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Monday, February 10
 

8:30am EST

Pre-Conference - Artificial Intelligence in Scholarship and Research
Monday February 10, 2025 8:30am - 12:00pm EST
Join us for a two-part exploration of the state of Artificial Intelligence in the world of scholarship and research. In the first half of the session, we will have a moderated discussion with a group of technical experts from publishers, vendors, and others actively working on products that use AI in the marketplace now. We will explore the strengths of each approach to using AI and the possibilities and limitations moving forward, and give the audience a chance to participate in conversation to learn more about these emerging tools.

In the second half, we will use the ARL/CNI Artificial Intelligence Scenarios (https://www.arl.org/resources/the-arl-cni-2035-scenarios-ai-influenced-futures-in-the-research-environment/) to examine the potential of these tools. We will work to find areas where libraries, publishers, vendors, and researchers have a need for collaboratively developed best practices and standards around the development, use, and evaluation of AI tools. Join us to advance the conversation around responsible use of AI in scholarly communications!

Participating in this session will be:

Karim Boughida, Dean of Libraries at Stony Brook University
Anita Dewaard, VP Research Collaborations at Elsevier
Judson Dunham, Senior Director of Product Management at Elsevier
Matthew Hayes, VP and Managing Director of Technology from Sage
Hong Zhou, Director of Intelligent Services & Head of AI R&D at Atypon
Michael Napoleone, VP of Product Management at EBSCO
Cynthia Hudson Vitale, Associate Dean, Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Leo S Lo, President of ACRL, University of New Mexico
Beth LaPensee, Principal Product Manager, Ithaka
Speakers
avatar for Karim Boughida

Karim Boughida

Dean of Stony Brook University Libraries, Stony Brook University Libraries
Executive leader with a demonstrated history of working in higher education, library, IT, and data sectors. Skilled in AI, emerging tech, data management, archival and library research, innovation management, product/program management, and team building.
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Anita de Waard

Vice President, Research Collaborations, Elsevier
Anita de Waard has a background in experimental physics. She joined Elsevier as publisher in physics and neurology in 1988, and currently works as a VP for research collaborations, with a focus on establishing collaborations between Elsevier and academic groups in information and... Read More →
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Judson Dunham

Senior Director of Product Management, Elsevier
I have been in product management at Elsevier for seven years, working mostly on our flagship online search and discovery products ScienceDirect and Scopus. In recent years I’ve led efforts to develop new ways of integrating supplementary data into online articles, establish linkages... Read More →
avatar for Matt Hayes

Matt Hayes

MD, Technology from Sage
I am MD of Technology from Sage, a portfolio of library services owned by Sage Publishing. Tools include Talis, covering reading lists, ereserves and social annotation, Lean Library, a library discovery and patron engagement tool, and Sciwheel, an authoring and reference management... Read More →
avatar for Beth LaPensee

Beth LaPensee

Sr. Product Manager for JSTOR, ITHAKA
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Leo Lo

Dean, University of New Mexico
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Michael Napoleone

VP SaaS Product Management, EBSCO
Monday February 10, 2025 8:30am - 12:00pm EST
Harborside Ballroom D

9:00am EST

JATS-Con LIMITED
Monday February 10, 2025 9:00am - 5:00pm EST
JATS-Con is a conference for anyone who uses, or is interested in learning about, the Journal Article Tag Suite (JATS), an XML format for marking up and exchanging journal content. JATS is an ANSI/NISO standard and is formally designated as ANSI/NISO Z39.96.

The conference has been hosted by the National Library of Medicine since 2010 and will now be a full-day pre-conference at NISOPlus 2025 in Baltimore on February 10, 2025. The schedule for JATS-Con 2025 can be seen here https://jats.nlm.nih.gov/jats-con/2025/schedule2025.html

Conference presentations are peer-reviewed and result in a final paper that is archived. Papers from previous conferences are available in the Proceedings (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK65129/).
Speakers
avatar for Jeffrey Beck

Jeffrey Beck

NIH
Jeff is a Technical information Specialist at the National Center for Biotechnology Information at the US National Library of Medicine. He has been involved in the PubMed Central project since it began in 2000. He has been working in print and then electronic journal publishing since... Read More →
Monday February 10, 2025 9:00am - 5:00pm EST
Harborside Ballroom E

1:00pm EST

Pre-Conference - Assessing OA book Usage: Can We Find a Shared Set of Standards? LIMITED
Monday February 10, 2025 1:00pm - 5:00pm EST
As the prevalence of open access grows in the Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) book publishing, digital usage metrics become increasingly important for measuring impact. Publishers, scholars, and university administrators all have their own specific interest in being able to accurately assess impact. The challenges, however, in HSS book publishing are significantly different than those in scientific journal publishing. Whereas it is standard for an article to have one DOI that points to a single version of record (VOR), digital books typically live on multiple platforms (e.g. JSTOR, Project MUSE, OAPEN, IRs, etc.) with their own unique digital object identifier (DOI) and no real equivalent to a “VOR.” It’s also not uncommon for a platform provider to “chunk” books into their constituent chapters and assign chapter-specific DOIs. Again, each platform might assign its own DOIs, which means that a single book might have ten or more DOIs associated with it (not to mention 3 or 4 ISBNs, which publishers continue to assign to books for the trade). Further complicating the situation is the fact that there is no agreed-upon terminology for defining usage. Terms such as “downloads,” “views,” and “reads” can vary from one platform to the next. And while COUNTER has helped to rein in some of the terminological variation, there is still no consensus, especially among publishers, that achieving COUNTER compliance is the solution to all of the problems that OA books pose.

