Library Journal/School Library Journal present the second annual Virtual Summit on Ebooks: The New Normala one-day virtual conference on ebooks and their role in the future of libraries.
This live event brings together librarians, vendors and publishers, and industry experts and offers keynote presentations as well as three tracks designed for public, academic, and K-12 libraries to discuss how libraries are leveraging the ebook opportunityto improve service and reach more users than ever before. Public librarians will share successful ebook initiatives and discuss how ebooks will transform public libraries. Academic librarians will present how they are mastering the transition, from patron driven acquisition to discovery to faculty adoption, while school librarians will be presented with working ebook models on the building, district, regional and state levels. There will be time for discussion and networking, and open time for attendees to visit the exhibits and attend vendor webcasts.
- building an ebook collection
- budgeting for ebooks
- negotiating with vendors
- marketing to library users
- training staff and faculty
- how to facilitate ebook discovery …and much more
WHAT WILL YOU EXPERIENCE?
- Forward-thinking keynote, talks and panel discussions
- Presentations focusing on current best practices for library ebook collections
- Evolving ‘models’ for digital book and media content discovery and delivery
- Discussion on how the digital shift will require new service models
- Relevant research on ebook penetration and adoption by libraries and
millions of library users- Vendor booths, live chats, vendor presentations, informative take
aways, and prizes- An after-summit Pecha Kucha* event featuring noted authors and publishers
- Unlimited access to the archived content for 3 months
Register Today at eBook Summit!