[Publib] NISO webinars

[Sara Weissman]

Register now for two NISO-sponsored SUSHI Webinars

The Standardized Usage Statistics Harvesting Initiative (SUSHI) is a NISO
working group that is developing an automated request and response protocol
for moving Project COUNTER (Counting Online Usage of Networked Electronic
Resources) Code of Practice usage statistics from providers to library
electronic repositories. SUSHI will help libraries make better decisions by
reducing the administrative overhead of using Project COUNTER statistics.
Project COUNTER was launched in 2002 to help librarians and publishers in
the recording and exchange of usage statistics for electronic resources,
initially journals and databases. By following COUNTER's Code of Practice,
vendors can provide library customers with Excel or CSV (comma delimited)
files of usage data using COUNTER's standardized formats and data elements.
The result is a consistent, credible, and compatible set of usage data from
multiple content providers.


These events are  ** free to 100 registrants **  through the generous
sponsorship of :

EBSCO Information Services
Ex Libris
Serials Solutions
Swets Information Services
Thomson Scientific
May 17, 2006 - 11-12:00 EDT Introduction to Librarians and Content Providers
May 24, 2006 - 11-12:00 EDTThe Technology Unveiled
Please register by May 10 for the first webinar and May 17 for the second.

Registration:       <http://niso.webex.com/> http://niso.webex.com
 Please note: Maximum registration accepted for the
first two events is 100.



Cynthia Hodgson
National Information Standards Organization
Email:  <mailto:chodgson at niso.org> chodgson at niso.org
Phone: 301-654-2512