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Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 11:45:37 -0400

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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