<div dir="ltr"><p> Baltimore, MD - January 14, 2016 - The National Information
Standards Organization (NISO) continues its robust series of educational
programs in 2016 with 14 webinars, six virtual conferences with
subsequent training sessions, and a variety of on-site and collaborative
events. The 2016 programs focus on current and emerging issues of
concern to those whose daily workflow involves new and traditional forms
of research output as well as information tools, systems, and services.<br>
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Webinar topics include programs oriented towards <a href="http://www.niso.org/news/events/2016/webinars/jan13_webinar/">scholarly retractions and the need to ensure reproducibility</a>, <a href="http://www.niso.org/news/events/2016/webinars/feb10_webinar/">the impact of start-ups on scholarly communication</a>, <a href="http://www.niso.org/news/events/2016/webinars/march16_webinar/">data collection</a> and <a href="http://www.niso.org/news/events/2016/webinars/march23_webinar/">privacy protections</a>, <a href="http://www.niso.org/news/events/2016/webinars/apr13_webinar/">support for women and minorities in technology</a>, <a href="http://www.niso.org/news/events/2016/webinars/may11_webinar/">successfully integrating library services into research activities on campus</a>, <a href="http://www.niso.org/news/events/2016/webinars/aug10_webinar/">associating identifiers with research output</a>, <a href="http://www.niso.org/news/events/2016/webinars/june8_webinar/">library management systems</a>, <a href="http://www.niso.org/news/events/2016/webinars/sep7_webinar/">open access</a>, <a href="http://www.niso.org/news/events/2016/webinars/oct19_webinar/">the Internet of Things</a>, <a href="http://www.niso.org/news/events/2016/webinars/nov9_webinar/">digital security</a>, and <a href="http://www.niso.org/news/events/2016/webinars/dec14_webinar/">support for maker spaces</a>. <br>
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Virtual conferences-each lasting five hours-address the <a href="http://www.niso.org/news/events/2016/virtual_conference/feb17_virtualconf/">implementation of open source software at the institutional level</a>, <a href="http://www.niso.org/news/events/2016/virtual_conference/jun15_virtualconf/">linked bibliographic data</a>, <a href="http://www.niso.org/news/events/2016/virtual_conference/aug31_virtualconf/">data curation</a>, <a href="http://www.niso.org/news/events/2016/virtual_conference/oct5_virtualconf/">e-books</a>, and the <a href="http://www.niso.org/news/events/2016/virtual_conference/dec7_virtualconf/">archiving of digital resources</a>. NISO's <a href="http://www.niso.org/news/events/2016/training_thursday/">Training Thursday</a> sessions serve as follow-up assistance in developing specific skills.<br>
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Todd Carpenter, Executive Director, NISO, stresses that education is a
core element of NISO's central mission. "Whether employed by academic
institution or private enterprise, information professionals seek to be
well-informed and well-equipped in supporting research activities within
their organizations" he stated. "The intent of NISO programs is to
encourage those professionals in best practices and standards-based
deployment of serious solutions." <br>
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For those interested in maximizing their training dollars, subscription
options are available. For webinars, NISO members may sign up for the <a href="http://www.niso.org/news/events/2016/webinars/#packages">Buy 9, Get 5 Free</a> package, and ensure access to all 14 of the NISO webinars. Alternatively, members may opt for the <a href="http://www.niso.org/news/events/2016/webinars/#packages">Buy 5, Get 4 Free</a>
package, and choose nine webinars from the 2016 line up. Organizations
pay a single fee to enable viewing access for multiple team members in a
collaborative group setting. (Note that webinar registration is priced
per site, through use of a single computer.) Webinar registrants hold
access to the recorded version for a full year, allowing even greater
opportunity for staff to benefit from that single registration.<br>
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A full roster of events is available at: <a href="http://www.niso.org/news/events/2016/">niso.org/news/events/2016</a>. <br>
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<strong>About NISO</strong><br>
NISO, based in Baltimore, Maryland, fosters the development and
maintenance of standards that facilitate the creation, persistent
management, and effective interchange of information so that it can be
trusted for use in research and learning. To fulfill this mission, NISO
engages libraries, publishers, information aggregators, and other
organizations that support learning, research, and scholarship through
the creation, organization, management, and curation of knowledge. NISO
works with intersecting communities of interest and across the entire
lifecycle of information standards. NISO is a not-for-profit association
accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). For
more information, visit the <a href="http://niso.org/">NISO website.</a>
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Jill O'Neill<br> NISO<br> Phone: 301-654-2512<br> </address><address id="contactone"><a href="mailto:joneill@niso.org">joneill@niso.org</a>
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