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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>NISO and BISG to Hold 5th Annual Changing
Standards Landscape Forum at the 2011 </span></font></b><b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>ALA</span></font></b><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'> Annual Conference</span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Free</span></font></i></b><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:
italic'> half-day program on </span></font></i><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:
italic'>June 24, 2011</span></font></i><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'> will focus on the
e-book marketplace and common issues between libraries and publishers</span></font></i></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Building on four years of successful co-programming, the
National Information Standards Organization (NISO) and the Book Industry Study
Group (BISG) will again co-host <i><span style='font-style:italic'>The
Changing Standards Landscape</span></i> during the 2011 American Library
Association Annual Conference in </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>New Orleans</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> on </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Friday, June 24,
2011</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> from </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>12:00 - 4:00 p.m.</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> This
year’s forum will focus on <i><span style='font-style:italic'>E-books:
Intersections Where Libraries and Publishers Can Learn from Each Other</span></i>.
Electronic books have exploded in the past 18 months, and publishing and
library communities alike are struggling to deal with the constantly shifting
ground. This program will explore how both the publishing and library
communities are facing the new digital marketplace, with a special focus on the
standards that underlie the e-book supply chain.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>“Over the past year, there has been a furious pace in
the e-book marketplace of new product launches, new technology, new business
models, and new reading devices,” said Todd Carpenter, NISO's Managing
Director. “We hope to draw out some of the best approaches that libraries
and publishers can use to solve common problems.”</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Speakers for this year’s session include: Todd
Carpenter (NISO Managing Director), Angela Bole (Deputy Executive Director,
BISG), Phil Madans (Director, Publishing Standards and Practices, Hachette Book
Group), Peter Brantley (Director of the Bookserver Project, Internet Archive),
and Michael Cairns (Managing Partner, Information Media Partners).</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>“<i><span style='font-style:italic'>The Changing
Standards Landscape</span></i> has become a tremendously successful event
since its inception four years ago,” states Angela Bole, Deputy Executive
Director, BISG. “Developing a deeper understanding between the
publishing, distribution, and library supply chains is increasingly critical
and each year we've focused on significant challenges our communities face
alongside standards and best practice solutions. This year's program will
highlight again how rapidly our industry is changing and how BISG and NISO are
proactively addressing these issues.”</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>The Changing Standards Landscape</span></font></i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> is
organized jointly by the NISO and BISG. Both organizations support, promote,
and maintain standards and best practices in the information community. NISO
focuses on publishers, libraries and the systems suppliers in information
distribution. BISG focuses on the book supply chain of publishers,
manufacturers, wholesale and retail suppliers.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>A detailed agenda is available on the NISO website along
with a link to an online registration form. Although this forum is free,
prospective attendees are asked to register for logistics and planning
purposes. (Go to: <a
href="http://www.niso.org/news/events/2011/ala2011/nisobisgforum/"
target="_blank">http://www.niso.org/news/events/2011/ala2011/nisobisgforum/</a>)</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Jill O'Neill</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Director, Planning & Communication</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>NFAIS</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>(v) 215-893-1561</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>(email) jilloneill@nfais.org</span></font></p>
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