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Register Now for the NISO Metadata Workshop
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Cynthia Hodgson)
Thu Mar 18 20:12:29 2004
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 15:48:22 -0500
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Registration is now open for NISO's Spring workshop,
Metadata Practices on the Cutting Edge, to be held
on May 20 in Washington, DC. There is a limited number of
spaces available, so be sure to register early to get a
spot and qualify for the early bird discount. Online
registration is available at:
http://www.regonline.com/eventinfo.asp?EventId=12747
Topics to be covered--from both theoretical and practical
perspectives--include: metadata syndication, digital
archiving, metadata quality assurance, the Joint Working
Party initiative on serials and subscription metadata,
METS, MODS, and more.
Lorcan Dempsey, OCLC, will keynote. Confirmed speakers
include: Howard Ratner, Nature Publishing Group; Rebecca
Guenther, Library of Congress; Chuck Koscher, CrossRef;
Evan Owens, JSTOR; Morgan Cundiff, Library of Congress,
MacKenzie Smith, MIT Libraries, and Bruce Rosenblum,
Inera, Inc. In addition, Jenny Walker, ExLibris, a member
of the NISO Standards Development Committee will discuss
plans to support metadata interoperability through the
development and coordination of standards and will share
information about NISO's strategic planning initiative.
A detailed agenda, fees, and logistical information is
available on the NISO website at:
http://www.niso.org/news/events_workshops/MD-2004_workshop.html
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Cynthia Hodgson
National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
4733 Bethesda Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20814-5248
T. 301-654-2512, F. 301-654-1721
www.niso.org
