eBook Publishing Workshop

Arts and Humanities Research Computing, the Academic Technology Group, and Harvard Public Affairs and Communications will jointly lead an introductory workshop on eBook publishing in Lamont Library Room B-30 on October 23, 2013. The workshop will be organized into two sessions. The morning session speakers will present information on eBook technologies (proprietary and open source), followed by guest presentations on eBook examples.

Lunch will be served to those attendees who reserve in advance on the form below and will be accompanied by a technology fair. The afternoon session is limited to 20 participants who would like hands-on experience working with current projects or just to test drive the different softwares presented in the morning session.

SCHEDULE

9:00-9:45: Tom Dodson, ATG, DIY eBooks, an Introduction to EPUB and Related Formats
9:45-10:30: Devin Mclaughlin, Apple, iBooks-Author and Related Tools
10:30-10:45: Coffee Break
10:45-11:15: Chiara Frenquellucci, Preceptor in Romance Languages and Literatures, Pinocchio: Avventure in italiano
11:15-11:30: Bill Barthelmy, ATG, ‘Waltharius, an iBook Latin Commentary’
11:30-11:45: Kevin Guiney, ATG, ’A Hebrew Language Workbook Using iBook Technology’
11:45-1:00: Lunch break and technology fair
1:00-3:00: Hands on workshop limited to 20 participants (Larsen Room).