CHAOS -- The SICI Emerges, Cicada-Like, After Eight Years of Dormancy

VOLUME 16 | NUMBER 3 | JULY 2004 | ISSN 1041 0031 The SICI Emerges After Eight Years of Dormancy 1 Member Spotlight 6 The International DOI Foundation 6 NISO News and Notes 8 Three Execs Join NISO Board 8 MODS Receives NISO Registration 8 Vendor Initiative for Enabling Web Services Announced 9 Metasearch Moves Forward 9 NISO Workshop Showcases Cutting Edge Metadata Practices 10 NISO Welcomes New Member: SAGE Publications 10 NISO Aids in Understanding Metadata 11 National Standards News 11 ANSI Forms Copyright Ad Hoc Group 11 SDO Act Becomes Law 11 LC Issues Metadata Authority Description 12 ARL Endorses Digitization as Preservation Option 12 NDIIPP Launches Research Grants Initiative 12 ARMA Releases Two Draft Standards 12 International Update 13 ISSN Revision: Progress Report 13 ISO Publishes MPEG-21 REL and RDD Standards 13 Electronic Image Guidelines Released 13 RDF Access Use Cases and Requirements Drafted 14 IMS Resource List Interoperability Draft Published 14 COUNTER Code of Practice Updated 14 Draft Full-Text Search Specification Issued 14 ISTC Registration Agency Named 14 ISO 3166 Country Codes Standard Update Underway 15 Standards Status 15 New NISO Registrations 15 Learning Links 16 Calendar 16