Release date: Feb. 18, 2003
Contact: Frances Weyand, Director of Media Relations, 770-423-6203
or fweyand@kennesaw.edu
Writer: Karen Kennedy, 404-423-6203 or kkennedy@kennesaw.edu
KSU hosts "ePublishing: Changing Landscapes for Librarians and Authors"
Kennesaw State University will host the conference "ePublishing: Changing Landscapes for Librarians and Authors," Thursday, Feb. 20 through Saturday, Feb. 22. The conference, sponsored by the Horace W. Sturgis Library and the Master of Arts in Professional Writing program, will explore the next generation of publishing.
The onset of electronic media and digital technology is changing the definition of reading and writing in ways as significant as those brought on by the invention of movable type. The keynote address by Bob Stein will focus on the social and cultural losses and gains from this transformation. Stein is founder of The Voyager Company, a source for CD-ROM titles. His new company, Night Kitchen Inc., is developing authoring tools for the next generation of electronic publishing. The keynote address is Thursday, Feb. 20, 7 p.m., in Burruss Building Room 151.
Other speakers and presentation topics include:
- Katie Brogan, editor of Writersmarket.com, "Exploring Online Writing Opportunities"
- Dr. Jason Miller, assistant professor of professional writing at KSU, "Screenwriting and the Internet"
- Robert Brewer, assistant editor, Writersmarket.com, "New Software tools for Writers, Online Resources for Freelancers, etc."
- John Feldcamp, CEO of XLibris, "XLibris: Online Publishing Services"
- Dave Evans, associate director of KSU's Sturgis Library, "ePublishing and eBooks: Changing Horizons for Libraries"
For more information, visit the conference Web site at www.kennesaw.edu/library or call 770-423-6795.
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