The goal of this event is to bring together representatives from across the OA book publishing sector (including publishers, aggregators, librarians, and platform providers) to engage in a robust, collective conversation, bringing all perspectives of the community. Through conversation and breakout activities, a map of the initial contours of a shared set of standards for OA eBook usage may emerge, preparing for a charted a path toward achieving such a set of standards.

Panelists
Tasha Mellins-Cohen
Wendy Queen
Laura Ricci
Dean Smith
Speakers
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Alice Meadows

Co-founder, MoreBrains Cooperative
The MoreBrains Cooperative is a team of consultants who specialise in and share the values of open research with a focus on scholarly communications, and research information management, policy, and infrastructures. We launched in 2020 - I'm one of the Co-founders, and I look forward... Read More →
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Laura Ricci

Senior Consultant, Clarke & Esposito
Laura is a Senior Consultant at Clarke & Esposito, a management consulting firm focused on strategic issues related to professional and academic publishing and information services
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Wendy Queen

Chief Transformation Officer, hopkins press
Wendy Queen is the Director of Project MUSE. Wendy was the Manager of Publishing Technologies at JHUP during the time when Project MUSE grew to become a leading provider of digital humanities and social sciences content. In addition to her work at MUSE, she also serves on the COUNTER... Read More →
Monday February 10, 2025 1:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Harborside Ballroom D
 
Tuesday, February 11
 

8:00am EST

Registration & Breakfast LIMITED
Tuesday February 11, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EST
Tuesday February 11, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EST
Harborside Foyer

9:00am EST

Welcome
Tuesday February 11, 2025 9:00am - 9:15am EST
Speakers
avatar for Todd Carpenter

Todd Carpenter

Executive Director, NISO
Wine, food, wine, Standards, running, wine, food, wine.http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8320-0491
avatar for Jason Griffey

Jason Griffey

Director of Strategic Initiatives, NISO
Jason Griffey is the Director of Strategic Initiatives at NISO, where he works to identify new areas of the information ecosystem where standards expertise is useful and needed, and leads ongoing projects such as NISO’s participation in the Coalition for Seamless Access. Prior to joining NISO... Read More →
Tuesday February 11, 2025 9:00am - 9:15am EST
Harborside Ballroom DE

9:15am EST

The Human Standard: Equal Library Access for All - Opening Keynote
Tuesday February 11, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am EST
Speakers
avatar for Cindy Hohl

Cindy Hohl

Director of policy analysis and operational support, Kansas City Public Library
Cindy Hohl, MBA/MLIS, is a member of the Santee Sioux Nation and director of policy analysis and operational support at the Kansas City Public Library She is a past president of the American Indian Library Association and committed to focusing her work around creating welcoming s... Read More →
Tuesday February 11, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am EST
Harborside Ballroom DE

10:15am EST

Networking and Coffee
Tuesday February 11, 2025 10:15am - 10:45am EST
Tuesday February 11, 2025 10:15am - 10:45am EST
Harborside Foyer

10:45am EST

Artificial Intelligence and Transparency: Toward a Framework for Disclosure of AI use in Learning, Research, and Publication
Tuesday February 11, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EST
The rise of openly available and organizationally licensed generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools have signalled a paradigm shift in higher education and scholarly publishing. Over the past two years, the consistent point of needing to disclose the use of GenAI, but largely leaving guidance on how to do so in a consistent manner to the discretion of the individual.

This session addresses the current state of recommendation and policy around generative artificial intelligence disclosure in learning and research contexts and introduces the Artificial Intelligence Disclosure (AID) Framework. The AID Framework is a tool that provides a transparent, consistent, and targeted approach to attribute the use of artificial intelligence in teaching and research work. In addition to the introduction of the AID Framework itself, participants will have the opportunity to review sample AID statements, discuss where such disclosure is best integrated in learning and research tasks, and brainstorm potential missing or future criteria for the AID Framework.
Speakers
avatar for Kari D. Weaver

Kari D. Weaver

Learning, Teaching, and Instructional Design Librarian, University of Waterloo
Dr. Kari D. Weaver (she/her) holds her Master’s in Library and Information Science from the University of Rhode Island and her Doctorate in Education in Curriculum & Instruction from the University of South Carolina. Since 2017 she has worked as the Learning, Teaching, and Instructional... Read More →
Tuesday February 11, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EST
Laurel AB

10:45am EST

Imagining interoperable & usable accessibility metadata
Tuesday February 11, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EST
Efforts by disability rights advocates have significantly advanced the development of accessibility metadata both in publisher and library-based standards. These concerted efforts have brought the stars into closer alignment, allowing us to more fully imagine how information about accessibility features may flow from creators into library discovery services. This alignment is crucial for ensuring that individuals with disabilities can access the information they need from libraries without unnecessary barriers.
 
