About the Forum
E-books have existed in the library landscape for over a decade, but it is only in the last few years that their use has shifted to finally become the game-changer that all have anticipated for so long. Availability, distribution, licensing, discoverability, current and future access, and usage of e-books all require content providers and libraries to change many of their existing processes and develop new ways to do business. Amidst this confusion is a wealth of opportunities for new collaborations and initiatives.
The NISO Forum, The E-Book Renaissance, Part II: Challenges and Opportunities will probe the key issues surrounding e-books from a variety of industry, library, scholarly, and consumer viewpoints. Participate in the community discussion for advancing e-book development, distribution, and use.
To view the agenda for Day One, click here.
Event Sessions
Continental Breakfast
8:00 am - 9:00 am
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Panel discussion Aggregators and Platform Providers
Speakers
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Break
11:P00 am - 11:15 am
Born Accessible: making e-books fully inclusive from day one
Speaker
11:15 am - 12:00 pm:
An introduction to evolving authoring and display technologies, including mobile devices and e-readers, that provide reading experiences for people with print disabilities. The presentation will include discussion of new reading systems, publishing tools and practices, the EPUB 3 standard, "smart graphics," best publishing practices, and the Content Model for accessible images. Also discussed will be Federal and state requirements for accessible textbooks and relevant public policy initiatives.
End Users Speak: Outcomes from Recent Surveys
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12:00 pm - 12:30 pm:
Paxhia will summarize and highlight findings from recent Book Industry Study Group research on users, including the "Consumer Attitudes Toward E-Book Reading" and "Student Attitudes Toward Content in Higher Education" surveys, as well as Library Journal's Patron Profiles and new Academic Patron Profiles.
Lunch
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
The Future of eReaders
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1:30 pm - 2:15 pm:
E Ink is the world’s largest supplier of electronic paper displays (EPD) into the eReader market. Our low power, paper-like displays can be found in the Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, Kobo eReader and Sony eReader. As the eReader market has matured, we have worked with our customers to add new functionalities to the devices to make the user experience more robust. We continue to develop improvements in our core technology and in the ecosystem supporting eReaders to bring new features to users. In this session we will discuss future technologies that company is developing, and where we see the future of eReaders.
Rights, DRM, and Piracy
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2:15pm - 3:00 pm:
Digital Rights Management technology is surely one of the most controversial topics in every discussion about digital media. Proponents of DRM argue that DRM is necessary to deter piracy, while opponents argue that it doesn't deter piracy, or that piracy actually promotes sales. In this wide-ranging talk, we cut through ideology to review some of the best scholarly research on the impact of piracy, and consider how this data can inform the underlying strategy that motivates DRM.
Break
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Digitize, Democratize: Libraries and the Future of Books
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3:15 pm - 4:15 pm:
Despite a lot of loose talk about the death of the book and the obsolescence of libraries, books and libraries are more important than ever in the current digital environment; and their importance will increase as we design the digital future—if only we can get it right. One way leads through excessive commercialization to a future in which the public will cease to have access to most of the material that belongs in the public domain. Another way would democratize access to knowledge by creating a Digital Public Library of America. The DPLA faces formidable problems, but it is being successfully organized; and when it opens online next April, it will begin to make America’s cultural heritage available, free of charge, to all Americans and in fact to everyone in the world.
Closing & Adjourn
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4:15 pm - 4:45 pm
Additional Information
To view the agenda for Day One, click here.