Re: SSP eBook Seminar

["Anthony Watkinson" <anthony.watkinson@btinternet.com>]

I hope it is in order to mention to the list a piece of work complementary
to the concerns of this seminar, which is now available. The study was on
ELECTRONIC SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS OF MONOGRAPH PUBLISHING and it is
available on the site of the UK Publishers Association
[www.publishers.org.uk] who were the sponsors. I was concerned primarily
with scholars as authors not users and what the e-opportunities means for
the dissemination of research in the humanities. I am particularly keen on
using this important list as a way of communicating this information
because this whole project took me over a year and (at the request of many
whom I talked to) all the quotations and survey feedback is anonymous. It
is a huge task to alert all the people who did talk to me and I am only
just beginning.

Anthony Watkinson


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From: Ana Arias Terry <ana.terry@informedstrategies.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 11:25 PM
Subject: SSP eBook Seminar


> SSP eBook Seminar
> "e-Book Lessons: From Life-Cycle to User Experiences"
>
> The hype of e-book is settling down into a more rational set of
> discussions. This full-day seminar sponsored by the Society for Scholarly
> Publishing on Tuesday, October 23 in Waltham, MA, will provide
> participants with an opportunity to learn about the life cycle of digital
> books and how scholars and librarians are using e-books. The first part of
> the seminar will cover the life cycle of a digital book and its various
> implications to publishers. The second part of the seminar will offer
> views from scholars, librarians, and others who are using e-books on a
> regular basis. By presenting practical insights from various e-book
> stakeholders, this seminar provides members of the academic and
> professional publishing community--from researchers and authors to
> publishers, librarians, and aggregators--an opportunity to learn from
> colleagues who can speak from experience.
>
> Topics for the life cycle of a digital book discussion will include:
>
> -Life cycle of print/typeset works converted to digital
> -Life cycle of works "born digital"
> -Chain of files: formats from creation to user
> -Working with conversion partners
> -What digital rights solutions were considered & what was chosen
> -What options exist for content hosting and distribution
> -Where print-on-demand fits in the chain.
>
> Topics for the scholarly e-book users discussion will include:
>
> -How scholarly users are employing e-book devices on a daily basis
> -The impact of software, hardware, and digital rights management on
>  scholarly users
> -Initial findings on e-book adoption and usage by undergraduate and
>  graduate courses
> -When and how it's appropriate to introduce multimedia content into
>  scholarly work.
>
> This seminar will emphasize the e-book lessons learned through case
> studies, observations, and real-life experiences.
>
> Speakers featured in this seminar will include publishers, scholars,
> librarians, and vendors whose expertise and experiences with e-books bring
> to light useful applications and important implications that must be
> considered when making decisions on e-book strategies.
>
> Seminar Site: Massachusetts Medical Society
> 860 Winter St.
> Waltham, MA 02451
>
> To register for this event, go to the Society for Scholarly Publishing
> (SSP) web site at "http://www.sspnet.org". For more information on this
> seminar, email Ana Arias Terry at ana.terry@informedstrategies.com.
>
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