and Discovery NCSU Libraries Editor, Serials Review maria_coll...@ncsu.edu (w) 919-515-3188 (f) 919-515-7292
[CODE4LIB] Call for Proposals: NC Serials Conference 2021
We are pleased to announce that the 30th Annual North Carolina Serials Conference <https://www.ncserialsconference.org/%E2%80%9D> will be held virtually online on Friday, April 9, 2021. The Planning Committee is currently accepting proposals for presentations. Please consider submitting a proposal addressing any aspect of the scholarly communications field, librarianship, the serials industry, or serials management. Submissions by any member of the community including librarians, support staff, students, publishers, and vendors are welcome. Possible topics include: * Scholarly communications and the roles of libraries, publishers, and vendors * Diversity, Equity and Inclusion work within libraries * Open access publishing * Metadata creation, maintenance, and integrity * Library management systems, discovery layers, and new opportunities in open systems * Advocating for library users and responding to their needs through our collections, workflows, and/or services * The serials and e-resources management life cycle * Strategies for successful license negotiations * Projects in partnership with vendors and publishers * Acquisition models * Streaming media and sustainability * Building connections with graduate students and programs in library and information science/studies education * Promoting and marketing collections resources * Leveraging communication skills to build effective relationships with stakeholders * Professional development programs that work * Successful project management Proposals should be submitted using this form <https://www.ncserialsconference.org/proposals>. The deadline for submissions is Monday, January 25, 2021. Proposals will require the following information: * Contact details (including your name, organization, telephone number, and email address) * A short (50 words or less) biographical description for each speaker * Presentation title * An abstract (approximately 100 words) * Type of program ** Presentation (45 minutes) ** Lightning talk (5-7 minutes) ** Other (please provide details) Please note: Presenters' registration fees will be waived. The Planning Committee will review all proposals for their content, timeliness, relevance, and fit with the overall Conference content. The Committee reserves the right to refocus or combine proposals as needed (with notice) to reach a diverse audience and to maximize the use of program time slots. -- Maria Collins Head, Acquisitions and Discovery NC State University Libraries Editor, Serials Review maria_coll...@ncsu.edu (w) 919-515-3188 (f) 919-515-7292
[CODE4LIB] Save the Date: 2021 NC Serials Conference
Please excuse any cross-postings. Save the date! What: North Carolina Serials Conference Where: Virtual When: April 9, 2021 More information at: https://www.ncserialsconference.org/ -- Maria Collins Head, Acquisitions and Discovery NC State University Libraries Editor, Serials Review maria_coll...@ncsu.edu (w) 919-515-3188 (f) 919-515-7292
[CODE4LIB] NC Serials Proposal Deadline Extended: Friday 1/29
The deadline for submitting proposals to the 2021 NC Serials Conference has been extended to Friday, January 29, 2021. The 30th Annual North Carolina Serials Conference <https://www.ncserialsconference.org/%E2%80%9D> will be held virtually online on Friday, April 9, 2021. The Planning Committee is currently accepting proposals for presentations. Please consider submitting a proposal addressing any aspect of the scholarly communications field, librarianship, the serials industry, or serials management. Submissions by any member of the community including librarians, support staff, students, publishers, and vendors are welcome. Possible topics include: * Scholarly communications and the roles of libraries, publishers, and vendors * Diversity, Equity and Inclusion work within libraries * Open access publishing * Metadata creation, maintenance, and integrity * Library management systems, discovery layers, and new opportunities in open systems * Advocating for library users and responding to their needs through our collections, workflows, and/or services * The serials and e-resources management life cycle * Strategies for successful license negotiations * Projects in partnership with vendors and publishers * Acquisition models * Streaming media and sustainability * Building connections with graduate students and programs in library and information science/studies education * Promoting and marketing collections resources * Leveraging communication skills to build effective relationships with stakeholders * Professional development programs that work * Successful project management Proposals should be submitted using this form <https://www.ncserialsconference.org/proposals>. The deadline for submissions has been extended to Friday, January 29, 2021. Proposals will require the following information: * Contact details (including your name, organization, telephone number, and email address) * A short (50 words or less) biographical description for each speaker * Presentation title * An abstract (approximately 100 words) * Type of program ** Presentation (45 minutes) ** Lightning talk (5-7 minutes) ** Other (please provide details) Please note: Presenters' registration fees will be waived. The Planning Committee will review all proposals for their content, timeliness, relevance, and fit with the overall Conference content. The Committee reserves the right to refocus or combine proposals as needed (with notice) to reach a diverse audience and to maximize the use of program time slots. -- Maria Collins Head, Acquisitions and Discovery NC State University Libraries Editor, Serials Review maria_coll...@ncsu.edu (w) 919-515-3188 (f) 919-515-7292
