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No. 42, June 30, 2010
Table of Contents
1. What’s New on the PSP and AAP Web Sites?
2. PSP Education and Training Programs
3. Other Programs of Interest
4. New Job Postings
5. Suggested Reading
6. Congratulations to Jerry Cowhig, newly awarded Member of the British Empire (MBE) “for services to science”.
1. What’s New on the PSP & AAP Web Sites?
On the PSP Web Site
Letter to John Holdren, Director of OSTP, by Reps. Issa and Maloney regarding issues related to public information and access
http://pspcentral.org/documents/2010-06-28IssaMaloneytoHoldrenOSTPletteronpublicaccesspolicy.pdf
2009 Annual PSP Journals Statistics Questionnaire
http://www.publishers.org/main/IndustryStats/IndStats/indStats_01_01.htm
On the AAP Web Site
AAP Reports 11.8% Increase in Book Sales through April
Book sales tracked by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) for the month of April increased by 24.8% percent in April to $629.8 million and were up by 11.8 percent for the year through April.
http://www.publishers.org/main/PressCenter/Archicves/aprilstats.htm
2. PSP Education and Training Programs
Guest Speakers
PSP Journals Committee: Guest Speaker
The PSP Journals Committee welcomes guest speaker Ed Colleran, Senior Director of International Relations at Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), who will talk about CCC’s latest initiatives with publishers.
Thursday, July 15th
12:00 - 1:00 pm
AAP/NY Office
PSP Books Committee: Guest Speaker
The PSP Books Committee welcomes guest speaker Roger Schonfeld, Manager, Research at Ithaka, who will talk about the Faculty Survey 2009 report and other projects.
Friday, July 16th
11:30am - 12:30 pm
AAP/NY Office
If you or a colleague would like to attend either or both of the above talks in person or via webinar, please contact Sara Pinto at spinto@publishers.org.
Seminars
Online Advertising 101: Where is The Current Market for Online Advertising?
Tuesday, July 20th
12:00-3:00pm
Association of American Publishers
71 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10003
This seminar is designed to offer a broad overview and market update to publishers with basic to intermediate level online advertising programs. A panel of advertising executives from the Professional and Scholarly journals market present and discuss their current offerings, the challenges of the current market, and the opportunities they see in the future
Course Information
Registration Form
Challenges of Copyright in a Global Publishing Environment
An Online Seminar
Thursday, July 29th
1:00-2:00pm (ET)
Webinar
Featuring an overview of global copyright fundamentals, this hour long session includes an interview with Copyright Clearance Center’s General Counsel, Fred Haber, conducted by PSP Vice President and Executive Director, John Tagler. John and Fred will discuss ways that different licensing methodologies affect the permission process, and they will touch on the complexities of global copyright in the publishing environment.
Webinar Information
Registration Form
Usage Statistics and Publishers: Implementation and New Insights
Monday September 20th
10:30am-3:30pm
CQ Press Offices
2300 N Street, NW
Washington, DC
Who should attend? Anyone involved in the publishing, marketing and sales of online journals, books and databases who is interested in quantitative measures of product performance, impact and status
Course Information
Registration Form
Fall Seminar Series on Selected Topics in Electronic Publishing
Tuesday, September 21st – 12:00-1:30pm
Tuesday, October 26th – 12:00-1:30pm
Tuesday, November 16th – 12:00-1:30pm
Tuesday, December 14th – 12:00-1:30pm
Association of American Publishers
71 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10003
Due to popular demand the PSP Electronic Information Committee (EIC) is holding it's fourth series of the Seminar Series on Selected Topics in Electronic Publishing with new topics and new speakers
Course Information
Registration Form
All details are posted on the PSP website www.pspcentral.org. For more information contact spinto@publishers.org.
3. Other Programs of Interest
TechTrends: ALA Annual 2010. A look back at the ALA Annual Conference from a library technology perspective.
