[Asis-standards] FW: NISO Newsline December 2013

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December 2013

Last summer, I started running with the modest goal of just getting out the
door every day. One thing I've noticed is that no matter how long or short
your run, if you choose to, you can kick a bit harder-at least for a short
while-for a burst of speed, say near the finish line to place in a race, for
a better time, or even just to see if you can. This is often one way of
looking at the end of the year-a sprint to the finish line-and in some ways
that is what this December is shaping up to be at NISO.

NISO is wrapping up another incredibly successful year. In the closing weeks
of 2013, we are powering through a number of loose ends to end on a very
high note. The Mellon Foundation-funded NISO Bibliographic Roadmap Project
<http://www.niso.org/topics/tl/BibliographicRoadmap/> , with which we began
the year, is winding up. Tomorrow we will be hosting our final virtual
meeting about the initiative, with an open discussion about paths forward.
Through the open meeting last spring, several in-person discussions, and an
online idea ranking site
<http://niso.ideascale.com/a/ideafactory.do?id=18685&mode=recent&discussionF
ilter=byids&discussionID=48211> , we have narrowed down the dozens of
potential ideas to three or four identified as the most pressing to pursue.
During tomorrow's virtual meeting we will discuss these ideas and what can
be accomplished as next steps. It's not too late to RSVP
<https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FH2V23B>  or to contribute your thoughts or
comments on the project ideas
<http://niso.ideascale.com/a/ideafactory.do?id=18685&mode=recent&discussionF
ilter=byids&discussionID=48211> . The final report of the project will be
distributed in early 2014.

Another project that is nearing completion is the Sloan Foundation-funded
partnership with the Open Archives Initiative to develop a standard on
Resource Synchronization <http://www.niso.org/workrooms/resourcesync/> . The
beta specification <http://www.openarchives.org/rs/toc>  has been available
for testing and feedback, and we expect a final American National Standard
to be published in early 2014. Training resources on the new specification
are already available and more recordings will be posted in December
including a webinar recording from earlier this week and a tutorial that
took place at the LITA Forum in St. Louis. Nettie Lagace and I will also be
talking about this project along with the Open Access Metadata and
Indicators <http://www.niso.org/workrooms/oami/>  initiative at the CNI
meeting in Washington <http://www.cni.org/news/cni-mtg-schedule-available/>
next week.

Finally, NISO is moving quickly forward with the first phase of the
Alternative Assessment Metrics initiative
<http://www.niso.org/topics/tl/altmetrics_initiative/> , another project
supported by a grant from the Sloan Foundation. The next meeting will be
held on Wednesday, December 11 in Washington, DC following the CNI meeting.
While the in-person meeting room slots are filled, there is plenty of
"virtual space" available for those who want to livestream and there's no
registration fee. Please RSVP <http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HCX8BGY>  if
you're interested to ensure you receive access instructions. A final
in-person meeting
<http://www.niso.org/topics/tl/altmetrics_initiative/#3rdmeeting>  will take
place on Thursday, January 23, 2014 in Philadelphia, prior to the start of
the ALA Midwinter Conference <http://alamw14.ala.org/> . There is still
space to attend that meeting in-person and, of course, virtually.
Registration <http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HJNX95Z>  for that free meeting
is available now.

As we round out this busy year and move quickly into 2014, I would like to
take a moment to thank the many members of our community who make all of
NISO's work possible. In addition to the terrific staff at NISO, we owe our
gratitude to the hundreds of volunteers who contribute so much of their
time, expertise, and effort to help make NISO as successful an organization
as we have been. Nothing could have been accomplished without their many
meaningful contributions. Finally, I'd like to personally thank all of the
organizations that support NISO financially through their memberships, which
ensures our work can continue. Each of you adds something important to the
process of standards development, be that formal participation or balloting
that shape the work we do, driving standards adoption at your institutions
and encouraging your suppliers to comply with standards, or even simply by
educating yourselves about what we do, how, and why. Thank you so much for
supporting NISO and I wish you all the best this holiday season and into the
New Year.

With kindest regards,

 Todd Carpenter's Signature
<http://www.niso.org/publications/newsline/signature_todd_carpenter.jpg> 

Todd Carpenter

Executive Director

NOTE: January NISO Newsline will be distributed on January 8 due to the New
Year's Day holiday.

NISO Reports

.        NISO Circulation Interchange Protocol Standing Committee Replaces
Former Maintenance Agency 

.        Alternative Assessment Metrics (Altmetrics) Project Second
In-person Meeting and Livestream 

.        December Webinar: Library Linked Data: From Vision to Reality 

.        2014 NISO Education Events - Subscription Packages Available 

.        New on the NISO Website

New Specs & Standards

.        ISO 3166, Codes for the representation of names of countries and
their subdivisions 

.        ISO/TR 14873:2013, Information and documentation - Statistics and
quality issues for web archiving 

.        ISO/IEC JTC 1 Working Group Developing International Standard for
Electronic Discovery [for court proceedings] 

.        ISO/IEC 13250-3:2013, Information technology - Topic Maps - Part 3:
XML syntax 

.        ISO/IEC 2382-36:2013, Information technology - Vocabulary - Part
36: Learning, education and training

Media Stories

.        Libraries Applaud Dismissal of Google Book Search Case 

.        E-book Optimism and Lingering Concerns 

.        The Natural Limits of Gold Open Access 

.        Libraries in the Time of MOOCs 

.        Despite Differences, University Libraries and Presses Partner More
Often

NISO Reports

NISO Circulation Interchange Protocol Standing Committee Replaces Former
Maintenance Agency

The maintenance agency for the two-part American National Standard on the
NISO Circulation Interchange Protocol (NCIP), ANSI/NISO Z39.83, has been
replaced with a Standing Committee for ongoing maintenance of the standard.
NCIP addresses the need for interoperability among disparate circulation,
interlibrary loan, consortial borrowing, and self-service applications by
standardizing the exchange of messages between and among computer-based
applications. The NCIP protocol is widely supported in integrated library
systems (ILS) and resource sharing software.

