NISO will be offering a webinar on August 21, 2008 from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
(eastern time) entitled "OpenURL Implementation: Link Resolution That
Users Will Love." This follow-up to to introductory webinar on
"Demystifying Standards" will take a look at implementing the NISO
standard for link resolvers, OpenURL (ANSI/NISO Z39.88), from an end
user perspective. You do not need to have attended the previous webinar
to participate, however the slides and Q&A from that webinar are
available online
(http://www.niso.org/news/events/2008/webinars/alcts08/) for those who
wish to review them.**

*Description:** *
OpenURL link resolving addresses a core issue: how we can help our users
find and get the content that they want and have access to. But without
successfully implementing OpenURLs, we are at risk of having content
that can't be found or used, and patrons who do not know about the
information they have access to. In this webinar, learn about some of
the real ways that you can make certain that your link resolvers work
effectively, about the practical steps that you can take to implement
OpenURLs, and learn about some of the projects underway focused on
improving OpenURLs so that your users can benefit.

*Speakers include:*

** Joanna White, Product Manager, WorldCat Registry, OCLC, and member of
the OCLC Maintenance Advisory Group for the OpenURL standard (ANSI/NISO
Z39.88 - 2004 / http://www.niso.org/standards/z39-88-2004/)
<http://www.niso.org/standards/z39-88-2004/%29>

Joanna will provide a practical view of OpenURL implementation,
including the process of registering OpenURLs with OCLC's WorldCat
Registry and OpenURL Gateway, as well as discuss some of the ways that
the OpenURL framework can be applied to best take advantage of this tool.

** Peter McCracken, co-founder and Director of Research, Serials
Solutions, and Co-Chair of the NISO/UKSG KBART Working Group

Peter will provide an update of the work of the NISO/UKSG KBART
(Knowledge Bases and Related Tools) Working Group, sharing with the
audience how the work of this group will be applied to improve the
transfer of information found in knowledge bases, as well as speak to
how their work will affect publishes, content providers, and libraries,
and, more importantly, how the best practice will provide benefits to
your end users.

*Audience*:
This webinar is for librarians, publishers, and content providers who
are interested in how to best take advantage of OpenURL to provide users
with simple, accurate access to the content they have rights to. It is
expected that attendees will have an understanding of what OpenURLs are
and what they do, but would like to learn more about best practices to
improve the implementation and use of link resolvers so that patrons can
find the information that they want.

Please visit the event website
(http://www.niso.org/news/events/2008/webinars/openurl/) for more
information, including online registration, background resources, and
webinar FAQs and technical requirements. ALCTS members may register at
the NISO member rate.

 Note: This announcement was cross-posted.

Cynthia Hodgson
NISO Technical Editor Consultant
National Information Standards Organization
Email: chodgson@niso.org <mailto:chodgson@niso.org>
Phone: 301-654-2512