From: Heather Staines <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2024 06:46:57 -0400 Hi: The Star Wars-themed musical even has two parody songs from Barbie! Heather Staines On Tue, Apr 16, 2024 at 1:02 AM LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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>! > — > > NASIG is an independent, non-profit organization working to advance and > transform the management of information resources. >