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Here’s a neat wrinkle for an e-book conference–a “show and tell.” Bring your pet e-book device and compare it with the hardware other people are using.

That’s one of the attractions at the eBooks in Illinois Academic Libraries Conference–which actually could also be of interest to out- of staters. It’ll be held March 7 and 8 in Champaign. Details:

The conference will feature ebook experts speaking on such topics as: an industry overview: devices, readers and formats; pricing, acquisition, access, and integration with print resources; standards; free vs. commercial texts; university press projects; and the promotion of digital resources..

The attendance prizes will range from a $200 PDA to a 1-year fixed subscription to ebrary’s collection.

Among the vendors will be EBL, ebrary, Elsevire, netLibrary, OverDrive, Ovid, Wiley-Interscience and xrefer.

Speakers:

Lori Bell, Director, Mid-Illinois Talking Book–on audio Books

Chet Grycz, CEO & Publisher, Octavo–on rare E-books

Megan Fox, Web and Electronics Resources Librarian, Simmons College–on e-book reading devices, including PDAs and handhelds

Bill Harroff, Reference & Information Technologies Libn, McKendree College–on (r)evolutionary (e)books

Charlotte Johnson, Director of User Services, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville–on promoting e-books

Rick Lugg, Partner, R2 Consulting–on an the e-book industry overview

Tom Peters, Founder, TAP Information Services–on consortial acess to electronic books

Mary Summerfield, Director of Business Development and Planning, University of Chicago Press–on e-books

Cosponsors are Southern Illinois U at Edwardsville and Mckendree College.

Jon Noring and I will not be there, but we hope that others will feel free to put in a word for a nonproprietary format such as OpenReader. E-mail Jon if you’re going to the conference and want some informaton in advance.

And if anyone wants to share a conference report with us, contact me. Any video bloggers in the area? This conf would be fun to cover.

If you have questions, reach Charlotte Johnson (618-650-3830 / cjohnso@siue.edu) or Bill Harroff (618-537-6952 / wharroff@mckendree.edu).

 
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