From:
"McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]" <gerrymck_at_iastate.edu>
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Colleagues/
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is pleased to host a
gathering of interested parties to identify and discuss solutions to the
challenge facing us with etextbooks and their adoption in higher education.
[snip]
To begin the work of understanding and sorting through the many and
varied approaches to etextbooks we are convening an Unconference on the
topic this summer ... . The goal of the meeting will be to draw
together a broad spectrum of participants exploring provision of
etextbooks from a variety of perspectives, whether that be though open
access textbooks, vendor-driven solutions or self-publishing. We also
hope to attract participants who have not yet ventured into the
etextbook realm but are interested in learning more.
As is typical of Unconferences there will not be a formal Call for
Papers but instead we will structure a series of talks and discussions
based on interest expressed at the opening session of the meeting. Among
the topics we expect will be of interest and will be discussed are the
following:
* Accessibility of extextbooks for students with disabilities and best
practices in addressing these
* Models of university self-publishing of etextbooks
* Evaluating the adoption and impact of etextbooks at your institution
* Vendor-driven models of etextbook delivery
* Understanding the costs of etextbooks
* Open access etextbook solutions
* Technical considerations in offering or supporting etextbooks
* Policy considerations around etextbook solutions in higher education
[snip]
The format of eTextbook Camp will be a 2 day meeting taking pace over 2
days in late June, starting mid-day on June 28th and continuing through
4pm on June 29th..
There will be no cost for the meeting apart from transportation to the
meeting and accommodations. [snip]
*Meals will be provided. Space is limited and registration will be
limited at 75.*
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Source and links to fulltext available via
[ http://bit.ly/I6dWQk ]
BTW: It's been too many years since I visited my library school alma
mater (Class of '75 [Yikes!] [:-)])
Regards,
/Gerry
Gerry McKiernan
Associate Professor
and
Science and Technology Librarian
Iowa State University
152 Parks Library
Ames IA 50011
http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/
Received on Fri Apr 20 2012 - 03:01:55 EDT