Register Now for the SSP/AAUP Web Seminar: Understanding Digital Natives: How Does Academic Publishing Need to Change to Serve Tomorrow's Scholars?
To be held Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 11.00 am - 12.30 pm EST
There has been much talk about the challenges of publishing for the "Google generation," digital natives for whom the availability of Internet connectivity is assumed. As the first members of this "millennial" generation begin to enter graduate school, the need to understand how they interact with specialist information, and whether they will research and publish differently or in much the same way as their predecessors, has become acute.
This seminar takes advantage of the webinar format to bring together researchers from two important, but geographically widely spread, centers that have pioneered the systematic study of scholarly behavior. Using the data they have collected, these experts will focus on evidence of particular relevance to scholarly publishers. Their findings will be discussed by an expert commentator, and they will answer questions from participants.
Presenters:
David Nicholas, Ph.D., Director, Department of Information Studies, University College London
Sophia K. Acord, Ph.D., Research Associate, Center for Studies in Higher Education Center for Studies in Higher Education, University of California at Berkeley
Organizers:
Rebecca Kennison, Director, Center for Digital Research and Scholarship, Columbia University
Charles Watkinson, Director, Purdue University Press
Join us if you want to:
- Hear focused summaries, designed for scholarly publishers, of the latest information science research on “digital native” scholars
- Acquire important evidence about emerging trends vital to shaping your publishing strategy
- Question international experts about changes in behavior among your authors and users
The Society for Scholarly Publishing in collaboration with the Association of American University Presses presents another great web-based seminar on a hot topic. With web seminars, you don't have to leave your office to learn. All you need is a telephone and a computer with Internet access. You can submit questions to the speakers using your computer, and there will be plenty of time for questions and discussion. Registration is per-computer rather than per-site, but you can invite as many staff as you like to participate using a single speakerphone and projector. Why not use the seminar as the basis for your own brainstorming session? All participants receive a recording of the seminar after the event, so you are free to review the presentations again and again.
Who Should Attend:
Supplying focused and evidence-based information, this seminar will be invaluable to senior managers and other individuals responsible for setting strategy at small- to medium-sized publishers of scholarly content, and for the consultants advising them.
REGISTRATION FEE: $99 for SSP and AAUP members; $149 for non-members
To register and for more information please go to the “Events” tab on the SSP website: https://www.sspnet.org/
Submitted by Karen King on behalf of SSP
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Saturday, 17 April 2010
Friday, 16 April 2010
Your vote counts! Vote Scholarly Kitchen for a Webby!
Earlier this week some great news filtered through...
The Scholarly Kitchen (the excellent blog from the Society for Scholarly Publishing) is up for a Webby - the web's version of an Oscar!
This is a really big deal! The Webby will be determined by a public vote and Scholarly Kitchen is currently running in a strong second place - YOUR VOTE COULD LIFT IT INTO FIRST PLACE!
Quite apart from anything else it would be great to have a site on scholarly publishing win such a prestigious award.
Voting is open until 29 April 2010; you can register (which is very quick and easy) and vote here.
Incidentally, we're delighted that members of the Scholarly Kitchen team will be speaking at a plenary session of the 2010 ALPSP International Conference - registration now open!
The Scholarly Kitchen (the excellent blog from the Society for Scholarly Publishing) is up for a Webby - the web's version of an Oscar!
This is a really big deal! The Webby will be determined by a public vote and Scholarly Kitchen is currently running in a strong second place - YOUR VOTE COULD LIFT IT INTO FIRST PLACE!
Quite apart from anything else it would be great to have a site on scholarly publishing win such a prestigious award.
Voting is open until 29 April 2010; you can register (which is very quick and easy) and vote here.
Incidentally, we're delighted that members of the Scholarly Kitchen team will be speaking at a plenary session of the 2010 ALPSP International Conference - registration now open!
Friday, 12 March 2010
New innovations in collective licensing boost payments for UK publishers...
UK based publishers especially will be interested in this (I think impressive) announcement from PLS.
