#standardsgoals for 2019: Standards & certification roundup
- March 20, 2019
Tom Richardson ( BookNet Canada) answers your pressing questions and shows you what’s new, what’s important, and what’s coming up in standards.
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A crisis management lens for #metoo and the media industry
- March 20, 2019
Using case studies related to the #MeToo movement and the publishing industry. Melissa Mack (Witt O’Brien) demonstrates how the principles of Crisis Management can be used to mitigate consequences of all types of crises.
Best practices for equity-driven acquisitions: Shifting from gatekeeping to spacemaking
- March 20, 2019
How do we shift from “gatekeeping” towards “spacemaking”: a process that solicits, supports, and develops the work of marginalized writers and professionals?
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.
Case study: Metadata & the web at House of Anansi Press
- March 20, 2019
A case study of moving an online bookstore from one website to another — an epic tale, including the unexpected problems they encountered along the way and how they were solved or are being solved.
Learn how Penguin Random House Canada adopted an audio-first strategy, hired Canadian acting talent, and recorded in studios both in-office and across the country.
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.
Over the summer of 2018, the Association of Canadian Publishers conducted a baseline survey to measure the diversity of the Canadian book publishing workforce. This session shares the highlights.
Jordyn Martinez (Simon & Schuster Canada) demonstrates how to sift through the piles of data — from backlist and comp sales to forecasting popularity — to find the pieces that will really sell your book.