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Agenda item 1.6

Highlights of the 13th INIS/ETDE Joint Technical Committee MeetingActions and Recommendations

21–22 October 2011, Vienna

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Dobie Savić (NIS)Ms Deborah Cutler (ETDE)

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The 13th INIS/ETDE Joint Technical Committee Meeting, 20-21 October 2011, Vienna, Austria Actions and Recommendations

The 13th INIS/ETDE Joint Technical Committee Meeting was held from 20 to 21 October 2011 in Vienna, with 12 countries participating. 27 Actions and Recommendations were adopted.

• Successful introduction of the new Google-based INIS Collection Search and further improvements of the INIS Collection search capabilities and features;

• Greater use and reliance on electronic forums for organizing INIS/ETDE Working Group activities;• Concern about the submission of bibliographic and full-text input by a number of INIS Members, and the

balance of contributions to the INIS Collection between INIS Member States and the INIS Secretariat;• Development of a new version of WinFIBRE to be made available to Member States;• Support for XML becoming the standard format for all INIS processes;• Development of a new multi-source input model to support open access standards;• Move towards Unicode;• Use of the Conference Authority Tool (CAT) to identify missing nuclear conferences in the INIS Collection

and informing Member States about the gaps;• Use of Computer Assisted Indexing (CAI) remote access and batch processing possibilities;• Review by the Advisory Group of the possibility that one of the electronic versions of the INIS/ETDE Joint

Thesaurus be declared the “base” version and that this version be referred to for future supplements;• Review by the INIS/ETDE Thesaurus Advisory Group of enhancements and improvements to the Thesaurus

and the Subject Categories publications and procedures;• Negotiation of terms by the ETDE Operating Agent for leasing the INIS/ETDE Thesaurus to Elsevier,

preferably in exchange for a number of INIS subject related bibliographic records;• Need to speed up digitization of the remaining microfiche and make them available through the online INIS

Collection;

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• Need to assist INIS national centres on all aspects of INIS operations;• Review the INIS Collection, including its timelines, coverage and other features, to be analysed and a report

presented at the next JTC meeting;• Need for an efficient training tool to be used by a new generation of INIS/ETDE data processing specialists,

and recommend the creation of an audio-visual training course to be made available through the INIS website;

• Mutual learning from INIS and ETDE experiences, use of best practices, and encouragement of further enhancement through the use of Web 2.0/Web 3.0 features;

• Further improvements to the INIS website and its use on mobile devices;• Use INIS search widget and add links to INIS and ETDE from their web pages;• Need for INIS and ETDE to stay attuned to new web developments and regularly review possible ways to use

these technologies to enhance usage and build communities;• Make Google Analytics reports available to Member States for their perusal;• Replace existing INIS CD-ROM/DVD production with online products and applications; • Use of open access publications on the Internet to increase the coverage of national literature; • Creation of a Working Group to support the activities within the ONIXS project;• Recommend the creation of a Working Group to review and propose:

a) A strategic direction for further development of INIS and ETDEb) b) Ways to improve participation of Member Statesc) c) How to increase the number of newly submitted full-text documents (NCL)d) d) Ways to achieve greater use of open access publicationse) e) Ways for the most beneficial and efficient use of social media

• To open the INIS Newsletter to articles and information coming from ILOs, making it a communication channel for the INIS community.

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