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Date: Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 10:46 AM<br>Subject: What's Being Done to Get Ebooks in Libraries?<br>To: <a href="mailto:diedre08@gmail.com">diedre08@gmail.com</a><br><br><br>
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<p style="text-align:left"><img width="329" height="319" align="left" style="border: 0px currentColor; width: 329px; text-align: left; min-height: 319px;" alt="" src="https://ala.informz.net/ala/data/images/_modified/ebooks_townhall_crop_457619431386526540.jpg"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana">After several years
of intensive ALA advocacy with the nation’s largest publishers to bring ebook
titles into libraries, significant progress has been made. Learn about ALA ebook
lending initiatives and success stories during ALA's </span></span><a href="http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTM1ODE4JnA9MSZ1PTEwMDczNTM5MjMmbGk9MTkyOTU3MDg/index.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana">Virtual
Town Hall on Ebooks</span></strong></span></a><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana">, an interactive online session that will explore
ALA ebook advocacy efforts and future directions. The member town hall will take
place from 11 a.m.– noon Central time, Wednesday, October 23, 2013. </span></span><a href="http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTM1ODE4JnA9MSZ1PTEwMDczNTM5MjMmbGk9MTkyOTU3MDg/index.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana">Register
now</span></strong></span></a><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana">.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana">ALA members will have the opportunity to join ALA President Barbara
Stripling, Immediate Past President Maureen Sullivan, and the leadership of the
ALA's Digital Content Working Group (DCWG) to learn about ALA ebook activities
and plans. Panelists will provide views on the current digital publishing climate
and discuss ways that ALA can better advocate for important library interests.
Come hear about the inside story of the many trips to New York City made by ALA
leadership, including the most recent one completed just this week.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana">The virtual town hall also will explore emerging subjects in the ebook
lending arena, including digital preservation, access to self-published work,
and libraries as publishers. An audience question-and-answer period will immediately
follow the panel discussion.</span></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana">Panelists include:</span></span></strong></p>
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<li><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana"><span style="font-size:10pt">Barbara Stripling</span></span></strong><span style="font-family:Verdana"><span style="font-size:10pt">, ALA president</span></span></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana"><span style="font-size:10pt">Maureen Sullivan</span></span></strong><span style="font-family:Verdana"><span style="font-size:10pt">, ALA immediate past president</span></span></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana"><span style="font-size:10pt">Keith
Michael Fiels</span></span></strong><span style="font-family:Verdana"><span style="font-size:10pt">, ALA executive director</span></span></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana"><span style="font-size:10pt">Sari Feldman</span></span></strong><span style="font-family:Verdana"><span style="font-size:10pt">, executive director
of the Cuyahoga County Public Library and DCWG co-chair</span></span></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana"><span style="font-size:10pt">Robert Wolven</span></span></strong><span style="font-family:Verdana"><span style="font-size:10pt">, associate university
librarian of Columbia University and DCWG co-chair</span></span></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana"><span style="font-size:10pt">Alan S. Inouye</span></span></strong><span style="font-family:Verdana"><span style="font-size:10pt">, director of ALA’s
Office for Information Technology Policy</span></span></li>
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<p style="text-align:center"><a href="http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTM1ODE4JnA9MSZ1PTEwMDczNTM5MjMmbGk9MTkyOTU3MDg/index.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana">Register now</span></strong></span></a></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana">The town
hall will be hosted by the ALA's </span></span><a href="http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNTM1ODE4JnA9MSZ1PTEwMDczNTM5MjMmbGk9MTkyOTU3MDk/index.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana">Digital Content
Working Group</span></span></a><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana">, the Association-wide entity charged with advising the Association
on opportunities and issues related to libraries and the provision of equitable
access to digital content for all. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana"><strong>Please do not respond to this
email.</strong> If you have any questions about this Town Hall, contact Jazzy
Wright, press officer of the ALA Washington Office at <a href="mailto:jwright@alawash.org" target="_blank">jwright@alawash.org</a> or <a href="tel:%28202%29%20628-8410" target="_blank" value="+12026288410">(202) 628-8410</a>.</span></span></p>
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