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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 Forum: The E-Book Renaissance:
Exploring the Possibilities Exposed by Digital Books – Early Bird
Discounts through October 12</span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Register by October 12 to receive the early bird discount
for NISO’s two-day forum on The E-Book Renaissance: Exploring the
Possibilities Exposed by Digital Books, to be held on October 24-25 in </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Baltimore</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Maryland</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>. This forum
will probe the key issues surrounding e-books from a variety of industry,
library, scholarly, and consumer viewpoints. Join us and participate in this
community discussion for advancing e-book development, distribution, and use.</span></font></p>
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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'>ABOUT THE FORUM</span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>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.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>NISO educational forums are routinely praised for their
excellent selection of speakers representing a diversity of viewpoints across
the scholarly information community and the small size which provides
opportunities to network with speakers and other attendees.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Planned topics include opening and closing keynotes; panel
discussions on publisher and content provider issues and from vendors and
platform providers; discussion of libraries, librarians, and e-books;
presentations on users, patrons, and devices in the hands of users; a review of
e-book standards; roundtable discussions on topics from the new NISO E-book
Special Interest Group; and an Ask Anything session for attendees.</span></font></p>
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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'>REGISTRATION</span></font></b></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Early bird discounts are available through </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>October 12, 2011</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>. NISO
members receive additional discounts. A student discount is also available. A
complete agenda, registration, and hotel information are available on the event
webpage: <a href="http://www.niso.org/news/events/2011/ebooks/">http://www.niso.org/news/events/2011/ebooks/</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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