[SigLT-L] 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

[Cynthia Hodgson]

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/


Cynthia Hodgson
Technical Editor / Consultant
National Information Standards Organization
chodgson at niso.org
301-654-2512