[nfais-l] NFAIS Workshop - Digita Content Usage

[Bonnie Lawlor]

NFAIS Workshop: Digital Content: Fostering Usage Through Practical
Functionalities and Policies (Onsite and Virtual registrations available)

 

Digital intake of content (books, video, etc.) is now a commonplace form of
information consumption. Indeed, twenty-six percent of the U.S. population
is composed of "digital omnivores," those who own a minimum of three devices
(laptop, smart phone, and tablet)[1].  And today all digital "readers" -
whether omnivores or occasional - have come to expect that they will be
permitted to use content in practical ways that make sense for them -
re-use, sharing with colleagues, annotating passages, etc. Yet expectations
and reality are not always in alignment.  While providing consumers with a
wide range of options from which to choose, the diversity of content
formats, delivery platforms, computing devices/functionalities, and
publisher policies have unintentionally raised barriers to ease of use.

 

On June 21, 2013 NFAIS will hold a workshop, Digital Content: Fostering
Usage Through Practical Functionalities and Policies, from 9:30am - 4:30pm
EDST in Philadelphia, PA. This workshop will open with a look at the current
consumption and use of digital content and related user reading behavior.
This will be followed by a session on e-book acceptance and use from the
perspective of students, faculty and librarians based upon recent studies of
purchase decisions and actual usage.  Issues related to mobile access and
delivery will addressed as will some of the new tools, such as apps and
software that enable well-established tasks such as annotating, sharing and
peer review to be performed more efficiently and more effectively. The final
two sessions will focus on the tensions between business sustainability and
content usability and will attempt to answer the following questions: What
content usages are required by students, researchers, and faculty? What are
the barriers that impede such usage? What are the biggest concerns for
institutions and their vendors?  And how might all parties think about the
issues with the objective of lessening the tensions and moving forward?

 

If you or your staff want an update on digital content usage and the current
technology and policy issues that need to be addressed in order to maximize
that usage and improve the user experience, register for the workshop today.

 

Both onsite and virtual registrations are available for individuals and for
groups of three or more from the same organization.  Group registrations can
be a mix of onsite and virtual attendees, with a small food charge added for
those attending onsite. Members of Sister Societies (CENDI, ISCTI, AAUP,
NISO, ASIS&T, SSP, AAP/PSP, and LYRASIS) are eligible for discounts (see
registration form link at:  <http://nfais.org/event?eventID=525>
http://nfais.org/event?eventID=525.

 

For more information contact:  Jill O'Neill, NFAIS Director, Communication
and Planning, 215-893-1561 (phone); 215-893-1564 (fax);
mailto:jilloneill at nfais.org or go to http://www.nfais.org/.

 

 

 

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[1] State of the Media Democracy Survey: A multi-generational view of
consumer technology, media, and telecom trends, Deloitte, March 2013,
Deloitte, Deloitte
<http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_US/us/Industries/media-entertainment/media-
democracy-survey/index.htm?id=us_furl_tmt_general_tmttrends_mainushp_031913#
&panel1-2>  | State of the Media Democracy Survey#&panel1-1

 

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