Archive for February, 2008

LITAblog upgrade

February 18th, 2008 by jgriffey

Just a note: over the next several days, we will be working behind the scenes to upgrade LITAblog in a few ways, primarily updating software and such on the backend. Our loyal readers shouldn’t notice anything out of the ordinary, but if you do, please email me and let me know:
griffey AT gmail.com
I will endeavor [...]

Records Management Processes for Metadata: part 2

February 13th, 2008 by Diane Hillmann

Cindy Hepfer, ALA Representative to NISO has informed us that the following ISO Committee Draft of an International Standard has been issued for ballot: ISO/DIS 23081-2, Information and documentation — Records management processes for Metadata — Part 2: Conceptual and implementation issues
Cindy needs responses for this standard by Friday, May 30.
NISO Summary: This Technical Specification [...]

Additional NISO Votes Coming Up

February 13th, 2008 by Diane Hillmann

Because of the number of new things forwarded to us by Cindy Hepfer, ALA Representative to NISO, I’m going to make some consolidated announcements of some of the more specialized documents, so as not to overwhelm everyone.
1. ISO/DIS 16245, Information and documentation — Boxes, file covers and other enclosures, made from cellulosic materials, for [...]

ISO Guidelines for Bibliographic References and Citations

February 5th, 2008 by Diane Hillmann

Cindy Hepfer, ALA Representative to NISO, reports that the following ISO Committee Draft of an International Standard has been issued for ballot: ISO/CD 690, Information and documentation — Guidelines for bibliographic references and citations to information resources.
Cindy needs comments and vote recommendations by April 7.
Information provided about this standard by NISO:
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Summary: Provides guidance for establishing [...]

Statistics on the Production and Distribution of Books, Newspapers, etc.

February 4th, 2008 by Diane Hillmann

Also forwarded from Cindy Hepfer, ALA Representative to NISO, is the following ISO Committee Draft of an International Standard issued for ballot: ISO/FDIS 9707, Information and documentation — Statistics on the production and distribution of books, newspapers, periodicals and electronic publications.
Comments and vote recommendations from NISO members are due to NISO by March 7, 2008, [...]

ISO Guidelines for the Creation of a Metadata Crosswalk

February 4th, 2008 by Diane Hillmann

Folks, this is the first of a rash of announcements about NISO votes and the solicitation of comments prior to those votes. Some of them have very short deadlines, unfortunately. I hope that the expressions of interest received on some of the earlier calls for comments continue! Although the following standard is particularly [...]