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webinar on metadata

October 28, 2009 at 6:04 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , ,

Join NISO for our November webinar Data, Data Everywhere featuring Migration and System Population Practices.

When:
November 11, 2009
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)

About the Webinar:
The scope and scale of metadata repositories continues to grow, with increasingly heterogeneous data and complexity both on the ingest side (e.g., bibliographic metadata) and in inter- and intra-organizational exchange of usage, patron, purchase, and accounting data. While data format and exchange standards are a given, how do policies, implementations, and standards interact? What are some examples of effective alignment of standards, policies and implementation, and what challenges remain?

Agenda:

Data quality, policy, and large-scale data flows How do regional consortia establish and implement policies to allow them to cope with increasing amounts of data in a widening variety of formats?

– Hilary Newman, Vice President of Implementation Services, Innovative Interfaces, Inc.

Academic library perspective Individual research libraries provide local, customized services for their audiences that are based upon large quantities of data — hopefully of high quality and supported by easy-to-use tools and processes provided by vendors and consortia. What are the successes, stress points, and failures from the perspective of the academic library?

– Maribeth Manoff, Coordinator for Networked Service Integration, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

– Robert McDonald, Associate Dean for Library Technologies, Indiana University

For more information and to register, visit the event webpage (http://www.niso.org/news/events/2009/ datasystems09). Registration is per site (access for one computer) and includes access to the online recorded archive of the webinar. NISO and NASIG members receive a discounted member rate. A student discount is also available. Can’t make it on the 11th? Register and gain access to the recorded archive for one year.

This webinar is sponsored by Ex Libris.

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NISO August Webinar: E-Books: A Rapidly Evolving Marketplace

July 31, 2009 at 9:09 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged ,

NISO’s August webinar will be held on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the topic of E-Books: A Rapidly Evolving Marketplace.

While e-books have been slow to garner wide adoption, the past few years has seen greatly expanded interest and use of e-books. New models and applications are growing exponentially. This webinar will explore several key aspects of the e-book community: sales and licensing models for libraries, and developments with e-book file formats. Building on the free NISO/BISG forum (see: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2009/ala09/bisg) held at the American Library Association Annual Meeting in Chicago, this webinar will focus on the business applications of creating, selling, and using e-books.

Topics and speakers are:

– Creation, Formatting, and Distribution Options for E-books
Tino Fleischer, Atypon Systems, Inc.

– Business Models and Approaches for Selling E-books
Anne Orens, Independent Consultant

– E-books in the Library: Successfully Reaching the End User
Sue Polanka, Head, Reference and Instruction, Paul Laurence Dunbar Library, Wright State University

For more information and to register, visit the event webpage (http://www.niso.org/news/events/2009/ebooks09). Registration is per site (access for one computer) and includes access to the online recorded archive of the webinar. NISO and NASIG members receive a discounted member rate. A student discount is also available. Can’t make it on the 12th? Register and gain access to the recorded archive for one year.

This webinar is sponsored by Swets.

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Assessment and Performance Measurement Forum – Register by May 11 to receive early bird discounts

April 24, 2009 at 3:05 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , ,

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REMINDER:

NISO will be holding a one day forum on “Assessment and Performance Management for Libraries” on June 1, 2009 at the Radisson Plaza Lord Baltimore in Baltimore, MD.

About this Forum

Particularly in times when belt-tightening is necessary, we all need to find ways to measure our performance to improve our outcomes. This one-day, in-person seminar will focus on quantitative measures by which libraries can measure their performance and compare it with others. Usage versus cost measurement, the impact of changing delivery methods, and end-users outcome satisfaction will be explored.