Ian
For immediate release
London, UK – 12 March 2010
New innovations in collective licensing boost payments for UK publishers
The Publishers Licensing Society (PLS) reports that in March 2010 it will distribute £4.3m to publishers from the business sector, up from £3.4m for the previous equivalent distribution.
This increase is mainly due to two new initiatives raising payments to publishers. Firstly, a move to include digital publications, i.e. e-books, e-journals, and e-magazines, to the copiable repertoire of collective licences has increased the overall value of licences. Secondly, a new revenue stream of public lending payments from the Netherlands is being distributed to UK publishers via PLS.
The first licences to encompass digital publications were launched in 2008 on an opt-in basis for rightsowners. Since then, over 1,300 UK-based publishers have signed up to support the new digital licensing initiative. Today, the completion of data gathering exercises mean that PLS is able to pay publishers royalties for copying from their digital publications in a fair and representative way.
Alicia Wise of PLS commented: ‘Licensing is an easy and flexible way to gain legal access to intellectual content, while providing remuneration to ensure that publishers continue to source, develop, and distribute really high-quality publications from topflight authors. I am really grateful to the 2,700+ UK publishing companies who actively support collective licensing, and encourage us to innovate in ways that complement their primary business.’
Jenny Pickles of John Wiley & Sons said: ‘It’s critical that copyright is respected in a digital world as well as print. We are pleased that the CLA digital licences contribute towards the protection of our digital publications, and compensate rightsowners should their titles be copied by any of the broad range of organisations that own a copy licence’.
The new revenue stream from the Netherlands is equivalent to the UK Public Lending Right scheme which remunerates authors for the lending of their works through public libraries. However, the Dutch scheme differs in that publishers are included in the list of rightsowners that are entitled to a portion of fees. This money contributes a total of £60k to the March distribution.
The increase in distributions to publishers will further the PLS contribution to the UK publishing industry’s bottom line. In 2009, PLS distributed a combined total of £26.1m to UK publishers, contributing 5.2% to the estimated £500m annual profit that the UK publishing industry generated over the same period.
David Bishop, Email: d.bishop@pls.org.uk, Tel: 020 7299 7775
Publishers Licensing Society, 37-41 Gower Street, London
Ian
For immediate release
London, UK – 12 March 2010
New innovations in collective licensing boost payments for UK publishers
The Publishers Licensing Society (PLS) reports that in March 2010 it will distribute £4.3m to publishers from the business sector, up from £3.4m for the previous equivalent distribution.
This increase is mainly due to two new initiatives raising payments to publishers. Firstly, a move to include digital publications, i.e. e-books, e-journals, and e-magazines, to the copiable repertoire of collective licences has increased the overall value of licences. Secondly, a new revenue stream of public lending payments from the Netherlands is being distributed to UK publishers via PLS.
The first licences to encompass digital publications were launched in 2008 on an opt-in basis for rightsowners. Since then, over 1,300 UK-based publishers have signed up to support the new digital licensing initiative. Today, the completion of data gathering exercises mean that PLS is able to pay publishers royalties for copying from their digital publications in a fair and representative way.
Alicia Wise of PLS commented: ‘Licensing is an easy and flexible way to gain legal access to intellectual content, while providing remuneration to ensure that publishers continue to source, develop, and distribute really high-quality publications from topflight authors. I am really grateful to the 2,700+ UK publishing companies who actively support collective licensing, and encourage us to innovate in ways that complement their primary business.’
Jenny Pickles of John Wiley & Sons said: ‘It’s critical that copyright is respected in a digital world as well as print. We are pleased that the CLA digital licences contribute towards the protection of our digital publications, and compensate rightsowners should their titles be copied by any of the broad range of organisations that own a copy licence’.
The new revenue stream from the Netherlands is equivalent to the UK Public Lending Right scheme which remunerates authors for the lending of their works through public libraries. However, the Dutch scheme differs in that publishers are included in the list of rightsowners that are entitled to a portion of fees. This money contributes a total of £60k to the March distribution.
