* *There are still spaces available at the NISO forum,
“Digital
Resources: Working with Formats Beyond Serials,” to be held
May 5-6,
2008 at the Argonaut Hotel at the Maritime National
Historical Park
Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco, CA.
An outstanding line-up of speakers will provide the latest
information
surrounding digital resources -- from creation to how to
manage the sale
and retention of that information, to questions of delivery
and use.
Peter Brantley, Executive Director, Digital Library
Federation (DLF)
will give the opening keynote.
E-BOOKS: Speakers from Adobe Digital Editions, Atyphon
Systems, eBook
Technologies, Apex Content Solutions, Auto-Graphics, and
Swets
Information Services will provide the latest information on
e-book
standards and products.
E-MUSIC: Speakers from the Recording Industry Association of
America
(RIAA) and Naxos of America will discuss the revolutionary
changes in
music distribution and its pricing and licensing.
Librarians and library consultants will address
implementation issues of
digital resources including integration of digital and
print,
accessibility for vision-impaired users, and how to uniquely
identify
the resources for access and retrieval.
Don’t miss this line-up of some of the best in the industry
on Digital
Resources Beyond Serials
The early bird discount is available through April 30. NISO
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.)
Visit the event webpage
(
http://www.niso.org/news/events/2008/digresources08/) to
register and
for a complete agenda and information.
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 niso.org <mailto:chodgsonniso.org>
Phone: 301-654-2512
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