Going to the London Book Fair on Monday 20 April? Don’t forget the free ALPSP seminar, there is no need to book – just come along on the day.
Surviving the future - how authors' rights are impacting scholarly publishing
Westminster Room, Earls Court One – 12:30 – 13:30
Chair: John Cox, Director, John Cox Associates
Speakers:Fiona Kearney - Director, UK Business Development and Rights, Oxford University Press
Grace Baynes, Corporate PR Planner, Nature Publishing Group
Our seminar will concentrate on "Author's rights", based on findings from the ALPSP Scholarly Publishing Practice Survey (2008). When authors grant a licence to journal publishers to publish their articles, what they can do with this material in other ways - putting the accepted manuscript on their own or institutional website for example - is changing a great deal. Different publishers have different attitudes to how their journal article content is made available. While being concerned not to undermine the "exclusivity" of their own version, they are conscious that they have to find ways of accommodating institutional repositories and other routes. John Cox will be describing what the industry is currently doing, and two publishers will provide case-studies of their own experience. So while the seminar is based on the fact that copyright materials can be licensed, it will be more about the form of licensing than copyright as such.
Note: there is no charge to attend this seminar but delegates will need a visitor pass for the Book Fair to enter the Exhibition. To pre-register visit: http://www.londonbookfair.co.uk
For further information please contact Diane French (email) +44 (0)1827 709188
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Friday, 17 April 2009
Wednesday, 15 April 2009
Web Seminar: Improving the Copyediting Workflow: How Can Technology Help?
ALPSP has a close working relationship with SSP (the Society for Scholarly Publishing) and in fact we publish our journal, Learned Publishing, in cooperation with SSP.
We also occasionally cross-promote events and things that we think will be of interest to our members. A forthcoming web seminar ‘Improving the Copyediting Workflow’ is one such thing – details below!
Register now for the SSP/AAUP Web Seminar: Improving the Copyediting Workflow: How Can Technology Help?
May 7, 2009 - 1:00-2:30 PM EDT
The copyediting function is one of the most expensive and time-consuming parts of the publishing workflow, and has recently come under increasing scrutiny from publishers seeking cheaper and faster ways of delivering content to market. Over the last decade, a variety of tools, ranging from Microsoft Word macros to entire SGML/XML editing environments, have been deployed, using a variety of in-house and commercial expertise. This seminar explores the impact of technology on copyediting in the digital age. It features two case- studies from scholarly publishers who have reinvented their copyediting workflows, placed in context by a technical expert who will survey the latest developments in editing software.
Who should attend?
Full of practical suggestions and honest assessments, this seminar will be invaluable to production editors, managing editors, and senior management at small to medium-sized publishers of scholarly content. Under a new collaboration, both SSP and AAUP members are entitled to special "member-only" rates.Join us if you want to:
Benchmark your own copyediting workflow against successful publishers who have reinvented theirs.
Assess your organization's technology needs, and learn the pros and cons of different options.
Understand which copyediting tasks can be simplified through the application of technology, and which cannot.
Learn about the strategic issues involved in balancing in-house staffing with outsourced services.
Get practical tips for keeping copyediting projects on time, on budget, and under control.
Presenters:
John Muenning, University of Chicago Press
Michael Haskell, Columbia UP
Scott Beebe, Oxford University Press
Moderator:
Greg Suprock, VP & General Manager, Content Services, Cadmus Communications
Registration: Fees are $99 for SSP or AAUP members/$149 for non-members.
See the SSP Web site for additional details and to register: http://www.sspnet.org
Remember, with web seminars, all you need is a telephone and a computer with Internet access. Registration is per-computer; you can invite as many staff as you like to participate using a single speakerphone and projector. All participants receive a recording of the seminar after the event.
We also occasionally cross-promote events and things that we think will be of interest to our members. A forthcoming web seminar ‘Improving the Copyediting Workflow’ is one such thing – details below!
Register now for the SSP/AAUP Web Seminar: Improving the Copyediting Workflow: How Can Technology Help?
May 7, 2009 - 1:00-2:30 PM EDT
The copyediting function is one of the most expensive and time-consuming parts of the publishing workflow, and has recently come under increasing scrutiny from publishers seeking cheaper and faster ways of delivering content to market. Over the last decade, a variety of tools, ranging from Microsoft Word macros to entire SGML/XML editing environments, have been deployed, using a variety of in-house and commercial expertise. This seminar explores the impact of technology on copyediting in the digital age. It features two case- studies from scholarly publishers who have reinvented their copyediting workflows, placed in context by a technical expert who will survey the latest developments in editing software.
Who should attend?
Full of practical suggestions and honest assessments, this seminar will be invaluable to production editors, managing editors, and senior management at small to medium-sized publishers of scholarly content. Under a new collaboration, both SSP and AAUP members are entitled to special "member-only" rates.Join us if you want to:
Benchmark your own copyediting workflow against successful publishers who have reinvented theirs.
