Updating people on various @nisoinfo.bsky.social initiatives making significant progress in early 2026:

KBART Phase III
US National PID Strategy
Cooperative Collections Lifecycle Infrastructure Project (CCLP)

#NISOPlus25

NISO Plus Baltimore 2026 with Baltimore skyline. Call for proposals with QR code. February 16–18, https://niso.plus/

Whether you missed #NISOPlus25 Global/Online last week, or attended and want to continue the conversation, now's your chance! Our NISO Plus Baltimore meeting is happening February 16–18, 2026, and the call for proposals is open! Submit your idea (or ideas!) by October 17: niso.org/niso-io/2025...

NISO Plus Baltimore 2026 with Baltimore skyline. Call for proposals with QR code. February 16–18, https://niso.plus/

Miss #NISOPlus25 Global/Online this week? Or maybe you attended & would like to be a part of the program next time? The call for proposals for our February 16–18 meeting in Baltimore is now open! Submit your idea (or ideas!) by October 16: niso.org/niso-io/2025...

Day Two of #NISOPlus25 Global/Online ended on a very high note! Thank you Dean Nancy S. Kirkpatrick (@smithlibraries.bsky.social) for your inspiring closing keynote on leading with hope during challenging times: nisoplusglobalonline.cadmore.media/Home

Call for translators: Contribute to the Publication Facts Label - Public Knowledge Project Hello translators! PKP is currently seeking volunteers to help with translations for the brand new Publication Facts Label (PFL) plugin!

🔊 Call for translators #NISOPlus25 @nisoinfo.bsky.social

The Publication Facts Label #PFLabel is ready for production release (OJS v3.3-3.5) in 9 languages but is ~ 400 words short en français. Can you help?

Learn more about the PFL and the call: pkp.sfu.ca/2025/09/03/p...

#OpenJournalSystems

#NISOPlus25 Global/Online attendees...we have a great lightning session coming up soon at 11:00 am EDT! Featuring @impelsys.bsky.social @projectmuse.bsky.social @silverchairnews.bsky.social @openathens.bsky.social Joy Panigabutra-Robert (UT-Knoxville)

Setting the stage: What is agentic AI? Outline of the difference between LLMs (Single-turn or short-term interaction, no autonomy, stateless, no interaction, primarily reactive) vs. Agent (goal-oriented, autonomous, stateful, uses tools, proactive)

Day Two of #NISOPlus25 Global/Online is off with sessions on cybersecurity, open research strategies, platform infrastructure, & more! Here's a snapshot from Christine Stohn (@clarivate.com) & Allen Jones's (@thenewschool.bsky.social) talk on agentic AI and its application for libraries
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NISO Plus Global/Online 2025 logo with globe

#NISOPlus25 Global/Online attendees...we have a great lightning session coming up tomorrow 9/17 at 11:00 am EDT! Featuring @impelsys.bsky.social @projectmuse.bsky.social @silverchairnews.bsky.social @openathens.bsky.social Joy Panigabutra-Robert (UT-Knoxville)

Image of a woman at a writing desk being filmed. Writing with Agatha Christie. How it was made. BBC Maestro. Dr Mark Aldridge, Associate Professor of Screen Histories

Day One of #NISOPlus25 Global/Online is a wrap! Big shoutout to our session organizers, speakers, and volunteers—and special thanks to our opening keynote speaker, @markaldridge.info for his fascinating discussion of helping to develop an Agatha Christie writing course using AI!

Peter Suber making some great points about how Green OA can counteract censorship <3 #nisoplus25

#NISOPlus25 Global/Online is starting soon! First up, our opening keynote on creating an online course using AI (& Agatha Christie!) by @markaldridge.info, followed by sessions on standards for OA journals, metadata, aggregator usage reporting, & more. There's still time to join us! niso.plus

Excited to have our UX team lead, Isobel Demangeat, speak at #NISOPlus25 tomorrow!

Join online 11:00 EST (16:00 BST) to learn more about OpenAthens!

Dr. Mark Aldridge to deliver opening keynote at NISO Plus Global/Online The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) is pleased to announce that Dr. Mark Aldridge, Associate Professor of Screen Histories at Southampton Solent University and Agatha Christie hi…

#NISOPlus25 Global/Online starts **tomorrow,** and we're looking forward to kicking things off w/our opening speaker, Agatha Christie scholar @markaldridge.info Join from anywhere (it's a virtual conference!); recordings will be made available to registrants: niso.plus/2025/06/dr-m...

NISO Plus Global/Online 2025 logo with call to register and QR code for registration. September 16–17. https://niso.plus/

#NISOPlus25 Global/Online is happening next week & tickets start at just $49 for students in library/information science & publishing programs! Join us to learn in sessions addressing AI in publishing, cybersecurity, scholarly infrastructure, metadata & more: nisoplusglobalonline.cadmore.media/Home

NISO Plus 2025 Global/Online 2025 has been a year of disruption and uncertainty for many, and now more than ever, it’s important to remind ourselves that we’re part of a community. Our annual NISO Plus Global/Online conference, h...

#DOAJ's Dominic Mitchell is part of a panel at this year’s NISO Plus 2025 event @nisoinfo.bsky.social
Do We Need an Open Access Standard for Journals?
🔸Sept. 16
🔸11-12:15 EST (16-17:15 BST)
#NISOPlus25 #OpenAccess #DiamondOA
@latindex.bsky.social
@eudch.bsky.social
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Standards start with conversations—& there's a big conversation happening next week! Join us for #NISOPlus25 Global/Online to explore the challenges (& potential solutions) we can address with information standards. Discounts available for NISO members, groups, and more: niso.plus/niso-plus-20...

