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Annual Reports
Policies and Procedures
- NISO Operating Procedures
Approved by the NISO Board of Directors 15 September 2009
Approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Executive Standards Council (ExSC) 9 December 2009. - NISO Bylaws - 2007
- NISO Intellectual Property Policy
- NISO Conflict of Interest Policy
- NISO Publication Agreement and Copyright License
- NISO Standards Committee Appointment Agreement
- ANSI Essential Requirements 2009
Due process requirements for American National Standards. Outlines the requirements for the development of ANSI/NISO standards; see also section 3 regarding the ANSI Patent Policy and ANSI Commercial Terms and Conditions Policy, both of which govern the development of ANSI/NISO standards. The 2009 edition includes an update to the ANSI Patent Policy and the elimination of the Draft ANS for Trial Use option.
Previous Versions
FOR INFORMATION ONLY.
- NISO Operating Procedures
Approved by the NISO Board 18 September 2007
Approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Executive Standards Council (ExSC) - May 30, 2008
REPLACED BY REVISED PROCEDURES APPROVED BY ANSI 9 DECEMBER 2009. - NISO Operating Procedures -- Awaiting ANSI Approval
Open for Comment: Provide Comments Here
Revised 3 September 2009 in response to ANSI Special Audit Report August 2009
Approved by the NISO Board of Directors 15 September 2009
REPLACED BY REVISED PROCEDURES APPROVED BY ANSI 9 DECEMBER 2009.
Submitted to ANSI 29 September 2009 for Approval
NISO Framework
The NISO Framework is laid out fully in the article, "NISO Framework to Direct New Committee Governance Structure," written by Todd Carpenter, NISO Managing Director, for the NISO journal Information Standards Quarterly (ISQ -- Volume 19, issue 2/3 -- April/July 2007). The Framework is "an overarching model and roadmap for all of NISO’s standards work" and is reviewed regularly by NISO's Architecture Committee.
Strategic Plan
Information on the Strategic Planning Panel, the Blue Ribbon Panel Report, and NISO's Strategic Directions document.