There's still time to register for NISO's May 16 webinar (from 1:00 - 2:30
p.m. EDT), "Can I Access the World? Involving Users in E-book Acquisition
and Sharing." Focusing on the challenges of providing patron-driven
acquisition (PDA) and sharing of digital library resources using e-books,
this webinar provides both the librarian and the publisher perspectives of
implementing PDA.
Speakers and topics are:
PDA Essentials and Options -- Robert Johnson, Clinical Services Librarian,
University of Southern California Norris Medical Library will discuss some
of the choices librarians have when implementing PDA and the rationale
behind making them.
PDA Lessons Learned and Still Learning -- Beth Bernhardt, Electronic
Resources Librarian and Christine Fischer, Head of Acquisitions, University
of North Carolina Greensboro reviews how her library implemented PDA,
involved multiple departments, the lessons learned, and future plans.
PDA: A Publisher's Perspective -- Lenny Allen, Director, Institutional
Accounts, Oxford University Press discusses how PDA can affect the business
of scholarly publishers, including the role of metadata and discoverability.
Registration is per site (access for one computer) and closes at 12:00 pm
Eastern on May 16, 2012. Discounts are available for NISO and NASIG members
and students. Can't make it on the webinar date/time? Register now and gain
access to the recorded archive for one year. For more information and to
register visit the event webpage:
http://www.niso.org/news/events/2012/nisowebinars/ebooks_acquisition_and_sha
ring/
Note: This is Part 1 of a two-part May webinar on "Understanding Critical
Elements of E-books: Acquiring, Sharing, and Preserving." Part 2: "Heritage
Lost? Ensuring the Preservation of E-books"
(http://www.niso.org/news/events/2012/nisowebinars/ebooks_preservation/)
will be held on May 23. Registrants to both parts receive a 25% discount.
Cynthia Hodgson
Technical Editor / Consultant
National Information Standards Organization
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