NISO Forum (May 5-6 in San Francisco)

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Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 15:29:06 -0500
From: Cynthia Hodgson (NISO) <chodgson_at_niso.org>
Subject: NISO Forum (May 5-6 in San Francisco)


NISO will be hosting a forum on "Digital Resources: Working with Formats
Beyond Serials" in San Francisco, CA on May 5-6, 2008.

About the Forum

With the onset of the digital age, the information community has had to 
rethink its
approach to content -- from creation to how to manage the sale and 
retention
of that information, to questions of delivery and use. A great deal of 
that focus
has been on the more traditional journal, yet creators, libraries, and 
users today
are working with content ranging from e-books to audio and beyond. However,
the basic questions surrounding these digital resources remain the same 
as those
that have been confronted with electronic serials, though the answers 
may not
be: what formats are best when creating digital content, and how might 
metadata
be best applied? What pricing models should be applied, and how will these,
and their associated licenses, be managed? How will these digital 
formats be
delivered, and to what platforms? During this NISO forum "Digital 
Resources:
Working with Formats Beyond Serials," you will hear from a variety of
speakers on these issues and more.

Confirmed speakers include:

-- Keynote by Peter Brantley, Executive Director, Digital Library 
Federation (DLF)

-- Bill Kasdorf (Vice President, Apex Publishing) on XML models for book 
content.

-- Christine Stamison (Senior Customer Relations Manager, Swets) on the 
topic
of customer access to e-books.

-- Justyn Baker (Executive Director of Licensing / Digital Formats, Naxos
of America, Inc.) on the topic of pricing and licensing of e-music.

-- Allen McKiel (Dean of Library & Media Services, Western Oregon
University) on changing patterns of e-book usage

-- Laura Dawson (Consultant, LJNDawson.com) on BISG’s identification
of digital book content

-- Jennifer Sutton (Independent Contractor for DAISY Consortium) on the
DAISY/NISO standard for digital talking books

Additional presentations are planned on the topics of digital rights 
management
(DRM), the role of digital content in libraries, and e-content platforms.

Registration is now open 
(http://www.niso.org/news/events/2008/digresources08/#registration).
The early bird discount closes April 21. NISO members are eligible for 
substantial discounts.

Visit the event webpage 
(http://www.niso.org/news/events/2008/digresources08/)
for more information or contact Karen Wetzel, NISO Standards Program 
Manager, at kwetzel_at_niso.org.

Note: This announcement was cross-posted.

Swets Information Services is a major sponsor of the Digital Resources 
forum.

Cynthia Hodgson
NISO Technical Editor Consultant
National Information Standards Organization
Email: chodgson_at_niso.org <mailto:chodgson_at_niso.org>
Phone: 301-654-2512

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