From: Sara Killingworth <[log in to unmask]> Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2014 16:42:28 +0100 ----- APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTING ---- 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 [log in to unmask] 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.