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NISO Professional Development Events, February and March 2025

NISO Professional Development Events, February and March 2025

February 2025

February 2025

NISO on the Road

NISO Plus Baltimore 2025
Monday, February 10, 2025 - Wednesday, February 12, 2025 (Eastern Standard Time, US & Canada)

The NISO Plus conference returns to Baltimore, Maryland on February 10–12, 2025 at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront. There's still time to register! For more details, visit the official conference website.

NISO Webinar

AI & the Research Cycle (Phase I: Research & Discovery)
Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 11:00am - 12:00pm (Eastern Standard Time, US & Canada)

Artificial Intelligence is rapidly transforming every stage of the research cycle, from discovery to dissemination. This series will explore the evolving role of AI in shaping research workflows, addressing both the opportunities and challenges it presents. Join experts across various fields as they delve into how AI is enhancing research processes, improving efficiency, and raising new questions about ethics, transparency, and the future of knowledge creation.

Confirmed speakers include Elisenda Aguilera-Cora ,Predoctoral Researcher, Department of Communication,Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona and Ken Varnum, Senior Program Manager and Discovery Strategist, University of Michigan Library.

NISO Open Webinar

ISO TC 349 Cultural Heritage Conservation Public Webinar
Thursday, February 27, 2025, 1:00pm - 2:00pm (Eastern Standard Time, US & Canada)

NISO is pleased to invite members of the cultural heritage, museum, and conservation community to join a free public webinar on the formation of an accredited US Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to the International Organization for Standards’s new Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage Conservation (ISO TC 349). 

ISO formed TC 349 in 2024 to develop standards for terminology, technologies, and materials and equipment for the monitoring, evaluation, preservation, and restoration of cultural heritage. The committee’s work is focused specifically on the conservation of tangible objects and excludes the preservation of cinematography, photography, and content covered by the work of the ISO Technical Committee on Information and Documentation (ISO TC 46). NISO has now been appointed by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to manage the US TAG to TC 349.

During this meeting, we will discuss NISO’s role in the ISO Standards development process and  opportunities to participate as members of the TAG, which will ensure that US perspectives are represented in discussions about setting world-recognized standards, from conservation terminology and basic principles to seismic protections and exhibition environments.

The ISO TC349 plan includes strategic objectives that will be addressed across working groups:

  • Cultural Heritage Conservation Terminology
  • Principles of Conservation
  • Cultural Heritage Conservation - Stone Materials
  • Cultural Heritage Conservation - Murals
  • Cultural Heritage Conservation - Earth Sites
  • Cultural Heritage Conservation - Wooden Heritage
  • Cultural Heritage Conservation - Paper Materials
  • Cultural Heritage Conservation - Metal Materials
  • Cultural Heritage Conservation - Ceramics
  • Cultural Heritage Conservation - Textiles
  • Cultural Heritage Conservation - Lacquerware
  • Cultural Heritage Conservation - Seismic Protection
  • Museum Showcases
  • Museum Collection Environments
  • Cultural Heritage Conservation - IPM (Integrated Pest Control)
  • Cultural Heritage Conservation - Wooden Historic Buildings

The meeting is free and open to the public, and all members of the community engaged in the conservation and preservation of tangible cultural objects are encouraged to attend!

March 2025

NISO Webinar

Secrets to changing behaviour in scholarly communication
Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 11:00am - 12:00pm (Eastern Standard Time, US & Canada)

Please join us to reflect on how, in the worldwide academic and research community, we can be more effective in engaging stakeholders in doing things differently. Whether it’s publishing online rather than in print, or investing in open infrastructure, or engaging with a data repository, or one of many more initiatives to improve the state of scholarly communication, the speakers will argue that marketing – which draws skepticism from many corners in our community – can increase the impact of every initiative and lead to sustained behaviour change. This webinar will explore how marketing has been adapted to serve the public and academic sectors, opportunities to better leverage marketing strategies in scholarly communication, and ways to work smarter today.

The program will be moderated by Jennifer Gibson of Dryad.  For an even deeper dive into driving behavioral change in community stakeholders, join us for a NISO training series coming in June.