This panel invites thought leaders in the area of accessibility metadata to imagine the potential for beneficiary communities, the risks of inaction, and what steps we can take to make the future we want. By bringing together experts from the field, we aim to explore the transformative potential of well-implemented accessibility metadata. Without continued progress and commitments, we risk perpetuating the exclusion of disabled individuals from vital information resources – affecting education, employment, and overall quality of life. To mitigate these risks, the panel will outline actionable steps that stakeholders can take to ensure a more inclusive future. This includes advocating for the adoption of standardized accessibility metadata, fostering collaboration between publishers and libraries, and promoting awareness of the importance of accessibility in emerging practices.
Speakers
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Morris Levy

Consulting Database Specialist, OCLC
avatar for Claire Holloway

Claire Holloway

Manager, Publisher Relations, OCLC
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Victoria Owen

Information Policy Scholar-Practitioner, University of Toronto
Victoria Owen holds a joint appointment as Information Policy Scholar-Practitioner in the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto and as Special Advisor to the Dean on Information Accessibility at UTSC. Her particular focus encompasses copyright, access, accessibility... Read More →
Tuesday February 11, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EST
Waterview CD

10:45am EST

NISO Working Group Update 1
Tuesday February 11, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EST
Join us for updates on

Tuesday session:
KBART Standing Committee (Noah Levin)
Transfer Standing Committee (Keondra Bailey)
Speakers
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Keondra Bailey

Assistant Standards Program Manager, NISO
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Noah Levin

Manager, Metadata and Digital Asset Management, Springer Publishing
Noah Levin is the Co-chair of the KBART Standing Committee. Noah works for Springer Publishing and has spent 20+ years designing and creating metadata workflows for Academic and Trade Publishers; managing their Link Resolver/Discovery data, MARC Records, ONIX Feeds and internal metadata... Read More →
avatar for Cristin Hipke

Cristin Hipke

Standards Program Manager, NISO
Tuesday February 11, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EST
Waterview AB

12:00pm EST

NISO Awards Lunch
Tuesday February 11, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm EST
Speakers
avatar for Jason Griffey

Jason Griffey

Director of Strategic Initiatives, NISO
Jason Griffey is the Director of Strategic Initiatives at NISO, where he works to identify new areas of the information ecosystem where standards expertise is useful and needed, and leads ongoing projects such as NISO’s participation in the Coalition for Seamless Access. Prior to joining NISO... Read More →
avatar for Kimberly Graham

Kimberly Graham

Education Program Manager & DEIA Advocate, NISO
avatar for Todd Carpenter

Todd Carpenter

Executive Director, NISO
Wine, food, wine, Standards, running, wine, food, wine.http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8320-0491
Tuesday February 11, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm EST
Harborside Ballroom DE

1:30pm EST

Cost-per-what? Redefining the value of publishing services in an open science world
Tuesday February 11, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm EST
With the accelerated push to an "open science future" in the last five years, the mixed-model economy dominating publisher/library discussions gets more complex and yet more reductive with each new model launched. As the ecosystem gets more complex, resource-strapped publishers and libraries are seeking new ways to evaluate the benefits of new models -- often resorting to reductive proxies. Many libraries publicly avow commitments to mission-aligned, transparent, equitable models but recoil at changes in pricing or services that enable that kind of investment. Are reductive, transactional conversations around proxies like "cost-per-article" the only means for evaluating "value" in an open science/open access context?

This panel discussion aims to provocatively delve into this question through the lens of  non-profit publisher and librarian perspectives -- organizations that are mission-driven and yet also resource constrained.
Speakers
avatar for Sara Rouhi

Sara Rouhi

Director, Open Science and Publishing Innovation, AIP Publishing
Sara Rouhi is the Director of Open Science and Publishing Innovation at AIP Publishing. Driving AIPP’s open science strategy, she focuses on developing new publishing models and sustainable business strategies to accelerate AIPP’s mission to advance pragmatic, researcher-focused... Read More →
avatar for Katherine Brooks

Katherine Brooks

Collection Analysis Librarian, Columbia University
Katherine Brooks is a Collection Analysis Librarian at Columbia University. She has worked at academic institutions for over 14 years, first as an evolutionary biologist and college instructor, and currently as a science librarian and collections analyst. In her role in the Columbia... Read More →
avatar for Robin N Sinn

Robin N Sinn

Director, Collections and Open Strategies, Iowa State University
Robin is Director of Collections and Open Strategies at Iowa State University. This position merges collections and scholarly communications work. My goal is to support research and learning at ISU while moving academic publishing to a more open system. In addition to purchasing and... Read More →
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Scott Delman

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
avatar for Wendy Queen

Wendy Queen

Chief Transformation Officer, hopkins press
Wendy Queen is the Director of Project MUSE. Wendy was the Manager of Publishing Technologies at JHUP during the time when Project MUSE grew to become a leading provider of digital humanities and social sciences content. In addition to her work at MUSE, she also serves on the COUNTER... Read More →
Tuesday February 11, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm EST
Laurel CD

1:30pm EST

The 2025 Content Technology Hype Curve
Tuesday February 11, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm EST
Ready for a wild ride through the publishing technology world? Join us for an electrifying NISO session where two publishing execs, a consultant, and an accessibility expert square off in a no-holds-barred debate! As the publishing technology and AI landscape evolves at lightning speed, our panel will tackle the tech hype cycle—sorting the breakthroughs from the buzz. From standards and regulations to content formats, platforms, and user-friendly products, they’ll dive deep into what’s trending and what’s just a flash in the pan. Expect fast-paced discussion, fiery opinions, and a lightning round that’s sure to spark some surprises. Don’t miss out on the fun, controversy, and insights!

