Content Library
#eprdctn tools & tips round-up 2021
- March 30, 2021
In this session, attendees were invited to share their ebook war stories, show off their most exceptional hacks, stump for their favourite tools, and seek new perspectives on their most troublesome issues.
Digital transformation expert Mark Schrutt reveals how top companies are using vast amounts of data to inform their decisions, disrupt industries, and get closer to their customers.
Business disruption can come from any direction and Melissa Mack (Director, Witt O’Brien’s) knows that companies must prepare for any type of crisis, not every crisis.
This session covers the partnership project between NNELS and independent Canadian publishers aimed at identifying and preventing accessibility barriers.
Towards an accessible digital publishing ecosystem
- July 10, 2020
Accessibility is becoming increasingly important in the publishing industry. This presentation provides an overview of the different aspects involved for all the players who want to embrace accessibility.
Using Thema and ONIX to boost discoverability
- July 8, 2020
EDItEUR’s Chris Saynor explains how publishers can make best use of Thema and ONIX to boost the visibility of Canada’s diverse range of writers both domestically and internationally.
In this session, Joshua Tallent will explain why metadata is important, how it is utilized by retailers, and how you can address the challenges you and other publishers encounter on a daily basis.
Why are women always talking to men in novels? A conversation about debiasing books using data analytics
- June 19, 2020
Whether it’s how much space men and women characters take up or the presence or absence of visible minorities, debiasing challenges the common stereotypes that govern how individuals are represented in creative works.
An introduction to ISNI
- June 18, 2020
Chris Saynor (EDItEUR) and Tim Devenport (ISNI agency) give an introduction to the International Standard Name Identifier: what it is, how it works, and look at some of its uses.
This presentation reveals areas of diversity specific to Canadian populations that are needed in library collections.
This session covers accessibility issues in mainstream audiobook formats, the relevance of the DAISY standard for audiobooks, the new audiobook standard, and a discussion of various automated tools.
Audiobooks in Canada
- June 12, 2020
Arm yourself with the latest research and insights from BookNet Canada and its partners relevant to the audiobook market.