Agenda

Topics and speakers are:

** Opening Keynote – Steve Hiller, Director of Assessment and Planning, University of Washington

** Restructuring the New Library to Succeed: Assessment and Performance Measures From a Dean’s Perspective – Susan Gibbons, Vice Provost and Dean, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

** Retaining and Cutting: Collections Development in Tight Times – Mike Poulin, Digital Resources Librarian and Coordinator of Digital Initiatives, Colgate University Libraries

** Considering User Experiences to Assess Services and Facilities at the Library of Virginia – Suzy Szasz Palmer, Director of Research & Information Services, Library of Virginia

** MISO (Merged Information Services Organizations) Survey – David Consiglio, Statistics & Research Methods Support Specialist, Coordinator of Information Services for the Social Sciences and Administration Offices, Bryn Mawr College

** Building Your Own Assessment Plans – Larry White, Assistant Professor and Co-Interim Chair of the Department of Library Science, East Carolina University

Registration

Early-Bird registration ends May 11, 2009. Early bird rate is $135 for NISO members, $165 for non-members, and $60 for students.

For more information and to register, visit the event website: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2009/assess09

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Two-Part Webinar on COUNTER and Usage Data on May 6 and 13

April 17, 2009 at 6:49 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , ,

NISO and COUNTER will jointly be holding a two-part webinar on COUNTER and Usage Data on the first and second Wednesdays in May.

Part 1 on May 6, 2009 from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) is “A How-To Guide to COUNTER” that will introduce librarians to COUNTER reports, definitions, and formats. Last summer COUNTER released the third version of the “Code of Practice for Journals and Databases,” which has an August 31, 2009 deadline for implementation. In addition to providing new consortium reports, the new release requires data providers to offer reports in XML format and to support the SUSHI protocol for automating the retrieval of COUNTER reports. Speakers for Part 1 are:

– Peter Shepherd, Project Director, Project COUNTER

– Tansy Matthews, Associate Director, VIVA, George Mason University

– Marthyn Borghuis, Senior Manager, Elsevier Usage Research Department, Elsevier

– Susan Golden, Products Manager, Serials Solutions

Part 2 on May 13, 2009 from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) on “New Applications of Usage Data” will explore broader issues surrounding the applications of usage data reports, the transfer of usage data via SUSHI, and developing issues related to e-books and multimedia. Speakers for Part 2 are:

– Peter Bienfield, Public Library of Science

– John McDonald, Libraries of the Claremont Colleges

– Peter Shepherd, Project COUNTER

You may register for either or both webinars. Registration is per site (access for one computer) and includes access to the online recorded archive of the webinar. NISO and NASIG members receive a discounted member rate. There is also a 25% discount for anyone registering for both webinars. A student discount is also available. If you are unable to participate in person, registering will still provide you with access to the recorded version of the webinar to watch at your own convenience.

For more information and to register, visit the event webpages:

Part 1: A How-To Guide to COUNTER: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2009/counter09

Part 2: New Applications of Usage Data: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2009/usage09/

Swets Information Services is generously sponsoring this two-part webinar.

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Assessment and Performance Measurement Forum – Early Bird Registration Discounts Through May 11Assessment and Performance Measurement Forum – Early Bird Registration Discounts Through May 11

April 6, 2009 at 5:49 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , , , ,

NISO will be holding a one day forum on Assessment and Performance Management for Libraries on June 1, 2009 at the Radisson Plaza Lord Baltimore in Baltimore, MD.

About this Forum

Particularly in times when belt-tightening is necessary, we all need to find ways to measure our performance to improve our outcomes. This one-day, in-person seminar will focus on quantitative measures by which libraries can measure their performance and compare it with others. Usage versus cost measurement, the impact of changing delivery methods, and end-users outcome satisfaction will be explored.

Agenda

Topics and confirmed speakers are:

** Opening Keynote – Steve Hiller, Director of Assessment and Planning, University of Washington

** Restructuring the New Library to Succeed: Assessment and Performance Measures From a Dean’s Perspective

** Retaining and Cutting: Collections Development in Tight Times

** Considering User Experiences to Assess Services and Facilities at the Library of Virginia – Suzy Szasz Palmer, Director of Research & Information Services, Library of Virginia

** MISO (Merged Information Services Organizations) Survey – David Consiglio, Statistics & Research Methods Support Specialist, Coordinator of Information Services for the Social Sciences and Administration Offices, Bryn Mawr College

** Building Your Own Assessment Plans – Larry White, Assistant Professor and Co-Interim Chair of the Department of Library Science, East Carolina University

Registration

Early-Bird registration ends May 11, 2009. Early bird rate is $135 for NISO members, $165 for non-members, and $60 for students.

