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<p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NISO
INVITES NFAIS MEMBERS TO PROVIDE INPUT ON DISCOVERY SERVICES<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
Open Discovery Initiative (ODI), a working group of the National Information
Standards Organization (NISO), has been formed to develop a Recommended
Practice related to the index-based discovery services for libraries. ODI aims
to investigate and improve the ecosystem surrounding these discovery services,
with a goal of broader participation of content providers and increased
transparency to libraries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>An
important component of their work involves gathering information from the key
stakeholders: libraries, content providers, and developers of discovery
products. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If
you are involved in discovery services, they invite you respond to their
survey. The survey results will provide essential information to the workgroup
as it develops recommended practices related to discovery services. A full
report on the findings of this survey will be made available publically on the
NISO website later this year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>They
are especially interested in input from:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>libraries
that have implemented or plan to implement a discovery service and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>organizations
that potentially contribute content to one or more of these services (such as
primary publishers, producers of aggregated databases of citation or full-text
content for libraries, and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>creators of abstracting and indexing
services)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>They
anticipate that the survey will take about 20 minutes to complete and it can be
accessed at: <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QBXZXSB"><span
style='color:#1037A5;text-decoration:none'>https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QBXZXSB</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>All
respondents that identify themselves will be entered into a drawing for one of
six $25 Amazon e-gift cards, kindly sponsored by Ex Libris and SAGE. These
respondents will also receive a copy of the aggregated results. Note that any
results shared will be anonymous and only aggregated data will be
released. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In
addition, if you are interested in keeping up to date with ODI, please sign up
to their Interest mailing list that can be accessed at: <a
href="http://www.niso.org/lists/opendiscovery"><span style='color:#1037A5;
text-decoration:none'>http://www.niso.org/lists/opendiscovery</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Bonnie
Lawlor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NFAIS
Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="mailto:blawlor@nfais.org">blawlor@nfais.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>215-893-1561<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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