Two new NISO meetings in Washington, DC
The Next Generation of Access: OpenURL and Metasearch
Day 1, October 29, is devoted to Open URL: Demystifying Link Resolution.
Directed to publishers, content aggregators, librarians, and software
providers, this workshop will help attendees understand how the NISO
Open URL standard and other linking initiatives support a rich linking
environment that enhances the value and usability of information
products. The workshop will explain link resolvers and knowledge
databases, and the respective roles of content providers, librarians,
and vendors in implementing the current standard. An update from NISO
members on new standards and guidelines will help attendees plan for
future enhancements and suggest how they can encourage and participate
in new developments.
Day 2, October 30, will address Metasearch: What It Is Now, What It
Could Be, and How Standards Can Help Us Get There. Metasearching allows
search and retrieval to span multiple databases, sources, platforms,
protocols, and vendors at once. Whether you are an expert or a novice,
this workshop will give you a deeper understanding of the metasearch
services now on the market and provide an overview of pending
developments and the impact these new services will have on information
businesses, libraries and other service providers. ILS vendors, online
service providers and metasearch producers as well as librarians will
present their views. The metasearch implementation process and impact on
the library and its users will be discussed. NISO members who are
involved in new metasearch standards initiatives will describe how their
efforts to produce guidelines, identify best practices, and develop new
standards will address current concerns.
The meetings will be held at the American Geophysical Union (AGU)
located at 2000 Florida Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (4 blocks from Dupont
Circle).
Additional information including detailed agendas is at:
<http://www.niso.org/news/events_workshops/MS-2003_workshop.html>.
On both days, sponsors will exhibit and provide information about their
services. If you would like to be a Workshop exhibitor, sponsor or
speaker contact October Ivins at 781-793-9283, email: [log in to unmask]
The one day registration fee is $199 for NISO members ($259 for
nonmembers); two day registration fee is $359 for members ($499 for
nonmembers). An Early Bird registration discount of $20 is available if
you register by September 30, 2003.
The registration form is on the website at:
<http://www.niso.org/news/events_workshops/MS-03-registration.pdf>.
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Pat Harris
Executive Director
National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
4733 Bethesda Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20814 USA
T: 301-654-2512 ** Mobile: 202-258-3296
Fax: 301-654-1721
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url: http://www.niso.org
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