For more information and to register, visit the event website: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2009/assess09

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NISO April Webinar: KBART and the OpenURL

March 11, 2009 at 3:13 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , , ,

NISO will be holding their April webinar on “KBART and the OpenURL: Increasing E-Resource Use through Improved User Access” on April 8, 2009 from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time).

Knowledge Bases and Related Tools (KBART) (http://www.niso.org/workrooms/kbart) is a joint project with the UK Serials Group (UKSG) to improve the quality and workflow of data in knowledge bases used for OpenURL linking. The Working Group is expected to release initial results of its work in the spring of 2009. This webinar will discuss the group’s draft recommended practice in the areas of terminology, supply chain workflow, effective transfer of metadata to knowledge bases, needed education, and plans for Phase 2 of the project. Using the KBART recommendations will help to improve the accuracy and timeliness of streams of OpenURL and holdings metadata that facilitate OpenURL link resolution.

Significant interest in the project was expressed after presentations at the ALA Midwinter and ER&L conferences.

Registration is $79 for NISO members and $99 for non-members. NASIG members may register at the NISO member rate. There are special rates for international participants (outside U.S. and Canada) and students. Registration is per site (access for one computer), so those with projection capabilities can include a group of people for one registration. Registration also includes access to the online recorded archive of the webinar; if you are unable to participate on the date or time designated, consider registering and viewing the recorded archive at your leisure. (International participants who are not participating live, but only viewing the recorded archive may register at the domestic rate.)

For more information on the webinar and to register, visit the event website (http://www.niso.org/news/events/2009/kbart09).

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CORRECTION: Data Movement and Management Webinar is on March 18

February 24, 2009 at 5:36 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , , ,

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This is a correction to the previous email I sent on the NISO Data Movement and Management webinar. The correct date is MARCH 18. It was shifted a week so as not to conflict with the ACRL meeting. My apologies for any confusion this may have caused.

The complete corrected notice is below:

NISO will be holding a webinar on Data Movement and Management on March 18, 2009 from
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)

About the Webinar

Modern libraries consist of a variety of complicated data systems, many containing a portion of the data needed to address any specific question. Often data needs to be extracted from one system and moved to or compared with information in another. Frequently, these systems don’t communicate well. This webinar will explore a number of ongoing data transfer and transformation consensus projects. Whether it is collections or holdings information distributed via ONIX, pricing data via CORE, or usage data via SUSHI, the community is working on strategies and structures to easily transfer data from one system to another. Each of these initiatives will contribute to saving librarians time and eventually money in managing their operations.
Speakers and topics for the program are:

– “The Landscape of Data Movement and Management in Libraries” by Tim Jewell (Director, Information Resources and Scholarly Communication, University of Washington Libraries)

– “The Extensible Catalog – Reusing Library Metadata” by Jennifer Bowen (Director of Metadata Management, River Campus Libraries)

– “CORE: Cost of Resource Exchange: Combining Cost and Use Data in Libraries” by Jeff Aipperspach (Senior Product Manager, Serials Solutions)

– “The OAI-ORE Project – What It Is and How People Can Apply It” by Michael L. Nelson (Dept of Computer Science, Old Dominion University)

Registration is $79 for NISO and NASIG members in the U.S. and Canada and $99 for non-members. There is a separate international rate and a discounted student rate. Registration is per site (access for one computer) and includes access to the online recorded archive of the webinar. For more information and to register, visit the event website: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2009/datawebinar09.

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Data Movement and Management Forum: Pre-ACRL Program in Seattle

February 12, 2009 at 4:43 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , , , ,

NISO will be holding an educational forum on “Data Movement and Management “on March 11, 2009 in Seattle as a pre-ACRL conference program.