Maintenance agencies were typically established for certain types of
information system standards where the community requires implementation
support and the tracking and resolution of problem reports. In 2009, NISO
moved the NCIP standard to continuous maintenance, which allows for regular
submittal and review of proposed changes and more frequent updating of the
standard. The NCIP Implementers Group was changed at that time to a Standing
Committee to oversee the continuous maintenance process. In 2013
EnvisionWare, who had been the Maintenance Agency for the standard, decided
to step down from that role and the NCIP Standing Committee agreed to take
over those responsibilities. Staff at EnvisionWare are to be commended for
the excellent oversight they provided for the NCIP standard for many years.

The NCIP standard and the supporting tools and documentation are freely
available at: www.ncip.info <http://www.ncip.info/> .

Alternative Assessment Metrics (Altmetrics) Project Second In-person Meeting
and Livestream

NISO will be providing a free livestream for the second meeting of the
Altmetrics project on December 11 from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (ET).
(In-person registration is closed; there are no more seats available.) The
agenda of this one-day meeting will include a short opening keynote on the
topic of assessment, lightning talks on related projects, brainstorming for
identification of topics for discussion, and prioritizing of proposed work
items.

This is the second meeting in the first phase of the project to explore,
identify, and advance standards and/or best practices related to a new suite
of potential metrics in the community. The project is funded through a grant
from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Additional information on the December meeting, including recordings,
documents, and other output from the first meeting held in October 2013 are
available from the project webpage
<http://www.niso.org/topics/tl/altmetrics_initiative/> . 

Virtual attendees need to RSVP <http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HCX8BGY>  to
ensure you are sent the access instructions for the event. 

December Webinar: Library Linked Data: From Vision to Reality

The library and cultural institution communities have generally accepted the
vision of moving to a Linked Data environment that will align and integrate
their resources with those of the greater Semantic Web. But moving from
vision to implementation is not easy or well understood. A number of
institutions have begun the needed infrastructure and tools development with
pilot projects to provide structured data in support of discovery and
navigation services for their collections and resources.

Join NISO for the December 11 webinar, Library Linked Data: From Vision to
Reality, where speakers will highlight actual Linked Data projects within
their institutions-from envisioning the model to implementation and lessons
learned-and present their thoughts on how linked data benefits research,
scholarly communications, and publishing.

Topics and speakers are:

.   Historypin: A Global Community Collaborating around History - Jon Voss,
Strategic Partnerships Director, We Are What We Do

.   The Linked Jazz Project: Revealing the Relationships of the Jazz
Community - Matt Miller, Front End Developer, NYPL Labs at the New York
Public Library

.   Linked Data Demystified: The University of Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV)
Linked Data Project - Cory Lampert, Head, Digital Collections, and Silvia
Southwick, Digital Collections Metadata Librarian, UNLV University Libraries

Visit the event webpage
<http://www.niso.org/news/events/2013/webinars/linked_data>  to register and
for more information.

2014 NISO Education Events - Subscription Packages Available

NISO is offering several subscription packages for the 2014 education events
that will provide substantial discounts for attending multiple events. The
available packages are:

.   Buy 9 NISO Webinars and Get 5 Free. Get all fourteen 2014 NISO webinars
at more than a 35% discount.

.   Buy 5 NISO Webinars and Get 4 Free. You pick which nine NISO webinars
you want.

NISO and NASIG members and students receive a discounted subscription rate
to NISO webinars. For more information and to register for one of the
packages, visit the 2014 NISO Webinars webpage
<http://www.niso.org/news/events/2014/webinars/> .

NISO Library Standards Alliance members get one free connection to all 14
NISO webinars as part of their membership. Visit the NISO members webpage
<http://www.niso.org/about/roster/>  to see if your library is already a
member. For information on joining, contact the NISO office at
nisohq at niso.org.

NISO is also offering, for the first time, a subscription package for the
2014 Virtual Conferences:

.   Buy 4 NISO Virtual Conferences, Get 2 Free. Get all six of the Virtual
Conferences for 1/3 off.

And for NISO members only (voting and LSA), there is a limited time offer
from now through February 18, 2014: 

.   Buy 3 NISO Virtual Conferences, Get 3 Free. Get all six of the Virtual
Conferences for half off.

For more information and to register for the virtual conferences package,
visit the 2014 Virtual Conferences webpage
<http://www.niso.org/news/events/2014/virtual/> . 

For information on all 2014 NISO education events, visit the 2014 NISO
events webpage <http://www.niso.org/news/events/2014/> . 