The increase in distributions to publishers will further the PLS contribution to the UK publishing industry’s bottom line. In 2009, PLS distributed a combined total of £26.1m to UK publishers, contributing 5.2% to the estimated £500m annual profit that the UK publishing industry generated over the same period.
David Bishop, Email: d.bishop@pls.org.uk, Tel: 020 7299 7775
Publishers Licensing Society, 37-41 Gower Street, London
Last chance to book a place at UKSG Conference
Booking closes TOMORROW for the UKSG conference. In these straitened times, the UKSG conference still offers excellent value for money and guarantees that you will go away stimulated and in better shape to face ongoing challenges. Don't miss your chance to learn and network with some of the scholarly information community's brightest minds.
The programme (see www.uksg.org/event/conference10) includes a diverse mix of speakers:
* Conrad Wolfram on "the new era of knowledge"
* Carol Tenopir on measuring the return on university investment in libraries
* James Pringle (Thomson) on citation impact and research evaluation
And there are 28 breakout sessions
- beginners' sessions, practical guides, case studies
- technology, licensing, metrics, business models
- e-books, e-journals, e-textbooks
- preservation, digitisation, data visualisation
- publishers, librarians, agents, vendors.......
BOOKING CLOSES TOMORROW!
http://www.uksg.org/event/conference10/book
For further information, please contact Charlie Rapple as below.
___________________
Charlie Rapple
Head of Marketing Development
TBI Communications
62A Church Road
Wheatley, Oxford OX33 1LZ
UK
Tel: +44 1865 875896
Fax: +44 1865 876346
charlie.rapple@tbicommunications.com
www.tbicommunications.com
The programme (see www.uksg.org/event/conference10) includes a diverse mix of speakers:
* Conrad Wolfram on "the new era of knowledge"
* Carol Tenopir on measuring the return on university investment in libraries
* James Pringle (Thomson) on citation impact and research evaluation
And there are 28 breakout sessions
- beginners' sessions, practical guides, case studies
- technology, licensing, metrics, business models
- e-books, e-journals, e-textbooks
- preservation, digitisation, data visualisation
- publishers, librarians, agents, vendors.......
BOOKING CLOSES TOMORROW!
http://www.uksg.org/event/conference10/book
For further information, please contact Charlie Rapple as below.
___________________
Charlie Rapple
Head of Marketing Development
TBI Communications
62A Church Road
Wheatley, Oxford OX33 1LZ
UK
Tel: +44 1865 875896
Fax: +44 1865 876346
charlie.rapple@tbicommunications.com
www.tbicommunications.com
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Anianet seeking feedback on posting call for papers to Chinese researchers
ALPSP member Anianet (www.anianet.com) is a free English-language professional network connecting Chinese scholars to their peers in Europe and America. Since launching in late 2009, Anianet has helped connect thousands of Chinese academics, scientists, and researchers to their western counterparts.
Anianet's members are interested in finding out which journals are interested in and/or actively soliciting manuscripts from Chinese scholars. In response to this feedback, they are exploring the notion of a call for papers newsletter that would be distributed to the Anianet community on a regular basis. The idea is that publishers (and meeting/conference organizers soliciting proposals as well) could, for a small fee, efficiently connect with the Chinese authoring community via these Anianet newsletters.
Anianet are soliciting feedback as to whether ALPSP members would see this as a useful tool to grow their visibility among Chinese authors and would appreciate any constructive feedback regarding this idea.
To comment, join the discussion on the ALPSP LinkedIn group.
Ian Russell
Anianet's members are interested in finding out which journals are interested in and/or actively soliciting manuscripts from Chinese scholars. In response to this feedback, they are exploring the notion of a call for papers newsletter that would be distributed to the Anianet community on a regular basis. The idea is that publishers (and meeting/conference organizers soliciting proposals as well) could, for a small fee, efficiently connect with the Chinese authoring community via these Anianet newsletters.
