Merger of Major Information Industry Associations Finalized

The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) and the National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) are pleased to announce that efforts to merge the two organizations have been successfully completed!

NISO Project Approved: Assessing Video & Audio Recommendations. Working Group in Formation Now!

While there are a variety of available models of metadata applicable to those formats, none fully encompass a complete set of properties that can support collaboration and interoperability between systems.

NISO Names Jason Griffey as New Director of Strategic Initiatives

Griffey brings to NISO over 15 years of experience in libraries and community leadership, as well as a broad understanding of emerging technologies.

Register Today for "Implementing FAIR Data for People and Machines: Impacts and Implications"

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