<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class="gmail_default">***Please excuse the cross posting***<br><br>eBooks and the Academic Library Market: The Charlotte Initiative Open<br>
Conference March 9 and 10, 2017<br>
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***New program descriptions and speakers have been added!!!***<br>
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The landscape of eBooks in the academic library market is rapidly<br>
evolving, with many moving pieces to explore. Over the past two years,<br>
through research and collaboration, the Mellon-funded Charlotte<br>
Initiative has examined the current library market and looked toward<br>
the future of eBooks. We are exploring how permanent eBook access in<br>
support of traditional academic usage can be achieved. We invite you<br>
to join this conversation and learn more about our research at our<br>
free conference at the conference website:<br>
<a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://ocs.uncc.edu/charlotteinitiative/CharlotteInitiative/schedConf/program">https://ocs.uncc.edu/<wbr>charlotteinitiative/<wbr>CharlotteInitiative/schedConf/<wbr>program</a><br>
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Location: UNC Charlotte Center City, Charlotte, NC<br>
Hosted by J. Murrey Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte<br>
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Topics to be discussed include:<br>
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*eBook licensing for academic libraries: challenges and opportunities<br>
*Business models to support permanent ownership and perpetual access<br>
*eBooks and the user experience<br>
*Role of libraries and eBooks in textbook affordability efforts<br>
*Short-term eBook hosting and long-term preservation strategies<br>
*Overall snapshot of the academic eBook market landscape<br>
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Offerings include workshops, panels, and informational sessions that<br>
bring together librarians, university press representatives,<br>
consortial leaders, bookstore representatives, and other stakeholders<br>
interested in a future that allows permanent access to eBooks for<br>
acquisition and collections. Each day will we begin with exciting<br>
perspectives from one of our two keynote speakers, who were selected<br>
for their broad and deep experience in a range of roles within<br>
scholarly communication:<br>
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John Unsworth, University Librarian and Dean of Libraries, University<br>
of Virginia<br>
Amy Brand, Director, MIT Press<br>
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The conference has no registration fee, but attendees are responsible<br>
for their own expenses.<br>
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Please visit this website for information about the Charlotte Initiative:<br>
<a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://charlotteinitiative.uncc.edu/">charlotteinitiative.uncc.edu/</a><br>
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If you cannot attend locally, live streaming of portions of the<br>
conference will also be available, and all sessions will be recorded.<br>
If you plan to view any or all of the conference streaming, please<br>
register for streaming access.<br>
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Note about location: We are aware that legislation decisions made by<br>
the North Carolina state government in 2016 restrict the ability for<br>
some individuals interested in attending our conference to travel to<br>
the state. After much consideration and review of alternative<br>
locations, the decision was made to hold the open conference in<br>
Charlotte, NC, as originally proposed and budgeted. This decision was<br>
not made lightly. We will be providing virtual programming for those<br>
who will not be traveling to Charlotte but are interested in the<br>
important conversations on eBook acquisition over the 2-day<br>
conference.<br>
<br clear="all"></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><font size="2">---------------------------------------------------------------------------</font>----------------------<br>Elizabeth Siler, MLIS | Collection Development Librarian<br>UNC Charlotte | Atkins Library<br>9201 University City Blvd.|<font size="2"> Charlotte, NC 28223<br>Phone: 704-687-1372 | Fax: 704-678-0890<br><a target="_blank" href="mailto:esiler3@uncc.edu">esiler3@uncc.edu</a> | <a target="_blank" href="http://www.uncc.edu">http://www.uncc.edu</a></font><br>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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