July 13th (Webinar)
2:30 PM (EDT)
https://ala.ilinc.com/perl/ilinc/lms/event.pl?div_view=reg&event_user_id=
IFLA 2010: Open Access to Knowledge
August 11th – 15th
Gothenburg, Sweden
http://www.ifla.org/en/news/gothenburg-sweden-to-host-the-2010-ifla-world-library-and-information-congress
4. New Job Postings
- United Nations Publications is seeking a Manager, Distribution and Technology (Sales Officer) in New York. The Sales Officer is responsible for the following duties: • Oversees customer service, distribution and fulfillment operations for United Nations publications. • Analyzes and provides reports on publishing operations, sales activities and inventory transactions. • Analyzes and provides statistics and metrics on online access to United Nations publications and to the United Nations' e-bookstore • Develops and implements operational plans for digital distribution of existing content through various online sales channels. • Develops and implements print-on-demand plans for UN publications • and more…
- Alexander Street Press is seeking a Production Manager responsible for managing the company’s end-to-end production process for a portfolio of our online products, from sourcing of content through conversion and indexing to final release into live products. This demanding role will give you valuable experience at the cutting edge of digital publishing in a challenging and rewarding environment.
Visit http://www.pspcentral.org/jobOpenings/jobsOpenFrame.cfm to view these and other exciting career opportunities.
5. Suggested Reading
(Please note: some links may require passwords)
Web Sites of Interest
Futures Thinking for Academic Librarians: Higher Education in 2025
This new report from ACRL encourages academic librarians to consider the trends may affect the future of higher education and to develop strategies that will position them for the challenges that lie ahead. http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/issues/value/futures.cfm
NEH announces $20 million in awards and offers for 120 humanities projects
Among the categories in which grants were announced are Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities Grants which will allow scholars the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of advanced digital technology tools and methodologies in their research.
http://www.neh.gov/news/archive/20100610.html
Articles of Interest
Accessibility
Driving Home the Point on Accessibility
Inside Higher Ed – 6/30/10
The U.S. government reiterates its stand against inequitable e-reader pilot programs -- and rubs some in higher ed the wrong way.
WIPO Member States Discuss Key Copyright Issues
ag-IP-news Agency – 6/27/10
The Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), meeting from June 21-24 also reviewed the status of discussions on updating the rights of performers in their audiovisual performances, calling for concrete proposals to advance negotiations.
High Expectations This Week For Progress On Exceptions And Limitations At WIPO
Intellectual Property Watch (blog) – 6/22/10
Limitations and exceptions are once again a major topic at the 20th World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights running from 21-24 June. Delegations this week are discussing several draft proposals to improve access, in particular for visually impaired people, each with their own set of recommendation.
New copyright regulations coming to college campuses
District Dispatch – 6/15/10
Starting July 1,new copyright regulationswill apply to colleges that participate in federal student aid programs. T he regulations implement provisions of the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA) relating to copyright infringement on campus networks.
Copyright & Intellectual Property
Ken Auletta, Marybeth Peters to Address IFRRO in First U.S-based Annual Conference since 1989
PW – 6/28/10
The meeting, themed “Advancing Licensing Solutions for a Changing World: Collaborating, Adapting, Building, Advocating,” will bring together some 250 delegates from all over the world to discuss copyright related issues—from piracy, to broader legislative themes, and nuts and bolts practices, as well as hot topics of the day such as the Google books settlement.
GoogleDefeats Viacom's $1 Billion YouTube Suit
Publishers Weekly – 6/24/10
A New York court rejected Viacom’s $1 billion copyright infringement suit against the search engine giant over its popular YouTube service. In a ruling that stunned court-watchers, most of whom expected the case to almost certainly go to trial, the court granted Google’s motion for summary judgment. The court found that YouTube qualifies for protection from the potentially infringing acts of users under the safe harbor provision of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
YouTube wins case against Viacom
Google Public Policy Blog – 6/23/10
Today, the courtgrantedour motion for summary judgment in Viacom’s lawsuit with YouTube. This means that the court has decided that YouTube is protected by the safe harbor of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) against claims of copyright infringement. The decision follows established judicial consensus that online services like YouTube are protected when they work cooperatively with copyright holders to help them manage their rights online.
Reader Privacy Advocates Cheer As Justice Department Begins New Investigation...
Huffington Post (blog) – 6/18/10
The Campaign for Reader Privacy was organized in 2004 by the American Booksellers Association, the American Library Association, the Association of American Publishers, and PEN American Center. Its goal is to ensure that Americans can purchase and borrow books without fear that the government is reading over their shoulder.
eBooks
Amazon Downgraded On E-Book Rivalry Concerns
Wall Street Journal (subscription) – 6/28/10
Despite its early lead in the fast-growing e-book market, Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) faces growing competition from tech giants Google Inc. (GOOG) and Apple Inc. (AAPL), according to one analyst.
Yes, People Still Read, but Now It’s Social
New York Times – 6/18/10
Anyone reading on the Amazon Kindle can see highlights under passages that other people liked, a reminder that exchanging ideas can be more fruitful than solitary reflection.
