Answer
The Book: Usage, Economics, and the Future
Scope
For years, the format of “the book” has been changing. It can be a printed volume, a digital file, or a packaged combination of text and app. The anticipated functionality of the product being delivered has changed as a result Books are not produced or delivered in the same way and some of the economic practices have shifted. The result is that publishers as well as librarians are having to rethink expectations and workflows. The 15th Annual BISG-NISO Forum at ALA will address how the book business has changed in recent years and the resulting questions that are emerging for the information community as a result.
Confirmed speakers include (among others):
- Gwen Evans, VP, Global Library Relations; Elsevier;
- Matt Kirschenbaum, Professor of English and Digital Studies, University of Maryland;
- MIchael Levine-Clark, Dean of Libraries, University of Denver;
- Tim Lloyd, CEO, Liblynx;
- Rina Pantalony, Director, Copyright Advisory Services, Columbia University Libraries, Columbia University
- Dean J. Smith, Director, Duke University Press;
- Maurice York, Director, Library Initiatives, Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA)
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Event Sessions
12:00 - 12:15 Welcome
Speakers
Todd Carpenter, Executive Director, NISO and Brian O'Leary, Executive Director, BISG will welcome attendees of the 2022 ALA Annual Meeting to the day's discussion.
12:15pm - 12:45pm Keynote Presentation: The Format of the Book and What That Entails
Speaker
Matt Kirschenbaum, Professor of English and Digital Studies, University of Maryland, author of Bitstreams, (2021, University of Pennsylvania Press)
12:45pm - 1:30pm The Book Supply Chain in the 21st Century
Speakers
This segment will be a discussion format with participants Gwen Evans, Vice President, Global Library, Relations, Elsevier and Dean J. Smith, Director, Duke University Press.
1:30 - 1:45 Break
1:45pm - 2:15pm Platforms: Technology and Infrastructure
Speaker
Tim Lloyd, CEO, Liblynx, will cover how key trends within and outside our industry are impacting how we manage identity and access, and the implications for technology, infrastructure, and privacy.
2:15pm - 2:45pm Hosting the Collection
Speaker
Maurice York, Director, Library Initiatives, Big Ten Academic Alliance will be the speaker in this segment.
2:45 - 3:30 Preservation: How Can This Work Going Forward?
Speakers
Speakers will be engaged in a lively discussion of formats, sustainability, and similar practical considerations.
3:30pm - 4:00pm Audience Exchange / Moderated Discussion
4:00pm Adjourn
Additional Information
This is an in-person event only. Streaming will not be available to those not attending on site.