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Schedule for the Day of the Digital Audio Book - February 16, 2006

Session One 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Central Time
Introduction and overview of Digital Audio Books including...

File formats
Playback options
Key functionalities and features
Distribution
Accessibility

Session Two 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Central Time
Considerations for Libraries thinking of offering Digital Audio Book including…

Demand in the community
Pricing
Purchase and leasing options
Consortia vs. individual library
Administration
File Types
Order Systems
Technical support

Brown Bag Lunch 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Conversations with expert colleagues currently involved in Digital Audio programs including

Tom Peters - Unabridged
Lori Bell - PlayAways
Debbie Baaske - MyMediaMall

Session Three 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Central Time
So you have decided to offer digital audio books in your library...

Advantages and disadvantages of going it alone and consortia
Pilot or permanent service?
Vendor choices and overview

LibraryU Live! Archives

Session One: Introduction to and Overview of Digital Audio Books, presented by Lori Bell and Tom Peters
- Full recording, including streaming audio, text chat, and presentation slides (playback time of 56 minutes)
- Original WMA audiorecording (8.4 MB file; playback time of 56 minutes)
- Converted MP3 audiorecording (19.3 MB file; playback time of 56 minutes)
- Text chat transcript
- Outline with links to presentation slide

Session Two: Considerations for Libraries Thinking About Offering a Digital Audio Book Service, presented by Lori Bell and Tom Peters
- Full recording, including streaming audio, text chat, and presentation slides (playback time of 63 minutes)
- Original WMA audiorecording (9.5 MB file; playback time of 63 minutes)
- Converted MP3 audiorecording (21.7 MB file; playback time of 63 minutes)
- Text chat transcript
- Outline with links to presentation slides

Brown Bag Luncheon: Discussion of MyMediaMall, Playaway, and Unabridged presented by Debbie Baaske, Lori Bell, and Tom Peters
- Full recording, including streaming audio, text chat, and co-browsing (playback time of 46 minutes)
- Original WMA audiorecording (6.9 MB file; playback time of 46 minutes)
- Converted MP3 audiorecording (15.6 MB file; playback time of 46 minutes)
- Text chat transcript

Session Three: So You Have Decided to Offer Digital Audio Books in Your Library, presented by Lori Bell and Tom Peters
- Full recording, including streaming audio, text chat, and presentation slides (playback time of 57 minutes)
- Original WMA audiorecording (8.5 MB file; playback time of 57 minutes)
- Converted MP3 audiorecording (19.4 MB file; playback time of 57 minutes)
- Text chat transcript
- Outline with links to presentation slides

Follow-Up Discussion, held on February 28, 2006, facilitated by Lori Bell and Tom Peters
- Full recording, including streaming audio, text chat, and co-browsing (playback time of 50 minutes)
- Original WMA audiorecording (7.4 MB file; playback time of 50 minutes)
- Converted MP3 audiorecording (17.1 MB file; playback time of 50 minutes)
- Text chat transcript

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