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Table of Contents President’s Corner Angela Dresselhaus President’s Corner Statement of Support for Pittsburgh This is the time of year when many of us become Articles swamped with projects, goals, and agenda items to be Call for Volunteers completed before the new year. NASIG committees are Call for Applicants extremely busy preparing for the 2019 conference, Upcoming Conference News officer election slate, new awards, digital preservation CPC Update plans, standards, and many other endeavors. The Pittsburg Fun Facts Executive Board is working on initiatives to strengthen PPC Update our financial profile and to ensure that we can host an Profiles affordable, informative, and enjoyable annual Profile of LaQuanda Onyemeh, John Riddick Student conference. One initiative involves increasing Grant Award Winner sponsorship planning. Kristen Wilson, our current vice Profile of Peter Whiting, NASIG Archivist president, is working with our sponsorship coordinator, Columns Sarah Pearlmutter, to improve the website and to Checking In clarify the benefits of sponsorship. Together, they hope Citations to reach more people and increase sponsorship income. Title Changes Executive Board Minutes By the time you read this column you will have heard July 10, 2018 Conference Call about the dues increase proposal. After careful August 14, 2018 Conference Call consideration of NASIG’s financial profile and our goals September 12, 2018 Board Meeting as an organization, the Executive Board has proposed December 2018 Treasurer’s Report an increase in membership dues. NASIG has a Committee Reports and Updates reputation for offering affordable rates to our members, and we will continue to do so in the future. When we began in 1985, our dues were set at $15 and have since increased only twice, in 2000 and 2005. The NASIG board is proposing a $25 increase in dues to the regular and retired member rates. The organizational (bulk membership) rate will also increase, but we will maintain the same level of discount off of the regular member rate. We hope that the impact of the increase on members will be small, while the cumulative investment will have a positive impact on NASIG. 1 NASIG Newsletter December 2018 The Board also closely examined conference On-site registration rates and the number and level of discounted registrations. As a result, registration rates On-site Full Conference Registration – Members $510 On-site Full Conference Registration – Non-members will increase slightly for the 2019 conference, and $625 concurrent session speaker compensation will be changed to a $100 discount. The Atlanta conference 1-Day Registration was barely in the red, and these adjustments should 1-Day Conference Registration – Member & Non- allow those involved in conference planning to deliver member $250 an excellent conference on a balanced budget. The 1-Day Conference Registration – Students & rates schedule will be published following this column. Paraprofessionals $150 Preconferences Finally, the key component to ensure continued success 1/2-Day – Member & Non-member $100 of NASIG is to get your colleagues, library students, and 1-Day – Member & Non-member $200 early-career professionals to the conferences! The Executive Board is hatching a “bring a colleague to 2019 Proposed Membership Rates NASIG” incentive program that will focus on reaching Regular Members – $100 USD out to people who may not know that NASIG has Retired Members – $50 USD programming for them. For example, I am actively Student Members – Free reaching out to scholarly communications librarians and Lifetime Members – $1000 USD (one time; Canadian sharing examples of our programming in their area of and Mexican members should contact the NASIG interest. So far, I’ve been met with a common refrain: Treasurer for the current exchange rate) “I didn’t know NASIG did that!” Be on the lookout for Organizational (Bulk Membership) Members – $270 details about this plan in early February. 2019 Speaker Conference Registration Rate As I wrap up this quarter, I do hope that you read this Speakers will receive a $100 discount on the conference column in a positive light. NASIG is not in trouble, but rate of their choice. we do need to take definitive actions in order to grow our conference and reposition ourselves for future Statement of Support for endeavors, such as an online conference and fully Open Access conference proceedings. Pittsburgh 2019 Conference Rates As we look forward to our annual conference in the vibrant city of Pittsburgh in June, we are heartbroken Early Bird and deeply troubled by the crimes committed at the Full Conference Registration – Members $435 Tree of Life synagogue on October 27, 2018. Our sincere Full Conference Registration – Non-members $550 sympathies are with the victims, their families, and first Full Conference Registration – Paraprofessionals $150 Full Conference Registration – Students $100 responders, as well as the larger Jewish community and the city of Pittsburgh. To support