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June 17 NISO Virtual Conference: The Eternal To-Do List: Making Ebooks work in Libraries

Virtual conferences are 5-6 hour conferences held online in webinar-like formats, with occasional breaks in the schedule for participants. The longer length allows the depth of coverage of a conference coupled with the convenience of a webinar.

Date: June 17, 2015

Time: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm Eastern

Event webpage: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2015/virtual_conferences/eternal_ebooks/

ABOUT THE VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

From scholarly monographs to textbooks, the range of e-book formats and use cases is rapidly expanding. Libraries are on the front lines of this issue, actively evolving their approach to offering e-books to meet patron needs and expectations. This virtual conference, The Eternal To-Do List: Making E-books Work in Libraries, will probe the key issues surrounding e-books from a variety of library, technology, and end-user viewpoints and share experiences of how some libraries have met these challenges.

Participate in the community discussion for advancing e-book distribution and understanding their use, as speakers examine issues such as:

• How the four stakeholder communities—librarians, publishers, suppliers, faculty and students—are affected by e-book acquisition, usage, and technology changes

• E-book business models, including various demand driven acquisition (DDA) options, and the impact on collection development, consortial selection

• Evolving standards and best practices for e-book management

• Assessment and gauging the value of e-books through benchmarking and case studies

• The reactions, engagement, and usage trends from student feedback on e-books

• How e-textbooks are challenging libraries

• Creating e-book library “wish lists”

TOPICS AND SPEAKERS

Keynote Address: E-Books: Promise into Practice
Suzanne M. Ward, Professor and Head of Collection Management, Purdue University Libraries
Evaluating Academic Ebook Platforms from a User Perspective
Christina Mune, Academic Liaison Librarian, San Jose State University
Making ebooks discoverable
Erica Findley, Cataloging/Metadata Librarian and Sandy Macke, Catalog and Metadata Administrator, Multnomah County Library
E-book Workflows: The Ongoing Challenges of Managing Materials and Improving Discoverability
Molly Beisler, MA, MLS, Head, Discovery Services, Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, University of Nevada
The Business Side: Making ebooks work in Libraries
Micah May, Director of Strategy & Business Development at New York Public Library
DDA: How best practices lead to a healthy bottom line
Stephen Bosch, Materials Budget, Procurement, and Licensing Librarian, University of Arizona Library
Roundtable Discussion: The e-book “ecosystem” and perspectives on the e-book supply chain, including acquisition, usage, and technological hurdles for accessibility and discoverability.

REGISTRATION

Registration is per site (access for one computer) and closes at 4:00 pm Eastern on June 16, 2015 (the day before the virtual conference). Discounts are available for NISO members and students. All virtual conference registrants receive access to the recorded version for one year.

Can't make it on the day of the virtual conference? All registrants receive access to the recorded version for one year. Take advantage of the Virtual Conference subscription package (http://www.niso.org/news/events/2015/virtual_conferences/#subscription) for all six of the 2015 Virtual Conferences and save 33%. (Previously held 2014 virtual conferences available in recorded versions.)

For more information and to register, visit the event webpage: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2015/virtual_conferences/eternal_ebooks/

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