eBook Expo to cover patron driven acquisition and discovery

On Tuesday, October 5th LYRASIS is hosting the 4th in its eBook Expo series. This free event with both in-person and virtual components will look at the timely topics of patron driven acquisition and discovery of ebooks. Speakers include:

• Samuel Klein, Wikimedia Foundation Trustee and Director of Outreach for One Laptop Per Child
• Mike Sweet, CEO, Credo Reference
• Timothy Cherubini, LYRASIS’ Program Director for East Region Services and LYRASIS Shared eBook Collections Librarian

All librarians are welcome. You need not be a LYRASIS member. To register for the in-person event, click here. Space is limited. No budget for travel? No problem! You can join us "virtually" for the morning and afternoon programs right from your office! For virtual access, click here.

The following LYRASIS vendor partners help make this event free and will be on hand to discuss what their products can offer now and what to expect in the future:

• Books24x7
• Credo Reference
• EBSCO (NetLibrary)
• Emerald Publishing
• IGI Global
• SAGE Publications
• Springer

Date: Tuesday, October 5th, 2010

Time: 9:45 AM – 3:30 PM, with an optional early bird session beginning at 8:45 am

Virtual broadcasts of the patron driven acquisitions and discovery programs begin at 9:45 AM and 2:30 PM respectively and will run approximately 1 hour.

SUE WOLFMAN
Member Representative
Serving MA,CT,NH,VT,ME,RI
LYRASIS
1438 West Peachtree Street, NW
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30309

sue.wolfman@lyrasis.org
800-999-8558, ext. 2927
direct dial: 678-235-2927
fax: 978-649-9461
www.lyrasis.org