Of possible interest to the group, per past traffic on this list regarding
ORCID and ISNI.
--DBL
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Date: Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 1:53 PM
Subject: NISO February 11 Webinar: Authority Control: Are You Who We Say
You Are?
To: NISO <[log in to unmask]>


*NISO February 11 Webinar: **Authority Control: Are You Who We Say You Are?*

*Date:* February 11, 2015

*Time:* 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Eastern time

*Event webpage:*
http://www.niso.org/news/events/2015/webinars/authority_control/

*ABOUT THE WEBINAR*

In the world of authority control, it is a bit of an alphabet soup of
acronyms. ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID), which is a system to
uniquely identify scientific and other academic authors; ISNI
(International Standard Name Identifier), which identifies the public
identities of contributors to media content such as books, television
programs, and newspaper articles; and VIAF (Virtual International Authority
File) a system that combines multiple name authority files into a single
authority service, hosted by OCLC, all have their place when discussing
identifiers for authority control.

Identity issues and disambiguating authors, researchers, other content
creators, and their institutional affiliations are crucial as we move into
a world of linked data. In this webinar, presenters will cover the
implications and differences between ORCID, ISNI, and VIAF, what is the
proper use of each, and some of the benefits that come with using authority
files and making that information available on the Web.

Topics and speakers are:

   - *ORCID* – *Simeon Warner, Director of Repository Development, Cornell
   University Library*
   - *ISNI* – *Laura Dawson, Product Manager for Identifiers, Bowker*
   - *VIAF* – *Thomas Hickey, Chief Scientist, OCLC*

*REGISTRATION*

Registration is per site (access for one computer) and closes at 12:00 pm
Eastern on February 11, 2015 (the day of the webinar). Discounts are
available for NISO and NASIG members and students. NISO Library Standards
Alliance (LSA) members receive one free connection as part of membership
and do not need to register. (The LSA member webinar contact will
automatically receive the login information. Members are listed here:
http://www.niso.org/about/roster/#library_standards_alliance. If you would
like to become an LSA member and receive the entire year’s webinars as part
of membership, information on joining is listed here:
http://www.niso.org/about/join/alliance/.) All webinar registrants and LSA
webinar contacts receive access to the recorded version for one year.

Visit the event webpage to register and for more information:
http://www.niso.org/news/events/2015/webinars/authority_control/



Be sure to check out NISO’s discounted subscription packages for webinars (
http://www.niso.org/news/events/2015/webinars/#packages) and virtual
conferences (
http://www.niso.org/news/events/2015/virtual_conferences/#subscription) for
2015.

*New in 2015: NISO Training Thursdays*. Three technical webinar training
sessions directly related to the previous weeks’ virtual conference.
Registrants to the related virtual conference receive a free login to the
Training Thursday. You can also register separately for just the training
session. More information is available at:
http://www.niso.org/news/events/2015/training_Thursdays/

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