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NISO April Webinar: KBART and the OpenURL

NISO will be holding their April webinar on "KBART and the 
OpenURL: Increasing E-Resource Use through Improved User Access" 
on April 8, 2009 from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time).

Knowledge Bases and Related Tools (KBART) 
(http://www.niso.org/workrooms/kbart) is a joint project with the 
UK Serials Group (UKSG) to improve the quality and workflow of 
data in knowledge bases used for OpenURL linking. The Working 
Group is expected to release initial results of its work in the 
spring of 2009. This webinar will discuss the group's draft 
recommended practice in the areas of terminology, supply chain 
workflow, effective transfer of metadata to knowledge bases, 
needed education, and plans for Phase 2 of the project. Using the 
KBART recommendations will help to improve the accuracy and 
timeliness of streams of OpenURL and holdings metadata that 
facilitate OpenURL link resolution.

Significant interest in the project was expressed after 
presentations at the ALA Midwinter and ER&L conferences.

Registration is $79 for NISO members and $99 for non-members. 
NASIG members may register at the NISO member rate. There are 
special rates for international participants (outside U.S. and 
Canada) and students. Registration is per site (access for one 
computer), so those with projection capabilities can include a 
group of people for one registration. Registration also includes 
access to the online recorded archive of the webinar; if you are 
unable to participate on the date or time designated, consider 
registering and viewing the recorded archive at your leisure. 
(International participants who are not participating live, but 
only viewing the recorded archive may register at the domestic 
rate.)

For more information on the webinar and to register, visit the 
event website (http://www.niso.org/news/events/2009/kbart09).

Cynthia Hodgson
NISO Technical Editor Consultant
National Information Standards Organization
Email: chodgson@niso.org
Phone: 301-654-2512