This is a quick reminder that the second targeted call for proposals for the NASIG 2005 Annual Conference to be held May 19-22, 2005 at The Hilton Minneapolis and Towers in Minneapolis, MN closes in one week on November 3, 2004.  After reviewing the proposals we have received during the first call and trying to identify elements of a comprehensive program, the Committee is interested in proposals that address the following topics:

Funding strategies
Off-site storage issues related to cataloging, inventory & management
Helping patrons understand the serials crisis
New licensing issues
How to write and respond to RFPs
Blogs and wikis in libraries, including whether to catalog and/or provide access, how they are being used
Archiving debates: PubMED vs LOCKSS vs publisher sites
Embargo vs open access for NIH articles
Institutional repositories
Effect of the aggregator-neutral record on serials cataloging practice
FRBR and continuing resources
The idea of seriality in cataloging
MARC holdings
Presentation Skills
Profession in general (recruiting, etc.)

The Program Planning Committee will review all submitted proposals for their content, timeliness, and relevance to the conference theme and reserves the right to combine, blend, or refocus proposals to maximize their relevance and to avoid duplication.  In addition, the Committee will treat all submissions as suggestions and guideposts.  Time management issues and reimbursement guidelines generally limit each session to two speakers.  Also note that proposals may be suggested as one type of session and/or format and ultimately be accepted as any one of the other types of sessions or formats; this decision is the purview of the Program Planning Committee.

For more information about the North American Serials Interest Group, please see: http://www.nasig.org.

For complete program information, please see the original Call for Proposals and Program Ideas Suggestions at: http://www.nasig.org/public/2005proposals.htm

NASIG has a reimbursement policy for conference speakers whose organizations do not cover expenses.  For more information about this policy, please see: http://www.nasig.org/public/reimbursement_policy.htm

To suggest a proposal, please fill out the submission form available at: http://www.nasig.org/public/forms/idea.htm.  The deadline for this call for proposals and ideas is November 3, 2004.

Please refer questions or comments to the committee co-chairs:
Marilyn Geller (marilyn.geller@configuredinfo.com)
Emily McElroy (emcelroy@darkwing.uoregon.edu)
******************************
Anne E. McKee
NASIG
Past President/Publicist