Today I listened to the first of three webinars hosted by the BISG about metadata. The series is called Evolving Metadata Practices, and today's webinar was on A Research-Based Understanding of the Current Metadata Landscape: Full Results from BISG's Metadata Research Project. … [Read more...] about The BISG’s Metadata Research Project
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Speed Dating: An Overview of 9 Innovative Digital Publishing Companies and Products
The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) held a Digital Show and Tell last week at BEA. This consisted of 15 new companies, split up in to two groups, giving five minute pitches to attendees. It's basically speed dating, but for digital publishing. Each session lasted long enough that all attendees could hear each of the pitches, and then at the end of the group they voted for the … [Read more...] about Speed Dating: An Overview of 9 Innovative Digital Publishing Companies and Products