National Information Standards Organization

The National Information Standards Organization (NISO; /ˈnaɪsoʊ/) is a United States non-profit standards organization that develops, maintains and publishes technical standards related to publishing, bibliographic and library applications. It was founded in 1939 as the Z39 Committee, chaired from 1963-1977 by Jerrold Orne, incorporated as a not-for-profit education association in 1983, and assumed its current name in 1984.

Not to be confused with ISO.
For the genus of sea snails, see Niso.
National Information Standards Organization
AbbreviationNISO
FormationJune 22, 1939 (1939-06-22)
TypeNon-Profit
PurposeNational standards
HeadquartersBaltimore, Maryland
Membership
221 organizations
Official language
English
Executive Director
Todd A. Carpenter
Budget
US$1.2 million
Staff
6
Volunteers
500
Websitewww.niso.org
Formerly called
Z39 Committee
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