In this workshop, we’ll provide an overview of iBooks Author as a tool for creating multi-touch ebooks. iBooks Author is Apple’s free Mac application for creating interactive ebooks that can include slide-shows, videos, quizzes, 3D rotating images, and more.

 

Libraries are beginning to use iBooks Author to offer context and information to their exhibits and special collections in the form of an interactive ebook. We’ll look at specific examples from the New York Public Library, and also at interactive educational books from other institutions, such as museums and archives.

 

We'll cover:

• why you may want to choose this platform (and mention other platforms available)
• what you need to know about selling these books or making them available for free on your website
• what are the accessibility guidelines from Apple that make these books useful for people with disabilities
• where to find templates and themes for your book
• recommended resources for learning the details of iBooks Author

 

You’ll leave with an understanding of the possibilities of using this platform and see inspiring examples of what others are doing, sparking ideas for multi-touch ebooks that you could make from your own exhibits or special collections.

 

This webinar will be delivered via SEFLIN Connect. Log-in information will be emailed approximately one week before the course.

 

Presented by: Nicole Hennig
Nicole Hennig is an independent user experience professional, teaching and inspiring educators and librarians about mobile technologies and the user experience of e-reading. She worked for the MIT Libraries for 14 years, first as webmaster and then as head of the user experience department. She is the winner of several awards, including the MIT Excellence Award for Innovative Solutions.

 

Registration deadline:  06/05/2015

 

Staff from Florida libraries may register for this workshop at no charge. Priority will be given to SEFLIN members. Non-members will be placed on a waiting list and added as space permits after the registration deadline.

 

Non-Member Registration Form