From: "Siler, Elizabeth" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2017 08:21:17 -0500 Hi Everyone! I realize the links do not work in this announcement. Here is the link to register: http://ocs.uncc.edu/charlotteinitiative/ CharlotteInitiative Here is the link to our project website: http://charlotteinitiative. uncc.edu/ I apologize for the confusion! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Elizabeth Siler, MLIS | Collection Development Librarian UNC Charlotte | Atkins Library 9201 University City Blvd.| Charlotte, NC 28223 Phone: 704-687-1372 <(704)%20687-1372> | Fax: 704-678-0890 <(704)%20678-0890> [log in to unmask] | http://www.uncc.edu ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------- On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 6:47 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > From: "Siler, Elizabeth" <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2017 14:28:05 -0500 > > > *eBooks and the Academic Library Market: The Charlotte Initiative Open > Conference March 9 and 10, 2017* > > The landscape of eBooks in the academic library market is rapidly > evolving, with many moving pieces to explore. Over the past two years, > through research and collaboration, the Mellon-funded Charlotte Initiative > has examined the current library market and looked toward the future of > eBooks. We are exploring how permanent eBook access in support of > traditional academic usage can be achieved. We invite you to join this > conversation and learn more about our research at our free conference: > eBooks and the Academic Library Market: The Charlotte Initiative Open > Conference. > > Location: UNC Charlotte Center City, Charlotte, NC > > Hosted by J. Murrey Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte > > > *Topics to be discussed include:* > > eBook licensing for academic libraries: challenges and opportunities > > Business models to support permanent ownership and perpetual access[ > > eBooks and the user experience > > Role of libraries and eBooks in textbook affordability efforts > > Short-term eBook hosting and long-term preservation strategies > > Overall snapshot of the academic eBook market landscape > > > Offerings include workshops, panels, and informational sessions that bring > together librarians, university press representatives, consortial leaders, > bookstore representatives, and other stakeholders interested in a future > that allows permanent access to eBooks for acquisition and collections. > Each day will we begin with exciting perspectives from one of our two > keynote speakers, who were selected for their broad and deep experience in > a range of roles within scholarly communication: > > John Unsworth, University Librarian and Dean of Libraries, University of > Virginia > > Amy Brand, Director, MIT Press > > > Click here for information about the conference and to register! > > The conference has no registration fee, but attendees are responsible for > their own expenses. Please check back for updates to the preliminary > program. > > > Click here for more information about the Charlotte Initiative! > > If you can’t attend locally, live streaming of portions of the conference > will also be available, and all sessions will be recorded. If you plan to > view any or all of the conference streaming, please register for streaming > access. We request that no more than two people from the same institution > register at this time to ensure a diverse mix of participants. > > Note about location: We are aware that legislation decisions made by the > North Carolina state government in 2016 restrict the ability for some > individuals interested in attending our conference to travel to the state. > After much consideration and review of alternative locations, the decision > was made to hold the open conference in Charlotte, NC, as originally > proposed and budgeted. This decision was not made lightly. We will be > providing virtual programming for those who will not be travelling to > Charlotte but are interested in the important conversations on eBook > acquisition over the 2-day conference. > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------------------------- > Elizabeth Siler, MLIS | Collection Development Librarian > UNC Charlotte | Atkins Library > 9201 University City Blvd.| Charlotte, NC 28223 > Phone: 704-687-1372 <(704)%20687-1372> | Fax: 704-678-0890 > <(704)%20678-0890> > [log in to unmask] | http://www.uncc.edu > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------------------------- >