NASIG is soliciting proposals for its 41st Annual Conference, to be held June 2 - 4, 2026, in Madison, Wisconsin. We are currently seeking in-person presentations. Sessions will be one hour in length on topics related to the areas defined in NASIG's Core Competencies, including, but not limited to:
Electronic resource life cycle and management
Collection analysis, assessment, and development
Licensing and legal framework of library content
Ethical issues in technical services
Standards and systems of cataloging and classification, metadata, linked data, and indexing
Standards, initiatives, and best practices for library content
Scholarly communication, including copyright, data management, and assessment and impact metrics
Institutional repositories, publishing, digital preservation, open educational resources, and open access
Life cycle and workflow of print continuing resources
Relationship building between libraries, vendors, publishers, standards bodies, and others involved in the information community
Supervision and management of staff working in areas relevant to NASIG
Management of projects related to electronic and/or print resources or scholarly communication
Use of artificial intelligence (AI) in technical services workflows
Initiatives and best practices in areas included in the core competencies and awareness of trends and ongoing developments in those areas
Diversity, equity, and inclusion in relation to libraries
Each session should include approximately 30-45 minutes of content, with remaining time allotted for discussion.
Co-presenters are welcomed, but we ask that you limit submissions to no more than three presenters. Presenters may be asked to combine sessions with other presenters on similar topics.
Proposals are selected by the Program Planning Committee based on their relevance to NASIG member interests. Please refer to the Proposal Resources page to see the rubric used by the committee to evaluate submissions, as well as other resources for crafting a successful proposal.
Presenters will have the option of publishing a conference report in the NASIG Conference Proceedings.
More information about the conference is available at https://nasig.org/NASIG-Annual-Conference. Accepted presentations will be offered a 50% discount off qualified registration for the conference.
Please submit all proposals using the online form at https://proposalspace.com/calls/d/1903
The submission deadline is December 19, 2025
Questions? Please email nasigppc@gmail.com
Calls for Spotlight Sessions and Great Ideas poster sessions will be forthcoming. Presenters at these shorter sessions do not qualify for discounted registration.