NISO SERU - brief survey - Please respond by Feb. 4th

["Cynthia Hodgson" <chodgson@niso.org>]

NISO is interested in learning more about how libraries and 
publishers are currently using SERU: Shared E-Resource 
Understanding (www.niso.org/workrooms/seru). You are invited to 
respond to a very brief (4 question) survey that seeks to 
identify and confirm those interested in and using SERU. 
Following this survey, we plan to engage the community in 
discussions about the potential use of SERU for eBooks and 
feedback on the ONIX-PL version.

Please respond by Friday Feb. 4. Here is the link to the one page 
survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Q67PJ3T

Feel free to forward this email to others who may be interested. 
We appreciate your feedback regardless of your interest in SERU.

For an update on the activities of the SERU Standing Committee, 
join the free NISO open teleconference on February 14 from 3-4 
p.m. eastern time. Just call 877-375-2160 and when prompted, 
enter the Conference Code: 17800743# And check out the new SERU 
logo at: www.niso.org/workrooms/seru

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About the NISO SERU (Shared E-Resource Understanding) Standing 
Committee This committee provides maintenance and support for 
NISO RP-7-2008, SERU: A Shared Electronic Resource Understanding 
(www.niso.org/publications/rp/RP-7-2008.pdf). The group was 
reactivated in fall 2010, and has been working to update the SERU 
FAQs and website, develop a SERU logo (and is now working on 
guidelines for use), address questions about use of SERU 
internationally, and is reviewing an ONIX-PL mapping of SERU. In 
addition, the committee has given to the Business Information 
Topic Committee a proposal to minimally revise the SERU document 
in order to allow for easier use with e-books. This primarily 
entails adjusting current language that specifically references 
subscriptions to allow for broader application of SERU, and 
includes a new paragraph around ILL. If approved, the standing 
committee will be reaching out to stakeholders for early vetting 
in the next month, followed by a draft release for public comment 
expected in late spring/early summer. SERU Webpage:

www.niso.org/workrooms/seru;

Cynthia Hodgson
NISO Technical Editor Consultant
National Information Standards Organization
Email: chodgson@niso.org