[Asis-l] Register Now for the NISO Metadata Workshop

[Cynthia Hodgson]

Registration is now open for NISO's Spring workshop, 
Metadata Practices on the Cutting Edge, to be held 
on May 20 in Washington, DC.  There is a limited number of 
spaces available, so be sure to register early to get a 
spot and qualify for the early bird discount.  Online 
registration is available at:

http://www.regonline.com/eventinfo.asp?EventId=12747

Topics to be covered--from both theoretical and practical 
perspectives--include: metadata syndication, digital 
archiving, metadata quality assurance, the Joint Working 
Party initiative on serials and subscription metadata, 
METS, MODS, and more.  

Lorcan Dempsey, OCLC, will keynote.  Confirmed speakers 
include: Howard Ratner, Nature Publishing Group; Rebecca 
Guenther, Library of Congress; Chuck Koscher, CrossRef; 
Evan Owens, JSTOR; Morgan Cundiff, Library of Congress, 
MacKenzie Smith, MIT Libraries, and Bruce Rosenblum, 
Inera, Inc. In addition, Jenny Walker, ExLibris, a member 
of the NISO Standards Development Committee will discuss 
plans to support metadata interoperability through the 
development and coordination of standards and will share 
information about NISO's strategic planning initiative.

A detailed agenda, fees, and logistical information is 
available on the NISO website at:

http://www.niso.org/news/events_workshops/MD-2004_workshop.html


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Cynthia Hodgson
National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
4733 Bethesda Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda, MD  20814-5248
T. 301-654-2512, F. 301-654-1721
www.niso.org