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Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) Incorporated in Singapore The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) has completed the legal steps for incorporation as a public, not-for-profit Company limited by Guarantee in Singapore. The founding members of the new legal entity are the National Library Board Singapore and the National Library of Finland. The other DCMI Affiliates, the Joint Information Systems Commission (JISC) in the UK, the National Library, National Archives and the State Services Commission of New Zealand and the National Library of Korea, will become Members in the weeks ahead.	Dublin Core Metadata Initiative website 05 Jan 2009
Improving OpenURL Metadata Glen Wiley; Wm. Joseph Thomas. The Serials Librarian, Volume 56, Issue 1 - 4 January 2009 , pages 282 - 286. The creation and widespread adoption of the OpenURL standard has improved the visibility, and therefore the usage, of libraries' online holdings, although there are some times when OpenURLs fail to resolve. To better understand why problems occur and encourage network-level solutions, librarians at Cornell University have begun working on a study of OpenURL metadata quality. Their goal is to create a systematic approach to assessing and validating metadata quality so that libraries and content providers may collaborate on solutions for metadata problems. OpenURL is a NISO standard (Z39.88).	The Serials Librarian 01 Jan 2009
Journal Title Display and Citation Practices Authors: Les Hawkins; Regina Reynolds; Steven C. Shadle; and Deberah England. The Serials Librarian, Volume 56, Issue 1 - 4 January 2009 , pages 271 - 281. 2008 NASIG presentation on "how lack of metadata and citation practices result in users not finding content and libraries not getting access to content for which they paid." One goal was generating interest to form a collaborative effort in establishing a NISO working group to develop best practices with journal title display and citation practice.	The Serials Librarian 01 Jan 2009
Using Institutional and Library Identifiers to Ensure Access to Electronic Resources Helen Henderson; Don Hamparian; John Shaw; Morag Boyd. The Serials Librarian, Volume 56, Issue 1 - 4 January 2009 , pages 255 - 259. Institutional identifiers are intended to uniquely and permanently identify a library or subscribing institution for a content provider. This presentation covered the role of an identifier in improving delivery of serials and electronic resources from content providers to subscribers, identification efforts to date, the interaction of an identifier within the network of standards, and the effort to standardize the identifier. Institutional Identifiers (I2) is a NISO project.	The Serials Librarian 01 Jan 2009
CORE: Cost of Resource Exchange Ed Riding; Jeff Aipperspach; Ted Koppel; Susan Davis. The Serials Librarian, Volume 56, Issue 1 - 4 January 2009 , pages 246 - 249. The presenters recognized a need for a way to extract and exchange acquisitions data from integrated library systems into electronic resource management systems. They developed a proposal for CORE, cost of resource exchange, a standard to allow for cross platform exchange of relevant information. CORE is a NISO project.	The Serials Librarian 01 Jan 2009
KBART: Best Practices in Knowledgebase Data Transfer Peter McCracken; Michael A. Arthur. The Serials Librarian, Volume 56, Issue 1 - 4 January 2009 , pages 230 - 235. Knowledge Bases and Related Tools (KBART) is a joint project between the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) and the UK Serials Group (UKSG) that is now underway with a focus on improving the functioning of OpenURL by providing standards for the quality and timeliness of data provided by publishers to knowledgebases. In this presentation Peter McCracken, Co-founder of Serials Solutions, provided an overview of KBART and discussed the future plans of this new initiative.	The Serials Librarian 01 Jan 2009
Springer joins SERU initiative Reprint of press release announcing Springer's adoption of NISO's Shared E-Resource Understanding (SERU). "Springer has adopted SERU as a means to streamline the sales cycle wherever possible, removing obstacles for those clients who have difficulty processing detailed legal documents, and allowing for improved cash flow for our growing portfolio of online publications."	Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News website 04 Dec 2008
Dialog Launches File History Linking and Options for Open URL 1.0 Dialog's popular eLinks service, which hyperlinks from an abstract record directly to full text, now allows customers to choose the Open URL 1.0 standard for accessing links, or to continue to use the default URL 0.1 standard. OpenURL 1.0 is a NISO standard (Z39.88).	Press Release 02 Dec 2008
Portico, NISO announce preservation agreement Portico, US, has announced an agreement with the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) to preserve its online publication, Information Standards Quarterly.	KnowledgeSpeak 18 Nov 2008
EBSCO server puts Sushi on database menu EBSCO is the first database provider to introduce a SUSHI server. The NISO SUSHI standard automates the retrieval of usage data reports, such as those in COUNTER format.	Press Release 08 Oct 2008
NISO meeting on Open Research Data Standards Jean-Claude Bradley describes his attendance at NISO Thought Leader meeting on Research Data held in Baltimore on October 1, 2008. Provides own view of encouraging data sharing by making datasets convenient and part of the researcher's workflow and describes 4 options.	Useful Chemistry Blog 02 Oct 2008
