Library
Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) Özay Oral Library, the Cyprus Turkish Librarians Association and the Turkish Librarians Association will organize a panel about electronic books. The panel titled “E-Book: E-Opportunity? Or E-Threat? Turkish Content in E-Books and SWOT Analysis” will take place at EMU Özay Oral Library Auditorium, on the 19th of October 2018 Friday, at 09:00 a.m. The electronic information services, publications on digital environment and electronic library services will be discussed at the panel.
Reading Culture to be Mentioned
The opening speeches of the panel will be given by EMU Rector Prof. Dr. Necdet Osam, EMU Özay Oral Library Director and the Cyprus Turkish Librarians Association President Osman Soykan and the Turkish Librarians Association President Ali Fuat Kartal. After the opening speeches, the Opening Conference will take place. The Opening Conference titled “E-Book: Reading Culture, Education and an Evaluation Considering the Libraries” will be provided by Hacettepe University Information and Document Management Department Lecturer Prof. Dr. Bülent Yılmaz. With the completion of the Opening Conference, the panel will be moderated by Yüzüncü Yıl University Library and Documentation Unit Manager and Anatolian University Libraries Consortium (ANKOS) Member of the Board of Directors İsmail Çetinkaya. The speakers of the panel will be Atılım University Library and Documentation Department Manager Emre Hasan Akbayrak, İstanbul Teknik University Library and Documentation Department Manager Göknur Aslan and Gündoğan/Sam Publishing House Owner Eren Gündoğan. Between 12:00 – 12:50, the presentations of sponsoring companies' (Hiperkitap, Mango, Vidobu) representations will take place.
“Everyone Interested May Join”
According to the statement made by the EMU Özay Oral Library, it has been said: “Our library will host a vocational panel which aims to improve the occupational development of the librarians who work at the libraries in our country especially about electronic library services. The panel will include electronic publishing, electronic books and Turkish electronic books. The Hiperlink Publishing and Videbu companies operating in Turkey became the sponsors of the panel. Our guests from Turkey who will participate in our panel as speakers are important people in their fields. Everyone that are interested in our panel are free to join.”