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Table of Contents Other Serials/E-Resources News CONSER Operations Meeting 73 President’s Corner 1 Columns Executive Board Minutes Checking In 75 April Conference Call 3 Citations 78 June Meeting 5 Title Changes 79 Treasurer’s Report 13 Calendar 80 Call for Nominations 14 NASIG/ASA Agreement 14 Discussion of New Membership Category 14 President’s Corner 25th Conference (2010) Rick Anderson, NASIG President Call for Proposals 15 Organizational Sponsorship Opportunities 15 This is the Coolest of Times 24th Conference (2009) Conference Photos 16 In many ways, 2009 is a scary time to be a serialist – but Conference Reports at the same time, I have to say that this is a really, really Preconferences 20 exciting time to be a member of NASIG. Vision Sessions 24 Strategy Sessions 28 We’re coming into the home stretch of our 25th year as Tactics Sessions 40 an organization. It’s kind of mind-boggling to think User Group 51 about how much our corner of the scholarly Brainstorming Session 51 information world has changed since NASIG was Business Meeting Minutes 53 organized in 1985. Card catalogs, sending libraries Post-Conference Board Wrap-Up 55 massive printed renewal lists, Kardex files, doing all of Conference Evaluation Summary 57 our business by phone or by letter, looking up Award Winners Evaluations 60 publishers’ addresses in Ulrich’s (in print, of course) – in Profile – Rick Anderson 67 a way all of those things sound like ancient history, but Other NASIG News at the same time they seem to describe the way we 2009 Tuttle Award Project 71 lived just yesterday. As crazy as it is to think about how Pub/PR Seeks New NASIGuide Authors 71 much our work has changed in the past 25 years, what’s Translators Resource Team Retired 72 even crazier is to think about how much it will change Admin Support TF on Hold 72 over the next 25. If only we could see forward as clearly Committee Annual Reports as we can see backward! Mentoring Group 72 Translators Resource Team 73 Since we can’t, all of us who work in the serials information chain are trying to prepare for multiple contingencies – multiple formats, multiple pricing and of us are dealing not only with shrinking institutional sales models, multiple budget scenarios, and a budgets but also with personal financial difficulty. To constantly shifting and expanding array of patron and those of you who have donated to the organization in customer expectations. the past, I want to extend my personal thanks – not just in my capacity as NASIG president, but more One of the many things that make NASIG great is the importantly on behalf of the up-and-coming serialists way it brings together people with so many different whose conference attendance has been made possible perspectives on these issues and so many different by the NASIG Conference Student Grant, the Fritz ideas for dealing with them. That blend of viewpoints Schwartz Serials Education Scholarship and the Horizon and perspectives led directly to what I feel was one of Award; the staff serialists who have benefitted from the the strongest programs we’ve had in years at the annual Serials Specialist Award; the outstanding Mexican NASIG conference in Asheville in June. And I was by no students whom we’ve had the pleasure to host at our means the only one who felt that way – a number of conferences thanks to the Mexican Student Grant; the people took me aside and said the same thing, and I professionals from more meagerly-funded institutions heard more positive comments at third hand as well. who have been able to attend thanks to the recently- Big thanks are due to our excellent Program Planning instituted Rose Robischon Scholarship; and the and Conference Planning Committees for their diligent remarkable individuals whose contributions to the work, and especially to the speakers and panelists who profession have been supported by the prestigious brought such thoughtful and insightful presentations. Marcia Tuttle International Award. Even with the promise of additional funding from sponsorship In fact, the Asheville meeting was a success by just activities, the viability of these award and scholarship about any standard I can think of – which is doubly programs will continue to depend on a healthy flow of impressive considering the budget constraints under support from the NASIG membership. Donating is easy which so many of us are suddenly operating, and the – just go to “About NASIG” on the NASIG website and general mood of gloom and fiscal pessimism that has click on “Make a Donation” gripped so many of us (often for good reason). NASIG (http://www.nasig.org/make_a_donation.cfm). even came out slightly ahead financially, which we were not necessarily expecting. The institution of a new As I look forward eagerly to celebrating our 25th