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NISO Forum on Discovery to Delivery: OpenURL, sign-on authentication, cross-device accessibility and more!

February 24, 2010 at 8:43 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged ,

OpenURL — Knowledgebase quality — Sign-on authentication — Scholarly
linking recommendations — Usability metrics — Cross-device accessibility

If you’re dealing with any of these issues in providing services to your
users, then you’ll want to attend NISO’s one-day forum on DISCOVERY TO
DELIVERY: CREATING A FIRST-CLASS USER EXPERIENCE on Tuesday, March 23, 2010
at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center, Atlanta, GA. NISO educational
forums are routinely praised for their excellent selection of speakers
representing a diversity of viewpoints across the scholarly information
community and the small size which provides opportunities to network with
speakers and other attendees.

ABOUT THE FORUM

There is information everywhere today and access to it relies on a seamless
discovery process that offers all appropriate options to the unassisted
information seeker. The journey between discovery and delivery is
accomplished with a variety of differing technologies and processes, many of
which depend on a reliable and accurate knowledge base of coverage
information. As demands on these technologies change and expand, NISO
supports a variety of efforts to strengthen and improve them. This forum
will explore new and innovative ways to meet user’s needs and expectations
for discovery and delivery of content in the networked world.

SPEAKERS AND TOPICS

Keynote Address — Joan Lippincott, Associate Executive Director, Coalition
for Networked Information

Maintaining the OpenURL Registry — Phil Norman, Director Reference and
Resource Sharing Development, OCLC

Seamless Access to Resources — Adam Chandler, Database Management and E-
Resources Librarian, Cornell University Library

Usability in Georgia — Ameet Doshi, User Engagement & Assessment
Coordinator, Georgia Institute of Technology

bXT Recommender Service — Nettie Lagace, Product Director, Ex Libris, Inc.

Improving Single Sign On (SSO): Perfecting a Seamless, Item-Level Linking
through SSO Authentication — Harry Kaplanian, Director, Product Management,
Serials Solutions

The BookServer Project — Peter Brantley, Director BookServer Project,
Internet Archive

REGISTRATION

Early bird discounts are available through March 12, 2010. A student
discount is also available. For more information, a detailed agenda, and to
register, visit the event webpage: www.niso.org/news/events/2010/d2d/

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NISO’s March Two-Part Webinar: Identifiers: New Problems, New Solutions

February 17, 2010 at 2:54 am · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged ,

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Learn about the latest developments in Identifier Standards and what’s new in Content Identification at NISO’s two-part March webinar: IDENTIFIERS: NEW PROBLEMS, NEW SOLUTIONS. Each part is independent and can be registered for separately —  or register for both and receive a 20% discount. The webinars will be held on the 2nd and 3rd Wednesdays in March from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. (Eastern time).

PART 1: WHAT’S IN A NAME? LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN IDENTIFIERS

Topics and speakers for Part 1, What’s in a Name? Latest Developments in Identifiers, on March 10 are:

Linking Names: the Virtual International Authority File (VIAF), the International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI), and the Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) — Dr. Thomas B. Hickey, Chief Scientist, OCLC

Why Name Identifiers — Robert Wolven, Associate University Librarian for Bibliographic Services and Collection Development, Columbia University

I2 (Institutional Identifiers) Working Group: Where We Are Now, What’s Ahead – Helen L. Henderson, Vice President, Marketing Research & Development, Ringgold, Inc.

PART 2: CONTENT IDENTIFICATION: WHAT’S NEW

Topics and speakers for Part 2, Content Identification: What’s New, on March 17 are:

Using Identifiers to Facilitate the E-book Supply Chain (Whatever That Turns Out to Be) — Brian Green, Executive Director, International ISBN Agency

ARK: Archival Resource Key — John A. Kunze, Preservation Technologies Architect, California Digital Library

New Applications of DOIs — Speaker TBA

REGISTRATION

Each part is independent; you may register for either one or both. Registrants for both parts receive a 20% discount. NISO and NASIG members may also register at a discounted rate. Registration is per site (defined as access for one computer).Can’t make it on the scheduled date or time? Registrants receive access to the recorded version for one year, which can be viewed at your convenience. For more information or to register, visit the event webpage. http://www.niso.org/news/events/2010/nameid/

SPONSOR

This two-part webinar is sponsored by CrossRef (www.crossref.org)

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NISO Forum on Discovery to Delivery: Creating a First-Class User Experience, March 23, Atlanta, Georgia

January 29, 2010 at 6:28 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged ,

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Join NISO for a one-day forum on Discovery to Delivery: Creating a First-Class User Experience on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center, Atlanta, GA. NISO educational forums are routinely praised for their excellent selection of speakers representing a diversity of viewpoints across the scholarly information community and the small size which provides opportunities to network with speakers and other attendees.

ABOUT THE FORUM

There is information everywhere today and access to it relies on a seamless discovery process that offers all appropriate options to the unassisted information seeker. The journey between discovery and delivery is accomplished with a variety of differing technologies and processes, many of which depend on a reliable and accurate knowledge base of coverage information. As demands on these technologies change and expand, NISO supports a variety of efforts to strengthen and improve them. This forum will explore new and innovative ways to meet user’s needs and expectations for discovery and delivery of content in the networked world.

SPEAKERS AND TOPICS

. Keynote Address — Joan Lippincott, Associate Executive Director, Coalition for Networked Information

. Maintaining the OpenURL Registry — Phil Norman, Director Reference and Resource Sharing Development, OCLC

. Seamless Access to Resources — Adam Chandler, Database Management and E-Resources Librarian, Cornell University Library

. Usability in Georgia — Speaker TBA

. bXT Recommender Service — Nettie Lagace, Product Director, Ex Libris, Inc.

. Improving Single Sign On (SSO): Perfecting a Seamless, Item-Level Linking through SSO Authentication — Harry Kaplanian, Director, Product Management, Serials Solutions

. The BookServer Project — Peter Brantley, Director BookServer Project, Internet Archive

REGISTRATION

NISO members receive a substantial discount. Early bird discounts for all registrants are available through March 12, 2010. A student discount is also available. For more information and to register, visit the event webpage:
www.niso.org/news/events/2010/d2d/

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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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