New on the NISO Website

.   Presentation slides from November 13 webinar
<http://www.niso.org/news/events/2013/webinars/altmetrics/#slides> New
Perspectives on Assessment How Altmetrics Measure Scholarly Impact

.   Audio recording from November 18
<http://www.niso.org/apps/group_public/document.php?document_id=11815> Open
Discovery Initiative open teleconference

.   Presentation slides from November 20 virtual conference
<http://www.niso.org/news/events/2013/virtual/discovery/#slides> Web-Scale
Discovery Services: Transforming Access to Library Resources

.   Slides and recording from December 3 ResourceSync Training Webinar
<http://www.niso.org/workrooms/resourcesync/> 

.   Presentation slides from  <http://www.niso.org/news/on-the-road/> Uncork
Your Licenses! How ONIX-PL Can Help License Data Flow, co-presented by Todd
Carpenter (NISO), Selden Lamoureux and Ashley Bass (Serials
Solutions/Proquest) at the 2013 Charleston Conference on November 8

.   SERU Registry Updates <http://www.niso.org/workrooms/seru/registry/> :
New Content Providers (Anthology of Recorded Music, Inc./dba DRAM); New
Libraries/Consortia (Truman State University, University of North Dakota)

New Specs & Standards

ISO 3166, Codes for the representation of names of countries and their
subdivisions

Minor revisions to all three parts of the Country Code standard were
published. The third edition of Part 1: Country codes
<http://www.iso.org/iso/home/store/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumbe
r=63545>  comprises a consolidation of all changes agreed by the ISO 3166
Maintenance Agency (MA), and published in the ISO 3166-1 Newsletter VI-1 to
VI-14
<http://www.iso.org/iso/home/standards/country_codes/updates_on_iso_3166.htm
> . It also more clearly defines the alpha-2 and alpha-3 sets of codes to
distinguish them from the sets of code elements available to users. The
third edition of Part 2: Country subdivision code
<http://www.iso.org/iso/home/store/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumbe
r=63546>  comprises a consolidation of all changes published in the ISO
3166-2 Newsletter II-1 to II- 3
<http://www.iso.org/iso/home/standards/country_codes/updates_on_iso_3166.htm
> . The second edition of Part 3: Code for formerly used names of countries
<http://www.iso.org/iso/home/store/catalogue_ics/catalogue_detail_ics.htm?cs
number=63547>  comprises a consolidation of all newly obsoleted codes as
published in the ISO 3166-3 Newsletters I-1 to I-6
<http://www.iso.org/iso/home/standards/country_codes/updates_on_iso_3166.htm
> . 

ISO/TR 14873:2013,
<http://www.iso.org/iso/home/store/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumbe
r=55211> Information and documentation - Statistics and quality issues for
web archiving

This new ISO standard from TC46/SC8 defines statistics, terms, and quality
criteria for Web archiving. It considers the needs and practices across a
wide range of organizations such as libraries, archives, museums, research
centers, and heritage foundations. The published terminology reflects the
wide range of interests and expertise of the potential audiences, striking a
balance between computer science, management, and librarianship.

 
<http://www.ansi.org/news_publications/news_story.aspx?menuid=7&articleid=37
89&source=whatsnew111813> ISO/IEC JTC 1 Working Group Developing
International Standard for Electronic Discovery [for court proceedings]

The International Organization for Standardization / International
Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC) Joint Technical Committee (JTC) 1,
Information Technology, Subcommittee (SC) 27, IT Security techniques,
Working Group (WG) 4, Security controls and services, has begun work on an
International Standard for electronic discovery. The new standard, ISO/IEC
27050,
<http://www.iso.org/iso/home/store/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumbe
r=63081> Information technology - Security techniques - Electronic
discovery, reflects the growing role that electronically stored data (ESI)
plays in modern society throughout the world. In the U.S. this standard
could be relevant to both civil and criminal proceedings, as well as patent
disputes, U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, and other related
areas. While still in an early stage, the multi-part standard is expected to
address key aspects of electronic discovery in its initial four parts: Part
1: Overview and concepts; Part 2: Guidance for governance and management of
electronic discovery; Part 3: Code of Practice for electronic discovery;
Part 4: ICT readiness for electronic discovery. [This committee has a
liaison with ISO TC46/SC11 so the expectation is that members of TC46/SC11
will be able to comment on drafts.]

ISO/IEC 13250-3:2013,
<http://www.iso.org/iso/home/store/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumbe
r=59303> Information technology - Topic Maps - Part 3: XML syntax

Second edition of the standard that defines an XML-based interchange syntax
for Topic Maps, which can be used to interchange instances of the data model
defined in ISO/IEC 13250-2. The syntax is defined with a RELAX-NG schema,
and more precision is provided through the mapping to the data model, which
also defines the interpretation of the syntax.

ISO/IEC 2382-36:2013,
<http://www.iso.org/iso/home/store/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumbe
r=63996> Information technology - Vocabulary - Part 36: Learning, education
and training

Second edition of the standard to facilitate international communication in
information technology for learning, education, and training. It presents
terms and definitions of selected relevant concepts and identifies
relationships among the entries.

