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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>. ************************************ 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 Email: [log in to unmask] url: http://www.niso.org