Communications Committee

Charge

The Communications Committee coordinates NASIG's communications, overseeing the planning, development, implementation, and maintenance of all organizational communication resources to facilitate engagement within and beyond the membership, with the exception of the Newsletter. The NASIG Social Media Coordinator is a member of this committee. The Archivist is an ex-officio member of the committee.

Committee Duties:

Maintain and develop the NASIG website, ensuring current and accessible information for members and the broader community
Oversee NASIG-L, SERIALST, and manage distribution lists for the entire organization and individual committees
Maintain communication channels to facilitate professional development, including job postings, and information sharing from conferences and webinars
Coordinate social media presence, external publicity, and promotional activities through social media accounts, NASIG blog, listservs (internal and external), membership emails, and NASIG website content for organizational announcements and events
Comply with the NASIG Preservation Policy
Collaborate with other committees to assist with any other NASIG web publishing, archiving, and promotional activities
Work with the Archivist, who serves as an ex-officio member, to ensure proper documentation and preservation of organizational communications

If you have any questions you may email the Communications Committee.

Charge updated November 2025

Communications Committee Manual

Instructions for Committee Members Maintaining Websites (login required)
Instructions for Committee Members Sending Messages to the Membership (login required)

NASIG Social Media Coordinator Documents

Archivist Charge

The responsibility of the archivist is to collect and preserve the papers and electronic documents of NASIG. The archivist will solicit, develop, organize, manage and provide access by means of an inventory to the NASIG archival records. The archivist will maintain communication with the NASIG Board and committee chairs in order to routinely acquire appropriate documents. The archivist will work with the chair of the Communications Committee to determine the scope of and preservation methods for NASIG's automated archival collection. The position of NASIG Archivist is a board appointed position, with a term of appointment not to exceed six years. An Archivist-in-Training may be appointed by the board. You may contact the NASIG Archivist directly.

Committee Annual Reports are available in the NASIG Newsletter and through the Committee Annual Reports page.

Archives Policy & Procedures

Final Report on Electronic Archiving Project
Archive content 1984 - 2006 (Boxes 1-9)
Archive content 1993 - 2010 (Boxes 10-11)
Archive content 2011 - 2014 (Boxes 12 and electronic files)

Committee Members

Co-chairs

Co-Chair [lists]: Betsy Appleton (University of Texas), 25/26
Co-Chair [web]: Wendy Robertson (University of Iowa), 25/26
Vice-chair [lists]: Lisa Barricella (East Carolina University), 24/26
Vice-chair [web]: Sarah Hamilton, Library of Congress, 24/26