NISO Digital Resources Forum in San Francisco – Early Bird Discount Extended to April 30

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Date:  Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:51:32 -0400
From:  Cynthia Hodgson (NISO) <chodgson_at_niso.org>
Subject:  NISO Digital Resources Forum in San Francisco
– Early Bird Discount Extended to April 30


Early bird discounted registration for the NISO forum, “Digital
Resources: Working with Formats Beyond Serials,” has been
extended to April 30. Be sure to register by then to take advantage
of the substantial discounts. NISO members and Statewide
California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC) members
are eligible for additional discounts. Graduate students may be
eligible for a sponsorship rate. (Students should contact the NISO
office for more information.)

This two-day event will take place on May 5-6, 2008 at the
Argonaut Hotel at the Maritime National Historical Park
Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco, CA. One-day registration
is also available.

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.

Confirmed speakers for the forum are:

-- Keynote by Peter Brantley, Executive Director, Digital
Library Federation (DLF)
-- Ted Koppel (AGent Verso (ILS) Product manager,
Auto-Graphics, Inc.) on Defining eBooks
-- Bill Kasdorf (Vice President, Apex Publishing) on XML
Models for Book Content
-- Christine Stamison (Senior Customer Relations Manager,
Swets) on Customer Access to E-books
-- Justyn Baker (Executive Director of Licensing / Digital
Formats, Naxos of America, Inc.) on Pricing and Licensing
of E-music
-- Laura Dawson (Consultant, LJNDawson.com) on
Identifiers for Digital Books
-- Allen McKiel (Dean of Library & Media Services,
Western Oregon University) on Changing Patterns of E-book Usage
-- 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.

Visit the event webpage
(http://www.niso.org/news/events/2008/digresources08/) to
register or for more information. Questions: 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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