NISO Members have approved two new work items: Recommended Practice for Enhancing KBART for Automated Exchange of Title Lists and Library Holdings and Recommended Practice on E-Book Bibliographic Metadata Requirements in the Sale, Publication, Discovery, Delivery, and Preservation Supply Chain.
The KBART working group will update and extend the KBART Phase II recommended practice to support individual library holdings of electronic products and to automate the request and retrieval of KBART reports for title lists and library holdings, while those working on E-Book Metadata will identify the most effective and efficient way for metadata to be moved through the entire supply chain, and address several practical issues in metadata sharing across stakeholders.
NISO seeks experts from the vendor, publishing, library, and information technology fields to serve on these working groups. Working on a NISO committee is a rewarding way to build your CV, gain contacts in the industry, and participate in creating the future of information exchange. If you are interested in volunteering to work on one of these standards, or would like any further information about what is involved, please contact NISO's Associate Director for Programs, Nettie Lagace, at nlagace@niso.org.