Speakers
avatar for Barry Bealer

Barry Bealer

Vice President - Publishing, Education, and Media, Impelsys, Inc.
I currently lead a team of account managers and sales executives responsible for revenue growth for our clients in North and South America focused on publishing, education, and media. I also lead M&A activities to identify and acquire software product and services companies that are... Read More →
avatar for Bill Kasdorf

Bill Kasdorf

Principal, Kasdorf & Associates, LLC
Bill Kasdorf, kasdorf.bill@gmail.com, is Principal of Kasdorf & Associates, LLC, focusing on editorial and production workflows, XML/HTML/EPUB modeling and specification, standards and best practices, and accessibility. He is a founding partner of Publishing Technology Partners. Bill is the W3C Global Publishing Evangelist and is active in the W3C Publishing@W3C work. He co-chairs NISO’s Accessibility Remediation Metadata (ARM) Working Group, is a member and Past President of SSP, and is also a member of BISG’s Workflow Working Group, IPTC, and the D... Read More →
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John Shaw

SVP and CTO, Sage Publishing
Tuesday February 11, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm EST
Laurel AB

1:30pm EST

Seamless Access & Browser Changes Update
Tuesday February 11, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm EST
Speakers
avatar for Amanda Ferrante

Amanda Ferrante

Principal Product Manager, EBSCO
Amanda Ferrante is Principal Product Manager for Identity & Access Management for EBSCO Information Services, focusing on removing barriers to access for researchers and supporting ease of administration for librarians. Her work is informed by the library community’s needs related... Read More →
avatar for Heather Staines

Heather Staines

Senior Consultant, Delta Think
I'm a consultant for scholarly publishers and vendors, and I am also Director of Community Engagement for the Delta Think Open Access Data & Analytics Tool. In my spare time I write musicals about metadata!
Tuesday February 11, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm EST
Waterview CD

1:30pm EST

Elevating Research Integrity with Identity Verification
Tuesday February 11, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm EST
A critically important, but often overlooked, component of research integrity is verifying researcher identities.  Significant efforts have been made over the last few years into checking the content of manuscript submissions. However, most scholarly publishers require little more than a working email address to allow users to submit manuscripts for peer review and, if accepted, to become part of the permanent scientific record.  This implicit trust in researcher identities is now being exploited in several ways, including authors recommending fake peer reviewers or claiming false co-authors, researchers using a fake identity to apply to become a guest editor, etc.

A cross-industry working group, established by The International Association of STM Publishers and reflecting input from across our community, has developed a set of recommendations for applying more stringent identity verification steps throughout the peer review process. In this session, we will present these recommendations and engage with the audience to hear their views on their value and feasibility.
Speakers
avatar for Ralph Youngen

Ralph Youngen

Sr. Director, Strategic Partnerships, American Chemical Society
avatar for Tim Lloyd

Tim Lloyd

CEO, LibLynx
Tim Lloyd is founder and CEO of LibLynx, a company providing Identity, Access & Analytics solutions for online resources. His career spans several decades in a variety of product development and operational roles in online publishing, with a particular focus on developing innovative... Read More →
Tuesday February 11, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm EST
Waterview AB

2:45pm EST

Coffee Break
Tuesday February 11, 2025 2:45pm - 3:15pm EST
Tuesday February 11, 2025 2:45pm - 3:15pm EST
Harborside Foyer

3:15pm EST

Improving the Kludge: Complexities of Open Access Usage Metrics
Tuesday February 11, 2025 3:15pm - 4:30pm EST
The scholarly communications ecosystem has reached a tipping point where the value of open access (OA) content needs to be better measured and articulated by all stakeholders, including librarians, publishers, funders, and researchers. Research and educational organizations seek reliable means to assess their spending in support of OA. Funders need to demonstrate the benefits of the research projects they support.Publishers, meanwhile, seek to assess how organizations engage with their publications in key subject areas. These assessments must be credible, consistent, and comparable, echoing the principles established by COUNTER, but they should also help tell a story with data. What is missing from our industry is a recommended practice designed specifically to address the multi-faceted analysis needs of open access content.

This panel will introduce the current landscape of open access reporting, including the development and evolution of COUNTER Metrics, the COUNTER API (formerly SUSHI), and other reporting strategies used to assess OA usage. Following this introduction, the panel will facilitate a group discussion with the goal of identifying reporting gaps and opportunities to generate and communicate socially, financially, and academically meaningful metrics. Particular emphasis will be paid to the necessary metadata required to generate robust data for analysis.
Speakers
MU

Michelle Urberg

Client Success Manager, LibLynx
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Athena Hoeppner

Interim Associate Dean for Resources and Discovery, University of Central Florida
Athena Hoeppner is the Discovery Services Librarian at the University of Central Florida, in Orlando, Florida, and currently serving as Interim Associate Dean for Resources and Discovery. She has served UCF Libraries for over 29 years, with roles in public services, systems, and technical... Read More →
Tuesday February 11, 2025 3:15pm - 4:30pm EST
Laurel CD

3:15pm EST

Charting the way upward: Preliminary Findings in AI Services and Adoption in Higher Education
Tuesday February 11, 2025 3:15pm - 4:30pm EST
The rapid advancements in Generative AI (GAI) have profound implications on the landscape of higher education and it is imperative that these implications are considered through an inclusive lens. Careful and thoughtful examination of GAI's most impactful applications for teaching, learning and research in the academic environment is necessary to ensure equitable access and outcomes for all students. Many institutions globally have recognized this need. In the Summer of 2023, Ithaka S+R launched a research and consulting project, “Making AI Generative for Higher Education” that assists 18 higher education institutions in identifying ways and areas GAI is poised to revolutionize educational practices, yet these areas are not receiving sufficient attention from our institution or the higher education sector at large. This panel discussion aims to explore the preliminary findings of our ongoing project, which investigates the potential impacts of GAI on research and teaching within the higher education environment, with particular attention to issues of equity and access. Representatives from Stony Brook University and Ithaka S+R will share insights on navigating the evolving educational landscape shaped by generative AI technologies, with a focus on ensuring that these technologies are leveraged to promote inclusivity and reduce barriers to success.
Speakers
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Mona Ramonetti

Interim Associate Dean for Library Technology, Di, Stony Brook University
Head of Scholarly Communication. Stony Brook University Libraries.
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Claire Baytas

Analyst, Ithaka S+R
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John Fitzgerald

Senior Programmer Analyst, Stony Brook University
Tuesday February 11, 2025 3:15pm - 4:30pm EST
Laurel AB

3:15pm EST

Driving Standards Adoption: Strategies, Lessons, and Discussions from the R&E Federated Identity Community
Tuesday February 11, 2025 3:15pm - 4:30pm EST
Join us for to hear updates from Internet2 and InCommon pertaining to the Research & Education Federated Identity Community.