Modern libraries consist of a variety of complicated data systems, many containing a portion of the data needed to address any specific question. Often data needs to be extracted from one system and moved to or compared with information in another. Frequently, these systems don’t communicate well. This in-person conference will explore a number of ongoing data transfer and transformation consensus projects. Whether it is collections or holdings information distributed via ONIX, payment data transferred via CORE, or usage data retrieved via SUSHI, the community is working on strategies and structures to easily transfer data from one system to another. Each of these initiatives will contribute to saving librarians time and eventually money in managing their operations.

Confirmed speakers and topics for the program include:

– Opening Keynote: The Landscape of data Movement and Management in Libraries by Tim Jewell (Director, Information Resources and Scholarly Communication, University of Washington Libraries)

– The Extensible Catalog – Reusing Library Metadata by Jennifer Bowen (Director of Metadata Management, River Campus Libraries)

– CORE: Cost of Reuse Exchange– Combining Cost and Use Data in Libraries by Jeff Aipperspach (Senior Product Manager, Serials Solutions)

– The OAI-ORE Project – What It Is and How People Can Apply It by Michael L. Nelson (Dept of Computer Science, Old Dominion University)

The forum will be held at the South Campus Center at the University of Washington in Seattle.

Early bird registration, which ends on March 2, is $135 for NISO members and $165 for non-members. After March 2 the rate goes up to $165 for members and $200 for non-members. There is a special student rate of $60. For more information and to register, visit the event website (http://www.niso.org/news/events/2009/datamovement09).

Webinar of Event Highlights

If you can’t come in person, sign up for the webinar on the same topic to be held on March 18th, from 1-2:30 p.m. (EST). The webinar will provide highlights of the in-person event. The webinar registration fee is $79 for NISO and NASIG members and $99 for non-members. There is a separate international rate and a discounted student rate. Visit the webinar event website (http://www.niso.org/news/events/2009/datawebinar09/) for details and to register. Attendees of the Seattle forum will automatically be enrolled in the webinar at no additional cost.

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Single-Sign-On (SSO) Authentication: a NISO Webinar

January 30, 2009 at 3:47 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , , ,

Single-Sign-On (SSO) Authentication: a NISO Webinar

When: Wednesday, February 11

Time: 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. EST

ABOUT THE WEBINAR

This year NISO has launched a Chair’s Initiative–a project of the chair
of NISO’s Board of Directors, focusing on a specific issue that would
benefit from study and the development of a research study, recommended
practice, standard, or similar. Oliver Pesch (Chair, NISO Board of
Directors, and Chief Strategist, EBSCO Information Services) has
identified user authentication as the issue that he would like to see
NISO address, specifically the question of perfecting single-sign-on
(SSO): achieving seamless item-level linking through single sign-on
authentication technologies in a networked information environment.

To kick off the initiative, NISO will be holding a webinar on “SSO
Authentication: Understanding the Pieces of the Puzzle.” Accessing
information in a networked environment has been a reality for most user
communities for over a decade. With the advent of hosted aggregated full
text databases and the proliferation of e-journals and e-books, a user’s
search for information takes him or her to a number of different online
hosts and platforms. When those information resources are commercial
products, each platform requires the user to be authenticated, and as a
result, that user may have a different identity on each platform. Like a
puzzle, the problem of user authentication has many pieces-institutional
affiliation; authentication method; various discovery and content
provider platforms; the impact of crossing over and using different
sources, search engines, computers, or locations… the list goes on and
on. And even when we start to understand all those pieces, we are still
left with the problem of putting them together-trying to make them fit
in order to see the big picture and solve the puzzle. This event will
aim to look at how the theory behind a pure technical implementation is
broken and why so that we can then take that next step of asking, “How
can we make this better?”

