NISO Virtual Conference: Revolution or Evolution: The Organizational Impact of Electronic Content

Virtual conferences are new type of educational event that NISO is offering this year. These 5-6 hour conferences are held online in webinar-like formats, with occasional breaks in the schedule for participants. The longer length allows the depth of coverage of a conference coupled with the convenience of a webinar.

Date: October 16, 2013

Time: 11:00 - 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

Event webpage: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2013/econtent

ABOUT THE VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

The impact of electronic content cannot be understated. Through constantly evolving technologies, electronic content has made its way into almost every facet of our lives. Platforms are evolving and improving at a breakneck pace, prices for devices are accessible in a way that they weren’t just a few years ago, the e-content is becoming richer and more interactive, and publishers are developing profitable business models to respond. Many higher education institutions find it an ongoing challenge to respond to the latest technology changes. Compounding this problem is the fact that electronic content has now become a priority and expectation for the academic and publishing community.

NISO’s third virtual conference examines the issues and opportunities this rapid growth of electronic content has presented and challenged our community with, as well as thoughts on the future and how information organizations can successfully serve their patrons.

TOPICS

• Keynote Speaker: Envisioning a 21st Century Information Organization
• Institute of Museum and Library Services: Supporting Institutions in Meeting 21st Century Challenges
• Organization Infrastructure: The Impact of Cloud, Mobile, and managing the changing platforms of digital collections
• The Impact of Cloud, Mobile, and Managing the Changing Platforms of Digital Collections
• Library/Press Collaborations: Serving A Spectrum of Scholarly Publishing Needs
• Good Connections Are Always Worth Preserving: Publishing and Social Technologies
• Latest Trends in Data Analysis for The Scholarly and Academic Publishing Community
• Looking to the Future:  What’s the Mindset for a Successful Information Organization?
• Conference Roundtable

REGISTRATION

Registration is per site (access for one computer) and closes at 12:00 pm Eastern on October 15, 2013 (the day before the virtual conference). Discounts are available for NISO members and students. All virtual conference registrants receive access to the recorded version for one year.

Visit the event webpage to register and for more information: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2013/econtent

Cynthia Hodgson

Technical Editor / Consultant

National Information Standards Organization

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