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NISO Plus 2023 Call for Proposals!

November 7, 2022October 18, 2022 No Comment

What do you see as top priority for the information community right now? What are our biggest challenges and opportunities? How should we be addressing them? And who should be involved? If you have ideas to share, then we warmly invite you to submit a proposal for the NISO Plus 2023 conference, taking place online on February 14-16 2023. It’s the perfect opportunity for you to engage with other individuals and organizations from across the information community — and around the world — on the hot topics that you and your organization care about. What’s more, where appropriate, the ideas …

Congratulations to the NISO Plus 2022 scholarship winners!

November 1, 2023January 18, 2022 1 Comment

This year’s scholarships are being supported by OCLC and, as always, deciding who — among so many strong candidates — should be awarded a scholarship was challenging. We are very grateful to the Review Committee* (which included several past and present scholarship winners) for tackling the task so thoughtfully. and we are delighted to introduce you to the 13 recipients of this year’s NISO Plus scholarships: Elham Abdallah, Assistant University Librarian for Public Services and Research, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK) Library, Lebanon Bethany Arsenault, Digital Discovery Librarian, Edmonton Public Library, Canada Alice Eng, Electronic Resources Librarian, Wake Forest …

Applications Now Invited for NISO Plus 2022 Scholarships

November 10, 2021November 10, 2021 No Comment

We are delighted to announce that, with the generous support of OCLC, we are inviting applications for our NISO Plus scholarship program, now in its third year. NISO Plus scholarships are intended for anyone working in the information ecosystem, who feels that their voice and views are currently under-represented, for example, people whose job function, organization type, or demographics are typically under-represented — or not represented at all — at industry events. This includes those working in libraries, publishers, service providers, and other information organizations anywhere in the world. The scholarship program is part of our strategic goal to improve …