Media Stories

Libraries Applaud Dismissal of Google Book Search Case
Library Copyright Alliance Press Release, November 14, 2013

Following the court's dismissal of Authors Guild v. Google, a case that was
filed almost eight years ago, the Library Copyright Alliance-comprised of
the American Library Association, the Association of College & Research
Libraries, and the Association of Research Libraries-issued a press release
welcoming the judge's decision. Judge Chin referred to an earlier amicus
brief filed by the Library Copyright Alliance in explaining his decision.
"ALA applauds the decision to dismiss the long running Google Books case,"
said Barbara Stripling, president of the American Library Association. "This
ruling furthers the purpose of copyright by recognizing that Google's Book
search is a transformative fair use that advances research and learning."
Carol Pitts Diedrichs, president of the Association of Research Libraries,
indicated that the Google Books decision further supported the decision in
Authors Guild v. HathiTrust to allow mass digitization for purposes of
search, preservation, and access for the print-disabled. An appeal is still
pending in the HathiTrust case, but the Google decision suggests that the
appeal will not be successful. (Link to Web Source
<http://www.librarycopyrightalliance.org/bm~doc/lca_googledismissalrelease_1
1142013_final.pdf> ) 

NISO Note: Other views and reports on the Google Book Case were published by
ARL
<http://www.arl.org/news/arl-news/3047-google-books-case-dismissed-victory-f
or-fair-use-and-libraries> , Library Journal
<http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/11/copyright/judge-dismisses-authors-laws
uit-against-google-books/> , Publishers Weekly
<http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/content-and-e-books/art
icle/60006-google-wins-court-issues-a-ringing-endorsement-of-google-books.ht
ml> , Information Today
<http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/NewsBreaks/Googles-Fair-Use-Defense-Prevail
s-in-Google-Books-Lawsuit-93347.asp> , Scholarly Kitchen
<http://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2013/11/18/google-books-lawsuit-dismisse
d-all-society-benefits-says-judge-chin/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=ema
il&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ScholarlyKitchen+%28The+Scholarly+Kitchen%29> , and
the Authors Guild
<http://www.authorsguild.org/general/round-one-to-google-judge-chin-finds-ma
ss-book-digitization-a-fair-use-guild-plans-appeal/>  who say they plan to
appeal. ALA and ARL are NISO voting members.

E-book Optimism and Lingering Concerns
PW News/Check it Out, Nov 08, 2013; by Mike Kelley

Although more publishers like Macmillan and Penguin are making their e-books
available for library lending, the current model is not sustainable. The
author talked with a number of librarians about e-books. Among their
concerns were:

.   High prices 

.   Lack of options for simultaneous use 

.   Delay in availability of e-books following publication of the print
version 

.   Inadequate selection tools for collection development 

.   Library staff who are not adept with all the technology changes and have
difficulty helping users 

.   DRM limitations that add complications and troubleshooting issues 

.   Variety of formats, often tied to specific devices

New, low-fee e-book streaming services offered directly to users are not
expected to have a large impact on libraries, as many library users are
looking for free services. But this could change in the next few years, just
as video and music have been changed by the Internet. Librarians are
frustrated that their issues with e- books are not being addressed more
quickly. (Link to Web Source
<http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article
/59942-check-it-out-with-michael-kelley.html> )

NISO Note: Cengage Gale and Penguin Random House, mentioned in this article,
are NISO voting members.

The Natural Limits of Gold Open Access
The Scholarly Kitchen, Nov 19, 2013; by Joseph Esposito

Just as traditional publishing has its limits, so does gold open access. The
main limitation in traditional publishing is the marketplace economy, which
means that scholarly research without a market often does not get published.
Editorial review is as much about market gatekeeping as it is about quality.
Green Open Access, where research is self-archived by authors in
publicly-accessible repositories, appears to be separate from marketplace
realities, but is actually subsidized by those same works being published
and purchased through traditional publishing. Gold Open Access is a true
replacement of traditional publishing, but one where the author pays, rather
than the user. So from the marketplace perspective, the customer is the
author, not the reader. This gives Gold OA the potential to become "vanity
publishing." The obvious solution to that situation is that poor articles
won't be read or cited. However, it's not always easy to tell what to ignore
since many OA publications don't carry the "brand" respect of long-time
traditional journals. While article-level metrics might help in this area, a
better protection is the use of some level of peer review for OA journals.
The author-pay model of Gold OA creates another limitation of richer
disciplines, such as life sciences, having more funds to publish this way
than disciplines such as humanities. Scientific disciplines also lend
themselves to shorter research articles that fit well with a journal OA
model, while humanities disciplines often publish in monograph lengths,
which is too costly for the Gold OA approach. Some new innovations will be
needed before Gold OA can be effectively applied to long-form scholarship.
For Gold OA publishers to reduce their costs to a level that makes it
affordable to publishers, they've had to make changes such as editorial
reviews only for methodological rigor and elimination of copyediting. The
latter is a particular disadvantage to authors not fluent in English. These
limitations of Gold OA require further discussion and experimentation in
approaches to overcome them. (Link to Web Source
<http://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2013/11/19/the-natural-limits-of-gold-op
en-access/> )

NISO Note: NISO voting members Elsevier and PLOS are mentioned in this
article.

