NASIG CONFERENCE:Call for facilitators forUser Groups&Informal
Discussion Groups
From: Mary Page <publicist_at_nasig.org>
Thanks for all your suggestions for the User Groups and Informal
Discussion Group topics for the NASIG 2007 annual conference in
Louisville. We will be announcing the topics shortly.
We are still looking for a few more volunteers to convene Informal
Discussion Groups and User Groups.
The purpose of Informal Discussion Groups (formerly known as
Networking Nodes) is to promote discussion among NASIG attendees who
have a shared interest in a topic, idea, workflow, problem, etc. The
emphasis of these sessions is open discussion and the generation of
new ideas. Informal Discussion Groups will take place over lunch on
Saturday, June 2nd. We are looking for volunteers to lead discussions
on a host of topics that are of interest to you! Want to hold an
informal Electronic Resources librarian roundtable? This is the place!
Interested in the future of serials binderies in an increasingly
electronic world? Do you want to get a group together and talk about
social software? Got any tips and tricks for streamlining e-journal
workflow? Volunteer to facilitate a group!
In addition to informal discussion groups, there will be sessions
dedicated to user groups of a specific product or service. The
purpose of these sessions is to share product implementation or
development experiences and ideas. User Group attendees will have an
opportunity to discuss topics of common interest in a non-commercial
setting. This year, user groups will have two distinct sessions.
The first session, on Friday, June 1st, from 3:15-4:15 PM, will focus
on ERM products and services. On Saturday, June 2nd, from 4-5 PM, the
sessions will involve other technologies and services used by
serialists. Are you using an ERM product? Are you planning to
implement a specific product? Volunteer to lead a discussion group and
learn from your peers.
Please contact Bonnie Parks (bonster_at_mit.edu) by May 4 if you are
willing to lead or co-lead a group.
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Bonnie Parks
Head, Serials Cataloging Section, 14E-210B
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries
77 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
tel. 617-253-7137
fax 617-253-2464
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Received on Thu Apr 26 2007 - 00:55:41 EDT