NISO Plus Baltimore 2025

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/).

Schedule

8:45-9:00 Welcome and Introductions

9:00-9:45. Standards, adoptions, collections … oh, my!: A case study on NISO-STS document expressivity
G. Ken Holman, Réalta Online Publishing Solutions Ltd.
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9:45-10:30Challenges/solutions for multilingual document formatting
Michael A. Miller, Antenna House
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10:30-10:45Coffee Break10:45-11:30Application of the JATS for Reuse Accessibility Recommendations
Melissa Jones, Silverchair
Joni Dames, Wiley
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11:30-12:15Accessible Math at Scale: How JATS and intelligent editing tools rise to the challenge
Scott Dineen, Optica Publishing Group
Jennifer Mayfield, Optica Publishing Group
Alexander “Sasha” Schwarzman, Optica Publishing Group
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12:15-1:45 Lunch on your own

1:45-2:30. Roundtripping Journal Article Linked Documents and Journal Article Tag Suite
Rinke Hoekstra, Elsevier
Charles O’Connor, Aries Systems
Edgar Schouten, Elsevier
Abstract

2:30-3:15. JATS Open Session

3:15-3:30 Coffee Break

3:30-4:15 An Open Innovation Approach to Extending WordPress to Create Automated, Seamless Export of XML for Multi-Platform Public Access and Discovery
Alexei N. Yukna, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases Clinical Guidelines Program
Stacy M. Lathrop, NCBI/NLM/NIH
Patrick Harris, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases Clinical Guidelines Program
Susan E. Douglas, NCBI/NLM/NIH
Rachel D. Lastra, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases Clinical Guidelines Program
Johanna L. Gribble, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases Clinical Guidelines Program
Jennifer R. Ham, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases Clinical Guidelines Program
Mary Beth Hansen, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases Clinical Guidelines Program
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4:15-5:00. From Valid XML to Valuable XML: When “Good” Matters More Than “Valid”
Mark Gross, Data Conversion Laboratory (DCL)
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Collaborative Notes

Collaborative Notes

While peer review has long been a cornerstone of academic research, it is now in crisis, and traditional peer review models have been challenged due to a shortage of reviewers as well as concerns about transparency, fairness, and sustainability. In this session, speakers will share how they are each working in their respective organizations to promote a more transparent, equitable, and efficient peer review process that supports research i

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.

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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.

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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.

Collaborative Notes

Collaborative Notes

Join this fast-paced session in which librarians, publishers, and tech/service providers have 5 minutes to tell you about a new product, idea, or process! Hear about the latest developments in the information community and share your questions and feedback.