NASIG 2026

This workshop provides the basic principles of original 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 course are to:

• Understand the concept of continuing resources
• Identify serials and distinguish them from monographs and integrating resources
• Become familiar with MARC tags used for serials
• Create original serials cataloging records​
• Become familiar with current serials cataloging conventions and practices

There is an incredibly rich and diverse ecosystem of independent films growing every day. For libraries, it can be difficult to navigate how to reach out to an independent filmmaker to get a film from their hard drive into the library catalog.
Acquiring streaming video from small vendors or directly from independent filmmakers often requires significant front-end work by libraries. Navigating how to initiate contact, negotiate terms, and move a film from a creator’s hard drive into the library catalog can be complex and time-consuming. To streamline this process, libraries must clearly identify their expectations around licensing, access, and permitted uses. We must also be prepared to educate vendors and filmmakers who may be unfamiliar with academic libraries. Many creators are eager to make their work available in a university setting but lack guidance on the practical and legal considerations involved.
This session will address common questions, share best practices, and offer strategies for efficiently managing these acquisitions, including how to determine when an acquisition may not be feasible or advisable. It will include examples from my own experience and propose ways in which this work could scale to other libraries

This presentation offers a case study examining the success of a Transformational Agreement with a consortium member. It demonstrates how a structured TA supports institutions by streamlining collections budgets, improving publication workflows, and advancing the Open Access mission of making research more freely available. The presentation provides dual perspectives from both the library and publisher, illustrating how this partnership was built on aligned goals: increasing OA output, strengthening institutional support, and achieving mutual success.

Illinois State University’s Milner Library has twelve transformative agreements, and as of December 2025 has supported the publication of 200 open access articles, benefiting 426 authors including ISU faculty and students, as well as collaborators from outside institutions. This session will report on findings from surveys and interviews conducted with ISU authors who have made use of these agreements as the corresponding author. We will provide insight into authors’ awareness of library OA agreements, authors’ experience navigating various publishers’ OA platforms and processes, how OA agreements impact author venue selection, author order, and selection of corresponding authors, and whether authors perceive OA agreements to be an endorsement of a publisher. We will also explore how our agreements benefit researchers at other institutions, since 120 co-authors to date have been from outside the university and inter-institutional research groups may select venues and designate the corresponding author to make use of one institution’s agreements. Based on these findings, we will share implications for collection strategy, author communication, and agreement management, tying into the NASIG Core Competencies for Scholarly Communication Librarians. While this session will be most applicable to librarians working in scholarly communication and/or collection strategy, all librarians who interact with institutional authors or are interested in transformative agreements may find these insights useful.

This presentation will examine the ins and outs of how English Wikipedia evaluates and uses sources, academic and otherwise, from the theoretical principles enshrined in its policies and guidelines, to the collaborative, often-messy process of applying these principles to concrete examples of sources and article content. In addition to presenting an introduction to these behind-the-scenes aspects of Wikipedia, implications for library services, scholarly publications, and emerging technologies will be discussed.

This presentation aims to provide an in-depth analysis of the effects of cancelling approval plans. It will investigate how many titles were purchased that would have come on approval, as well as the circulation or usage of monographs by various acquisition models across disciplines.

The PCC Advisory Committee for Library Systems and Vendors created guidelines, primarily for vendors, for minimum viable MARC bibliographic records (see the guidelines here). I would like to promote and get feedback on the guidelines, or just discuss vendor records in general. As time (and your lunch plan) allows, discussion on any topic involving library and vendor relations is welcome.

During the last year, Utah State University Libraries has undergone two migrations that have impacted how we handle serials management. First, we migrated to FOLIO in June and had to pivot last minute to change how we were handling our electronic resources. Second, we were also undergoing an RFP for a new serials management vendor that could integrate with FOLIO. This presentation will go over how we managed both simultaneous migrations and remade workflows from scratch to accommodate.