The Computer History Museum will be our venue for a dinner and program on August 27. A panel of librarians and ebook publishers will discuss the potential and the reality of ebooks.
What flavor of ebook is in your future? Ebooks have been "promising" for over ten years, but how significant are they right now in libraries, particularly special libraries? Join us for an update and discussion, moderated by Jean Bedord, author of "Ebooks Hit Critical Mass: Where Do Libraries Fit with Oprah?" in the June issue of Searcher. Helen Josephine will lead off the discussion with an overview of her experience in creating the "bookless" Engineering Library at Stanford's Terman Engineering Center. Then we'll hear from leading ebook vendors on the trends they see, and the successes of their customers.
The evening will begin with a light meal and social hour, an opportunity to talk one-on-one with our panelists and SLA colleagues. This is also your chance to see a working model of the Babbage Engine, on loan to the Museum and displayed in the lobby. For those who are interested, we are making arrangements for a late afternoon tour at the museum; details will be announced shortly.
We are pleased to acknowledge our sponsors for this event: Morgan & Claypool, Knovel, and CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group).
AGENDA:
4:00 - 5:00 Tour
5:30 - 6:30 Networking with colleagues and light meal
6:30 - 8:00 Program: Panel discussion
9:00 Museum closes
THE PANEL: Helen Josephine, Mike Morgan, Denis Kilian, Leslie Lees, and Barbara Wasserman
COST: $30 for SLA members; $37 for non-members (Retired/unemployed rate same as members for this event.) $5 for Tour Only.
DEADLINE for registration: Friday, August 21
LOCATION: Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View
TRANSPORTATION:
- Caltrain offers a shuttle service from the Mountain View Caltrain station. Further information can be found here: http://www.caltrain.com/shuttles_sc.html
- VTA connections are possible from the San Antonio Caltrain station. The VTA trip planner is here: http://www.vta.org/
- If driving, take 101 to the Shoreline exit, near the merge with highway 85. Parking is free at the Museum. Directions with driving time estimates are here: http://www.computerhistory.org/directions/
Advance registration is required -- see further information on the downloadable registration form here.
-- Patricia Parsons & Jean Bedord
Program Directors, San Andreas Chapter
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