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NISO Plus 2021

NISO Plus 2021 is going to be a global virtual event, happening literally around the world February 22-25, 2021. Building on the wonderful response to NISO Plus 2020, we’re bringing the same quality of content and conversation to this born-digital event, with dozens of amazing speakers and keynotes from across the globe. Scheduled to maximize attendance from as many timezones as possible, there will be things for you to see and do around the clock if you wish...or, pick and choose to make the experience perfect for your interests.

Angela Ecklund

Modern Language Association
Senior Thesaurus Editor and Tutorial and Instructional Technology Producer
New York, NY

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Angela Ecklund is Senior Thesaurus Editor and Tutorial and Instructional Technology Producer at the Modern Language Association. She is responsible for the author and work authority files for the MLA International Bibliography and authors tutorials and other educational material for users of the database.

10:30am EST

Conference opening PlenaryTodd Carpenter • Jason Griffey

11:00am EST

Keynote: The day of the comet: what trustbusting means for digital manipulation PlenaryCory Doctorow

12:00pm EST

Linked data and the future of information sharing Room 1Ana Heredia • Shelley Stall • Christian Herzog Humanities in the information ecosystem Room 4Maria Stanton • Jeremy Myntti • Anna Neatrour • Ken DiFiore • Paula Krebs • Rachel Wittmann • Amy Kirchhoff • Ellen McClure • Kirt von Daacke

1:30pm EST

An introduction to NISO Room 2Rhonda Ross • Nettie Lagace • Todd Carpenter

6:30pm EST

Jeopardy: NISO Edition - and networking TBDRaymond Pun • Gabriela Mejias

8:00pm EST

Research data: describing, sharing, protecting, saving Room 1Shelley Stall • Patricia Feeney • Iain Hrynaszkiewicz • Rosemary Farmer

10:00am EST

Keynote: Connecting the World Through Local Indigenous Knowledge PlenaryMargaret Sraku-Lartey, PhD

11:00am EST

Solving problems with standards Room 2Greg Grazevich • Daniel Katz • Melissa Harrison • Charles O'Connor • Bill Kasdorf • Erika Pastrana • Violaine Iglesias • Barbara Chen

12:30pm EST

Discoverability in an AI world Room 1Christine Stohn • Andromeda Yelton • Karim Boughida

2:00pm EST

NISO update Room 1Peter Simon • Stephen Laverick • Noah Levin • Andree J. Rathemacher • Stephanie Doellinger • Athena Hoeppner • Robert Heaton • Tony Alves

6:30pm EST

Social Hour: Art and Conversation Gather.TownKimberly Graham • Jason Griffey

8:00pm EST

AI, metadata creation, and historical bias Room 1Karim Boughida • Dominique Luster • Michelle Urberg • Joris van Rossum

10:00am EST

Digital Humanities Room 3Clifford Anderson • Katrina Fenlon • Keith Breckenridge

11:30am EST

Lightning talks: projects and products Room 1Jonathan Clark • Allen Jones • Christina Emery • Jason Priem • Yvonne Campfens • Eleonora Presani Metadata and discovery Room 4Peter Murray • Diane Pennington • Ken Varnum • Geoff Morse • Emma Booth

1:00pm EST

NISO Awards PlenaryTodd Carpenter

1:30pm EST

Miles Conrad Award PlenaryHeather Joseph

2:45pm EST

Virtual cocktails/mocktails social hour Gather.Town

8:00pm EST

Open versus proprietary in software and systems Room 1Leslie Johnston • Russell Palmer • Brooks Travis • Bohyun Kim • Erik Radio An introduction to NISO Room 3Nettie Lagace • Todd Carpenter

9:30pm EST

Keynote: The Japan Science & Technology Agency's Moonshot Goal 1 PlenaryDr Norihiro Hagita

10:00am EST

Identifiers, metadata, and connections Room 1Jonathan Clark • Rachael Lammey • Helena Cousijn • Maria Gould • Donald Samulack • Dario Rodighiero • Gabriela Mejias • Deborah Wyatt

1:00pm EST

Keynote: What Does the Pandemic Teach us About Trust, Reliability and Information? PlenaryZeynep Tufekci

2:00pm EST

Conference closing Plenary