[SigLT-L] June 17 NISO Virtual Conference: The Eternal To-Do List: Making Ebooks work in Libraries

[NISO Announce]

*June 17 NISO Virtual Conference: **The Eternal To-Do List: Making Ebooks
work in Libraries*

Virtual conferences are 5-6 hour conferences held online in webinar-like
formats, with occasional breaks in the schedule for participants. The
longer length allows the depth of coverage of a conference coupled with the
convenience of a webinar.

*Date:* June 17, 2015

*Time: *11:00 am - 5:00 pm Eastern

*Event webpage: *
*http://www.niso.org/news/events/2015/virtual_conferences/eternal_ebooks/ *
<http://www.niso.org/news/events/2015/virtual_conferences/eternal_ebooks/>

*ABOUT THE VIRTUAL CONFERENCE*

>From scholarly monographs to textbooks, the range of e-book formats and use
cases is rapidly expanding. Libraries are on the front lines of this issue,
actively evolving their approach to offering e-books to meet patron needs
and expectations. This virtual conference, *The Eternal To-Do List: Making
E-books Work in Libraries*, will probe the key issues surrounding e-books
from a variety of library, technology, and end-user viewpoints and share
experiences of how some libraries have met these challenges.

Participate in the community discussion for advancing e-book distribution
and understanding their use, as speakers examine issues such as:
• How the four stakeholder communities—librarians, publishers, suppliers,
faculty and students—are affected by e-book acquisition, usage, and
technology changes
• E-book business models, including various demand driven acquisition (DDA)
options, and the impact on collection development, consortial selection
• Evolving standards and best practices for e-book management
• Assessment and gauging the value of e-books through benchmarking and case
studies
• The reactions, engagement, and usage trends from student feedback on
e-books
• How e-textbooks are challenging libraries
• Creating e-book library “wish lists”


*TOPICS AND SPEAKERS*

   - *Keynote Address: **E-Books: Promise into Practice*
   *Suzanne M. Ward, Professor and Head of Collection Management, Purdue
   University Libraries*
   - *Evaluating Academic Ebook Platforms from a User Perspective*
   *Christina Mune, Academic Liaison Librarian, San Jose State University*
   - *Making ebooks discoverable*
   Erica Findley, Cataloging/Metadata Librarian and Sandy Macke, Catalog
   and Metadata Administrator, Multnomah County Library
   - *E-book Workflows: The Ongoing Challenges of Managing Materials and
   Improving Discoverability*
   *Molly Beisler, MA, MLS, Head, Discovery Services, Mathewson-IGT
   Knowledge Center, University of Nevada*
   - *The Business Side: Making ebooks work in Libraries*
   *Micah May, Director of Strategy & Business Development at New York
   Public Library*
   - *DDA: How best practices lead to a healthy bottom line*
   *Stephen Bosch, Materials Budget, Procurement, and Licensing Librarian,
   University of Arizona Library *
   - *Roundtable Discussion:* The e-book “ecosystem” and perspectives on
   the e-book supply chain, including acquisition, usage, and technological
   hurdles for accessibility and discoverability.

*REGISTRATION*

Registration is per site (access for one computer) and closes at 4:00 pm
Eastern on *June 16, 2015* (the day before the virtual conference).
Discounts are available for NISO members and students. All virtual
conference registrants receive access to the recorded version for one year.

Can't make it on the day of the virtual conference? All registrants receive
access to the recorded version for one year. Take advantage of the Virtual
Conference subscription package (
http://www.niso.org/news/events/2015/virtual_conferences/#subscription) for
all six of the 2015 Virtual Conferences and save 33%. (Previously held 2014
virtual conferences available in recorded versions.)

For more information and to register, visit the event webpage:
http://www.niso.org/news/events/2015/virtual_conferences/eternal_ebooks/
<http://www.niso.org/news/events/2015/virtual_conferences/eternal_ebooks/>
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