Ebook Summit: The Digital Shift |
1. District Workshop Registration - Ebooks: The Digital Shift
What: Ebook Summit: The Digital Shift This event will bring together librarians, vendors and publishers, and industry experts and offers keynote presentations as well as three tracks designed for public, academic, and K-12 libraries to discuss how libraries are leveraging the ebook opportunity to improve service and reach more users than ever before.
When: Wednesday October 12, 10am - 6pm EDT. The room will be open at 10a.m. for orientation, setup and local discussion. 11a.m. is the first official "presentation" of the day. Breaks occur throughout the day and discussions will be held. Drop in for any part you can attend. Here's the program: www.thedigitalshift.com/events/e-book-summit/program/
Where: AFL (in Hummelstown, PA) Need directions: Click here
Who Should Attend: ANYONE working for a library interested in learning about ebooks should attend. The speakers are well known professionals with lots of good information and we'll have some great local discussions. Invite your professional network of school or college librarians to tag along with you too.
Why?: The program is full of exciting content and ideas for the future of digital items for libraries of all types. Find your digital inspiration! How much does it cost?: This virtual conference event is FREE for staff and invited guests of the Capital Area Library District. The district purchased a site license for us. We'll be watching it together as a group and can discuss things during breaks.
Will I get CE Credits?: Attendees can report 5 hours of CE credits for attending this day. If you can't attend the whole day, feel free to drop by the classroom at any time to join the discussion. You'll get CE credits for active time spent in class.
Will you feed me?: Brown Bags are encouraged; bring your own lunch or choose to bring a snack to share. At AFL, there is a very small place to keep foods refrigerated for the day as needed.