[Web4lib] Demystifying Library Standards: a NISO/ALCTS webinar on June 18

[Cynthia Hodgson]

*The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) and the 
Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) are 
holding t*he first in a series of webinars on standards in the library 
environment.

“Demystifying Library Standards, ” which takes place 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. 
EDT on Wednesday, June 18, will focus on placing standards in context. 
It will be presented by Trisha Davis, Ohio State University, Julia 
Gammon, University of Akron, Karen Wetzel, NISO, and Pamela Bluh, 
University of Maryland Law School and current ALCTS President.

The speakers will address why standards are important to libraries and 
not just in the traditional technical services areas. As libraries are 
changing and evolving in an increasingly digital world, so are 
standards. This webinar will explain how standards are critical to the 
developments in such areas as e‑resources, user access, description and 
metadata, licensing and preservation. Some specific standards, both 
published and forthcoming, will be touched on as examples. Future 
webinars in the series will discuss those and other standards in more 
depth. Participants will learn how they can become actively involved in 
standards development.

If you want to learn how standards can provide benefits to 
organizations, their users, and yourself and are involved with library 
technical services; the acquisition and management of e-resources; 
library systems implementation including ILS, ERMS, link resolvers, and 
Web interfaces; cooperative electronic arrangements with other 
libraries, consortia, or content providers; or long-term preservation 
activities, then this webinar is for you.

The cost is just $20 for NISO and ALCTS members and $25 for non-members. 
To register online go to: http://www.regonline.com/ALCTS08. For 
questions, visit the event website 
(http://www.niso.org/news/events/2008/webinars/alcts08) or email 
nisohq at niso.org.

Note: This announcement has been cross-posted.

Cynthia Hodgson
NISO Technical Editor Consultant
National Information Standards Organization
Email: chodgson at niso.org
Phone: 301-654-2512