AGENDA

The webinar will feature speakers providing three different perspectives:

– Library Perspective: How does SSO authentication fit into libraries
and libraries’ service to their patrons? Provided by /Adam Chandler,
Coordinator, Service Design Group, Digital Library and Information
Technologies, Cornell University Library/

– Authentication Tools Perspective: How are authentication
tools/software expanding into SSO authentication? What are
Athens/OpenAthens experiences/views on trends both in the UK and
internationally. What are broader trends in Access and Identity
Management technology and standards and potential implications? Provided
by /Keith Dixon, Access & Identity Management, Eduserv/

– Content Provider Perspective: When authentication fails, the
opportunity to reach the user — and for the user to access the
publisher or content provider’s resource-is lost. Learn more about just
how big a problem this and how seamless sign-on can help. Speaker TBA.

The webinar will provide attendees with ample opportunity for questions
during the event and will post the questions asked during the event and
their answers on the NISO website following the webinar.

REGISTRATION

For more information and to register visit:
http://www.niso.org/news/events/2009/authentication09/

The webinar is $79 for NISO and NASIG members and $99 for non-members in
the U.S. and Canada. Check the website for student rates and
international rates.

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NISO 2009 Education Program Schedule; New Webinar Subscription Package Available

January 6, 2009 at 7:02 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged ,

The 2009 schedule of NISO in-person education events and webinars is listed below and on the NISO website at: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2009/

Included in 2009 is a regular monthly webinar to be held on the second Wednesday of each month. Attendees can register for individual sessions or can purchase a subscription package for the webinar series. Those who have plans to participate in multiple webinars have the benefit of pre-paying for three and receiving admission to a fourth at no charge. Registration for the entire 2009 webinar schedule enables the participant to receive 50% off the registration price for the entire scheduled series of 12. Visit http://www.niso.org/news/events/2009/ to subscribe to a webinar series.

NISO will also be extending NISO member rates for all events to the North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG <http://www.nasig.org/>).

A discounted student rate is also available.

DIGITAL PRESERVATION TOPIC OF JANUARY WEBINAR

The webinar series will kick-off on January 14 (1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time) with “Digital Preservation: Current Efforts”. Preservation of digital content is an ongoing and iterative process. The actions we take now could have profound implications for the availability of digital content for future generations. This webinar will show three projects — an international, a national, and a local preservation initiative — that will highlight for attendees some of the opportunities and challenges particular to digital content preservation. Confirmed speakers include Mary Alice Baish, Director, Government Relations Office, American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) and Keith Johnson, Stanford Digital Repository Preservation Architect.

Visit the event webpage (http://www.niso.org/news/events/2009/digpres09) for more information and to register

NISO 2009 EDUCATION PROGRAM SCHEDULE

http://www.niso.org/news/events/2009/

January 14 – NISO Webinar: Preservation

January 23-26 – NISO @ ALA Midwinter 2009 (Denver, CO)

February 11 – NISO Webinar: Authentication

March 11 – Data Movement and Management (Pre-ACRL, Seattle, WA)

March 12-14 – NISO @ ACRL (Seattle, WA)

March 18 – NISO Webinar: Data Movement and Management
(Moved to third Wednesday due to ACRL pre-conference event)

April 8 – NISO Webinar: KBART (Knowledge Bases and Related Tools)

April 20 – Assessment and Performance Measurement (Baltimore, MD)

May 6 – NISO/COUNTER Webinar: COUNTER: A How-To Guide

May 13 – NISO Webinar: Usage Issues

May 29 – NISO/BISG at BookExpo (New York, NY)

June 10 – NISO Webinar: Interoperability Issues

July 10 – NISO/BISG Forum: The Standards Landscape (Chicago, IL – ALA Annual)

July 10-14 – NISO @ ALA Annual (Chicago, IL)

August 12 – NISO Webinar: E-books

September 9 – NISO Webinar: Licensing Introductory Issues/SERU

October 12-13 – Library Resource Management Systems (Boston, MA)

October 14 – NISO Webinar: MARC/RDA/Bibliographic Control

November 11 – NISO Webinar: Data Systems Population/Data Migration

December 9 – NISO Webinar: ONIX-PL/ERMI Update

Note: All NISO webinars are held from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Eastern Time.

ExLibris will provide major sponsorship for selected events in NISO’s 2009 education program.

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