[nfais-l] NISO Forum Coming Up!

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Still time for early bird discount for NISO Forum The E-Book Renaissance, Part II: Challenges and Opportunities to be held in Boston on October 18-19, 2012 
 
NISO will be following up on last year’s acclaimed forum on The E-book Renaissance with Part II on Challenges and Opportunities, a two-day forum in Boston, MA on October 18-19, 2012. Register by October 5, 2012 and get the early bird discount.
ABOUT THE FORUM
E-books have existed in the library landscape for over a decade, but it is only in the last few years that their use has shifted to finally become the game-changer that all have anticipated for so long. Availability, distribution, licensing, discoverability, current and future access, and usage of e-books all require content providers and libraries to change many of their existing processes and develop new ways to do business. Amidst this confusion is a wealth of opportunities for new collaborations and initiatives.
The NISO Forum, The E-Book Renaissance, Part II: Challenges and Opportunities will probe the key issues surrounding e-books from a variety of industry, library, scholarly, and consumer viewpoints. Participate in the community discussion for advancing e-book development, distribution, and use.
 
TOPICS & SPEAKERS
· Keynote Presentation by Nick Montfort, Associate Professor of Digital Media, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
· Panel discussion: Running with the Bulls: Publisher Perspectives on Managing E-book Growth
Moderator: Brian O'Leary, Magellan Media Consultant Partners
Panelists include: Ken Brooks, SVP, Global Production & Manufacturing Services, Cengage Learning; and Ania Wieckowski, Managing Editor, HBR Press
· Library Perspectives
o Licensing, Access, and Related Issues -- Chuck Hamaker, Associate University Librarian for Collection Development & Electronic Resources, University of North Carolina Charlotte
o Landscape Discussion -- Suzanne M. Ward, Head, Collection Management, Professor of Library Science, Purdue University Libraries
· NISO E-book Special Interest Group: New Initiative on Demand Driven Acquisitions -- Michael Levine-Clark, Associate Dean for Scholarly Communication and Collections Services, Penrose Library, University of Denver
· Books in Browser: End User Tools – Richard Nash, Vice President of Community and Content of Small Demons
· Panel discussion: Aggregators and Platform Providers 
Moderator: Sue Polanka, Head of Reference & Instruction, Wright State University Libraries
Panelists include: Ken Breen, Senior Director, eBook Products, EBSCO Publishing; Terry Ehling, Associate Director, Content Development and Publisher Relations, Project MUSE; Heather McCormack, Collection Development Manager, 3M Cloud Library; and Rebecca Seger, Director, Institutional Sales, Americas, Oxford University Press
· Accessibility in E-books  -- Larry Goldberg, Director, Media Access Group Director at WGBH and The Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM)
· Surveys: Patron Profiles -- Ian Singer, VP, Group Publisher, Library Journal
· Devices: E-book Hardware -- Jenn Vail, Senior Marketing Manager, E-Ink
· Rights, Digital Management, and Piracy  -- Skott Klebe, Manager, Special Initiatives and Information Security, Copyright Clearance Center
· Digitize, Democratize: Libraries and the Future of Books -- Robert Darnton, Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor and Director of the Harvard University Library; Member, Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) Steering Committee
 
REGISTRATION & INFORMATION
An early bird registration discount is available through October 5, 2012. Additional discounts are available to NISO members and students. Visit the event webpage for more information and to register: [http://www.niso.org/news/events/2012/ebooks/] www.niso.org/news/events/2012/ebooks/
 
 
Cynthia Hodgson
Technical Editor / Consultant
National Information Standards Organization
[mailto:chodgson at niso.org] chodgson at niso.org
[tel:301-654-2512] 301-654-2512
 
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