Standardizing Our Messy Metadata World discusses the need to standardize metadata across different domains and authorities. NISO aims to develop technical standards related to information distribution and works with 400 volunteers worldwide. Thema was launched to merge book classification standards and help eliminate confusion. NISO also received funding to develop a consensus and roadmap for a new bibliographic exchange system to improve sharing of information.

1. Standardizing Our Messy
Metadata World
Todd Carpenter
Executive Director, NISO
November 9, 2012
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2. About
Non-profit industry trade association
accredited by ANSI
Mission of developing and maintaining technical
standards related to information,
documentation, discovery and distribution of
published materials and media
Volunteer driven organization: 400+ spread out
across the world

3. Silos of describing content

4. Metadata Supply Chain

5. Authority Files
• LCSH, LCNAF, VIAF, ISNI, ORCID, BIC,
BISAC, ISSN and on and on and on....

6. Introducing Thema
A New Global Subject Codes Standard
Launched at Frankfurt Book Fair 2012
Merger many existing book industry classification
standards such as BIC, BISAC, CLIL, etc.
Long range goal: move all markets to the global
standard, helping to eliminate confusion among both
upstream and downstream trading partners.
More information: www.panthema.org

7. Linked Data
• Image: Tim Berners-Lee

8. Road-mapping the Future of
Bibliographic Exchange
In October, NISO received grant from
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to gather together
various players in bibliographic creation, exchange
and storage
Goal of project is to develop consensus of goals
and a development road map for a new exchange
system
More information to come....

9. Thank you!
Todd Carpenter
Executive Director
tcarpenter@niso.org
National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
3600 Clipper Mill Road, Suite 302
Baltimore, MD 21211 USA
+1 (301) 654-2512
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