Anianet are soliciting feedback as to whether ALPSP members would see this as a useful tool to grow their visibility among Chinese authors and would appreciate any constructive feedback regarding this idea.
To comment, join the discussion on the ALPSP LinkedIn group.
Ian Russell
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
ALPSP Seminar: The Future of Academic Book Publishing, 18 March
Chair: Sam Bruinsma, Brill Publishing
British Institute of Radiology, London
This ALPSP one-day seminar provides a unique opportunity to consider both the present situation facing academic and scholarly publishers of all shapes and sizes, and the likely direction for the business of academic book publishing in the immediate future.
The keynote will be delivered by Paul DeCillis who is Director of Online Publishing at the American Institute of Physics who considers the present market for eBooks and looks forward to what we can expect in a rapidly changing environment - AIP have recently launched their own eBook platform.
The 'where are we currently?' theme is then picked up by consideration of the soon to be published 'ALPSP Scholarly Book Publishing' survey results. The place of third party suppliers such as the aggregators is considered as is the place for print in today's digital world. An expert overview of the latest eBook technologies follows a discussion of the likely impact of the looming Google Book Settlement. The expert panel of speakers then provide answers to questions from delegates before the Chair sums up.
Who should attend: all those concerned with strategies for developing book content from an Editorial, Sales, or Marketing background. Librarians interested in how scholarly book publishing is changing and developing will also find the seminar of interest.
Speakers:
Paul DeCillis, Director of Online Publishing, American Institute of Physics
Laura Cox, Managing Director, Frontline Global Marketing Services
Linda Bennett, Gold Leaf
Martin Marlow, CEO, Maverick Marketing
Richard Padley, Managing Director, Semantico
Sarah Stamford, Project Manager, eBooks@Cambridge
Further information: www.alpsp.org or events@alpsp.org
British Institute of Radiology, London
This ALPSP one-day seminar provides a unique opportunity to consider both the present situation facing academic and scholarly publishers of all shapes and sizes, and the likely direction for the business of academic book publishing in the immediate future.
The keynote will be delivered by Paul DeCillis who is Director of Online Publishing at the American Institute of Physics who considers the present market for eBooks and looks forward to what we can expect in a rapidly changing environment - AIP have recently launched their own eBook platform.
The 'where are we currently?' theme is then picked up by consideration of the soon to be published 'ALPSP Scholarly Book Publishing' survey results. The place of third party suppliers such as the aggregators is considered as is the place for print in today's digital world. An expert overview of the latest eBook technologies follows a discussion of the likely impact of the looming Google Book Settlement. The expert panel of speakers then provide answers to questions from delegates before the Chair sums up.
Who should attend: all those concerned with strategies for developing book content from an Editorial, Sales, or Marketing background. Librarians interested in how scholarly book publishing is changing and developing will also find the seminar of interest.
Speakers:
Paul DeCillis, Director of Online Publishing, American Institute of Physics
Laura Cox, Managing Director, Frontline Global Marketing Services
Linda Bennett, Gold Leaf
Martin Marlow, CEO, Maverick Marketing
Richard Padley, Managing Director, Semantico
Sarah Stamford, Project Manager, eBooks@Cambridge
Further information: www.alpsp.org or events@alpsp.org
MUDL - New working group on management data
This week sees the launch of a new group whose aim is to bring together publishers, aggregators and librarians to work for improved management data for academic libraries. The groups’s press release can be found at http://www.libr.port.ac.uk/press_release/
Terms of reference for the Group, perhaps appropriately called Managing and Understanding Data in Libraries (MUDL) are also available, at http://www.libr.port.ac.uk/press_release/terms.html
For more information about MUDL, contact ian.mayfield@port.ac.uk or sarah.weston@port.ac.uk
Terms of reference for the Group, perhaps appropriately called Managing and Understanding Data in Libraries (MUDL) are also available, at http://www.libr.port.ac.uk/press_release/terms.html
For more information about MUDL, contact ian.mayfield@port.ac.uk or sarah.weston@port.ac.uk
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