Each year, the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) Plus conference brings people together in a dynamic forum to explore and tackle trends and challenges in the global information community. The NISO Plus Scholarship program extends a unique opportunity for a group of emerging and mid-career professionals to contribute their perspectives and make their voices heard.
The Electronic Resources and Libraries (ER&L) 19th Annual Conference takes place March 3-6, 2024 with options to attend in person in Austin, Texas, or online via the Virtual Conference.
The Amigos Nominating Committee is accepting nominations from individuals interested in serving on the Amigos Board of Directors. The 2024 election ballot, to be sent to members in April, will include candidates for four positions on the board – three board of directors positions for representatives from member institutions and one board of directors position for an independent representative.
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) recently announced the publication of its newest standard, ANSI/NISO Z39.105-2023, Content Profile/Linked Document (CP/LD), which enables portions of content, data, semantics, and other resources from separate sources to be combined into a single, standards-based format optimized for interchange, search, and display.
Registrations is now open for DOAJ at 20: Trusted. This third and final webinar celebrates 20 years of DOAJ, on December 7th at 8 am Central Time. Moderated by Joy Owango from TCC Africa, the ninety-minute webinar will have four speakers – Judith Barnsby, Ivan Oransky, Ixchel Faniel and Dr Haseeb Irfanullah – discuss what it means to be trusted and variations of mistrust in scholarly communications.
Part of National Information Standards Organization (NISO)'s ongoing efforts to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in the community, the NISO Plus scholarship program is intended for early- to mid-career professionals whose voices have been underrepresented in the information community. Awardees will learn about NISO's standards work, receive free registration to NISO events, travel and accommodations to NISO's annual conference in Baltimore (pending funder approval), networking and mentorship opportunities and more.
The Board of Directors of Amigos Library Services (Amigos) has appointed Jeffry Archer, Dean of Libraries, Museums, and the Press, Baylor University (Texas) to serve as a member of the Board. Archer will complete the term vacated by Dr. Lea Briggs, University of New Mexico.