Libraries in the Time of MOOCs
EDUCAUSE Review Online, November 4, 2013; by Curtis Kendrick

The advent of massive open online courses (MOOCs) offers librarians
opportunities for new roles. "At a session of the recent OCLC conference,
MOOCs and Libraries: Massive Opportunity or Overwhelming Challenge? speakers
emphasized that librarians are increasingly required to guide faculty on the
proper scope of the fair-use provision with respect to copyrighted materials
in a MOOC." MOOC participation continues to grow with a number of
universities starting to offer credit for courses taken this way. If a
student is taking a MOOC course for credit, libraries may be asked to
provide some level of access to their licensed electronic resources, which
most are not currently in a position to do both for technological and legal
reasons. An entirely new licensing model will be required for such remote
and international access to resources. One option would be to offer a
"premium" service for a fee to students who wish to use the library's
resources. This might include search access with additional per item charges
for full-text downloads. Authentication credentials might need to be
included with the MOOC sign-up for such students, requiring this set of
students to be segregated from the larger MOOC population. An appropriate
authentication scheme would allow libraries to track MOOC student usage
separately from the main student population, which will likely be important
for reporting to vendors and ensuring license compliance. Content producers
may find this premium opt-in service can bring them additional revenues.
MOOCs are still evolving and universities are still experimenting with how
or even whether to utilize them. "[T]he type of services that [libraries]
will offer to help deliver and create MOOCs will be defined by how this form
of online education develops on our campuses. If our institution is a major
producer of these courses, then library support might involve the production
or provision of ancillary materials or the rights clearance of course
materials. If, on the other hand, the institution is primarily a consumer of
online education, the library might provide meet-up space, organize course
materials, or otherwise support the learning experience." Librarians should
join or lead teams that are discussing the use of MOOCs at their
institutions, and take advantage of opportunities this may bring for
libraries to show additional value to their organization. [Note: An overview
of the MOOC environment, marketplace, major vendors, and pros and cons is
discussed in the article but not summarized in this abstract, which focused
on the library involvement.] (Link to Web Source
<http://www.educause.edu/ero/article/libraries-time-moocs> )

NISO Note: NISO Library Standards Alliance members whose parent institutions
are mentioned in this article include: Stanford University Libraries,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Libraries, Harvard University
Library, University of Tennessee of Knoxville Libraries, University of
California Irvine Libraries, Georgia Institute of Technology Libraries,
University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries, and Syracuse University
Library. OCLC, also mentioned, is a NISO voting member.

Despite Differences, University Libraries and Presses Partner More Often
Library Journal, November 5, 2013; by Ian Chant 

The Purdue University Press began reporting to the library administration in
2009 and their collaborative work provides a model for others in academic
publishing to follow. Not only did the move help the press financially, but
it has resulted in new ways of managing digital and supplementary content,
such as datasets. A partnership with the library can bring the university
press more into the mainstream of the university and facilitate greater
collaboration with faculty and especially students. Because funding models
for presses and libraries are quite different, both sides have a learning
curve in understanding the other. Publishers outside the university are also
pursuing library partnerships. BioOne launched the online, open access
journal Elementa, built on the PLOS digital platform, in partnership with
libraries from Dartmouth, University of Michigan, University of Washington,
University of Colorado Boulder, and Georgia Institute of Technology. Some
universities, such as Amherst University, are creating new presses from
within the library, often focused on open access and institutional
repositories. Such new presses are often all electronic or use a
print-on-demand publisher. (Link to Web Source
<http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/11/academic-libraries/despite-differences
-university-libraries-and-presses-partner-more-often/> )

NISO Note: BioOne, Dartmouth College Library, Georgia Institute of
Technology Libraries, PLOS, Purdue University Libraries, University of
Colorado at Boulder Libraries, and University of Michigan Library are NISO
members.

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December 9

Protocol for Exchanging Serial Content
<http://www.niso.org/news/events/2013/telecon/> 

NISO Open Teleconference

December 11

Library Linked Data: From Vision to Reality
<http://www.niso.org/news/events/2013/webinars/linked_data> 

NISO Webinar

January 8

>From Device to Device: Adaptive Interfaces for Content
<http://www.niso.org/news/events/2014/webinars/device/> 

NISO Webinar

January 23

NISO Altmetrics Initiative: 3rd In-person Meeting (and livestream)
<http://www.niso.org/topics/tl/altmetrics_initiative/#3rdmeeting> 

8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Philadelphia, PA

January 26

NISO Annual Meeting and Standards Update
<http://www.niso.org/news/events/2014/alamid/> 

ALA Midwinter

Philadelphia, PA

Other Events of Interest

December 9-10

CNI Fall Meeting
<http://www.cni.org/event/2013-fall-cni-membership-meeting/> 

Washington, D.C.

January 9-12

2014 Modern Language Association Annual Convention
<http://www.mla.org/convention> 

Chicago, IL

January 24-29

ALA Midwinter Conference <http://alamw14.ala.org/> 

Philadelphia, PA

Events & Education

Talk About Innovation! TEDx @Your Library at Midwinter Meeting
<http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2013/11/talk-about-innovation-tedx-y
our-library-midwinter-meeting> 

Web Scale Discovery Services Examined in New American Libraries Live Episode
<http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2013/11/web-scale-discovery-services
-examined-new-american-libraries-live-episode> 

Linked Data Webinar Series Available
<http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2013/11/linked-data-webinar-series-a
vailable> 

Green, Pauley, Sedaris and Sinek Among All-Stars Coming to PLA 2014
Conference
<http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2013/11/green-pauley-sedaris-and-sin
ek-among-all-stars-coming-pla-2014-conference> 

