National Information Standards Organization

National Information Standards Organization
AbbreviationNISO
FormationJune 22, 1939 (1939-06-22)
TypeNon-Profit
HeadquartersBaltimore, Maryland
Members221 organizations
Official language
English
Executive Director
Todd A. Carpenter
BudgetUS$1.2 million
Staff6
Volunteers500
Websitewww.niso.org
Formerly called
Z39 Committee
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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 to 1977 by Jerrold Orne, incorporated as a not-for-profit education association in 1983, and assumed its current name in 1984.

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