NASIG 2024

Program Description:
The abilities outlined in NASIG’s Core Competencies for Electronic Resources, Print Serials Management, and Scholarly Communication underscore the breadth and complexity of library workers’ expertise and the variegated challenges they contend with. As a result of their aptitude for cultivating and maintaining a wide range of skills, library workers have an established reputation as adaptable, versatile, and solution-oriented practitioners.

While this is not a new development in the context of libraries, these attributes are becoming more desired and valued across the information industry. Consequently, appreciation of library skills outside of libraries is growing and library workers are applying their technical, managerial, and negotiation skills in a wide variety of scenarios. This shift can create opportunities to extend awareness of library needs and foster new collaborative dynamics that enrich both libraries and publishers/vendors.

Join our panel of former librarians turned vendors as they explore how their library expertise seamlessly translated into vendor roles. Discover valuable skills and competencies that bridge these worlds, learn how this dynamic can enhance the products and services vendors provide, and gain insights into the evolving role of information professionals.
Learning Outcomes:
​​​​Following this session, participants will be able to:
Identify which skills sets are transferable from libraries to vendors/publishers
Identify positions and experience that prime librarians for vendor positions
Understand what types of positions librarians hold at vendor organizations