National Information Standards Organization
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Not to be confused with ISO.
For the genus of sea snails, see Niso.
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO; /ˈnaɪsoʊ/) is a United States non-profit standards organization that develops, maintains and publishes technical standards related to publishing, bibliographic and library applications. It was founded in 1939 as the Z39 Committee, chaired from 1963-1977 by Jerrold Orne,[3] incorporated as a not-for-profit education association in 1983, and assumed its current name in 1984.[4]
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Abbreviation | NISO |
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Formation | June 22, 1939; 85 years ago (1939-06-22)[1] |
Type | Non-Profit |
Purpose | National standards |
Headquarters | Baltimore, Maryland |
Membership | 221 organizations[2] |
Official language | English |
Executive Director | Todd A. Carpenter |
Budget | US$1.2 million |
Staff | 6 |
Volunteers | 500 |
Website | www |
Formerly called | Z39 Committee |
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