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This is a reminder that the statewide eBook symposium will be held on Friday, February 28 at the University of Hartford 1877 Club, which is in the Harry Jack Gray Center (building 15 on the campus map below) followed by an optional and delicious lunch. See the message below for more information about the symposium, including how you can still register to attend.
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How do you solve a problem like eBooks? Whether you’re buying eBooks as fast as you can or waiting to see how the eBook dust settles, you won’t want to miss this important eBook symposium put on by the State Library's Advisory Council for Library Planning and Development's (ACLPD) eBook Task Force.
Keynoter Alan Inouye is the director of ALA’s Office for Information Technology Policy and a frequent commentator on eBooks in both library and mainstream publications. He’ll provide an update on eBook issues from a national perspective.
We’ll also have a panel of publishers discussing the current state of eBook affairs and the future for libraries, publishers, and readers, including Skip Dye, Vice President of Library and Academic Sales, Random House and Adam Silverman, Director of Digital Business Development, Harper Collins. There will be a Q+A after the panel, so bring your questions about publishing and eBooks.
Connecticut's Deputy Commissioner of Consumer Protection Michelle Seagull will discuss her department's report to the legislature on the availability of eBooks to users of public libraries.
Finally, our own Eric Hansen and Mary Anne Mendola Franco will discuss two surveys of Connecticut libraries about eBook purchasing and usage habits.
Join us on Friday, February 28 from 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (followed by an optional lunch) at the University of Hartford (directions and parking details below) for a morning full of engaging conversation, interesting information, and delicious Danish pastries.
Schedule
8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Registration/Coffee
9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Keynote Speaker
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Publishing Panel
11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 Noon Dept. of Consumer Protection Report on E-Books
12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. State E-Book Surveys
12:30: Lunch available for purchase at the 1877 Club
RSVP at goo.gl/eiF1fP
Send questions or comments to Eric Hansen (Eric.A.Hansen@ct.gov).
University of Hartford Campus Map:
http://www.hartford.edu/visitingcampus/files/pdf/university-hartford-campus-map.pdf
Directions and Parking: http://www.hartford.edu/visitingcampus/default.aspx
Parking passes will be sent by e-mail to all who register for the conference by February 27. Each person who registers must park in areas designated by the University of Hartford Public Safety and must display the permit on their dashboard where Public Safety can view it.
Eric Hansen
Electronic Resources Coordinator
iCONN.org
786 South Main Street
Middletown, CT 06547-5101
Tel. 860.704.2224
888.256.1222 (in CT)
Fax 860.704.2228