First Module in ASCLA's AccessAbility Academy Now Available
<http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2013/11/first-module-ascla-s-accessa
bility-academy-now-available> 

LibQUAL+
<http://www.arl.org/news/arl-news/2997-libqual-to-launch-improvements-in-201
4-register-now> Rl to Launch Improvements in 2014 - Register Now

Register Now for BISG's Making Information Pay for Higher Education
<http://www.bisg.org/news-5-863-register-now-for-bisgs-making-information-pa
y-for-higher-education.php> 

Information Resources

A LITA Guide to Data Management for Libraries
<http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2013/11/lita-guide-data-management-l
ibraries> 

Planning Our Future Libraries: Blueprints for 2025
<http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2013/11/planning-our-future-librarie
s-blueprints-2025> 

Experts Offer Best Practices for Institutional Repositories
<http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2013/11/experts-offer-best-practices
-institutional-repositories> 

ALCTS Publication Takes a Fresh Look at Microforms
<http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2013/11/alcts-publication-takes-fres
h-look-microforms> 

New Guide for Physics Selectors from ALCTS Collection Management Section
<http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2013/11/new-guide-physics-selectors-
alcts-collection-management-and-development> 

2013 Revision of RDA: Resource Description and Access Now Available in Print
Edition
<http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2013/11/2013-revision-rda-resource-d
escription-and-access-now-available-print-edition> 

Measuring, Analyzing and Improving Library Services
<http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2013/11/measuring-analyzing-and-impr
oving-library-services> 

Preservation Activities Survey Released
<http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2013/11/preservation-activities-surv
ey-released> 

Reinventing the Library for Online Education
<http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2013/11/reinventing-library-online-e
ducation> 

New Digital Journal eContent Quarterly Launches
<http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2013/11/new-digital-journal-econtent
-quarterly-launches> 

ARL Statistics 2011-2012 Published
<http://www.arl.org/news/arl-news/3040-arl-statistics-2011-2012-published> 

ARL Academic Health Sciences Library Statistics 2011-2012 Published
<http://www.arl.org/news/arl-news/3035-arl-academic-health-sciences-library-
statistics-2011-2012-published> 

ARL Academic Law Library Statistics 2011-2012 Published
<http://www.arl.org/news/arl-news/3041-arl-academic-law-library-statistics-2
011-2012-published> 

How Are Digital Collections Being Sustained? New Evidence-Based Report and
Case Studies from ARL and Ithaka S+R Provide Answers
<http://www.arl.org/news/arl-news/3021-how-are-digital-collections-being-sus
tained-new-evidence-based-report-and-case-studies-from-arl-and-ithaka-sr-pro
vide-answers> 

ARL Annual Salary Survey 2012-2013 Reports Data on 13,900 Staff in ARL
Libraries
<http://www.arl.org/news/arl-news/3020-arl-annual-salary-survey-2012-2013-re
ports-data-on-13900-staff-in-arl-libraries> 

ARL Membership Meeting
<http://www.arl.org/news/arl-news/2996-arl-membership-meeting-and-fall-forum
-2013-slides-online> & Fall Forum 2013 Slides Online

BSIG Field Guide to Fixed Layout for E-Books Version 1.1 Now Available as a
Free Download
<http://bookindustrystudygroup.createsend4.com/t/ViewEmail/j/66A64D2259713B3
B/1F4D43E907ED7352C67FD2F38AC4859C#toc_item_5> 

CLIR Publishes Research Data Management: Principles, Practices, and
Prospects
<http://www.clir.org/about/news/pressrelease/clir-publishes-research-data-ma
nagement-principles-practices-and-prospects> 

How Are Digital Collections Being Sustained? New Evidence-Based Report and
Case Studies from ARL and Ithaka S+R Provide Answers
<http://www.sr.ithaka.org/news/how-are-digital-collections-being-sustained> 

 <http://www.minitex.umn.edu/Communications/Director/FutureFocused.pdf>
"Future Focused: Trends Impacting Library Services - the Minitex
Perspective"

Describing Archives: A Content Standard Now Available in Three Formats
<http://www2.archivists.org/dacs-now-available-in-three-formats> 

Awards & Grants

ALA launches Policy Revolution! Initiative for Libraries
<http://www.ala.org/news/node/9649> 

Wiley Wins IT Project Team of the Year at the UK IT Industry Awards 2013
<http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/PressRelease/pressReleaseId-109885.html> 

National Archives Awards $2.3 Million in Grants for Historical Records
Projects <http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2014/nr14-19.html> 

OCLC Named Among 'Best Places to Work' in Central Ohio
<http://www.oclc.org/en-US/news/releases/2013/201349dublin.html> 

IMLS Awards Grants to OCLC to Support National Continuing Education Programs
for Libraries
<http://www.oclc.org/en-US/news/releases/2013/201348dublin.html> 

Organization Announcements

Spotlight on BISG New Mission Statement and Next Steps
<http://bookindustrystudygroup.createsend4.com/t/ViewEmail/j/66A64D2259713B3
B/1F4D43E907ED7352C67FD2F38AC4859C#toc_item_2> 

ProQuest Appoints John Law to Lead Enterprise Product Strategy
<http://www.proquest.com/en-US/aboutus/pressroom/13/20131106.shtml> 

