NASIG Moves To Virtual Annual Conference

NISO Member News

West Seneca, NY. |. April 17, 2025

NASIG is excited to announce our 40th annual conference, which will take place virtually May 19-21, 2025. After carefully considering our community’s needs, including financial and environmental impacts, professional development funding challenges, and ongoing institutional transitions, the NASIG Board has decided to host our 2025 conference online. Details about our upcoming conference can be found below:

Featured Vision Speaker

We are thrilled to welcome Amy Tureen as our Vision Speaker, addressing the crucial topic of wellness and mental health in our rapidly evolving information landscape. 
 

Program Highlights

The three-day conference (full schedule can be found here) features a rich variety of sessions including:

Professional Development & Skills

• Excel Mastery for Database Renewals Assessment
• Implementing FOLIO ERM
• Electronic Serials Cataloging Workshop
• ISSN at 50: Interactive Celebration
• E-resource Licensing Guide for Libraries

Innovation & Technology

• Enhancing E-Resource Management through Bibliographic Rank
• Library Data as Enterprise Data
• Leveraging Jira for E-Resource Purchase Requests
• Copyright Law and Artificial Intelligence

Strategic Planning & Assessment

• Values-driven Collection Assessment
• Open Access Strategic Planning
• Meaningful Micro-assessments for Library Collections
• Transforming Library Workflows for Open Access

Wellness & Leadership

• Diversity and Mental Health in Libraries
• Bridge Building Leadership in Library Teams
• Burnout and Peer Mentoring in Technical Services
• Team Approaches to E-Resource Success

2025 Conference Format

Conference Format

• Live interactive sessions and workshops (included with registration)
• On-demand session recordings available throughout the conference
• Dynamic vendor lightning talks
• Virtual networking and community-building opportunities
• Annual NASIG Members Forum
• Awards Recognition Ceremony celebrating excellence in our field

NASIG remains committed to accessibility, sustainability, and open scholarly communication. All conference proceedings will be freely available through open access, continuing our tradition of knowledge sharing within the community.

As we mark our 40th anniversary, we’re excited to bring together professionals from around the world in this virtual space for collaboration, learning, and celebration of NASIG’s legacy of fostering communication and professional development in the serials and digital resources community.

Registration is now open at nasig.org/Conference. Join us for this milestone event in NASIG’s history!