OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) and the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) announced that OCLC will assume responsibilities as Maintenance Agency for The OpenURL Framework for Context-Sensitive Services (ANSI/NISO Z39.88-2004) for a period of five years. The standard defines architecture for creating a context-sensitive networked service environment.
“OpenURL has significantly improved the world’s access to electronic journal content,” said Mike Teets, Vice President, OCLC Global Product Architecture. “It is now progressing to bringing the same access to a much broader set of services for electronic resources. As the use of OpenURL expands and more services are automated using this critical infrastructure, there is a growing need for a registry supporting the communication and extension of the current standard as well as the development of community profiles. OCLC has committed our reliable architectures to supporting the OpenURL community and its continued success.”
Source: NISO
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