Core Ebooks Interest Group

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Purpose: Provides a regular forum for discussion and to meet at Annual Conferences and Midwinter Meetings. Core represents a large segment of libraries and can be influential with publishers and vendors to benefit libraries and library users as the ebook landscape evolves. Core welcomes any type of library or library agency, as well as consortia, to join this group.

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Upcoming Webinar on Accessibility

  • 1.  Upcoming Webinar on Accessibility

    Posted Mar 18, 2022 08:50 AM

    Hi all,

    On April 12, a COSLA, DPLA, and ReadersFirst Webinar will consider an important future direction for ebooks: greater accessibility. Panelists are informed experts. You won't have to put up too much with we-I'm only there to ferry questions from you, the attendee, to the panel. Join us for what is certain to be an interesting discussion.

    Collaborating for Access: Creating More Inclusive Ebooks

    Tuesday, April 12 at 1 pm ET

    In this second in our Collaborating for Access series of webinars hosted by COSLA, DPLA, and ReadersFirst, we'll bring together a variety of experts and thought leaders to discuss the potential to bring easy, enjoyable reading experiences to all through the development of more inclusive ebook design. What might a truly inclusive ebook look like, and how can we all work together to bring forth a future of reading that is truly accessible to everyone?

    Jason Broughton, National Library Service Director, National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled

    Darren DeFrain, Ph.D., Co-creator, Vizling App and Wichita State University

    Reginé Gilbert, User Experience Designer and Author, Inclusive Design for a Digital World

    Aaron Rodriguez, Co-creator, Vizling App and Ph.D. student, Florida State University

    Moderated by Michael Blackwell of ReadersFirst

    Please register here.

    Registration link: bit.ly/collab-for-access

     

     

     

    Michael Blackwell

    Director, St Mary's County Library

    23630 Hayden Farm Lane

    Leonardtown, MD 20650

    301-475-2151 x5013

    Cell phone:  301-904-3048

    mblackwell@stmalib.org

     

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