NASIG is an independent, non-profit organization working to advance and transform the management of information resources. Established in 1985, NASIG (formerly the North American Serials Interest Group, Inc.) is an independent organization that promotes communication, information, and continuing education about serials, electronic resources, and the broader issues of scholarly communication. Our ultimate goal is to facilitate and improve the distribution, acquisition, and long-term accessibility of information resources in all formats and business models.

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As in previous years, you will be asked to rate the sessions and workshops you attended; you will also have opportunity to provide input for next year’s conference. The deadline for filling out the survey is Friday, June 13 at 11:59 PM EDT. Conference attendees who complete the survey will be eligible to enter a drawing to win a $50 gift card.

UPCOMING WEBINAR:

Reframing Authority Control to Balance Creators' Autonomy and Users' Needs

Date: 9 June 2025, 2:00PM-3:00PM (EDT)

Members receive registration discounts.

Authority control has much to do with connecting people with the works they create. So what happens when people don’t want to be identified in library data, or be widely connected to their works? In this presentation, we will use the cataloging of zines, self-published works that frequently promote countercultural values, as a case study to explore the role of catalogers in creating name authority records that respect the autonomy of creators. We will discuss the challenges in balancing user needs, creator’s rights, and cataloging standards, highlighting what is at stake when we identify and label authors and creators, while closely examining the cataloger’s role in facilitating access and discovery.
Finally, we’ll consider how catalogers might reframe their approach to authority control as we all work together in developing a concept of catalogers’ judgment that’s both consistent and contextually aware.