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Metadata Demystified: A Guide for Publishers
by Amy Brand, Frank Daly, Barbara Meyers
NISO Press and The Sheridan Press, 2003
16 pp. ISBN: 978-1-880124-59-8 Hardcopy Price: $20.00
Download PDFThe RFP Writer's Guide to Standards for Library Systems
by Cynthia Hodgson
Abstract: This guide will help library system Request for Proposal (RFP) writers and evaluators understand the relevant standards and determine a software product's compliance with standards. It identifies critical standards in the areas of Bibliographic Formats, Record Structure, Character Sets, Exchange Media, Serials Identifiers, Binding, Circulation Protocols, Barcodes, Interlibrary Loan (ILL), Electronic Documents, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Information Retrieval, Metadata, and Web Access. For each standard, the applicability to libraries is described, sample RFP language is provided, and compliance assessment issues are discussed. A glossary and a summary table of all discussed standards are included.
NISO Press, 2002
70 pp. ISBN: 978-1-880124-57-4 Hardcopy Price: $39
Understanding Metadata
Abstract: Understanding Metadata is a revision and expansion of Metadata Made Simpler: a guide for libraries published by NISO Press in 2001. NISO extends its thanks and appreciation to Rebecca Guenther and Jacqueline Radebaugh, staff members in the Library of Congress Network Development and MARC Standards Office, for sharing their expertise and contributing to this publication.
NISO Press, 2004
20 pp. ISBN: 978-1-880124-62-8 Hardcopy Price: $20
Up and Running: Implementing Z39.50
Proceedings of a Symposium Sponsored by the State Library of Iowa
edited by Sara L. Randall
Abstract: Leaders in the development and implementation of Z39.50 report on where NISO's networking standard is headed and give their views on strengths and benefits of Z39.50. Also includes a summary of the panel discussion on implementations by vendor representatives.
NISO Press, 1998
54 pp. ISBN: 978-1-880124-33-8 Hardcopy Price: $39
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Z39.50: A Primer on the Protocol
Abstract: This primer is an overview of the Z39.50 standard. This guide explains what Z39.50 is and how it works, identifies the benefits of using Z39.50 implementations, offers a brief history of the standard, describes some key technical features, provides examples of some Z39.50 applications, and forecasts the future direction of the standard.
NISO Press, 2002
12 pp. ISBN: 978-1-880124-35-2 Hardcopy Price: $20
Z39.50 Implementation Experiences
Abstract: Eleven contributing authors each describe implementation experiences from a different user perspective. Originally published as NIST Special Publication 500-229.
NISO Press, 1995
123 pp. ISBN: 978-1-880124-51-2 Hardcopy Price: $39
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