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Join the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) for our update at ALA Midwinter in Atlanta! *The NISO Update will take place on Saturday, January 21 (10:30 - noon in Georgia World Congress Center, Room B207)*, where you can hear the latest news about NISO's current efforts, including standards, recommended practices and community meetings covering many areas of interest to the library community. [Link to ALA Scheduler <https://www.eventscribe.com/2017/ALA-Midwinter/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=232637> ] Working group/Standing committee members and staff will provide updates on projects, some newly under way: *** NISO Strategy and Directions (Todd Carpenter) *** Open Discovery Initiative (ODI) <http://www.niso.org/workrooms/odi/> (Laura Morse, Harvard University) *** NISO Vocabularies <http://www.niso.org/topics/tl/BibliographicRoadmap/> (Sherle Abramson-Bluhm, University of Michigan) *** Knowledge Base and Related Tools (KBART) <http://www.niso.org/workrooms/kbart> (Noah Levin, Springer) *** Flexible API Framework for E-Content in Libraries (FASTEN) <http://www.niso.org/apps/group_public/download.php/16796/Library%20Services%20API-for%20VM%20Approval.pdf> (Nettie Lagace, NISO) *** NISO Altmetrics Initiative <http://www.niso.org/topics/tl/altmetrics_initiative/> (Nettie Lagace, NISO) Visit NISO at Booth #1706 in the Exhibits area, too! Looking forward to seeing you.... --------------------- Nettie Lagace Associate Director for Programs National Information Standards Organization (NISO) 3600 Clipper Mill Road, Suite 302 Baltimore, MD 21211 Mobile: 617-863-0501 Fax: 410-685-5278 E-mail: [log in to unmask]