[CODE4LIB] Reminder: Registration for 2021 NC Serials Conference
Please join us virtually this year for the 30th annual NC Serials Conference. The registration deadline for the NC Serials conference is *April 2, 2021*. Hosted by North Carolina Central University's School of Library and Information Sciences, the conference will be held virtually online on *Friday, April 9, 2021. * Conference sessions will explore topics like librarianship, the serials industry, scholarly communication, diversity, equity, and inclusion, e-resource management, and more. Standard registration is $35, and student and speaker registration is free. To register, please visit the conference website: *https://www.ncserialsconference.org/register <https://www.ncserialsconference.org/register>* We look forward to seeing you in a few short weeks. -The North Carolina Serials Planning Committee -- Maria Collins Head, Acquisitions and Discovery NC State University Libraries maria_coll...@ncsu.edu (w) 919-515-3188 (f) 919-515-7292
[CODE4LIB] Registration for the 2021 NC Serials Conference is Now Open!
It's our 30th North Carolina Serials Conference! Hosted by North Carolina Central University's School of Library and Information Sciences, the conference will be held virtually online on Friday, April 9, 2021. Conference sessions will explore topics like librarianship, the serials industry, scholarly communication, diversity, equity, and inclusion, e-resource management, and more. Registration is now open and will close on April 2, 2021. Standard registration is $35, and student and speaker registration is free. To register, please visit the conference website: https://www.ncserialsconference.org/register We look forward to seeing you in a few short weeks. -The North Carolina Serials Planning Committee -- Maria Collins Head, Acquisitions and Discovery NC State University Libraries maria_coll...@ncsu.edu (w) 919-515-3188 (f) 919-515-7292
[CODE4LIB] Job opportunity: Electronic Resources Librarian (NC State University Libraries)
The NC State University Libraries invites applications and nominations for the position of Electronic Resources Librarian in the Acquisitions & Discovery <https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/staff/department/acquisitions-discovery> department. Responsibilities The Electronic Resources Librarian negotiates licensing for and acquires library materials in all formats, with an emphasis on e-book and streaming video content. They assist in the management of e-resources from a variety of acquisition models, including evidence-based, demand-driven, approval plans, and package purchases. The position develops and documents workflows, processes, and best practices to support e-resource lifecycles within an electronic resource management system (ERMS) environment, and manages discovery and administrative metadata for e-resources, including creating, loading, updating, maintaining, and withdrawing records for e-resources. The incumbent maintains close working relationships with content providers, vendors, and consortial partners in support of e-resource acquisitions and access. They are responsible for triaging and troubleshooting monographic e-resource access problems. As part of the department’s management team, they will participate in establishing and defining projects, priorities, and goals, and will manage e-resource projects including developing workflows and training staff. They contribute to departmental projects and teams; and they collaborate and work with colleagues across the Libraries to support acquisition, licensing, discovery, and use of e-resources. The position deeply considers how their approach to their daily work reflects and advances the Libraries’ Strategic Plan <https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/strategic-priorities>, creating an environment and community that is welcoming for both patrons and colleagues alike. They participate in library planning and serve on library-wide committees, task forces, and teams. Librarians are expected to be active professionally and to contribute to developments in the field. This position reports to the Associate Head of Acquisitions & Discovery, Monographs. This position is based in North Carolina. This position is eligible for flexible hours with a hybrid work environment based on departmental and operational needs. This position will require some onsite work. For additional information, please review the full vacancy announcement with application instructions at: https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/jobs/ehra/electronic-resources-librarian-acquisitions-discovery -- Maria Collins Head, Acquisitions and Discovery NC State University Libraries maria_coll...@ncsu.edu (w) 919-515-3188 (f) 919-515-7292