We will present progress and recommendations from several working groups active during 2024, including the SAML Subject Identifier Deployment Guidance Working Group and Federation Proxies Working Group. Each of these initiatives was convened to facilitate the refinement and adoption of various standards related to data privacy, user experience and trust. Additionally, we will encourage an interactive discussion on driving standards adoption within the R&E Federated Identity community.
Speakers
avatar for Albert Wu

Albert Wu

InCommon Federation Manager, Internet2
avatar for Amanda Ferrante

Amanda Ferrante

Principal Product Manager, EBSCO
Amanda Ferrante is Principal Product Manager for Identity & Access Management for EBSCO Information Services, focusing on removing barriers to access for researchers and supporting ease of administration for librarians. Her work is informed by the library community’s needs related... Read More →
Tuesday February 11, 2025 3:15pm - 4:30pm EST
Waterview CD

3:15pm EST

Trust Indicators for Research Integrity: Collaborating to combat mis- and dis-information in the scholarly record
Tuesday February 11, 2025 3:15pm - 4:30pm EST
With increased concerns about the integrity of the scholarly record and rising numbers of retractions, it is more important than ever that researchers understand when they are about to read an article that’s been retracted or has received material updates. This sessions brings together several initiatives that aim to improve the visibility of retraction information for readers: The NISO CREC (Communication of Retractions, Removals, and Expressions of Concern) Working Group, the STM group on Content-update Signaling and Alerting Protocol (CUSAP), GetFTR and Crossref with their collaboration around Retraction Watch Errata and Retraction information, and ORCID. Panelists will discuss the  benefits and drawbacks of various approaches to  improve ‘retraction visibility’ and help researchers avoid problematic research. The conversation will also highlight how the GetFTR browser extension enables researchers to see retracted content alongside entitlement signals and how the ORCID author identifier can support research integrity and combat fraud.
Speakers
avatar for Heather Staines

Heather Staines

Senior Consultant, Delta Think
I'm a consultant for scholarly publishers and vendors, and I am also Director of Community Engagement for the Delta Think Open Access Data & Analytics Tool. In my spare time I write musicals about metadata!
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Shivendra Naidoo

Senior Engagement Lead - Vendor Development, ORCID
With over a decade of experience working in the Academic Publishing and Educational Technology industries, Shivendra is passionate about supporting Research and Scholarly Communications. He holds a BSc in Physics with Astrophysics, and postgraduate qualifications in Business, and... Read More →
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Patrick Hargitt

Senior Director of Product Management, Atypon
Patrick Hargitt is the Senior Director of Product Management at Atypon, where he leads the Atypon Experience Platform. With a career in the software industry dating back to the mid-1990s, Patrick brings a wealth of experience in leading product development, building scalable platforms... Read More →
Tuesday February 11, 2025 3:15pm - 4:30pm EST
Waterview AB

4:30pm EST

Day One Closing
Tuesday February 11, 2025 4:30pm - 5:00pm EST
Tuesday February 11, 2025 4:30pm - 5:00pm EST
Harborside Ballroom DE

6:00pm EST

Conference Reception
Tuesday February 11, 2025 6:00pm - 9:00pm EST
Join us for drinks and snacks as we celebrate NISO Plus 2025 and all of our attendees!

Raven Room
Marriott Baltimore Waterfront

Tuesday February 11, 2025 6:00pm - 9:00pm EST
Raven Room
 
Wednesday, February 12
 

8:00am EST

Breakfast
Wednesday February 12, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EST
Wednesday February 12, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EST
Harborside Ballroom DE

9:00am EST

Contemplating the Cookie Banner, and other tales from the SPARC Privacy & Surveillance Contract Language Working Group
Wednesday February 12, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am EST
Over the past several years, libraries have been increasingly aware of threats posed to patron data privacy by the abundance of collection, storage, and sharing technologies used by vendor e-resource platforms. Compounding the problem is the vague, opaque, often confusing privacy language in vendor contracts, ranging from complex data processing addenda to linked privacy policies and third-party terms of use. Too often, this language serves to limit or nullify the data privacy protections that libraries try to implement.

In response to these concerns, SPARC’s Privacy & Surveillance Contract Language Working Group is developing a range of practical tools to help libraries negotiate agreements that support the needs of users and protect their personal data. These tools include a negotiation guide for librarians focusing on privacy protections; a data privacy addendum with clear expectations for vendors on handling of library patron data (with vendor feedback from the pilot stage); as well as comprehensive reports on the data privacy practices of multinational vendors such as Elsevier and Springer. This session will give an overview of the group’s work in this area, with time for a robust Q&A about data privacy and surveillance in digital libraries.
Speakers
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Molly Rainard

Licensing & Acquisitions Manager, Auraria Library
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Chris Pusateri

E-Resources Acquisitions & Licensing Librarian, University of Colorado Boulder
Wednesday February 12, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am EST
Laurel CD