sponsorships program, energetically and skillfully anniversary in Palm Springs, it seems to me that this is a administered by a group of fantastic volunteers, made humbling time to be president – a time for looking back all the difference there and will hopefully help us keep at the amazing things done by my predecessors and by out of the red in future years as well. the NASIG membership in general, and for looking ahead at both the myriad opportunities and serious This is perhaps as good a moment as any to send out to challenges that we face. I can hardly imagine a more the membership a gentle plea for contributions. Asking exciting time to be involved with NASIG. Thanks to all for money is never comfortable, especially when many of you for making this such a great organization. 2 NASIG Newsletter September 2009 Executive Board Minutes April Conference Call 3.0 Treasurer’s Report (Whiting) Joyce Tenney, NASIG Secretary Whiting reported on the progress of conference Date, Time: April 27, 2009, 12:03 p.m.-1:35 p.m. EDT registration. Special thanks to Mary Bailey for her work Place: Conference Call as NASIG registrar. Approximately $90,000 has been received in conference registrations to date, and $8,600 Attending: of this is preconference registration. Whiting reported Jill Emery, President that he would be working with CPC on the airport Rick Anderson, Vice President/President-Elect transportation form. It should be posted to the website Peter Whiting, Treasurer in approximately a week. Char Simser, Past President Joyce Tenney, Secretary 4.0 ArcStone Update (Emery) Members-At-Large: Emery reported that there had been difficulties with the Bob Boissy conference registration database and other issues with Anna Creech the website. To address these issues she had sent a Kim Maxwell letter to ArcStone asking for a cost break on the Jeff Slagell monthly bills to compensate for the loss of service and Sarah Wessel problems. She had a call with ArcStone management and they will review the March and April bills and Absent: propose a compensation offer. ArcStone will also Virginia Taffurelli review the noted issues and determine how to fix the problems. ArcStone has committed to producing online Ex-Officio Member: training and webinars for committees. We will have a Kathryn Wesley, NASIG Newsletter, Editor-in-Chief chance to review the training documentation before Angela Dresselhaus, Incoming NASIG Newsletter, Editor- purchasing them. There was a general discussion of In-Chief what ECC could do and what was needed from ArcStone. 1.0 Welcome (Emery) ACTION ITEM: ECC will report any training needs to Emery called the meeting to order at 12:03 p.m. She Emery and Creech. welcomed all to the meeting and reviewed the rules of order. Emery concluded the discussion with a report that the registrar is watching the registration database closely 2.0 Secretary’s Report (Tenney) and will report issues as they arise. Tenney reminded all to review the working calendar 5.0 A&R: Tuttle Award Discussion (Boissy and Emery) with their committees, and submit any updates prior to the June board meeting. Also, committee annual Boissy reported on some confusion with the purpose of reports are due on Friday. the funds for the Tuttle Award. He noted that the award description is vague, and this has led to confusion. It was agreed that the award funding is for 3 NASIG Newsletter September 2009 funding research not subsidizing NASIG conference ACTION ITEM: Tenney will update working calendar attendance. It would be possible for the award winner and CPC manual on process for hotel reservations paid to submit a program proposal for next year’s for by NASIG during the conference. conference and receive funding for the conference in that process. There was discussion of the wording After brief discussion, it was agreed that the board around the publication requirement and the desire to wrap-up meeting would be Sunday morning from 8:00 keep the intellectual content of the work either open a.m.-9:30 a.m. access or have NASIG take some ownership of it. 8.0 ECC: Ongoing Communication Concerns ACTION ITEM: Boissy will work with A&R to tighten up (Creech/Emery) the wording on the award and to clear up the publication and deadline for reports and publication We need to ensure that multiple ECC members have issues. It will apply to the next award given, not the training and knowledge sufficient to respond to current award. After completion of the rewording and requests for support from NASIG members. Responses revisions, A&R will review the working calendar to see if to such requests should include an expected resolution any changes or additions need to be submitted. timeframe, and those tasked with responding to support requests should be sure to use their "out of It was agreed that the award winner would submit a office" settings.