[Web4lib] NISO and BISG to Hold 5th Annual Changing Standards Landscape Forum at the 2011 ALA Annual Conference

[Cynthia Hodgson]

Free half-day program on June 24, 2011 will focus on the e-book marketplace
and common issues between libraries and publishers

Building on four years of successful co-programming, the National
Information Standards Organization (NISO) and the Book Industry Study Group
(BISG) will again co-host The Changing Standards Landscape during the 2011
American Library Association Annual Conference in New Orleans on Friday,
June 24, 2011 from 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. This year's forum will focus on
E-books: Intersections Where Libraries and Publishers Can Learn from Each
Other. Electronic books have exploded in the past 18 months, and publishing
and library communities alike are struggling to deal with the constantly
shifting ground. This program will explore how both the publishing and
library communities are facing the new digital marketplace, with a special
focus on the standards that underlie the e-book supply chain. 

"Over the past year, there has been a furious pace in the e-book marketplace
of new product launches, new technology, new business models, and new
reading devices," said Todd Carpenter, NISO's Managing Director. "We hope to
draw out some of the best approaches that libraries and publishers can use
to solve common problems."

Speakers for this year's session include: Todd Carpenter (NISO Managing
Director), Angela Bole (Deputy Executive Director, BISG), Phil Madans
(Director, Publishing Standards and Practices, Hachette Book Group), Peter
Brantley (Director of the Bookserver Project, Internet Archive), and Michael
Cairns (Managing Partner, Information Media Partners).

"The Changing Standards Landscape has become a tremendously successful event
since its inception four years ago," states Angela Bole, Deputy Executive
Director, BISG. "Developing a deeper understanding between the publishing,
distribution, and library supply chains is increasingly critical and each
year we've focused on significant challenges our communities face alongside
standards and best practice solutions. This year's program will highlight
again how rapidly our industry is changing and how BISG and NISO are
proactively addressing these issues."

The Changing Standards Landscape is organized jointly by the NISO and BISG.
Both organizations support, promote, and maintain standards and best
practices in the information community. NISO focuses on publishers,
libraries and the systems suppliers in information distribution. BISG
focuses on the book supply chain of publishers, manufacturers, wholesale and
retail suppliers.

A detailed agenda is available on the NISO website along with a link to an
online registration form. Although this forum is free, prospective attendees
are asked to register for logistics and planning purposes. (Go to:
http://www.niso.org/news/events/2011/ala2011/nisobisgforum/)


Cynthia Hodgson
NISO Technical Editor Consultant
National Information Standards Organization
Email: hodgsonca at verizon.net
Phone: 301-654-2512