<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><b><i><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)">Where will you find NISO at this year’s ALA Midwinter Meeting?</span></i></b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)">  <b><i></i></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)">NISO looks forward to seeing you in Seattle at these 2019 ALA Midwinter sessions and in the Exhibits Hall at Table #600. Both sessions, as well as the exhibits, are located in the Washington State Convention Center.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)">Saturday, January 26, 2019, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.<br><b><i>2019 NISO Update</i></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)">TCC Tahoma 2 (Level 3)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)">NISO Standards Update</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><b><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)">Moderator: Todd Carpenter, Executive Director, NISO; Nettie Lagace, Associate Director, Programs, NISO </span></b><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)">The NISO Update provides the latest news about NISO's current efforts, including standards, recommended practices and community meetings covering many areas of interest to the library community. Working group members will provide updates on projects newly underway or recently completed. Updates will include KBART & KBART Automation, the Open Discovery Initiative, Z39.7, the Flexible API Standard for E-Content (FASTEN), RA21, and newly announced projects</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><b><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)">Confirmed Speakers:  Ben Johnson</span></b><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)">, Engagement Manager, Provider Relations, ProQuest; <b>Laura Morse</b>, Director, Library Systems & Support, Harvard University; <b>Martha Kyrillidou</b>, Principal, QualityMetrics; <b>Nettie Lagace</b>, Associate Director for Programs, NISO; and <b>Todd Carpenter</b>, Executive Director, NISO.<br><br><b></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)">This session is open to all registered attendees of the ALA Midwinter event. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)">Add this session to your </span><a href="https://www.eventscribe.com/2019/ALA-Midwinter/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=492333" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS"">ALA Scheduler</span></a><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)">!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)">Sunday, January 27, 2019, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.<br><b><i>NISO-STM Association Resource Access in the 21st Century (RA21) Project Outputs and Next Steps</i></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)">TCC Tahoma 2 (Level 3)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)">NISO and the International Association of STM Publishers have been working to improve the user experience for single sign-on system access to subscribed content. The Resource Access in the 21st Century Project conducted a detailed review of the technology and user experience of RA21 used to provide a frictionless environment for users and patrons to access content from anywhere, any time. The project is near to producing its final outputs and this session will discuss its progress and outputs. During this session, we will also cover how efficient and secure authentication can be a bridge for advanced features that users desire including personalization, recommendations; and gives libraries requested info including analytics, purchasing recommendations whilst building trust and maintain strong patron privacy.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><b><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)">Confirmed Speakers: Todd Carpenter</span></b><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)">, Executive Director, NISO; <b>Judy Luther</b>, President, Informed Strategies, Other TBA</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)">This session is open to all registered attendees of the ALA Midwinter event.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)">Add this session to your </span><a href="https://www.eventscribe.com/2019/ALA-Midwinter/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=492332" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS"">ALA Scheduler</span></a><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)">!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><b><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)">We have so much information to share with you! Visit us in the Exhibit Hall at Booth #600.</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><b><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)">EXHIBIT HALL HOURS:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)">Friday, January 25 - 5:30pm - 7:00pm - Opening Reception on the Exhibit Floor</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)">Saturday, January 26 - 9:00am - 5:00pm</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)">Sunday, January 27 - 9:00am - 5:00pm</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)">Monday, January 28 - 9:00am - 2:00pm - Exhibits Closing Events</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(51,51,51)">Have questions? Get in touch: </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;fon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