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Dear Colleagues For a great opportunity to network with your colleagues come along and listen to, and participate in, the next JIBS<http://www.jibs.ac.uk/role.html> Event and AGM: ‘ePub3: a vision for the future? How are we going to get there?’ It will be held at The Venue, Student Central (formerly the University of London Union): http://www.studentcentral.london/conferences/contact/ 9.30 Registration 10.00 Welcome and overview of day 10.05 Keynote speaker: Nic Gibson, Corbas Consulting : Digital Publishing and Training – “EPUB, how we got here and why is it taking so long to get anywhere else?" 10.45 Tifaine Dickinson, E-Textbook Services Co-ordinator, University of Plymouth - "Plymouth University eTextbook Project: The challenges of developing a new ebook model when publishers are on a different page." 11.15 Coffee break 11.45 Catherine McManamon, Liaison Librarian, University of Liverpool - "JISC OA e-textbooks at Liverpool: A new model to meet student expectations." 12.15 Lunch 13.15 JIBS AGM 13.30 JIBS dissertation prize presentation and overview by student 13.45 Liz Martin, Head of Production, IOP Publishing information and library services staff - ""How to get to epub: the practicalities and challenges of ePub creation from a technical perspective" 14.15 Sarah Burton, Information & Library Assistant, Cambridge Judge Business School - "Stuck in the Present: The Mixed Blessing of Ebooks." 14.45 Tea break 15.15 Panel discussion Q and A 15.45 - 16.00 Closing remarks Booking form<http://www.jibs.ac.uk/events.html> JIBS members can send one person free to this event. Additional member places are £50. Non-member rates are £150. Cancellations without charge will only be accepted up until the 29th January. JIBS reserves the right to make a charge for any cancellations received after that date at a rate of £50.00 per delegate for member libraries and £150 per delegate for others. JIBS annual membership costs £100 p.a. with a 3 year offer of £275 for HE institutions and £50 p.a. for FE institutions. So, signing up for annual membership allows the institution to send one member free of charge to each of the 2 events held per year. Any queries, please contact Elizabeth McHugh (JIBS Chair)<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or Elaine Mulholland (JIBS Vice-Chair)<mailto:Elaine%20Mulholland%20([log in to unmask])> Elizabeth McHugh - Electronic Resources Manager University of the Highlands and Islands, Executive Office, Ness Walk, Inverness IV3 5SQ Oilthigh na Gàidhealtachd agus nan Eilean, Oifis Stiùiridh, Slighe Nis, Inbhir Nis IV3 5SQ Tel: Office: DD: 01349 780 217 Tel: Mobile: 07748146418 A Millennium Commission lottery project. A limited company registered in Scotland no. 148203. Scottish charity no. SC022228. Registered office: 12B, Ness Walk, Inverness IV3 5SQ. Pròiseact crannchuir Coimisean nam Mìle Bliadhna. Companaidh earranta clàraichte ann an Alba, àir. 148203. Àir. Carthannas Albannach SC022228. Oifis chlàraichte: 12b Slighe Nis, Inbhir Nis, Alba, IV3 5SQ lis-e-resources is a UKSG list - http://www.uksg.org UKSG groups also available on Facebook and LinkedIn Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/UKSG Elizabeth McHugh Electronic Resources Manager University of the Highlands and Islands Tel: 01349 780 217 Mob: 07748146418 Fax: 01349 780 001 lis-e-resources is a UKSG list - http://www.uksg.org UKSG groups also available on Facebook and LinkedIn Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/UKSG