Assess your organization's technology needs, and learn the pros and cons of different options.
Understand which copyediting tasks can be simplified through the application of technology, and which cannot.
Learn about the strategic issues involved in balancing in-house staffing with outsourced services.
Get practical tips for keeping copyediting projects on time, on budget, and under control.
Presenters:
John Muenning, University of Chicago Press
Michael Haskell, Columbia UP
Scott Beebe, Oxford University Press
Moderator:
Greg Suprock, VP & General Manager, Content Services, Cadmus Communications
Registration: Fees are $99 for SSP or AAUP members/$149 for non-members.
See the SSP Web site for additional details and to register: http://www.sspnet.org
Remember, with web seminars, all you need is a telephone and a computer with Internet access. Registration is per-computer; you can invite as many staff as you like to participate using a single speakerphone and projector. All participants receive a recording of the seminar after the event.
Wednesday, 8 April 2009
Free online seminar on the Google Books Settlement
Those following the Google Book Settlement (or trying to) will be interested in an upcoming web-based information session offered by the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC). Details and signup information are below.
CCC is offering a free, informational online seminar titled The Authors Guild, AAP, Google Settlement: What Authors & Publishers Need to Know as May 5th Approaches on Tuesday, April 14th at 12:00 pm ET / 16:00 GMT. This session features publishing attorney and copyright expert, Lois Wasoff, who will focus on key points of the settlement to help publishers, authors and literary agents understand their options as the opt-out date of May 5th approaches.
For more information and to register, visit the CCC website.
CCC is offering a free, informational online seminar titled The Authors Guild, AAP, Google Settlement: What Authors & Publishers Need to Know as May 5th Approaches on Tuesday, April 14th at 12:00 pm ET / 16:00 GMT. This session features publishing attorney and copyright expert, Lois Wasoff, who will focus on key points of the settlement to help publishers, authors and literary agents understand their options as the opt-out date of May 5th approaches.
For more information and to register, visit the CCC website.
Tuesday, 7 April 2009
Accessibility Action Group Newsletter just posted
It must be newsletter day!
Issue 5 of the Publisher Accessibility Newsletter is now available. This is produced quarterly by industry trade bodies and licensing/standards organisations under the umbrella of the ‘Accessibility Action Group’ and is "designed to help publishers meet the precise
requirements of people with reading impairments".
Inside you will find an overview of current activities in progress – both in the UK and abroad. We hope you will find the information contained in this document both interesting and educational.
Issue 5 of the Publisher Accessibility Newsletter is now available. This is produced quarterly by industry trade bodies and licensing/standards organisations under the umbrella of the ‘Accessibility Action Group’ and is "designed to help publishers meet the precise
requirements of people with reading impairments".
Inside you will find an overview of current activities in progress – both in the UK and abroad. We hope you will find the information contained in this document both interesting and educational.
Latest issue of our e-newsletter, ALPSP Alert, now available!
The April issue of ALPSP Alert, our monthly e-newsletter, is now available and is FREE to everyone at ALPSP member organizations.
To access ALPSP Alert you will have to login to the website - www.alpsp.org - (you can request a username and password from the homepage if you need one).
Please note that you may need to refresh the page after logging in for the link to ALPSP Alert to appear.
To access ALPSP Alert you will have to login to the website - www.alpsp.org - (you can request a username and password from the homepage if you need one).
Please note that you may need to refresh the page after logging in for the link to ALPSP Alert to appear.
Monday, 6 April 2009
ALPSP Awards 2009
Applications are invited for the 2009 Awards - Best New Journal, Publishing Innovation and new for 2009, Best eBook Publisher. The winners will be announced at the Awards Dinner on 10 September at the ALPSP International Conference. The closing date for applications for all three awards is 17 June 2009. Full Details; Download brochure (pdf).
ALPSP Award for Publishing Innovation
sponsored by EBSCO
ALPSP Award for Best New Journal
sponsored by DHL Global Mail
ALPSP Award for Best eBook Publisher
sponsored by Ingram Digital
ALPSP Award for Publishing Innovation
sponsored by EBSCO
ALPSP Award for Best New Journal
sponsored by DHL Global Mail
ALPSP Award for Best eBook Publisher
sponsored by Ingram Digital
Society of Indexers: Wheatley Medal
The Society of Indexers invites publishers to submit nominations for the prestigious Wheatley Medal for an outstanding index.
Indexes published between 1 January 2008 and 30 April 2009 are eligible for nomination and the deadline for nominations is 30 April 2009.
Further information and the nomination form are available from the Society of Indexers' website.
Indexes published between 1 January 2008 and 30 April 2009 are eligible for nomination and the deadline for nominations is 30 April 2009.
Further information and the nomination form are available from the Society of Indexers' website.
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