From: NASIG Social Media Coordinator <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 11:43:31 -0500

NASIG's annual in-person conference is fast approaching! To be held 3-7
June in beautiful Spokane, WA at the Spokane Davenport Grand, NASIG
volunteers are busy preparing everything so that our community will enjoy a
time chock full of great learning content, great camaraderie, and great
connections at our 39th annual event. Time is running out for regular
conference and discounted hotel reservations, though. Our hotel block rate
expires, and our conference registration goes up, starting 4 May, so if you
are on the fence, now is the time to decide to join us. Go to
https://nasig.org/Conference for all the details. Also see
https://nasig2024.sched.com for details of our conference program.

Previously, we highlighted vision sessions
<https://nasig.wordpress.com/2024/03/22/nasig-2024-vision-speaker-dr-francesca-b-tripodi/>
 and workshops
<https://nasig.wordpress.com/2024/02/22/nasig-2024-program-updates/>. (To
review what we have planned for workshops, go to
https://nasig2024.sched.com/overview/type/Workshop. These are included at
no added cost unlike similar sessions we've planned in the past or that
have been held at similar conferences, making our event an even better
value.) This time, we'd like to highlight the varied and timely content we
have planned for the many concurrent sessions we've scheduled
<https://nasig2024.sched.com/overview/type/Concurrent+Session>.

There are many rich choices to make on current topics such as BIBFRAME (our
session invokes Library Barbie), AI, resource access audits, digital
preservation, open access policies, transformative agreements, and much
more. For example, in addition to the Barbie theme, we have a session about
the future of data that includes a Star Wars-themed musical! There are
sessions on expanding the profession, shared print programs, and
ideas/techniques for providing access to offensive material, too. Another
session delves into Microsoft Power BI as an effective tool for analyzing
statistical data, and there is also a session that discusses management of
unauthorized access and how libraries and publishers can partner to address
that issue.

This is only a taste of what's in store for attendees. Please be sure to
register soon and plan to join us in Spokane. Also remember that our
proceedings <https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/nasig/> are fully and
immediately open access as an important expression of our values. Your
participation in our conference and other NASIG events helps us sustain
this effort. Another way to show your support for NASIG is by purchasing
cool swag via our online store <https://nasig.org/sys/website/?pageId=18312>
!
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transform the management of information resources.