National Information Standards Organization

Home page of the National Information Standards Organization (NISO), a non-profit association accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) that identifies, develops, maintains, and publishes technical standards to manage information in our changing and ever-more digital environment. NISO standards apply both traditional and new technologies to the full range of information-related needs, including retrieval, re-purposing, storage, metadata, and preservation. Site provides information about NISO and the standards world and access to NISO-approved standards, draft standards, and other reports and publications.