Journal Article Version Nomenclature: the NISO/ALPSP Recommendations A 2005 paper by Sally Morris, then Chief Executive of the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP), on journal article version control was the impetus of a joint NISO/ALPSP working group to develop standard nomenclature for article versions. The working group developed 26 use cases, identifying the existing process used in each. Issues that had to be addressed were the level of granularity, whether to use words or numbers for the version nomenclature, avoiding scope drift into other document types, and focusing on today's technology and not possible future scenarios. The final report, Journal Article Versions: Recommendations of the NISO/ALPSP JAV Technical Working Group, defined these versions: author's original, submitted manuscript under review, accepted manuscript, proof, version of record, corrected version of record, and enhanced version of record. The fundamental principle underlying the recommended versions is to consider the status change of an article, not its content change. The author identifies several other projects underway or recently completed that also looked at the issue of journal versions.	Learned Publishing Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 273-277 01 Oct 2008
EBSCO Publishing Becomes First Aggregated Database Provider with SUSHI Compliant Server EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) has released a SUSHI server making it the first full text database vendor to support the Standardized Usage Statistics Harvesting Initiative (SUSHI). SUSHI facilitates automated retrieval of usage data from EBSCOhost® databases in compliance with the COUNTER Code of Practice. The SUSHI standard allows librarians to bypass time-consuming manual data aggregation of usage statistics.	Press Release 15 Sep 2008
DAISY Consortium Named a 2008 Tech Award Laureate by The Tech Museum of Innovation The DAISY Consortium was named a 2008 Tech Awards Laureate, one of 25 global innovators recognized each year for applying technology to benefit humanity and spark global change. The Tech Awards, a signature program of The Tech Museum of Innovation, and presented by Applied Materials, Inc., selected the DAISY Consortium from among hundreds of nominations representing 68 countries. The DAISY Standard (officially ANSI/NISO z39.86 Specifications for the Digital Talking Book) has revolutionized the reading experience for people with print disabilities around the globe. DAISY, the Digital Accessible Information SYstem, is the world's most widely used assistive technology for reading.	PRWeb 11 Sep 2008
Culture Shock: International Standardization Projects Effecting Publishes and Libraries - A report of ISO TC 46 Activities Standards column by Todd Carpenter. Describes the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) technial committee on information and documentation (TC46) and NISO's role on the committee. Reports on the May 2008 plenary meeting of TC46 in Stockholm.	Against the Grain 15 Aug 2008
DAISY Consortium President Hiroshi Kawamura Receives 2008 Dr. Dayton M. Forman Award DAISY Consortium President Hiroshi Kawamura Receives 2008 Dr. Dayton M. Forman Award CNIB, a nationwide, community-based, registered charity committed to research, public education and vision health for all Canadians, presents the 2008 Dr. Dayton M. Forman Memorial Award to Mr. Hiroshi Kawamura, President of the DAISY Consortium in recognition of his dedication and commitment to the development of equitable information services for people with print disabilities throughout the world. The DAISY Consortium is the Maintenance Agency for ANSI/NISO Z39.86, Specifications for the Digital Talking Book (www.niso.org/workrooms/daisy/).	PRWeb 12 Aug 2008
Walter de Gruyter Inc. Now Registered with SERU Announcement of the publisher's registration to use NISO's Shared E-Resource Understanding (SERU) in lieu of a licensing contract for its electronic publications.	Walter de Gruyter Inc. Quarterly Newsletter 18 Jul 2008
George Kerscher, PhD, DAISY Consortium Secretary General, Receives Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award from National Federation of the Blind George Kerscher, PhD, Secretary-General of the DAISY Consortium, is named among the first recipients of the Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award. Presented by the National Federation of the Blind, the award recognizes individuals and organizations working in the field of blindness that have made outstanding contributions toward achieving the full and equitable integration of individuals who are blind into society. Kerscher was selected to receive the award for his work to provide full and equal access to all kinds of information by the blind and print disabled. The DAISY Consortium is the Maintenance Agency for ANSI/NISO Z39.86, Specifications for the Digital Talking Book.	Press Release 07 Jul 2008
Visually Impaired Gain Greater Access to Digital Information with the Daisy Talking Book Describes the "Save as DAISY" plug-in to Microsoft Word that is based on the NISO Digital Talking Book standard (ANSI/NISO Z39.86).	EContent 04 Jul 2008
Oliver Pesch, Chief Strategist at EBSCO Information Services, Elected Chair of NISO Board Oliver Pesch has been elected chair of the board of the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) for the 2008-2009 term, effective July 1, 2008. As chief strategist for EBSCO Information Services, based in Birmingham, Ala., Pesch helps guide the direction of the Company's e-resource access and management products and services initiatives.	Press Release 25 Jun 2008

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