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, but Cindy asks that any responses for this standard by be sent by March 4. Information provided about this standard by NISO: ======= Note: This is the final ballot stage prior to publication. Yes votes can only contain editorial (non-substantive) comments. Summary: This standard aims at giving guidance to the international publishing community on the keeping of publishing statistics. This revision primarily focuses on integrating the economic and technological changes in the media sector, and especially in the publishing industry. The scope has been enlarged to cover statistics on the production of electronic publications….
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ISO Guidelines for the Creation of a Metadata Crosswalk
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 targeted at records management, it surely could have some relevance to any of us concerned with metadata crosswalks. These have as usual been forwarded from Cindy Hepfer, ALA Representative to NISO. This one is concerning an ISO Committee Draft of an International Standard issued for ballot: ISO NWI, Document management — Guidelines for the creation of a metadata crosswalk. Comments and vote recommendations from NISO members are due to NISO by Feb. 15, 2008, but as Cindy has three NISO voting deadlines on the 15th, she needs any responses for this standard by Feb. 11. Information provided…
International Standard Music Number (ISMN)
Cindy Hepfer, the ALA Representative to NISO, has notified us that the following ISO Draft International Standard has been issued for ballot: ISO/DIS 10957, Information and documentation — International standard music number (ISMN) Summary: The International Standard Music Number (ISMN) was developed by and for the music publishing sector as a separate system to complement the International Standard Book Number (ISBN). The existence of the ISMN as a separate identifier system makes it possible to identify printed and notated music as a distinct category of publication within the global supply chain and to develop trade directories and similar services for the specialized market for music publications. Comments and vote recommendations from NISO members are due to NISO by April 30, 2008. Those desiring to review the drafts should contact either Cindy Hepfer (hslcindy@buffalo.edu) or me (dih1@cornell.edu) — please indicate whether you’re an ALA member! Interested reviewers from countries other than…
RFID in Libraries–standards and guidelines
Cindy Hepfer, ALA’s representative to NISO, has informed us that the following ISO TC46 Committee Draft International Standard in 3 parts has been issued for ballot: ISO/CD 28560-1, Information and documentation — Data model for use of RFID in libraries — Part 1: General requirements and data elements Summary: Establishes an abstract model for the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags for library items. The model is appropriate for all types of libraries. The data model specifies general requirements and a set of data elements to meet the needs for: circulation of library items; acquisition of library items; inter-library loan processes; data requirements of publishers; printers and other suppliers of library items; and details of borrowers, including membership cards. ISO/CD 28560-2, Information and documentation — RFID in libraries — Part 2: Encoding based on ISO/IEC 15962 Summary: This part deals with the encoding rules based on ISO/IEC 15962 (RFID…
New NISO Groups Being Formed
As most of you have probably noted, I’ve been trying to make sure that information about standards activities coming through NISO (either NISO or ISO activities) gets onto the Standards Watch portion of the LITA Blog. The majority of these posts refer to upcoming ISO votes in which ALA has some interest as a NISO member. The other kind of issue that comes up is the formation of new working groups to study particular issues and make standards recommendations. These are pretty important, and LITA members should be paying some attention to these, as they’ll most likely come up with recommendations that could affect our working lives. Cindy Hepfer, who is the current ALA rep to NISO, has forwarded to us two new groups in the process of formation. NISO will require a yea or nay from ALA on these soon, and absent objections from the membership, Cindy will vote…
Standards IG at Midwinter
The Standards Interest Group will meet at Midwinter at its usual time: Saturday, January 12th, 4-6 pm at the MARRIOT, Salon A The agenda includes two topics: 1) A Standards Update by NISO Managing Director Todd Carpenter 2) Beyond the IP address: Shibboleth and electronic resources by Holly Eggleston, Assistant Department Head, Acquisitions, University of California – San Diego For further information about the IG, contact: Éva Bolkovac Chair, Standards IG eva.bolkovac@yale.edu
RFID on Your Mind?
If it is, and you’ll be in Philadelphia for Midwinter, make sure this session is on your calendar: RFID Interest Group will meet on: Saturday, January 12th, 1:30-3:30 pm at the MARRIOT, Salon B 1) RFID Tag Quality and Emerging Standards by leading RFID Scientists Paul Sevcik and Roger Larson “Is one RFID tag the same as another RFID tag? Absolutely not! And standard, accepted accelerated aging testing proves this. Some tags will fail over time – how does this impact your system? What are the emerging RFID tag standards, why are they important, and what will they provide for your library? What can systems provide to allow for changing standards? Come learn about the latest about RFID tag quality and emerging RFID standards.†2) RFID Standards Update by NISO RFID Standards Working Group Chair Vinod Chachra “What standard is NISO going to recommend in the U.S? Will it be…
Long Term Preservation of Electronic Records
I hope the title of this post has gotten your attention—isn’t this an issue that we’re all thinking about? Apparently ISO has been, too, because they’ve just issued ISO/PDTR 26102 Information and documentation – Requirements for long term preservation of electronic records. From the summary provided: “Digital records have a number of fundamental differences from traditional records; hence need special treatment to preserve their integrity as records over time. Of immediate concern to all organisations is the ability to retain and preserve those digital records so that their authenticity, reliability, integrity and usability over time are not compromised. This Technical Report provides additional guidance to ISO 15489 specific to managing digital records for as long as they are required. It identifies and addresses the management issues within the limits of technological environments. This Technical Report relies on the concepts set out in ISO 15489 and needs to be applied in…
Another ISO Standard: Bibliographic Data Element Directory
I’ve been informed that another ISO Committee Draft has been issued for ballot: ISO/DIS 8459, Information and documentation – Bibliographic data element directory. Here’s the summary: “This International Standard specifies and describes data elements required in the interchange of data between bibliographic systems. It describes, in the form of a directory, data elements used to support the processes of acquisition, resource description and cataloguing, searching, requesting loan or copy directly to an end user or inter-library. The focus of the standard is to provide common definitions for data elements that are exchanged in protocol messages between systems and is also intended as a foundation for new standards. By inheriting element names and definitions, new standards can be achieved in an efficient way that directly relates them with existing standards in the field.” This is a revision and consolidation of the previous version issued in 5 parts between 1988 and 2002….
Pursuing Standards Participation
Part of my brief as LITA Standards Coordinator is to encourage LITA members to participate in the process of standards development, and unfortunately it’s still a real challenge to keep abreast of what’s happening. ALA is a voting member of NISO (the National Information Standards Organization) and has an appointed liaison to manage their voting process. Cindy Hepfer from Buffalo is the current appointee and she maintains a mailing list (which I’m on, in my official capacity) that she keeps apprised of what she knows about standards in various stages of development, dissemination, and voting. In general, it’s a well-oiled machine, but sometimes it hiccups. One such hiccup surfaced this past week, when I got a query from a LITA member about voting on a new version of ISO/FDIS 2709, which is the international standard that corresponds to NISO Z39.2, the underlying standard for MARC. I checked my email, and…