NISO Plus Global/Online 2025 logo with call to register and QR code for registration. September 16–17. https://niso.plus/

How can we remove barriers to implementing federated identity? Join us next week at #NISOPlus25 where we'll hear ideas from Amanda Ferrante (@ebsco.bsky.social) Albert Wu (Internet2) & Zhaneille Green (@duke-university.bsky.social) in their session Bridging the Gap: niso.plus/niso-plus-20...

NISO Plus Global/Online 2025 logo with call to register and QR code for registration. September 16–17. https://niso.plus/

Looking for guidance on ethical, transparent, & effective AI usage for scholarly publishing? Join @bwbealer.bsky.social Cormac Brady (@wolterskluwer.com) @thadmcilroy.bsky.social Bill Kasdorf & @joanoneil.bsky.social in a lively discussion at #NISOPlus25 (Sept 16–17)!
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NISO Plus Global/Online 2025 logo with call to register and QR code for registration. September 16–17. https://niso.plus/

How do we make licensed content AI-accessible while maintaining attribution & quality standards? Apoorva Shah @Wiley.com & @lisalibrarian.bsky.social will share their take at #NISOPlus25 Global/Online—the place to generate ideas about AI in #ScholComm & more! Register now: niso.plus/niso-plus-20...

NISO Plus Global/Online 2025 logo with call to register and QR code for registration. September 16–17. https://niso.plus/

Learn about Guidelines for Indigenous Data Governance in Scholarly Publishing at #NISOPlus25 (September 16–17)with Mia Ricci (@agu.org) @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social & Rebecca Taylor-Grant (@tandfresearch.bsky.social). Discounts available for NISO members, groups, and more: niso.plus/niso-plus-20...

NISO Plus Global/Online 2025 logo with call to register and QR code for registration. September 16–17. https://niso.plus/

What is agentic AI (& what are its implications for libraries, publishers, and research infrastructure providers)? Join Christine Stohn (@clarivate.com) & Allen Jones (@thenewschool.bsky.social) at #NISOPlus25 Global/Online to examine some emerging use cases: niso.plus/niso-plus-20...

NISO Plus Global/Online 2025 logo with call to register and QR code for registration. September 16–17. https://niso.plus/

Do we need an #OpenAccess standard for journals? Let's discuss at #NISOPlus25 Global Online w/Dom Mitchell (@doaj.bsky.social), Johan Rooryck, Kylie van Zyl (African Journals Online), & Ana Maria Cetto (@latindex.bsky.social). To join us: niso.plus/niso-plus-20...

NISO Plus Global/Online 2025 logo with call to register and QR code for registration. September 16–17. https://niso.plus/

How can the information community work together in uncertain times? Nancy Kirkpatrick, dean at @smithlibraries.bsky.social, will share some ideas in her closing keynote at #NISOPlus25, Hope Is a Strategy: Leadership in the Age of AI. Join us! niso.plus/niso-plus-20...

NISO Plus Global/Online 2025 logo with globe. Register now with QR code. September 16–17. https://niso.plus/

How are academic libraries helping students & researchers use #AI responsibly? Find out at #NISOPlus25 in the session Generative AI in Higher Ed: Libraries Leading Ethical Adoption w/Denice Lewis (@zsrlibrary.bsky.social) @rsmichalak.bsky.social & Elias Tzoc (Clemson Univ). niso.plus/niso-plus-20...

Tune in to #NISOPlus25 on September 16 at 3pm ET to hear more about what the MaRMAT team has been up to!

@racheljwittmann.bsky.social
@annaneat.bsky.social

NISO Plus Global/Online 2025 logo with globe. Register now with QR code. September 16–17. https://niso.plus/

Love #metadata? #NISOPlus25 (September 16–17) has got you covered with sessions like Reparative Metadata Assessment with MaRMAT, presented by @lib.utah.edu librarians @kpalex91.bsky.social Aiden deBoer & Rachel Wittmann. Join from anywhere (it's a virtual conference!): niso.plus/niso-plus-20...

NISO Plus Global/Online 2025 logo with globe. Register now with QR code. September 16–17. https://niso.plus/

MLIS/iSchool students! We have special rates for you at our virtual #NISOPlus25 Global/Online conference—plus sessions on AI & AI tools in the library, metadata, research integrity, & more. Join us to learn & network with professionals from across the information community! niso.plus/niso-plus-20...

NISO Plus Global/Online logo 2025 with globe. Register now with QR code. September 16–17. https://niso.plus/

Last day for early bird rates! Register for #NISOPlus25 Global/Online by end of day today (August 15 at 11:59 pm EDT US/Canada) & save up to 30% while helping us tackle the big challenges in scholarly communications. View the program & sign up: niso.plus/niso-plus-20...

NISO Plus Global/Online logo 2025 with globe. Register now with QR code. September 16–17. https://niso.plus/

⏳ ICYMI—the early bird deadline for #NISOPlus25 Global/Online is this Fri Aug 15! Register now & save 30% on individual tickets to virtual sessions on AI in publishing, open research & research integrity, cybersecurity, accessibility, new uses for metadata, & more. niso.plus/niso-plus-20...

NISO Plus Global/Online logo 2025 with globe. Register now with QR code. September 16–17. https://niso.plus/

⏳ Don't forget—the early bird deadline for #NISOPlus25 Global/Online is this Fri Aug 15! Register now & save 30% on individual tickets to virtual sessions on AI in publishing, open research & research integrity, cybersecurity, accessibility, new uses for metadata, & more. niso.plus/niso-plus-20...