NASIG 2024

Challenges to library materials have increased dramatically in the last several years. This interactive workshop will help library personnel and collection decision makers navigate the complex landscape of challenges and the reconsideration of library materials. The workshop will incorporate information about the current attitudes towards the reconsideration of library materials, including statistics, information on legislation, and case studies. In the hands-on portion of the session, attendees will collaboratively explore and analyze reconsideration policies from academic, public, and K-12 libraries to gain valuable insights and tools for developing policies tailored to their institutions. Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss the merits of challenge policies and begin drafting a challenge policy for their own library. Topics such as stakeholders, policies, forms, and procedures will all be discussed. Don't miss this opportunity to engage in collaborative learning, and leave with the confidence to address challenges to materials in your library.

The first half of this workshop will look at the basics of how to make a proposal, focusing mostly on LCSH. The second half will look at the current development of the controlled vocabularies, with some discussion of ongoing DEI work and thoughts about where we see the vocabularies going in the future.

User driven acquisitions programs, including demand driven acquisitions (DDAs) and evidence based acquisitions (EBAs), have evolved from experiments to central methods of building collections at many academic libraries. Although user driven collections decenter librarians, there are still many questions about how much control librarians can or should have in shaping collections, which librarians should be doing this work, and how these decisions impact collections in the short and long term. The presenter will give a background on various forms of user driven collections and share experiences and examples from the EBAs and DDAs at his institution. A majority of the workshop will be spent in small group activities that focus on the practical aspects of administering and evaluating user driven programs and discussions about how to align collections to institution goals and values. While the primary focus of the session will be on eBooks, user driven acquisitions of streaming videos, journal articles, and print books will also be discussed.

This workshop provides the basic principles of original and copy cataloging of print serials with a focus on the elements contained in the RDA CONSER Standard Record (CSR), including appropriate MARC 21 tagging, as well as problem-solving and decision-making relative to serials cataloging. The specific goals of the workshop are to:
Understand the concept of continuing resources
Identify serials and distingush them from monographs and integrating resources
Become familiar with MARC tags used for serials
Create original serials cataloging records
Identify appropriate serial copy and needed edits
Become familiar with current serials cataloging conventions and practices

This workshop provides the basic principles of original and copy cataloging of print serials with a focus on the elements contained in the RDA CONSER Standard Record (CSR), including appropriate MARC 21 tagging, as well as problem-solving and decision-making relative to serials cataloging. The specific goals of the workshop are to:
Understand the concept of continuing resources
Identify serials and distingush them from monographs and integrating resources
Become familiar with MARC tags used for serials
Create original serials cataloging records
Identify appropriate serial copy and needed edits
Become familiar with current serials cataloging conventions and practices

This workshop is for library workers who want to get started on collection assessment, but who may not have the resources to launch large projects or programs. The workshop will guide participants through designing and acting on micro-assessment projects for library collections. A micro-assessment is a small collection assessment project aligned with your resources and your organizational priorities. It is tightly scoped and time-bound, designed to inform a specific collections decision or strategy. A thoughtfully designed micro-assessment can offer both actionable insights into your collections and valuable learning opportunities for library staff interested in collections work.  
Through instructor-provided case studies and other exercises, workshop participants will practice (1) identifying narrowly focused, action-oriented collection micro-assessment projects; (2) scoping those micro-projects to align with available staff time and expertise; and (3) using small, manageable amounts of data to speak directly to a decision or action. Along the way, participants will learn practical tips for ensuring micro-assessments can also become the building blocks for a larger collection assessment program.
Workshop activities will include examples of micro-assessments for monograph, journal, and database collections. As a final activity, participants will draft a micro-assessment proposal for their own institutions.
Attendees are encouraged to bring their own laptops or other devices.