9:00am EST

Metadata, Preservation, and Digital Futures Across Cultural Heritage - Part One
Wednesday February 12, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am EST
This two-session event will examine the intersection of cultural heritage, digital preservation, and metadata. Across the globe, archives hold ephemeral treasures—images, recordings, manuscripts, oral histories, and similar—that define our shared humanity and connect us across times and places. UNESCO has advanced standardized metadata and outlined a program on cultural and digital technologies to strengthen action around heritage. From digital mapping of diverse practices to 3D modelling of World Heritage sites, projects embody and harness the potential of technologies for the new chapter of culture for all. Building on this, the panel discussion adds metadata as an important layer for digital safeguarding and preservation processes. Laying the groundwork, the first session will focus on ethical practices in metadata creation, preserving and amplifying underrepresented voices, and addressing the challenges of safeguarding metadata. Building on this, the second session will feature distinct case studies on approaches to metadata from community practitioners. Together the Humanities Roundtable will offer an in-depth exploration of the critical role metadata and digital preservation play in protecting the legacies of cultural heritage, and the transformative potential of digital preservation of cultural heritage with emerging technologies.
Speakers
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Benjamin Knysak

Executive Editor, RIPM: Répertoire international de la presse musicale
RIPM preserves and provides access to eighteenth-, nineteenth- and twentieth-century periodical literature dealing with music and facilitates and encourages research based on this previously-neglected documentary resource.
Wednesday February 12, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am EST
Laurel AB

9:00am EST

Navigating the Tightrope: Balancing Access and Cybersecurity in Academic Publishing
Wednesday February 12, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am EST
Institutions, publishers, and scholars are grappling with the complex challenges of ensuring security while fostering access to knowledge. The drive to make research more easily available brings with it new cybersecurity risks, from safeguarding sensitive information in publisher databases to protecting the integrity of scholarly content. These challenges underscore the need for a coordinated approach that balances ease of access with robust digital security practices.

This session will examine the intersection of cybersecurity and access within academic publishing, exploring how industry stakeholders can collaboratively address these issues. With an increasing reliance on digital platforms to distribute and access research, ensuring security at all levels—while preserving the openness that drives scholarly innovation—has never been more critical.

Key discussion points will include:
• The evolving cybersecurity risks faced by academic publishers and institutions as they implement access models.
• How publishers and libraries can safeguard research content and data against breaches while enabling broader access.
• The potential role of cross-industry standards or recommended practices to address cybersecurity concerns without hindering the access goals.
• Strategies to foster collaboration across academic institutions, publishers, and technology providers to mitigate security risks.
• The emerging technologies that can help balance cybersecurity with the need for accessible knowledge.
Speakers
avatar for Heather Staines

Heather Staines

Senior Consultant, Delta Think
I'm a consultant for scholarly publishers and vendors, and I am also Director of Community Engagement for the Delta Think Open Access Data & Analytics Tool. In my spare time I write musicals about metadata!
avatar for John Felts

John Felts

Head of Information Technology and Collections, Coastal Carolina University
John is currently the Head of Information Technology and Collections at Coastal Carolina University.  He has worked in academic library technology for over 30 years and is a former patent holder and co-founder of Journal Finder, the first OpenURL Resolver and knowledge base to go... Read More →
avatar for Amanda Ferrante

Amanda Ferrante

Principal Product Manager, EBSCO
Amanda Ferrante is Principal Product Manager for Identity & Access Management for EBSCO Information Services, focusing on removing barriers to access for researchers and supporting ease of administration for librarians. Her work is informed by the library community’s needs related... Read More →
avatar for Matthew Ragucci

Matthew Ragucci

Director of Institutional Product Marketing, Wiley
I am Wiley's resident librarian and provide insight on metadata sharing strategies for optimizing its electronic resources for discovery, access, and usage. This includes working closely with librarians and library solutions providers alike to get the tools they need to help the end-user... Read More →
Wednesday February 12, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am EST
Waterview CD

9:00am EST

Getting Involved with NISO
Wednesday February 12, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am EST
Speakers
avatar for Todd Carpenter

Todd Carpenter

Executive Director, NISO
Wine, food, wine, Standards, running, wine, food, wine.http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8320-0491
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Keondra Bailey

Assistant Standards Program Manager, NISO
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Mary Beth Barilla

Director of Business Development and Communication, National Information Standards Organization
Mary Beth Barilla is NISO’s Director of Business Development and Communications, where she manages member communications and ensures NISO’s sustainability through growth in membership, sponsorship, events, and other funding sources. Prior to joining NISO, Mary Beth worked at the... Read More →
Wednesday February 12, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am EST
Waterview AB

10:15am EST

Coffee Break
Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:15am - 10:45am EST
Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:15am - 10:45am EST
Harborside Foyer

10:45am EST

Metadata, Preservation, and Digital Futures Across Cultural Heritage - Part Two
Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EST
This two-session event will examine the intersection of cultural heritage, digital preservation, and metadata. Across the globe, archives hold ephemeral treasures—images, recordings, manuscripts, oral histories, and similar—that define our shared humanity and connect us across times and places. UNESCO has advanced standardized metadata and outlined a program on cultural and digital technologies to strengthen action around heritage. From digital mapping of diverse practices to 3D modelling of World Heritage sites, projects embody and harness the potential of technologies for the new chapter of culture for all. Building on this, the panel discussion adds metadata as an important layer for digital safeguarding and preservation processes. Laying the groundwork, the first session will focus on ethical practices in metadata creation, preserving and amplifying underrepresented voices, and addressing the challenges of safeguarding metadata. Building on this, the second session will feature distinct case studies on approaches to metadata from community practitioners. Together the Humanities Roundtable will offer an in-depth exploration of the critical role metadata and digital preservation play in protecting the legacies of cultural heritage, and the transformative potential of digital preservation of cultural heritage with emerging technologies.