Goldman Sachs to Make Minority Investment in ProQuest
<http://www.proquest.com/en-US/aboutus/pressroom/13/20131104a.shtml> 

Roger Brisson joins Ex Libris as Strategy Director Europe
<http://www.exlibrisgroup.com/default.asp?catid=%7B916AFF5B-CA4A-48FD-AD54-9
AD2ADADEB88%7D&details_type=1&itemid=%7BB8C8EFFD-9B66-408E-ADCF-CD119DAD7DF2
%7D> 

Microsoft Research's Gupta Named Founding Member of Global Learning Council
<http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/news/headlines/guptaglc-111113.aspx> 

Swets appoints Ted van Dongen as Chief Technology Officer
<http://www.swets.com/swets-appoints-ted-van-dongen-as-chief-technology-offi
cer> 

Swets appoints Teri Hawksworth as Global Head of Sales
<http://www.swets.com/swets-appoints-teri-hawksworth-as-global-head-of-sales
> 

Policy & Legislation

Libraries Applaud Dismissal of Google Book Search Case
<http://www.ala.org/news/node/9704> 

Librarians React Against Harvard Publishing's Latest Restrictions
<http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2013/11/librarians-react-against-har
vard-publishing-s-latest-restrictions> 

ALA urges Swift Action on E-rate Reforms
<http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2013/11/ala-urges-swift-action-e-rat
e-reforms> 

American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom Defends Free
Access to Information
<http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2013/11/american-library-association
-office-intellectual-freedom-defends-free-access> 

ALA Welcomes USA Freedom Act
<http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2013/11/ala-welcomes-usa-freedom-act
> 

Library Copyright Alliance Comments on Commerce Department Green Paper
<http://www.arl.org/news/arl-news/3046-library-copyright-alliance-comments-o
n-commerce-department-green-paper> 

Libraries Applaud Dismissal of Google Book Search Case
<http://www.arl.org/news/arl-news/3012-libraries-applaud-dismissal-of-google
-book-search-case> 

Broad Coalition Urges Senate to Reauthorize COMPETES Act
<http://www.arl.org/news/arl-news/3006-broad-coalition-urges-senate-to-reaut
horize-competes-act> 

IEEE Issues Statement on Appropriate Use of Bibliometric Indicators in
Evaluation of Scientific Publications
<http://www.ieee.org/publications_standards/publications/rights/bibliometric
s_statement.html> 

Digital 'Not Just Our Future, It Is Our Present' Says RIAA In Comments To
Administration
<http://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?content_selector=newsandviews&news_month_f
ilter=11&news_year_filter=2013&id=D55F1D30-D6DE-429A-C92D-B58554D20278> 

Product & Project Announcements

APA Journals Expansion Strategy
<http://www.apa.org/pubs/databases/news/2013/10/journals-expansion.aspx> 

APA PsycNET Mobile App
<http://www.apa.org/pubs/databases/news/2013/10/new-mobile-app-sexuality-han
dbook.aspx> 

Current Book Titles Available Electronically from the American Psychological
Association
<http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2013/11/book-titles.aspx> 

ATLA Welcomes Three Titles to ATLASerials
<https://www.atla.com/about/pressroom/Pages/ATLA-Welcomes-Three-Titles-to-AT
LASerials%C2%AE-%28ATLAS%C2%AE%29-11.07.2013.aspx> R (ATLASR) 11.07.2013

New Features in ATLA Catholic Periodical and Literature Index
<https://www.atla.com/about/pressroom/Pages/New-features-in-ATLA-Catholic-Pe
riodical-Literature-Index%C2%AE-%28ATLA-CPLI%C2%AE%29.aspx> R (ATLA CPLIR)

Serials Solutions to Index HBO Kennisbank in the Summon Service
<http://www.proquest.com/en-US/aboutus/pressroom/13/20131125.shtml> 

IHS Jane's Databases to be Indexed in the Summon Service
<http://www.proquest.com/en-US/aboutus/pressroom/13/20131122.shtml> 

Serials Solutions
<http://www.proquest.com/en-US/aboutus/pressroom/13/20131121.shtml> R
IntotaT Assessment Now Available 

ProQuest Research Companion Simplifies Research and Builds Information
Literacy
<http://www.proquest.com/en-US/aboutus/pressroom/13/20131113.shtml> 

ProQuest Syndetic Solutions
<http://www.proquest.com/en-US/aboutus/pressroom/13/20131112.shtml> T Adds
Facebook Access 

ProQuest Automates ebrary and EBL Holdings In Its Summon and 360 Services
<http://www.proquest.com/en-US/aboutus/pressroom/13/20131107.shtml> 

OCLC and ProQuest Work Together to Automate E-Book Collection Management
<http://www.proquest.com/en-US/aboutus/pressroom/13/20131104.shtml> 

Cengage Learning Partners with Southwestern College Professional Studies to
Provide and Develop Online Courses and Curriculum
<http://news.cengage.com/higher-education/cengage-learning-partners-with-sou
thwestern-college-professional-studies-to-provide-and-develop-online-courses
-and-curriculum/> 

National Electrical Code eBooks Available Through Cengage Learning
<http://news.cengage.com/professional/national-electrical-code-ebooks-availa
ble-through-cengage-learning/> 

