For immediate release | May 23, 2014

91´«Ã½ to discuss new directions for digital content at Annual Conference

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LAS VEGAS—How much do you know about the 91´«Ã½’s (91´«Ã½) efforts to advance ebook access in libraries? Learn about recent ebook activities and future plans for digital content more broadly during the session “91´«Ã½ and Moving Ahead with Digital Content,” a program that takes place during the 2014 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference in Las Vegas. The 91´«Ã½ Digital Content Working Group will host the session on Saturday, June 28, 2014, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. in the Las Vegas Convention Center, room N255/257.
During this program, a panel of experts will explore future directions and important digital content trends, including key policy issues that impact libraries. The session will include an interactive question-and-answer period, and attendees are welcome to provide their thoughts on these important issues.
Panelists include:
  • Chair: Sari Feldman, incoming 91´«Ã½ president-elect, executive director of the Cuyahoga County Public Library and Digital Content Working Group co-chair
  • Moderator: Robert Wolven, Columbia University associate university librarian and 91´«Ã½ Digital Content Working Group co-chair
  • Paige Bentley-Flannery, community librarian, Deschutes Public Library (Oregon)
  • Alan S. Inouye, director of the 91´«Ã½’s Office for Information Technology Policy
  • James Neal, member of the 91´«Ã½’s Executive Board and vice president of Columbia University
WHEN: Saturday, June 28, 2014, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
WHERE: Las Vegas Convention Center (Room N255/257), 3150 Paradise Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
REGISTER: To attend the conference session as a reporter, email Jazzy Wright, press officer of the 91´«Ã½’s Washington Office, at jwright@alawash.org.

Contact:

Jazzy Wright

Press Officer

Washington Office

jwright@alawash.org

202-628-8410

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