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Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 17:17:01 -0400
From: Marilyn Geller <marilyn.geller@mindspring.com>
Subject: NISO Press Release - Title Pages for Conference Proceedings

Title Pages for Conference Publications

Bethesda, Md., USA ^Ö (April 9, 2001) NISO, the National Standards
Information Organization, announced today the publication of a standard on
Title Pages for Conference Publications (ANSI/NISO Z39.82-2001).  This
standard describes data elements that publishers, authors, and editors
should use to create title pages or chief sources of information for
conference publications in all subjects, languages, and formats and will be
extremely helpful in assuring the communication of conference information to
interested readers.

In addressing the need for this standard, the committee writes, ^ÓBecause
conference proceedings are important in research and scholarly
communication, it is important to be able to locate the published
proceedings of a particular conference.  However, it is often difficult to
retrieve these works because title pages . . . contain insufficient
information to identify a particular conference, or the information is not
clearly delineated in its layout.^Ô

This standard gives guidelines for structuring title page information for
conference publications that facilitate the creation of bibliographic
citations that help users readily access the publications. The standard
provides for a uniform presentation of information on a title page, cover,
title screen, title frame, or any other location serving as the chief source
of information for preparation of the bibliographic description or citation
for an item. The standard applies to all disciplines, to all conferences
(e.g., meetings, symposia, institutes, colloquia, workshops), and to all
formats (e.g., printed documents, videos, websites). The standard applies to
published conference proceedings in various manifestations (e.g., papers,
abstracts, summaries) and in all languages, subjects, and formats.

This standard, like all NISO standards, is available for downloading free
from the NISO web site (http://www.niso.org). It is also available in
hardcopy for $39 from NISO Press (Telephone: 301-362-6904).

About NISO:
NISO is the only U.S. group accredited by the American National Standards
Institute to develop and promote technical standards for use in information
delivery services providing voluntary standards for libraries, publishers
and related information technology organizations.  All NISO standards are
developed by consensus under the guidance of experts and practitioners in
the field to meet the needs of both the information user and the producer.
For information about NISO^Òs current standardization interests and
membership possibilities, please visit the NISO website at
http://www.niso.org.

For additional information contact NISO Headquarters at (301) 654-2512.
Email: nisohq@niso.org