UKeiG is running a training event on 25th May in Liverpool.
This introductory course opens the door to a new electronic format and
is designed to support librarians who are beginning to set up e-book
collections. In the last ten years, there has been an unprecedented
growth in the publishing of e-books with an increasing array of
different types available for all sectors. The programme will give you
the opportunity to explore different e-books including a range of
commercially-published and free reference works, monographs, textbooks,
and fiction. Examples will include individual titles and also
collections of e-books, such as those offered by Questia, Credo,
MyiLibrary and Oxford University Press. The course will also facilitate
consideration of the new opportunities e-books offer for librarians and
users in academic, public and special library and information services,
and will explore some of the significant collection management and
promotional issues which challenge information and library staff.
The course is designed to offer delegates from all sectors:
* an understanding of the nature of e-books
* a familiarity with range of commercially-produced e-books from
publishers and aggregators
* a familiarity with range of free e-books
* an appreciation of the collection management issues associated with
bibliographical control, selection, acquisition, business models,
licensing and archiving, as well as facilitating access to e-books
* a familiarity with the different ways of promoting awareness and use
of e-books.
In addition to talks by the presenters, the course includes practical
exercises. One will allow delegates to explore examples of online
e-books in a structured way. Others will comprise activities during
which delegates will examine the major collection management, and
marketing and promotion issues. Plenary sessions led by the course
presenters will be held to enable delegates to discuss their findings in
the light of current research and professional practice.
For more information and to sign up, see
http://tinyurl.com/397rtes
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