Copyright Clearance Center Adds 16 Publishers to Get It Now
<http://www.copyright.com/content/cc3/en/toolbar/aboutUs/newsRoom/pressRelea
ses/press_2013/press-release-13-11-5.html> 

CrossRef Members Add Over a Quarter Million CrossMark records; Researchers
Click on CrossMark Logos 50K Times per Month
<http://www.crossref.org/01company/pr/news111313.html> 

EBSCO Introduces RIPM e-Library of Music Periodicals
<http://www.ebscohost.com/newsroom/stories/ebsco-introduces-ripm-e-library-o
f-music-periodicals> T - Offering Rare Collection of Full-Text Music
Journals 

Content from Japan Medical Abstracts Society Being Loaded into EBSCO
Discovery Service
<http://www.ebscohost.com/newsroom/stories/content-from-japan-medical-abstra
cts-society-being-loaded-into-EDS> T 

eBook History Collection Now Available from EBSCO Information Services
<http://www.ebscohost.com/newsroom/stories/ebook-history-collection-now-avai
lable-from-ebsco> 

EnvisionWare Expands Customer Service Locations
<http://www.envisionware.com/envisionware-expands-customer-service-locations
> 

Ex Libris and Elsevier Collaborate to Harness Journal Metrics for Primo
Relevance Ranking
<http://www.exlibrisgroup.com/default.asp?catid=%7B916AFF5B-CA4A-48FD-AD54-9
AD2ADADEB88%7D&details_type=1&itemid=%7B174F8809-8596-4E65-BCED-5D96B4AD69EA
%7D> 

500,000 HTML Documents Now Available in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library
<http://www.ieee.org/about/news/2013/15november_2013.html> 

Now Available in the iTunes Store: IEEE Xplore Image Search iPad App
<https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ieee-xplore-images/id709593906?mt=8> 

Innovative and Leading Knowledge Solutions Provider Naseej Sign Exclusive
Agreement to Bring Innovative Products to the Arab World
<http://www.iii.com/news/pr_display.php?id=603> 

Innovative Expands Encore Social Discovery with ChiliFresh Partnership
<http://www.iii.com/news/pr_display.php?id=601> 

Colorado Library Consortium and Innovative Partnering to Offer SkyRiver
Cataloging to Colorado Libraries
<http://www.iii.com/news/pr_display.php?id=602> 

Portico E-Journal Service Reaches Historic Milestone
<http://www.portico.org/digital-preservation/news-events/news/general-news/p
ortico-e-journal-service-reaches-historic-milestone> 

American College of Emergency Physicians to Publish with Wiley
<http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/PressRelease/pressReleaseId-109912.html> 

Wiley to Provide Emergency Access to Medical Literature in Support of
Typhoon Haiyan Relief Efforts
<http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/PressRelease/pressReleaseId-109827.html> 

Library of Congress Collaborates on Digital Learning Day 2014
<http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2013/13-205.html> 

Congress.gov Beta Legislative Site Readies for its Starring Role
<http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2013/13-202.html> 

Microsoft Unveils State-of-the-Art Cybercrime Center
<http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/Press/2013/Nov13/11-14CybercrimeCenterP
R.aspx> 

U.S. National Archives Releases 11,000 Newly Declassified Documents Relating
to Berlin, 1962-1986
<http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2014/nr14-09.html> 

Federal Register Publishes 2013 The United States Government Manual
<http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2014/nr14-05.html> 

NLM Releases Enhancements to Its
<http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/digital_collections_2013.html> "Digital
Collections" Repository

National Library of Medicine Launches Emergency Access Initiative, Granting
Free Access to Books and Journals for Those Responding to Typhoon Haiyan
<http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/typhoon_emergency_access.html> 

WorldCat Metadata API Powers New Enhancements in latest MarcEdit Release
<http://www.oclc.org/en-US/news/announcements/2013/marcedit.html> 

WorldShare ILL integrates Article Exchange
<http://www.oclc.org/en-US/news/announcements/2013/wsill-integrates-article-
exchange.html> 

Random House LLC Launches Pinterest Top Pins on Select Sites; Publisher
Boosts Discovery with Pinterest's First Set of APIs
<http://www.randomhouse.biz/media/publicity/files/2013/11/Pinterest-RH-API-P
artnership-Press-Release-11-14-13.pdf> 

Polaris Library Systems Collaborates with 3M in Library Journal Webcast
<http://www.polarislibrary.com/news/polaris-library-systems-collaborates-3m-
library-journal-webcast/> 

Reed Elsevier Contributes to Typhoon Haiyan Disaster Relief
<http://www.reedelsevier.com/mediacentre/pressreleases/2013/Pages/Reed-Elsev
ier-contributes-to-Typhoon-Haiyan-disaster-relief.aspx> 

Elsevier Provides Free Access to Medical Information in the Philippines in
Support of Disaster Relief Efforts
<http://www.elsevier.com/about/press-releases/corporate/elsevier-provides-fr
ee-access-to-medical-information-in-the-philippines-in-support-of-disaster-r
elief-efforts> 

SAGE Partners with Leading Academic News Site The Conversation
<http://www.sagepub.com/press/2013/november/SAGE_partnersTheConversation.sp>


Swets Partners with WALDO (Westchester Academic Library Directors
Organization) <http://www.swets.com/swets-partners-with-waldo> 


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