E-Book Sales Grew in April, But More Slowly
Publishers Weekly – 6/16/10
E-book sales in April rose 127.9%, to $27.4 million, at the 13 publishers who supply results to the AAP’s monthly sales report.
Google
A Review of Google's Legal Woes
Internet Evolution – 6/21/10
Google faces pressure in a growing number of lawsuits that call its practices into question. These legal battles are embroiling the company on several fronts and involve issues of privacy and intellectual property that ultimately could affect many organizations worldwide.
GoogleBooks case still a run-on sentence
CNET – 6/21/10
The Google Books case drags on with no hint of when the six-year dispute might finally be settled. Googleand the plaintiffs agreed to settle the massive case in October 2008 but delays after delays havehave prevented Google from offering out-of-print yet copyright-protected books in its Google Book Search product.
Publishing CEOs Share Stage with Google Executive (video)
GalleyCat – 6/18/10
At The Big Money'sUntetheredconference on June 17th, we covered The Future of Book Publishing panel with an all-star lineup. In the video above, a publishing CEO shared thoughts about bundling and a Google executive offered publishing predictions.
Googlestrikes €30m deal with Austrian library
The Bookseller – 6/16/10
US lawsuits have been filed byauthors and publishersand more recently by photographers, and similar action is underway in France.
Higher Education
Budget Deal in North Carolina Minimizes Cuts
Inside Higher Ed – 6/30/10
A final legislative budget deal for North Carolina minimized cuts to higher education, and also gave both the community college and university systems flexibility on where to make those cuts, theAssociated Press reported.
How Race to the Top Could Inform ESEA Reauthorization
Education Week (subscription) – 6/29/10
The Obama administration's chief education initiative has shown that states are more than willing to pursue school reform if there's something in it for them, policy analyst Chad Aldeman writes.
The hidden cost of an education
Daily Cardinal (University of Wisconsin) – 6/28/10
Professor of chemistry and co-author of severalcollege textbooks,Paul Treichel has seen firsthand the costs of college rise exponentially.
Standardization and Savings
Inside Higher Ed – 6/24/10
Rio Salado College, a mostly online community college in Arizona, has taken an innovative tack: using the same printed textbooks in all sections of each course. And so far, it reports substantial savings for students and few complaints from faculty.
Professor pushes return to slow reading
USA Today – 6/19/10
At a time when people spend much of their time skimming websites, text messages and e-mails, an English professor at the University of New Hampshire is making the case for slowing down as a way to gain more meaning and pleasure out of the written word.
Digital Media Consumption Increases, Offering Hope for Journalists
Campus Progress – 6 /18/10
Numbers might suggest mean that actual books—the kind made out of paper—may become extinct. But that doesn’t mean the profession of journalism is dead, contrary to what some tried to tell me when I graduated from college in 2008. Physical books (as opposed to those on e-readers) sales tracked by the Association of American Publishers for the month of April increased by 24.8 percent to $629.8 million and were up by 11.8 percent for the year through April.
Libraries
Collections Strategies for Electronic Books
Information Outlook (subscription) – June 2010
Demand for e-books is growing faster than librarians and publishers had foreseen, but license and digital rights management restrictions are not keeping pace with users' needs.
Proving Value and Return on Investment
Information Outlook (subscription) – June 2010
Electronic resources can help information professionals tell a story about the contribution their library is making to the organization's goals.
Net Neutrality
Report: FCC Meeting with ISPs overNet Neutrality
PC Magazine – 6/22/10
The Federal Communications Commission is reportedly holding closed-door meetings with phone and cable companies in the hopes of coming to some sort of arrangement on how the agency regulates broadband Internet service.
The Fate of the Internet -- Decided in a Back Room
Huffington Post (blog) – 6/22/10
This is what a failed democracy looks like: After years of avid public support forNet Neutrality- involving millions of people from across the politicalspectrum, the federal regulator quietly huddles with industry lobbyists.
FCC ConfirmsNet NeutralityMeeting with Tech Execs
PC Magazine – 6/22/10
The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday admitted that it held closed-door meetings with top tech companies about open Internet issues.
Net NeutralityDoesn't Go Far Enough To Rescue the Internet
BNET – 6/21/10
Political tinkering like the Federal Communication Commission 3 to 2 vote to begin re-regulation of broadband and reverse the 2002 decision to deregulate Internet access will do squat to fix it. That explains thenet neutralityfight. Carriers want to make more and think that the information companies get a free ride, even though the carriers.
