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Isoph Part of 14th Annual President's Seminar at American Library Association Conference
Isoph CEO Jeff Cobb will be one of a select group of representatives from the e-learning and digital content management industries speaking as part of a panel at the upcoming America Library Association (ALA) Midwinter conference in San Diego. The panel, hosted by RMG Consultants, is designed to address a variety of issues libraries face in managing digital content that has been created to support learning environments in K-12 and higher education institutions.
Chapel Hill, NC (PRWEB) January 10, 2004 --Isoph CEO Jeff Cobb will be one of a select group of representatives from the e-learning and digital content management industries speaking as part of a panel at the upcoming America Library Association (ALA) Midwinter conference in San Diego. The panel, hosted by RMG Consultants, is designed to address a variety of issues libraries face in managing digital content that has been created to support learning environments in K-12 and higher education institutions.
The panel will be asked to address a number of topics important for libraries and their users in today's Web-based information and learning environments, including:
| | - Should libraries even consider creating digital content? If so, what kinds?
- What systems and services for content production and management should libraries use?
- What kinds of solutions should libraries provide for their users to access content and learning services in library and learning environments?
- How should integrated library systems, learning management systems, content management systems, and resource discovery portals relate?
- What standards for the new library and learning environments should libraries seek and support?
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This is a unique opportunity to focus on the ways in which learning technologies impact libraries, one of our societys most important resources," said Cobb. Were honored to be participants in this discussion." Industry representatives on the panel include:
| | - Jeff Cobb, CEO and founder, Isoph
- Jack Blount, president and CEO, Dynix, Inc.
- Vinod Chachra, CEO and chairman, VTLS Inc.
- Roland Dietz, president and CEO, Endeavor Information Systems Inc.
- Steve Forth, CTO and founder, Recombo, Inc.
- Greg Ritter, business development manager, Blackboard, Inc.
- Pat Sommers, CEO, Sirsi Corp.
- Ed Walker, CEO, IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc.
- Bob Walton, chairman, Ex Libris USA, Inc.
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The panel will convene on Friday, January 9, 2004, from 2 to 5 pm at the American Library Association Midwinter Conference, San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California.
About Isoph Corporation
At Isoph, we know learning. Our innovative technology, Isoph Blue, enables the creation of Web communities driven by learning. Our expertise in instructional and graphic design, application development, and data integration helps mission-driven organizations achieve their fundamental goals. For more information, please call 866.969.9260, or visit www.isoph.com for product and company details.
About RMG Consultants
Founded in 1980 to assist libraries to plan, procure, and implement computer-based systems and services, RMG Consultants, Inc. serves clients from our main office in Chicago as well as through RMG Information Consultants in Melbourne, Australia. Library automation has evolved into a dynamic and volatile arena where new products and services are continually introduced, and vendors come and go. Competition is vigorous. Constant advances in information technology drive new developments. Librarians are challenged to make the best possible choices regarding technology and investments in an environment that is more complex and demanding than ever before. RMG offers solutions--proven approaches to library automation planning, procurement, and implementation. We are specialists with an unmatched track record in helping librarians to plan soundly and "buy right."
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