From: Sara Killingworth <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2014 16:42:28 +0100

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Maverick Publishing Specialists to support NISO in growing membership base

Maverick will promote NISO membership to publishers, library and corporate
organizations to help grow number of members.

Maverick Publishing Specialists, the specialist strategic consultancy and
outsource services company for the publishing industry, today announced that
it has entered into an agreement with National Information Standards
Organization (NISO) to promote membership and recruit new members. The scope
of work will include contacting publishers, library organizations and
corporate organizations to promote the benefits of joining NISO and then
encouraging them to become members. The agreement will run from September
2014 to end of June 2015, with an option to extend the contract to December
2016.

Speaking of the agreement, Martin Marlow, President Maverick Publishing
Specialists, said, "We're delighted to be able to help NISO grow their
membership base. We have been in discussions with Todd Carpenter, Executive
Director of NISO, to identify the ways in which we can support NISO and are
thrilled that an agreement has been reached. We look forward to working with
Todd and his team over the coming months and recruiting new members to their
organization."

Todd Carpenter, commented "We're pleased to appoint Maverick as our agent
for securing new memberships for NISO. Maverick associates have a wealth of
knowledge of the information industry and we are confident that they can
help us reach the companies and organizations we wish to attract and
encourage their participation in NISO. We look forward to working with
them."

NISO offers two membership categories, Voting Membership and Library
Standards Alliance membership. Voting members participate in the
development, revision and evaluation of standards, and vote on their final
acceptance, although all members have an active role in supporting NISO
standards development work.

For further information about the agreement, please contact
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About Maverick Publishing Specialists

Maverick is the leading, specialist consultancy and outsource services
company designed specifically for the publishing industry. We focus on
providing high-level e-publishing strategy development; strategic and
operational marketing and direct sales; market research; product, content
and technical development and consultancy; and distributor / partner
relations support for publishers in all market sectors. The Maverick team
are publishing specialists with specific expertise across all areas of print
and electronic information. We supply customized project based or interim
management services that can be tailored to our individual customers' needs.
Maverick resources cover UK and Europe, USA and Canada, Latin / South
America as well as Asia Pacific. Visit www.maverick-os.com for more
information.

About NISO

NISO, the National Information Standards Organization, a non-profit
association accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI),
identifies, develops, maintains, and publishes technical standards to manage
information in our changing and ever-more digital environment. NISO
standards apply both traditional and new technologies to the full range of
information-related needs, including retrieval, re-purposing, storage,
metadata, and preservation. For further information, please visit:

http://www.niso.org.