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NISO is offering two exceptional educational opportunities during April! Check out the speakers and the topics! Registration information may be found via the linked event titles below. 

NISO’s registration fee allows your organization to gather an unlimited number of staff in a conference or classroom setting to view the event on the day of the broadcast. Access to an archived recording of the event is always included in your registration fee, regardless of membership status.

NISO Webinar

Wednesday, April 11, 2018, 1:00pm - 2:30pm (Eastern Daylight) 

Can There be Neutrality in Cataloging: A Conversation Starter

How does one create awareness of the bias that may be introduced into automated systems? This session will look at the selection of vocabulary in establishing taxonomies and ontologies. What is the real nature of the issue? How might establishing, maintenance, and use of a thesaurus contribute to a more inclusive search/discovery process? And where should responsibility lie for developing such ostensibly neutral tools? How can we bring more diverse voices into the development/maintenance of these resources?

Confirmed Speakers: 

• Erin Leach, Librarian, University of Georgia; 
• Amber Billey, Systems and Metadata Librarian, Bard College; 
• K.R. Roberto, Ph.D. Candidate, Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Want to register for this event and pay by credit card? Use this online form. NOTE: If your organization is already a member of the NISO Library Standards Alliance, you do not need to register for the above 90-minute webinar; your access is included as a benefit of your membership. Check your membership status here. 

NISO Virtual Conference

Wednesday, April 18, 11:00am - 5:00pm (Eastern Daylight)

Information Freedom, Ethics and Longevity

There are the capabilities that technology enables. There are the fair and appropriate activities that a society agrees upon for the use of that technology. How best to strike the correct balance between the two?  For the various stakeholders active in the information community, this is neither a frivolous nor a simple question. This virtual conference will touch upon such concerns as net neutrality, information security and the potential for manipulation in the digital environment. Registration for this event will include access to a Training Thursday webinar. 

 

Confirmed Speakers:

• Safiya Noble, Author of Algorithms of Oppression and Associate Professor, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California;
• Virginia Dressler, Digital Projects Librarian, Assistant Professor, Kent State University and Cynthia Kristof, Head, Copyright and Document Services, Associate Professor, Kent State University; 
• Peter Murray, Open Source Community Advocate, Index Data;
• Bill Marsden, Director of Data Privacy and Compliance, New York Public Library; 
• Emily Lynema, Acting Department Head, Information Technologies, North Carolina State University
• Clifford Anderson, Associate University Librarian for Research and Learning, Vanderbilt University
• Denis Galvin, Director of Library Technology, Fondren Library, Rice University

Want to register for this event and pay by credit card? Use this online form. 

Registration Information

NISO’s registration fee allows your organization to gather an unlimited number of staff in a conference or classroom setting to view the event on the day of the broadcast. Access to an archived recording of the event is always included in your registration fee, regardless of membership status.

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