niso-l: Standards for Electronic Resource Management

Subject: Standards for Electronic Resource Management
Pat Harris (pharris@niso.org)
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 17:40:14 -0400

NISO/DLF Workshop on
Standards for Electronic Resource Management
May 10, 2002 -- Wyndham Hotel, Chicago

On May 10, 2002 NISO and the Digital Library Federation will
co-sponsor a half-day pre-standardization workshop to examine
standards needed to facilitate the management of electronic
resources. The workshop is free to all NISO members and DLF
sponsors. Advance registration is required. Additional information
on the Workshop, including the agenda and registration form are on
the NISO website at:
http://www.niso.org/news/events_workshops/NISO-DLF-wkshp.html

Why this Workshop?
Libraries (particularly academic libraries) are investing major
portions of their acquisitions dollars in electronic information
resources. As these electronic collections grow they are becoming
increasingly difficult to manage and few existing library management
systems provide tools to address contract management, umbrella
subscriptions, and license terms. Some libraries are investing in
local development of control databases, while others are waiting for
vendor-supplied solutions.

At this early stage NISO and DLF want to begin the process of
developing a standard set of data definitions and common XML schema,
encompassing names, definitions and the semantic relationships for
elements related to identification, access and licensing of these
resources.

Who should attend: ILS vendor staff, staff involved in electronic
resource management
and collection development, serials subscription vendors, and intermediaries.

Register now by going to the NISO website (www.niso.org). Don't miss
this chance to be a standards developer for-a-day and be a part of
the standards solution!

On May 10, 2002 NISO and the Digital Library Federation will co-sponsor a half-day pre-standardization workshop to examine standards needed to facilitate the management of electronic resources. The workshop is free to all NISO members and DLF sponsors. Advance registration is required. Additional information on the Workshop, including the agenda and registration form are on the NISO website at: http://www.niso.org/news/events_workshops/NISO-DLF-wkshp.html

Libraries (particularly academic libraries) are investing major portions of their acquisitions dollars in electronic information resources. As these electronic collections grow they are becoming increasingly difficult to manage and few existing library management systems provide tools to address contract management, umbrella subscriptions, and license terms. Some libraries are investing in local development of control databases, while others are waiting for vendor-supplied solutions.

At this early stage NISO and DLF want to begin the process of developing a standard set of data definitions and common XML schema, encompassing names, definitions and the semantic relationships for elements related to identification, access and licensing of these resources.

Who should attend: ILS vendor staff, staff involved in electronic resource management
and collection development, serials subscription vendors, and intermediaries.

Register now by going to the NISO website (www.niso.org). Don't miss this chance to be a standards developer for-a-day and be a part of the standards solution!

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