ONIX (Online Information Exchange) for Serials

An ALCTS Webinar ~ Thursday, September 25, 2008 ~ 1pm EDT

ONIX for Serials is a family of XML formats for communicating information about serial products and subscription information. The webinar will offer participants information about the background and development of ONIX for Serials, describe the various components of the ONIX for Serials suite, explain the benefits of using ONIX for Serials, and outline the challenges to be faced in introducing ONIX to the workplace.

ONIX for Serials is a joint project of EDItEUR, the international group coordinating development of the standards infrastructure for electronic commerce in the book and serials industries, and NISO, the US National Information Standards Organization.

Presented by Nathan Robertson, Director of Information Policy and Management at the Thurgood Marshall Law Library, University of Maryland School of Law and Katharina Klemperer, Library and Information Systems Consulting. Nathan and Kathy were both heavily involved in the development of the ONIX for Serials standard.

Registration for this first ALCTS Webinar will be limited to 25 people.

Special Introductory Webinar Rate: $29 for members and nonmembers

Online registration is now open.

Sponsored by

• Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS), a division of the American Library Association (ALA)
• National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
• Southeastern Library Network (SOLINET)

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Last Revised: September 16, 2008
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