FW: NISO Library Statistics Forum at ALA

["Hamaker, Chuck" <cahamake@email.uncc.edu>]

May be of interest to liblicense-l readers.-especially- "new section on
measuring electronic resources..." see below.  Chuck

-----Original Message-----
From: Marilyn Geller [mailto:marilyn.geller@configuredinfo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 11:00 AM
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Subject: NISO Library Statistics Forum at ALA

Bethesda, Md., USA - (May 21, 2002) NISO's, Statistics Committee will host
a Statistics Forum during the American Library Association Annual
Conference on June 14th from 2:00 to 4:30 in the Atlanta Marriott Marquis
State Room.

The purpose of the Statistics Forum is to preview the revised Library
Statistics Standard and brief the library and information community on the
new directions the standard is taking. "We are introducing some major
changes," said Denise Davis, Chair of the Statistics Committee. "A new
section on measuring electronic resources has been added to the standard.
In addition, to maximize functionality and access, the standard will be
available as a web-accessible data dictionary."

The Forum will review important background on the development of the
revised standard and review the timeline for the release of the standard
as a Draft Standard for Trial Use.

All persons engaged in data collection activities at the local, state, and
national levels are urged to attend the Forum.

About NISO:
NISO is the only U.S. group accredited by the American National
Standards Institute to develop and promote technical standards for use
in information delivery services providing voluntary standards for
libraries, publishers and related information technology organizations.
All NISO standards are developed by consensus under the guidance of
experts and practitioners in the field to meet the needs of both the
information user and the producer.  For information about NISO's current
standardization interests and membership possibilities, please visit the
NISO website at http://www.niso.org.

For additional information contact NISO Headquarters at (301) 654-2512.
Email: nisohq@niso.org