FCC to toughen internet rules
BBC News – 6/18/10
The stage has been set for what many predict will be an ugly fight over broadband plans for US citizens. That court ruling dealt a major blow to a central plank of the FCC's broadband plan callednet neutralitywhich demands that all data traffic be treatedequally.
FCC moves to gain more authority over broadband service
Los Angeles Times – 6/18/10
The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to start the controversial process of reclassifying high-speed Internet access to give the agency more authority over service providers to prevent disparate treatment of customers.
High-Speed Internet Rules Might Prove Costly
BusinessWeek – 6/17/10
According to a study released by New York Law School, proposed regulation of high-speed Internet service providers by the U.S. government could cost the economy at least $62 billion annually over the next five years and eliminate 502,000 jobs.
FCC to Consider First Step Toward Broadband Regulation
PC World – 6/16/10
A notice of inquiry follows a US appeals court decision in April saying the FCC did not have the authority to enforce informalnet neutralityrules in a case involving Comcast's throttling of some peer-to-peer traffic.
Open Access & Institutional Repositories
Springer Open Choice Uptake Affects 2011 Journal Pricing
Against the Grain – 6/29/10
Springer has analyzed the uptake of its open access option Open Choice for articles published in 2009 and is pleased to share its impact on 2011 pricing.
Springer Announces New Open-Access Journals
Chronicle of Higher Education – 6/28/10
The Springer publishing company today announced that it is setting up a new open-access journal program. CalledSpringerOpen, the program will initially include 12 new online-only, peer-reviewed journals in science, technical, and medical fields.
Article:Open Accessto the Scientific Journal Literature: Situation 2009
PLosOne – 6/23/10
Open Access(OA) can occur either via OA scientificjournals, or via authors posting manuscripts of articles published in subscriptionjournalsin open web. So far there have been few systematic studies showing how big the extent of OA is, in particular studies covering all fields of science.
Charles W. Bailey Jr. and His 21 Years ofOpen AccessPublishing
ResourceShelf (blog) – 6/21/10
PACS-L facilitated the establishment in August 1989 of The Public-Access Computer Systems Review (PACS Review), one of the firstopen access journals.
Universities can contribute millions to economy by adopting OA, says JISC...
Knowledgespeak – 6/17/10
Open access(OA) is the free online access to the outputs of publicly funded research. A JISC report reportedly shows that a single large university could contribute around £3 million annually to the research community as a whole simply by sharing knowledge through a more open route.
Scientific & Scholarly Publishing
Facing the Facts: University Presses in the Digital Age
PW – 6/22/10
The future is now: That's the message university and scholarly presses received at the annual meeting of the Association of American University Presses held in Salt Lake City from June 17 to 20. The conference, titled "Toward a Sustainable Future," conveyed a sense of urgency in dealing with the changes now facing scholarly publishing.
New impact factors yield surprises
The Scientist – 6/21/10
One journal rockets to 2nd place, its impact factor increasing more than 20 times over last year.
Assessing assessment
Nature – 6/17/10
Transparency, education and communication are key to ensuring that appropriate metrics are used to measure individual scientific achievement.
General Interest
BPI director joins PA as chief executive
The Bookseller – 6/29/10
The Publishers Association has appointed a replacement for outgoing chief executive Simon Juden. Richard Mollet, director of public affairs at the BPI, the body representing the UK recorded music business, will take on his new role at a date yet to be finalised.
Is the Focus on Devices and Not Readers a Big Mistake?
Publishing Perspectives – 6/22/10
The publishing media cloud has been obsessed with the introduction of new reading devices. For example, just yesterday, a flurry of posts announced the news of price drops for the Kindle and the Nook .
AAP Annual Sales Report
Publishers Weekly – 6/21/10
The 10 higher educationpublisherswho supply results to the AAP had a 112.8% sales increase in the month.
Pearson Leads the Pack
Publishers Weekly – 6/21/10
In 2009, even the world's largestbook publisherswere more concerned with coping with the recession than expansion. Pearson remained #1, with revenues from its educational operations and Penguin generating a total of $7.75 billion in 2009.
6. Jerry Cowhig, Managing Director, Institute of Physics, awarded MBE
http://publishing.iop.org/release
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PSP Contributing Staff:
Sara Pinto, Director
Kate Kolendo, Project Manager
John Tagler, Executive Director