23:1 (2008:03) Committee Update: E&A
March 12, 2008 at 6:26 pm | In Evaluation & Assessment | Leave a Comment[Ed. note: Highlights from the January committee report to the Executive Board.]
EVALUATION & ASSESSMENT
Anne Mitchell, Chair
The Evaluation & Assessment Committee believes that the transition to online [conference] evaluations has been a success and recommended that evaluations be electronic-only beginning in 2008. The Executive Board approved this recommendation at their October meeting.
23:1 (2008:03) Committee Update: D&D
March 12, 2008 at 6:24 pm | In Database & Directory | Leave a Comment[Ed. note: Highlights from the January committee report to the Executive Board.]
DATABASE & DIRECTORY
Lisa Blackwell, Chair
MEMBERSHIP
• 930 current members (down 189 (-17%) from 2007)
- 95 new members in 2007 (not yet renewed for 2008)
- 380 renewed members in 2007 (not yet renewed for 2008)
- 32 new members for 2008
- 27 pending new member applications
- 408 renewed members for 2008
- 7 complimentary or gratis members
- 1 corresponding member
23:1 (2008:03) Committee Update: CEC
March 12, 2008 at 6:22 pm | In Continuing Education | Leave a Comment[Ed. note: Highlights from the January committee report to the Executive Board.]
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Betty Landesman, Co-Chair
The CEC approved three proposals for funding in 2008:
• Co-sponsorship of program at the North Carolina Serials Conference, April 2008
• Co-sponsorship of e-resource workshop at Mississippi State University, summer 2008
• Support of development of online course on “Best Practices for Electronic Resources Management”, summer 2008
We received an inquiry from Joyce Tenney about co-sponsoring a serials program for the Maryland Library Association in May. I responded that it was a great idea, and we are awaiting a proposal to put before the CEC for approval
Valerie Bross, CEC Co-Chair, contacted Peter Shepherd of Project Counter to discuss the possibility of presenting the “UKSG Usage Statistics Training Seminar” as a NASIG preconference or other NASIG-sponsored forum. The UKSG will discuss the proposal at their next formal committee meeting.
At the request of PPC, CEC members brainstormed ideas for possible 2008 preconferences and submitted them to Sarah George Wessel. Possible topics include standards, Web 2.0 for serialists, archival access to electronic resources, distance teaching and learning, and open source tools for serialists.
23:1 (2008:03) Committee Update: Bylaws
March 12, 2008 at 6:17 pm | In Bylaws | Leave a Comment[Ed. note: Highlights from the January committee report to the Executive Board.]
BYLAWS
Konstantin Gurevich and David Bynog, Co-Chairs
COMPLETED ACTIVITIES
In the fall of 2007, the committee prepared the bylaws amendment that would reduce the treasurer’s term from four years to three. The wording of this amendment along with the justification was approved by the board, and the amendment was forwarded to the N&E Committee for inclusion in the 2008 ballot.
CONTINUING ACTIVITIES
At the board’s request, the committee prepared the amendment that would remove from the bylaws the statement that membership dues cover the calendar year, thus allowing for rolling due dates. The wording of this amendment has been submitted to the board.
The committee also did a preliminary survey of the bylaws to identify the articles that will have to be amended should the board adopt the open elections policy. The findings were reported to the board.
ACTIONS REQUIRED BY THE BOARD
The committee is presently awaiting comments from the board concerning the proposed wording of the above amendment.
QUESTIONS FOR THE BOARD
If the board adopts the open elections policy, the committee will need extensive and detailed instructions on the new procedures in order to amend the bylaws accordingly.
23:1 (2008:03) Committee Update: A&R
March 12, 2008 at 6:14 pm | In Awards & Recognition | Leave a CommentTags: Tuttle Award
[Ed. note: Highlights from the January committee report to the Executive Board.]
