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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NFAIS RELEASES DRAFT DISCOVERY SERVICE CODE
OF PRACTICE FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(February
2, 2012) The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (<a
href="http://nfais.brightegg.com/">NFAIS™</a>) has posted a draft Discovery
Service Code of Practice for review and comment by March 16, 2012. NFAIS
believes that discovery services have the potential to provide ease of
information discovery, access, and use, benefitting not only its member
organizations, but also the global community of information seekers. However,
the relative newness of these services has generated questions and concerns
among information providers and librarians as to how these services meet
expectations with regard to issues related to traditional search and retrieval
services; e.g. usage reports, ranking algorithms, content coverage, updates,
product identification, etc. Accordingly, this document has been developed to
assist those who choose to use this new distribution channel through the
provision of guidelines that will help avoid the disruption of the delicate
balance of interests involved. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NFAIS is
inviting all members of the information community to review the draft and
submit questions and comments for consideration by the Code Development Task
Force. Background information and the draft Code can be accessed at: <a
href="http://info.nfais.org/info/codedraftintroduction.pdf">http://info.nfais.org/info/codedraftintroduction.pdf</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We want to
hear from you. Are there other issues to be considered? Who do they impact?
What solutions should be considered? All comments are welcome and can be
submitted online at:</span> <span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RV257LM">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RV257LM</a>.
Alternatively a marked up document or written comments can be submitted to
Bonnie Lawlor, NFAIS Executive Director, via the contact numbers listed below. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>About
NFAIS<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p><span
style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Founded in
1958, NFAIS is a membership organization of more than 60 of the world's leading
producers of databases and related information services, information
technology, and library services in the sciences, engineering, social sciences,
business, and the arts and humanities. For more information on NFAIS and its
member organizations, contact Jill O'Neill, Director of Communication and
Planning (<a href="jilloneill@nfais.org">jilloneill@nfais.org</a> or
(215)-893-1561) or visit the NFAIS web site (<a href="www.nfais.org">www.nfais.org</a>).
For more information on this Code of Practice, contact Bonnie Lawlor, NFAIS
Executive Director, 1518 Walnut Street, Suite 1004, Philadelphia, PA 19102,
215-893-1561 Phone, 215-893-1564 Fax, <a href="mailto:blawlor@nfais.org.%0d">blawlor@nfais.org.</a></span><span
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NFAIS: Serving the Global Information
Community<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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