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Sponsored by Overdrive, Baker & Taylor, Capstone Digital, Gale Cengage Learning, Springer. Starts: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 10am - 6pm EDT

ebooks: Libraries at the Tipping Point will bring together public libraries, academic libraries, and school libraries (K-12) in a day-long virtual conference environment. The day will be presented online and will include keynote presentations and panel discussions on the evolving concept of the book in a digital world and will keep participants future-focused and actively engaged in visioning and assuring an exciting role for libraries. Attendees will have access to webcasts and live chat rooms as well as the ability to interact with speakers and exhibitors.

Librarians and library administrators will learn about current best practices for library ebook collections and explore new and evolving models for ebook content discovery and delivery.
Publishers and content creators will learn how to effectively identify and develop the 'right' content offerings for each segment of the relatively untapped library ebook market.
Ebook platform vendors and device manufacturers will learn just what libraries need and want in this rapidly changing environment.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

Presentation: Original Research on the Growing Importance of eBooks in Library Collections

Conference-wide Panel: Are Libraries Really That Dangerous? Ebook Publishing Models vs. Libraries

Presentation: The "New Librarianship" in the Age of the Ebook

K-12/Youth: Track I

Panel: Reality Check: Putting Ebook Reading Devices into Kids' Hands

Panel: The School Library Without Walls: New Content, New Collections

Public Library Track II

Panel: What Do Libraries Want? Creating the Perfect Public Library Model

Panel: Ebooks and the Library User Experience

Academic Library Track III

Panel: The Google Books Project: Watershed Benefit or Dangerous Precedent?

Panel: Ebooks and Academic Libraries: Toward a New Best Practice

Hot Topics Track IV

Panel: Ebook "What Ifs": Issues that Impact Scenario Planning

Panel: Should Your Next Read Be an eRead? The New Readers Advisory in the Ebook Age

SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

Marc Aronson, Author, Editor, Publisher, Speaker, and Historian

Todd Brekus, President, Digital Solutions, Capstone Publishers

Warren Buckleitner, Founding Editor, Children's Technology Review

Michael Ciccone, Manager of Collection Development, Hamilton Public Library, Ontario

Jean Costello, Technical Project Manager, The New England Journal of Medicine

Karen Coyle, Retired librarian with over thirty years of experience with library technology

Katie Dunneback, Co-author, Integrated Advisory Service: Breaking Through the Book Boundary to Better Serve Library Users

Barbara Fister, Librarian, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN

Barbara Genco, Collection Management Editor, Library Journal

Jason Griffey, Head of Library Information Technology, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Christopher Harris, Coordinator, School Library System, Genesee Valley (NY) Educational Partnership

Kathy Ishizuka, Technology Editor, SLJ

Kevin Kelly, Founder, Wired magazine

Ray Kurzweil, National best-selling author

R. David Lankes, Director of the Information Institute, Syracuse

Heather McCormack, Book Review Editor, Library Journal

Eli Neiburger, Associate Director for IT and Production, Ann Arbor District Library, MI

Bobbi Newman, Writer, Librarianbyday.net

Sue Polanka, Moderator, No Shelf Required

Calvin Reid, Senior News Editor, Publishers Weekly

Aaron Schmidt, Digital Initiatives Librarian, District of Columbia Public Library

Ron Shank, VP, Publisher, Library Journal, School Library Journal, and Horn Book

Joyce Valenza, Library Information Specialist, Springfield Township High School

Neal Wyatt, Author, The Readers' Advisory Guide to Nonfiction

Please visit www.ebook-summit.com for complete event information.

(For those that register, a full archive will be available October 1-December 31, 2010)

ebooks: Libraries at the Tipping Point Advertisement Sponsored by Overdrive, Baker & Taylor, Capstone Digital, Gale Cengage Learning, Springer. Starts: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 10am - 6pm EDT ebooks: Libraries at the Tipping Point will bring together public libraries, academic libraries, and school libraries (K-12) in a day-long virtual conference environment. The day will be presented online and will include keynote presentations and panel discussions on the evolving concept of the book in a digital world and will keep participants future-focused and actively engaged in visioning and assuring an exciting role for libraries. Attendees will have access to webcasts and live chat rooms as well as the ability to interact with speakers and exhibitors. Librarians and library administrators will learn about current best practices for library ebook collections and explore new and evolving models for ebook content discovery and delivery. Publishers and content creators will learn how to effectively identify and develop the 'right' content offerings for each segment of the relatively untapped library ebook market. Ebook platform vendors and device manufacturers will learn just what libraries need and want in this rapidly changing environment. TOPICS INCLUDE: Presentation: Original Research on the Growing Importance of eBooks in Library Collections Conference-wide Panel: Are Libraries Really That Dangerous? Ebook Publishing Models vs. Libraries Presentation: The "New Librarianship" in the Age of the Ebook K-12/Youth: Track I Panel: Reality Check: Putting Ebook Reading Devices into Kids' Hands Panel: The School Library Without Walls: New Content, New Collections Public Library Track II Panel: What Do Libraries Want? Creating the Perfect Public Library Model Panel: Ebooks and the Library User Experience Academic Library Track III Panel: The Google Books Project: Watershed Benefit or Dangerous Precedent? Panel: Ebooks and Academic Libraries: Toward a New Best Practice Hot Topics Track IV Panel: Ebook "What Ifs": Issues that Impact Scenario Planning Panel: Should Your Next Read Be an eRead? The New Readers Advisory in the Ebook Age SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Marc Aronson, Author, Editor, Publisher, Speaker, and Historian Todd Brekus, President, Digital Solutions, Capstone Publishers Warren Buckleitner, Founding Editor, Children's Technology Review Michael Ciccone, Manager of Collection Development, Hamilton Public Library, Ontario Jean Costello, Technical Project Manager, The New England Journal of Medicine Karen Coyle, Retired librarian with over thirty years of experience with library technology Katie Dunneback, Co-author, Integrated Advisory Service: Breaking Through the Book Boundary to Better Serve Library Users Barbara Fister, Librarian, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN Barbara Genco, Collection Management Editor, Library Journal Jason Griffey, Head of Library Information Technology, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Christopher Harris, Coordinator, School Library System, Genesee Valley (NY) Educational Partnership Kathy Ishizuka, Technology Editor, SLJ Kevin Kelly, Founder, Wired magazine Ray Kurzweil, National best-selling author R. David Lankes, Director of the Information Institute, Syracuse Heather McCormack, Book Review Editor, Library Journal Eli Neiburger, Associate Director for IT and Production, Ann Arbor District Library, MI Bobbi Newman, Writer, Librarianbyday.net Sue Polanka, Moderator, No Shelf Required Calvin Reid, Senior News Editor, Publishers Weekly Aaron Schmidt, Digital Initiatives Librarian, District of Columbia Public Library Ron Shank, VP, Publisher, Library Journal, School Library Journal, and Horn Book Joyce Valenza, Library Information Specialist, Springfield Township High School Neal Wyatt, Author, The Readers' Advisory Guide to Nonfiction Please visit www.ebook-summit.com for complete event information. (For those that register, a full archive will be available October 1-December 31, 2010)	Advertisements