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Clint Chamberlain, Co-Chair
One of the goals set last year for A&R was to explore ways to encourage applications for the Tuttle Award. That has been one of the primary focuses of A&R this fall. Committee member Carol Ficken conducted an informal survey of the past Tuttle Award winners (Karen Darling, Jean Hirons, Taemin Park, and Regina Reynolds), with questions regarding how they learned of the award, what factors about the award encouraged them to apply, what other factors might discourage potential applicants, and what their suggestions might be for attracting future applicants for the award. What emerged from their responses was that although part of what is needed is interest on the part of potential applicants, A&R can facilitate the generation of ideas for eligible projects by suggesting possibilities for projects in the documentation for the award; the idea here is that mention of types of eligible projects could engender interest amongst potential applicants. Although some suggestions were already present in the award documentation, A&R took the initial step of slightly changing the wording of the suggestions in hopes that simplified wording would make clear that delivering a presentation at international conferences is a type of project that would render one eligible for the award.
Other suggestions that emerged from the survey include: Continue reading 23:1 (2008:03) Committee Update: A&R…
23:1 (2008:03) Committe Update: CPC
March 12, 2008 at 6:04 pm | In Conference Planning | Leave a CommentCONFERENCE PLANNING UPDATE
Cory Tucker, Co-Chair
The 2008 Conference site has some basic information about the conference and hotels:
http://nasig.org/conference/2008/
Costs for registration and preconferences are:
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
Member Rate: $375
Non-member rate: $500
Daily rate (1 day only allowed): $150
The following meals are included with your paid registration: Reception (Thursday and Saturday), Breakfast (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday), and Lunch (Friday and Saturday).
PRECONFERENCE RATES
Member 1/2 day: $75
Non-member 1/2 Day: $100
Member 1 Day: $125
Non-member 1 Day: $175
Special Program: NISO Preconference (all day; capped at 75 registrants; includes boxed lunch)
NASIG/NISO members $200
Non-members $250
NASIG SOUVENIRS AT CAFÉPRESS
Beginning February 25, the Conference Planning Committee will be placing merchandise with the conference logo on NASIG’s CafePress site (http://www.cafepress.com/nasig). Merchandise includes a variety of different shirt styles plus mouse pads, mugs, and buttons.
If you have any questions, please contact the Conference Planning Committee at conf-plan@nasig.org.
Looking forward to seeing everyone in Phoenix!
23:1 (2008:03) Mentoring Program Sign Up Approaches
March 12, 2008 at 5:58 pm | In News | Leave a CommentMENTORING PROGRAM SIGN UP APPROACHES
Eleanor Cook and Katy Ginanni, Co-Chairs
Just so members and others interested can have it on their radar, we’d like to remind everyone about the NASIG Mentoring Program. The Mentoring Program provides a chance for seasoned conference attendees to be matched with first-time attendees during the annual conference in order for both to benefit from the chance to network. First-time attendees potentially can gain great insight into how the conference works, what opportunities there might be to get more involved in the organization, and possibly make a new good friend.
How does it work? First-time attendees are matched with member volunteers who have been to at least one NASIG conference before. We automatically provide mentors to all NASIG award winners. Other first-time attendees may sign up as well. We try to match participants based on their professional interests and other information provided. Yes, it IS a little bit like romantic matchmaking in that there is no guarantee the pairs will “click.” However, with an open mind and a willingness to get to know someone new, the experience can be loads of fun and also can provide for surprising prospects for future growth.
For more information, see the NASIG website at: http://nasig.org/mentor/index.htm. (Please note that this web site is in the process of being updated for the 2008 conference.)
23:1 (2008:03) Title Changes
March 12, 2008 at 5:54 pm | In Title Changes | Leave a CommentTITLE CHANGES
Kurt Blythe, Columns Editor
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JENNIFER ARNOLD is now the Assistant Director for Technical Services at Central Piedmont Community College. Formerly Central Piedmont CC’s Senior Librarian for Technical Services, Jennifer’s position was upgraded as part of a larger reorganization of the library. As if all that wasn’t enough, Arnold reports that CPCC’s “Dean left the college and I am currently serving as the Acting Director of Library Services, while still holding down the fort in Technical Services, with a lot of help from a great TS staff. It’s been quite a whirlwind, but I’m still having fun and learning new things everyday.” Jennifer may be reached at: Continue reading 23:1 (2008:03) Title Changes…
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