Speccing the void: Adventures in the audiobooks abyss
- March 20, 2019
This presentation introduces everyone to the process of creating something where there wasn’t something before, and demoing what has been done so far for the audiobook spec.
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The past, present, and future of digital publishing that hasn’t, isn’t, but may still meet the promise of the web
- March 19, 2019
What might the future of ebooks look like? Are Web Publications real? This session is part history lesson, part unhinged rant, part futile attempt to predict the future.
The user’s perspective: Accessibility features in action
- March 19, 2019
Accessibility and Usability Consultant, Ka Li, from the National Network for Equitable Library Service, talks about how accessibility features are used (or can’t be used) by people with print disabilities.
From the definition of accessibility requirements, to the actual production, to testing and metadata editing, accessibility needs to be taken into account through the entire production workflow.
These panelists have one goal: Get more books into the hands of readers. They talk about their efforts in working together to support book sales in ways that are creative, collaborative, and constructive.
Building ebooks that last
- March 19, 2019
In this talk, Teresa Elsey (Bridge International Academies) answers the question: “How does my company build ebooks that will still work in two years, or five, or ten?”
The panelists share their different approaches to applying ML/AI at their companies, highlighting both strengths and limitations, as they consider a vision of a more automated publishing workflow.
In this panel, library staff share their latest data-driven initiatives that are revolutionizing collections and patron management to increase efficiencies, insights, and opportunities.
Disrupting bias: Overcoming our discomfort with differences
- March 20, 2019
In this highly practical session, Ritu Bhasin draws on the latest neuroscience and leadership research to explore how discomfort with differences manifests within the publishing industry.
Ashleigh Gardner (Wattpad) talks about how new technologies — such as machine learning — are creating new opportunities to discover and publish marginalized voices.
Inclusivity, diversity, and harmonizing the metadata supply chain: Standards at EDItEUR
- March 20, 2019
Chris Saynor (EDItEUR) shares how Thema, the subject category scheme for the global book trade, can be used to identify and improve the discoverability of titles suitable for a more diverse and inclusive audience.
Live podcast recording: Minorities in publishing
- March 20, 2019
Jennifer Baker (Minorities in Publishing podcast) interviews author and founder of the Festival of Literary Diversity, Jael Richardson, on craft, publishing, and formulating equity within the literary community.