The first half of this discussion can be seen here: https://nisoplusbaltimore25.sched.com/event/1olIW but you can attend this without having attended the first. 


Speakers
avatar for Benjamin Knysak

Benjamin Knysak

Executive Editor, RIPM: Répertoire international de la presse musicale
RIPM preserves and provides access to eighteenth-, nineteenth- and twentieth-century periodical literature dealing with music and facilitates and encourages research based on this previously-neglected documentary resource.
Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EST
Laurel AB

10:45am EST

Facilitating FAIR data with interoperable repository standards for metadata and persistent identifiers
Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EST
As US Federal Agencies launch updated Public Access Plans to meet the 2022 OSTP Nelson Memo, there is increasing need for scientific data to be made publicly available in a way that is FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) including through the use of standard, interoperable metadata and persistent identifiers (PIDs) across the data ecosystem.
This panel will present three perspectives on achieving an interoperable research data landscape. First, the NIH Generalist Repository Ecosystem Initiative (GREI) recognizes the need for data to be discoverable across repositories and not be siloed. GREI is supporting progress towards this through repository adoption of common metadata, PIDs, and best practices. Second, as a public data repository and repository infrastructure provider, Figshare is evolving to meet OSTP desirable repository characteristics, implement GREI common metadata, and support emerging PIDs and FAIR data standards. Third, the USDA leverages Figshare’s standards-compliant repository infrastructure to provide Ag Data Commons (ADC), a data repository and catalog for USDA-funded research data. ADC supports FAIR data services through high-quality metadata reviewed by curators, broad discoverability including records of data in discipline-specific repositories, and striving for FAIR data for AI/ML. Audience feedback on achieving these goals will be encouraged during the Q&A.
Speakers
avatar for Ana Van Gulick

Ana Van Gulick

Government and Funder Lead, Figshare, Digital Science
Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EST
Waterview CD

10:45am EST

NISO Working Group Update 2
Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EST
Join us for updates on:

Accessibility Remediation Metadata Working Group (Bill Kasdorf)
Collaborative Collections Lifecycle Project (Todd Carpenter)
JAV Revision (Patrick Hargitt)
U.S. PID Strategy Working Group (Todd Carpenter)
Speakers
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Keondra Bailey

Assistant Standards Program Manager, NISO
avatar for Bill Kasdorf

Bill Kasdorf

Principal, Kasdorf & Associates, LLC
Bill Kasdorf, kasdorf.bill@gmail.com, is Principal of Kasdorf & Associates, LLC, focusing on editorial and production workflows, XML/HTML/EPUB modeling and specification, standards and best practices, and accessibility. He is a founding partner of Publishing Technology Partners. Bill is the W3C Global Publishing Evangelist and is active in the W3C Publishing@W3C work. He co-chairs NISO’s Accessibility Remediation Metadata (ARM) Working Group, is a member and Past President of SSP, and is also a member of BISG’s Workflow Working Group, IPTC, and the D... Read More →
avatar for Patrick Hargitt

Patrick Hargitt

Senior Director of Product Management, Atypon
Patrick Hargitt is the Senior Director of Product Management at Atypon, where he leads the Atypon Experience Platform. With a career in the software industry dating back to the mid-1990s, Patrick brings a wealth of experience in leading product development, building scalable platforms... Read More →
avatar for Cristin Hipke

Cristin Hipke

Standards Program Manager, NISO
Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EST
Waterview AB

12:00pm EST

Lunch
Wednesday February 12, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm EST
Wednesday February 12, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm EST
Harborside Foyer

1:30pm EST

Lightning Talks
Wednesday February 12, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm EST
Wednesday February 12, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm EST
Laurel CD

1:30pm EST

Evolving Metadata in the Age of AI: Enhancing Digital Archives and User Discoverability
Wednesday February 12, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm EST
As AI continues to redefine digital information practices, libraries face new challenges and opportunities in managing, curating, and enhancing the discoverability of resources. This proposal presents two case studies from Goldey-Beacom College that illustrate how libraries can strategically employ AI to enhance both creative and informational collections through metadata improvements.

In the first case study, "From Canvas to Quartex: The Evolution of Art in the Age of AI and Digital Archives," we examine the inaugural Common Reading Program at Goldey-Beacom College. Using the themes in Kristen Radtke's Seek You, students explored loneliness by creating posters, some AI-generated, which were digitally archived in Quartex. This initiative emphasized the importance of metadata standards to ensure both human- and AI-generated art are accessible, accurately categorized, and preserved.

In the second case study, "Enhancing FAQ Systems with Generative AI: A Case Study on Improving Metadata and User Discoverability," we outline how generative AI transformed Goldey-Beacom College Library’s FAQ system, consolidating overly specific metadata into broader, discoverable categories that enhance the user experience.

Together, these case studies provide practical insights and methodologies for leveraging AI in digital collections, underscoring the necessity of evolving metadata frameworks to accommodate both traditional and AI-driven content. Aside from the listed speakers, the presenters would like to recognize Devon Ellixson, Library Intern, for their work on this project.
Speakers
avatar for Russell Michalak

Russell Michalak

Director of Library & Archives, Goldey-Beacom College
Wednesday February 12, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm EST
Laurel AB

1:30pm EST

Research Stacks and Research Integrity
Wednesday February 12, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm EST
Research communication in the digital age retains many of the disadvantages of the print era. It is slow and incomplete, with much of the data and other components missing or locked in the supplemental files of journal articles. Ideally research communication would be both rapid and complete, with all aspects of the work included, and shared publicly in machine-readable and AI-actionable formats.
 
