<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Are you finalizing your schedule for ALA this week? Perhaps you’re wondering how or where you can get caught up with standards activities? </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Here’s where we will be!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><u><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Friday, June 24, 2016</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">NISO/BISG 10^th Annual Forum at the American Library Association 2016 Annual Meeting</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">The Changing Standards Landscape: The User Experience</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Orlando Convention Center, Room W103B, 12:00pm – 4:00pm</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.eventscribe.com/2016/ala-annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=143815" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">https://www.eventscribe.com/2016/ala-annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=143815</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Sponsored by Bowker, CrossRef, and Sage</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">The user experience with ebooks encompasses far more than just an interface or an application, and influences patron attitudes towards more than a device or an author—it influences attitudes towards the library itself. At the tenth annual Changing Standards Landscape event, we'll examine the full spectrum of the user experience, including patron attitudes toward digital borrowing and reading; privacy and security of patron data; and the increasingly important area of digital-book accessibility standards and best practices.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Confirmed speakers include </span><b>Todd Carpenter</b>, Executive Director, NISO; <b>Mark Kuyper</b>, Executive Director, BISG;<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"> <b>Daniel Ayala</b>, Proquest; <b>Michael C. Robinson</b>, University of Alaska-Anchorage; <b>Nettie Lagace</b>, NISO; <b>Theresa Hunt</b>, Elsevier; <b>Becky Brasington Clark</b>, Library of Congress; and <b>Lettie Conrad</b>, Sage</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">For more specifics, please visit the </span><a href="http://www.niso.org/news/events/2016/ala_annual/nisobisgforum2016/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">event page</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">.  We request the favor of an RSVP: </span><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/J36GDSJ" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/J36GDSJ</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><u><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Saturday, June 25, 2016</span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">NISO Altmetrics Initiative: Supporting Altmetrics in the Community</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"><br>Hyatt Regency Orlando, Room: Bayhill 22, 2:00-3:30 P.M</span><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><a href="https://www.eventscribe.com/2016/ala-annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=143844" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">https://www.eventscribe.com/2016/ala-annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=143844</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">The National Information Standard Organization (NISO) Altmetrics Initiative is now in its final stages with several community-crafted documents nearly at publication stage.  This session will discuss the creation of recommended practices intended to support further uptake of so-called “alternative” metrics and measurements for electronic publications: definitions and use cases describing altmetrics in general, recommendations for the use of data metrics, tools for supporting persistent identifiers, and a Code of Conduct for data providers. Panelists have been participants in the working groups and will detail perspectives and considerations that have provided input for the published documents, which are NISO Recommended Practices intended for consumption and use across the industry by any user or entity wishing to further explore and exploit the area of alternative assessment metrics.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Speakers: <b>Todd Carpenter</b>, Executive Director, NISO and <b>Nettie Lagace</b>, Associate Director, Programs, NISO</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><u><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Sunday, June 26, 2016</span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">NISO Standards Update Meeting</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"><br>Hyatt Regency Orlando, Room: Celebration 04, 1:00-2:30pm</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><a href="https://www.eventscribe.com/2016/ala-annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=143840" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">https://www.eventscribe.com/2016/ala-annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=143840</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">You won’t want to miss this opportunity to hear the latest news about NISO's current efforts, including standards, recommended practices and community meetings covering many areas of interest to the library community.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">NISO Working group and Standing committee members will provide updates on these projects:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p><ul type="disc" style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Open Discovery Initiative - <b>Elise Sassone</b>, Springer Nature</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Knowledge Base and Related Tools (KBART) - <b>Marlene Van Ballegooie</b>, University of Toronto</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">NISO Bibliographic Roadmap - <b>Diane Hillmann</b>, Metadata Management Associates</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">SUSHI - <b>Nettie Lagace</b> on behalf of the SUSHI Standing Committee</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Tracking Link Origins, a new NISO project - <b>Nettie Lagace</b> on behalf of the Tracking Link Origins Working Group</span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">For the <i><u>complete</u></i> roster of ALA sessions where you can hear from NISO staff, please visit the <a href="http://www.niso.org/news/events/2016/ala_annual/" target="_blank">ALA page</a> on the NISO web site: <a href="http://www.niso.org/news/events/2016/ala_annual/" target="_blank">http://www.niso.org/news/events/2016/ala_annual/</a>. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">In the exhibit hall, you'll find NISO at Booth #1544.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Questions? Get in touch at:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">NISO</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">3600 Clipper Mill Road</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Suite 302</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Baltimore, MD 21211-1948</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Phone: <a href="tel:%2B1.301.654.2512" value="+13016542512" target="_blank">+1.301.654.2512</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Email: <a href="mailto:nisohq@niso.org" target="_blank">nisohq@niso.org</a></span></p></div>