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.
>