Audio eBook Expo--with Webcast

From Lori Bell--who can be contacted for further information:

An Audio eBook Expo will be held Friday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and will be available via free webcast or audiocast, which you can reach via a link on the home page of the Alliance County Library System. Main sponsor is the Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center.

Speakers include: Tom Peters of TAP Information Services; Steve Potash of Overdrive, Inc.; Jenny Levine of Metropolitan Library System; Jane Chamberlain, Bloomington Public Library; Judy Dixon, NLS; Sharon Ruda, Illinois State Library Talking Book and Braille Service, and Diana Sussman, Southern Illinois Talking Book Center.

Topics range from cutting edge digital audiobook programs for all types of libraries to ebook management systems to an overview of MP3 players and handheld devices; and the NLS digital talking book program for the visually impaired.