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NISO

National Information Standards Organisation (USA). NISO Standards cover many aspects of library science, publishing, and information services, and address the application of both traditional and new technologies to information services.

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NISO

(National Information Standards Organization, Baltimore, MD, www.niso.org) A non-profit organization founded in 1939 that deals with bibliographic and related information standards. NISO represents the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) internationally in the International Organization for Standardization's technical committee for information and documentation, which is why NISO standards have ANSI/NISO designations. For example, OpenURL is the ANSI/NISO Z39.88 standard (see OpenURL). See ANSI and ISO.

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It is for that reason that NISO, with its diverse membership of libraries, technology providers, and content suppliers, holds the position to build trust and facilitate development of best practices and guidelines.

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This is Univar Ireland's sixth year entering the NISO awards where it has been successful every year, with 201.2 being the second consecutive year the company has received a distinction award.

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At these times, ANSI, NISO, and/or ARMA International will post informational notices in various electronic media (e.g., ANSI's Standards Action weekly newsletter, NISO's monthly Newsline newsletter, and ARMA International's monthly InfoPro).

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ANSI's maintenance agency for library and information standards, including the web, is the National Information Standards Organization (NISO).

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1979) and Erhardt (1995), a table is presented in the NISO Technical Report TR01-1995 that shows the relative reaction (degradation) rates of paper at various temperature and relative humidity conditions based on the rate of paper degradation at 70[degrees]F (21 [degrees]C) and 50% RH being 1.00.

SAA integrates with ASHRAE

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"A police officer at the site saw the tractor lifting the police vehicle into the air and opened fire at the driver," Niso Shaham, deputy head of Jerusalem police, said.

Jerusalem 'tractor attacker' killed

Clori remains faithful to her childhood lover, believing he must still be alive, but Niso, made of less stern stuff, unwittingly develops a passion for his own sister, Celia, who, likewise unaware of their kinship, returns his love, but is plagued by a double passion, and her other love is Aminta, who is Phyllis' own brother.

Phyllis of Scyros

The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) is becoming a critical resource for library integration.

Interconnected and innovative libraries: factors tying libraries more closely together

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