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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">The <a href="http://www.niso.org/workrooms/kbart" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,238)">Knowledge Bases and Related Tools</span></a>
(KBART) Recommended Practice aims to solve problems in the information supply
chain by improving the exchange of metadata from content providers to knowledge
bases.The KBART Standing Committee has been working to increase adoption of the
recommended practice and add more content providers to its list of endorsers.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">To aid in our efforts, we would like to invite
the content provider community to participate in a survey regarding use of
KBART, ease of adoption, and opportunities for training and outreach. Please
take 10-15 minutes to complete the survey and let us know how we can make KBART
more useful and easier to adopt. The survey will be available until June 15.<br>
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The survey can be found at: <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/niso-kbart" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,238)">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/niso-kbart</span></a></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Thank you for your participation.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Sincerely,</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">The KBART Standing Committee</span></p>





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