NISO Representative Annual Report 2023

submitted by Nara Newcomer

Current Roster

  • Nara Newcomer, NISO Representative (appointed 2014, until resignation or removal)
  • Kimmy Szeto, NISO Alternate Representative (appointed 2020, until resignation or removal)

List of Previous Goals and Progress Made

  • 1. Identify and vote on ballots of MLA significance, seeking input from appropriate groups. Represent the voice of MLA through votes and ballot comments.
    • We continued to review and vote on ballots, representing the voice of MLA. All votes are listed in Board meeting reports.
  • 2. Facilitate input on NISO Video and Audio Metadata working group.

List of Future Goals

  • 1. Identify and vote on ballots of MLA significance, seeking input from appropriate groups. Represent the voice of MLA through votes and ballot comments.
    • Strategic Plan Info: Organizational Excellence, Objective 3: Pursue joint ventures with other organizations that offer financial as well as professional opportunities and advantages.
    • Strategic Plan Info: Advocacy goal area, objective 1: Develop and disseminate official positions on intellectual property, access, and scholarly communication issues. While we cannot predict the ballots that will appear in the next year, it is unfortunately common for standards to be written in a way that centers books and text-based documents and ignores or does not fully serve music documents.
  • 2. Facilitate input on relevant NISO working groups.
    • Strategic Plan Info: Organizational Excellence, Objective 3: Pursue joint ventures with other organizations that offer financial as well as professional opportunities and advantages.
    • Strategic Plan Info: Advocacy goal area, objective 1: Develop and disseminate official positions on intellectual property, access, and scholarly communication issues. While we cannot predict the ballots that will appear in the next year, it is unfortunately common for standards to be written in a way that centers books and text-based documents and ignores or does not fully serve music documents.