the physical and Late emotional healing of the community, the NASIG Board Full Conference Registration – Members $485 will donate on behalf of the membership to the Full Conference Registration – Non-members $600 GoFundMe campaign to benefit the Tree of Life Full Conference Registration – Paraprofessionals $250 congregation (https://www.gofundme.com/tree-of-life- Full Conference Registration – Students $150 synagogue-shooting). We also encourage members to contribute individually as they see fit. 2 NASIG Newsletter December 2018 Articles Call for Volunteers Kristen Wilson, NASIG Vice President/President-Elect Finally, don’t be fooled by the unassuming nature of groups like Bylaws, Communications, Nominations and Whether you’re new to NASIG or a seasoned veteran, Elections, Evaluation and Assessment, and I’d like to ask you to consider serving on a NASIG Membership Services. These core committees are the committee in 2019/2020. NASIG is an all-volunteer ones who keep NASIG up and running. They welcome organization, and we couldn’t do all that we do without and aid our membership, make sure we have a strong help from our membership. The breadth of NASIG’s board, support decision making, and share NASIG’s scope means that there’s a committee out there to suit work with the wider world. If you’re the type of person everyone, whatever your interests and skills. who likes to know your contribution is fundamental, we need you here. If you like to be part of the action, consider volunteering for the Conference Planning or Program Planning In addition to helping support NASIG and the library Committees. These two groups are in the thick of profession as a whole, NASIG committees can also be conference activities, deciding on themes and logos, personally rewarding. They’re a great way to meet planning events, and identifying exciting speakers. Of professional service requirements, but the benefits go course, we also need people in these groups who can way beyond that. If you’d like to broaden your keep us on schedule and juggle the details, if that’s professional network, a committee is a great way to more your style. The Awards and Recognition meet people from across North America. And if you’re Committee is another great way to get involved with new to the library field, NASIG can help you build a the conference, while also giving you the opportunity to support network of peers, some of whom may turn out honor your peers for their work. to be friends. NASIG committees can also give you a chance to make a If any of this strikes your fancy, please consider difference in the library field. Our brand new Diversity volunteering on the NASIG Volunteer Form. Or reach Committee will be working on ways to help NASIG out to me directly at kristen [at] indexdata [dot] com, represent a wide variety of people, offer scholarships, and I’ll be happy to answer questions and help you find and provide educational opportunities to our members. your committee home. Student Outreach and Mentoring—which will be merging in 2019—also allow you to give back by helping Call for Applicants for 2019 NASIG Grants, Awards people who are new to the profession or looking to and Scholarships grow their skills. NASIG is pleased to announce the beginning of the And there are many other ways NASIG committees application cycle for its 2019 grants, awards, and serve our members all year long. As a part of the scholarships to be awarded at the 34rd Annual Standards Committee, you’ll get to have a voice in Conference being held in Pittsburgh, PA. June 5-8, 2018. developing some of the practices that will shape the field in the coming years. Or try Continuing Education, A separate call will go out shortly for a new award, sponsored by Harrassowitz, for a first-time NASIG the group that helps share updates about big issues, attendee from a diverse background. new technologies, and critical skills through webinars and documents like the NASIG Core Competencies. 3 NASIG Newsletter December 2018 PROFESSIONAL/PARAPROFESSIONAL AWARDS Fritz Schwartz Education Scholarship A $3,000 scholarship and conference travel grant for a Birdie MacLennan Award graduate student demonstrating excellence in An award for a mid-career professional, covering scholarship and the potential for accomplishments in an conference registration, three nights lodging, and travel information resource management career. costs within North America. Mexican Student Grant – January 15, 2019 Capstone Award This grant serves as assistance to a Mexican student of A $1500 award to recognize a professional who has Library Science or Information Science, who wants to made significant and distinguished contributions to the learn and develop professionally in the area of serial field of information resource management. publications. First-Timer Award The application deadline for the awards listed above An award for an information resources management is February 8, 2018 except the Mexican Student Grant, professional or paraprofessional who has not attended which is due January 15, 2019.