There is Just One Week Left to Register for this NISO Virtual Conference! Don't Miss Out! 


Developing and delivering a book in today’s digital environment is a complex activity. No single stakeholder has full control over the final user experience, and reader expectations are ever expanding. Attend this NISO virtual conference on Wednesday, October 5, and learn more about the current challenges, both for established as well as emerging players in the e-book world. Eight speakers provide attendees with a robust six-hour update in a program, scheduled to run from 11:00am through 5pm.

 

NISO’s event opens with a foundational overview by a major platform provider as to what users are experiencing regarding platforms, devices, and interfaces. Then we’ll hear from an expert on the behavioral data that reveals what users expect and need when engaging with book-length content on a digital device. (See what Andrew Rhomberg revealed about user data in this March 2016 article in the New York Times.) What happens when a book isn’t the only or the best way for delivering scholarship? A researcher tells you! The program features sessions on the nitty-gritty of ebooks—metadata, business models, and more, closing with two case studies and the signature feature of NISO events, a round-table discussion that surfaces ebook-related trends and issues that may soon demand greater attention.


Speakers include

Jacob Wilcock, Director, Publishing Technologies, Atypon speaking on Laying the Groundwork: Platforms, Devices, & Interfaces

Andrew Rhomberg, Founder, Jellybooks speaking on Reader Usage and Behavioral Data: Observing Readers in Their Natural Habitat

Janine Barchas, Professor of English, University of Texas-Austin speaking on What Jane Saw: Because Some Scholarship Cannot Fit Inside A Book

Chip Nilges, Vice President for Business Development, OCLC speaking on Making the Metadata Work

Luke Swindler, Collections Management Officer, Collection Development, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill speaking on Business Models: New Challenges & New Opportunities

Alistair Morrison, ScienceDirect Senior Product Manager for Books, Elsevier speaking on The EBook as a Scholarly Work in an Ephemeral Medium


Case Studies from:


Rich Baraniuk, Founder, OpenStax


Judy Luther, President, Informed Strategies, and Consultant to Knowledge Unlatched


Don’t forget that registering for a NISO virtual conference allows group viewing of the event and includes access to a downloadable recording of the day’s presentations. For additional specifics, see the NISO event page.

 

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