Category Archives: Scholarly Communication

International Standard Content Codes (ISCC), Verifiable Credentials, and Liccium Trust Engine

(The following post is by a guest author. If you are interested in being a guest author as well, contact communications@nasig.org. We’d love to hear from you!) Matthew TreskonProject MUSE This post describes three related technologies, discusses how they relate, … Continue reading

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NASIG Model Digital Preservation Policy featured in NISO Plus 2022 program

We would like to draw your attention to a recent online presentation featuring the new NASIG Model Digital Preservation Policy announced a few months ago. Alicia Wise, Executive Director of CLOCKSS, gave a well-received overview of the new model policy … Continue reading

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NASIG and SSP Agree to Collaborate

NASIG is pleased to announce that with NASIG Board approval, President Dana Sinclair recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) to become an affiliated organization. Our collaboration with SSP is only the latest … Continue reading

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C4DISC News

The Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Communications is one of NASIG’s partner organizations. Its mission is to work with organizations and individuals to build equity,inclusion, diversity, and accessibility in scholarly communications. To learn more about C4DISC and its … Continue reading

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Announcing the NASIG Model Digital Preservation Policy

NASIG’s Digital Preservation Committee is pleased to announce publication of the NASIG Model Digital Preservation Policy, an important new tool designed to help you measure, grow, and publicize your organization’s commitment to preserving its scholarship. It includes advice on identifying … Continue reading

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NASIG Transforms to Open

After many years of thoughtful debate and consideration, NASIG has reached a deal to partner with Michigan Publishing to deliver its conference proceedings as full, immediate open access starting with this year’s conference. The hard work and efforts from members … Continue reading

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2019 NASIG Pre-Conferences – June 4-5, 2019

Register now for the 2019 NASIG Pre-Conferences! June 4-5, 2019 1/2-Day – Member & Non-member $100 1-Day – Member & Non-member $200 Please log in to your NASIG account to receive the member rate. Not a member? Join now! DAY … Continue reading

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2018 Call for Proposals – Transforming the Information Community

NASIG 33rd Annual Conference Transforming the Information Community June 8 to 11, 2018 Atlanta, GA Publishers, vendors, librarians, and others in the fields of electronic resources, serials, library publishing and scholarly communication are encouraged to submit proposals relating to scholarly … Continue reading

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NASIG Core Competencies for Scholarly Communication Librarians

The NASIG Core Competencies for Scholarly Communication Librarians have been approved and adopted by the NASIG Executive Board. They are now available at the NASIG web site. This document describes the skills that librarians need to work in the highly … Continue reading

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