TBLC Workshop Information

The world of books and publishing has been overwhelmed by the recent emergence of popular e-books in the consumer market place. One example, Amazon.com reports selling more e-books than paper during the last holiday season. E-book reading devices like the Kindle, Nook, Sony’s Reader, the much rumored and hyped Apple iSlate, and many other mobile devices are also in the media spotlight. Sony, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble all have attractive Web stores and engaging brick-and-mortar shopping experiences offering e-books and publications that put many library Web pages and places to shame.

So what is the library’s role in this growing e-book and e-publication world and how do we ensure that libraries continue their long relationship with readers and with books? Stated more bluntly, what do libraries have to do to stay relevant as e-books presumably take increasing share of the book and print market?

In order to explore this question – and come up with a list of issues and strategies, TBLC and Chad Mairn (St. Petersburg College) are inviting you to participate in a community conversation about e-books, e-publications, and e-book readers and their place in libraries and to help shape a library community response to this exciting challenge and opportunity.

Agenda

• Welcome & Review Agenda
• E-Book, e-publication, and e-book Reader Overview – Chad will tell us about the current state of this market and where it seems to be headed to provide us with a shared understanding and context.
• List Ways in Which this Emerging E-Publication Market Will Develop (we’ll create a list by brainstorming and then prioritize the points)
• List Ways in Which Libraries Can Play a Role in Providing Customers with E-Publications (we’ll create a list by brainstorming and then prioritize the points)
• Review Our Lists
• Discuss Possible Future Conversations
• Adjourn
• Publicize Our Work – Following the session we will distribute the lists and share them with the broader library community.

Who should attend:		Anyone interested in e-books.
Topic Category:		Technology Public Services
Date:		02/03/2010
Day:		Wednesday
Time:		10:00 - 12:00
Class Length:		2 hour(s)
Format:		Face to Face
Cost:		Free
Instructor:		TBLC Staff
Class Location:		TBLC
Address:		1202 Tech Blvd. Suite 202 Tampa, FL 33619
Directions:		Directions and a map are available at http://tblc.org/training/directions.php
Maximum Seats:		25
Reserved Seats:		13
Available Seats:		12