From: Cynthia Hodgson <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2013 09:04:24 -0500 NISO has published a new issue of Information Standards Quarterly with a theme of The Future of Library Systems. Guest Content Editor Marshall Breeding has assembled a group of contributing authors that provide an overview of the new Library Services Platforms and share implementation experiences with specific vendors’ products. The complete Table of Contents is below. Visit the NISO website to download the full issue or individual articles in PDF: http://www.niso.org/publications/isq/2012/v24no4/ Cynthia Hodgson ISQ Managing Editor National Information Standards Organization [log in to unmask] 301-654-2512 ________________________________________ Information Standards Quarterly (ISQ) Fall 2012 Volume 24, no. 4 Topic: Future of Library Systems Table of Contents Letter from the Guest Content Editor by Marshall Breeding FEATURE • The Future of Library Systems: Library Services Platforms by Carl Grant IN PRACTICE • Alma at Purdue: The Development Partnership Experience by Paul J. Bracke • OCLC’s WorldShare Management: Early adopter experience at a small liberal arts institution by Gentry Holbert • The Orange County Library System Environment: Connecting Sierra with Custom Applications by William Eric Atkinson • Kuali OLE: A Community Collaboration in Software for and by Libraries by Michael Winkler and Robert H. McDonald STANDARD SPOTLIGHT • Hard CORE: Not All Useful Standards Catch On by Ted Koppel NISO REPORTS • New Version Published of NCIP – NISO Circulation Interchange Protocol • COUNTER-SUSHI Implementation Profile Published as a Recommended Practice • NISO Receives Mellon Foundation Grant to Assess the Current State and Future Needs of a New Bibliographic Framework NOTEWORTHY • ORCID Registry Launched • Leading Global Standards Organizations Endorse “OpenStand” Principles that Drive Innovation and Borderless Commerce • ALCTS/LITA Metadata Standards Committee Formed • Second Edition of Open Archival Information System Reference Model Published • New Global Subject Codes Standard Launches at Frankfurt BookFair • New Services Provide Growing Access to Research Datasets • Correspondence between ISO 25964 and SKOS/SKOS-XL Models Developed STANDARDS in DEVELOPMENT, November 15, 2012 ***