NISO Professional Development Events, November and December 2024
November 2024
NISO Open Teleconference
JATS (Journal Article Tag Suite) Update
Monday, November 18, 2024, 3:00pm - 4:00pm (Eastern Standard Time, US & Canada)
Co-chair of the NISO JATS Standing Committee, Tommie Usdin, will join NISO's Keondra Bailey in a discussion about the standard and the current activities of the Standing Committee which maintains it.
The Journal Article Tag Suite (JATS) is an XML format used to describe scientific literature published online. It is a technical standard developed by the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) and approved by the American National Standards Institute Z39.96-2024 (Version 1.4 published in October 2024). The NISO project was a continuation of the work done by NLM/NCBI, and popularized by the NLM's PubMed Central as a de facto standard for archiving and interchange of scientific open-access journals and its contents with XML.
The JATS provides a set of XML elements and attributes for describing the textual and graphical content of journal articles as well as some non-article material such as letters, editorials, and book and product reviews. JATS allows for descriptions of the full article content or just the article header metadata; and allows other kinds of contents, including research and non-research articles, letters, editorials, and book and product reviews.
NISO Webinar
Using COUNTER to Optimize Usage Data Collection & Analysis for Libraries & Publishers
Wednesday, November 20, 2024, 11:00am - 12:00pm (Eastern Standard Time, US & Canada)
COUNTER is an invaluable usage statistics standard that is employed to collect and analyze usage data for online resources, ensuring accuracy for informed decision making. Explore best practices and strategies for assessing the reliability of gathered statistics and their reporting. Through discussion, case studies, and expert insights participants will discover how to use assessment data from this standard to optimize resource allocation, enhance user services, and align with library and industry goals.
Confirmed speakers include Beda Kosata, Lead Developer, Celus, Stuart Maxwell, Chief Operating Officer, Scholarly IQ, Tasha Mellins-Cohen, Executive Director, COUNTER Metrics, and Greg Voelker, Collection Assessment Manager, University of Nevada Las Vegas. Todd Carpenter, Executive Director, NISO will serve as moderator.
The program is being coordinated by NISO Education Committee Member Grace Kim, Electronic Resources Librarian, Nevada State College.
December 2024
NISO Webinar
Authentication & Browser Changes
Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 11:00am - 12:00pm (Eastern Standard Time, US & Canada)
Authentication and browsers play a critical role in how libraries and publishers facilitate digitally secure access in the access and exchange of information. As important components to user experience, resource management, security, and access, understanding recent updates and change is vital. This program will delve into recent and possible changes and provide knowledge and skills to adapt, esure compliance with evolving standards, and still prioritize user access and privacy.
Confirmed speakers include Heather Flanagan: Principal Consultant at Spherical Cow Consulting, Amanda Ferrante: Principal Product Manager for Identity & Access Management, EBSCO, Hong Ma: Head of Library Systems, Loyola University Chicago. Jason Griffey, NISO's Director of Strategic Initiatives will serve as the program moderator.
The program is being coordinated by NISO Education Committee Member Sonali V. Sugrim, E-Resources Discovery & Access Librarian, Collection Strategies, Columbia University Libraries.