Research stacks – which we mean to encompass multiple concepts from automated workflows to notebooks and records of versions – are gaining traction as a way to collect all aspects of a scientific research project such as: development, planning, methods, data collection and execution, analysis, and reporting of results. One advantage is facilitation of seamless collaboration and sharing of critical aspects of the research. Another is that contributions to the research such as data sets or statistical analysis can be credited to the researchers most responsible for those products prior to final publication, all of which promotes research integrity and reproducibility. This session will explore how to support adoption of research stacks and appropriately integrate consideration of credit and accountability throughout the development of the research.
Speakers
avatar for Jenny Heimberg

Jenny Heimberg

National Academy of Sciences
avatar for Kristen Ratan

Kristen Ratan

CEO, Stratos
Kristen Ratan is the Principal of Strategies for Open Science (Stratos), working with open science funders, advocates, and infrastructure providers to produce tangible results towards open scholarship. Kristen has a 20+ year history working to accelerate advances in science and research... Read More →
avatar for Jasmine Wallace

Jasmine Wallace

Senior Production Manager, PLOS
Jasmine Wallace is the Senior Production Manager at the Public Library of Science (PLOS).  She is responsible for the production processes and day to day production and publication operations for the PLOS journal portfolio. Previously, she was the Peer Review Manager at the American... Read More →
Wednesday February 12, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm EST
Waterview CD

1:30pm EST

Enhancing Vendor-Publisher Partnerships for a Seamless Librarian Experience
Wednesday February 12, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm EST
In this session we will explore the mechanics of data exchange for library discovery purposes, and the latest approaches to making life easier for publishers, systems vendors and librarians.  Particular attention will be paid to the need for content providers to see what both librarians and systems providers already see during system setup and maintenance.  Adoption of an open approach to more complex content curation problems will be examined, and some history of the situation leading up to the approach and the design considerations for the initiative will be shared.  Current functions around the more open approach to data exchange management will be examined from the perspective of each of the presenters, with attention to reducing the librarian-as-middleman effort between the provider and the vendor.   New workflows will be outlined that ensure data accuracy, reduction of data ingest time, and prevention of missing collection/s issues, thus increasing overall patron and librarian satisfaction  
Speakers
avatar for Noam Fass

Noam Fass

Director of Provider Relations, Ex Libris, part of Clarivate
Noam Fass – Product ManagerWorking for Ex Libris for the past 7 years, originally based in Jerusalem (Ex Libris headquarters), now living with my family in Connecticut.As a graduate of Industrial Design studies, I believe in user centered design and always try to listen to sentiment... Read More →
avatar for Bobbi Patham

Bobbi Patham

Discovery & Discovery Services Manager, Springer Nature
Bobbi Patham is the Manager of Discovery & Discovery Services at Springer Nature. She has over 15+ years of experience in content management, metadata standards, subject classification and bibliographic collection. She earned a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry and a Master's degree... Read More →
Wednesday February 12, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm EST
Waterview AB

2:45pm EST

Coffee Break
Wednesday February 12, 2025 2:45pm - 3:15pm EST
Wednesday February 12, 2025 2:45pm - 3:15pm EST
Harborside Foyer

3:15pm EST

Miles Conrad Lecture - Dr. Timnit Gebru
Wednesday February 12, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm EST
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Timnit Gebru, Executive Director of the Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (DAIR), will be the recipient of the 2025 Miles Conrad Award, NISO’s lifetime achievement award for those working in the information community.

Prior to founding DAIR, Dr. Timnit Gebru was co-lead of the Ethical AI research team at Google, where she was fired in December 2020 after raising issues of discrimination in the workplace. Timnit also co-founded Black in AI, a nonprofit that works to increase the presence, inclusion, visibility and health of Black people in the field of AI, and is on the board of AddisCoder, a nonprofit dedicated to teaching algorithms and computer programming to Ethiopian and Jamaican high school students. She has received a number of accolades, including being named one of Nature’s Ten people who helped shape science and one of TIME‘s 100 most influential people. She is currently writing The View from Somewhere, a memoir + manifesto arguing for a technological future that serves our communities instead of one that is used for surveillance, warfare, and the centralization of power by Silicon Valley.
Speakers
avatar for Timnit Gebru

Timnit Gebru

Founder and Executive Director, DAIR Institute
Prior to founding DAIR, Dr. Timnit Gebru was co-lead of the Ethical AI research team at Google, where she was fired in December 2020 after raising issues of discrimination in the workplace. Timnit also co-founded Black in AI, a nonprofit that works to increase the presence, inclu... Read More →
Wednesday February 12, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm EST
Harborside Ballroom DE

4:15pm EST

Conference Closing
Wednesday February 12, 2025 4:15pm - 4:30pm EST
Speakers
avatar for Todd Carpenter

Todd Carpenter

Executive Director, NISO
Wine, food, wine, Standards, running, wine, food, wine.http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8320-0491
avatar for Jason Griffey

Jason Griffey

Director of Strategic Initiatives, NISO
Jason Griffey is the Director of Strategic Initiatives at NISO, where he works to identify new areas of the information ecosystem where standards expertise is useful and needed, and leads ongoing projects such as NISO’s participation in the Coalition for Seamless Access. Prior to joining NISO... Read More →
Wednesday February 12, 2025 4:15pm - 4:30pm EST
Harborside Ballroom DE
 
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