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A periodic alerting service leading you to information relevant to the professional and scholarly publishing industry
No. 29, November 30, 2009
Table of Contents
1. What’s New on the PSP Web Site
2. PSP Education and Training Programs
3. Other Programs of Interest
4. New Job Postings
5. Suggested Reading
1. What’s New on the PSP & AAP Web Sites?
On the AAP Web Site
Publishers Highlight Importance of Copyright at Capitol Hill Exposition
November 17th
http://www.publishers.org/main/PressCenter/Archicves/2009_November/PublishersHighlightImportanceofCopyrightatCapitolHillExposition.htm
Book Publishing Sales Post Gains in September
November 17th
http://www.publishers.org/main/PressCenter/Archicves/2009_November/BookPublishingSalesPostGainsinSeptember.htm
2. PSP Education and Training Programs
Early Bird Registration Discounts until December 31st!
PSP 2010 Annual Conference
The New Reality: Disruption, Innovation, Relevance
February 3rd - 5th, 2010
Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
Conference & Pre-Conference Program
Registration Form
Hotel information
Additional Information
Also:
Exhibitor Information
All details will be posted on the PSP website as they become available. For more information contact spinto@publishers.org.
3. Other Programs of Interest
BISG Webcast
BISAC Subject Headings:
Connecting Books and Readers
December 9th at 3:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time
FREE for BISG Members!
http://www.bisg.org/events-6-478-bisg-webcastbisac-subject-headingsconnecting-books-and-readers.php
4. New Job Postings
- BioMed Central, headquartered in London and part of the Springer group of publishers, is an STM (Science, Technology and Medicine) publisher seeking an Academic Sales Executive (Open Access). The Academic Sales Executive (Open Access) works closely with the Commercial Director, BioMed Central and Springer Academic Sales Directors, to maintain and build established academic library sales in defined territory, and proactively develop and achieve new revenue goals.
- The American Psychological Association is seeking a Director, Planning & Journals Operations. Duties include:
- Analyzes subscription numbers, rates and revenue distribution ($16M)
- Allocates of Electronic licensing and Royalty revenue ($18 M)
- Projects production expenses for all journal programs based on circulation, page count, frequency and other variables ($5M)
- Calculates Honoraria and Office Expenses due to Editorial Offices ($3M)
- Estimates Royalty payments due to the owners of contract journals ($.8M)
- Develops staffing models for APA, Freelance and Temporary personnel ($2.5M)
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 Worth Visiting
Announcement of the first annual World's Fair Use Day, January 12, 2010
http://publicknowledge.cmail2.com/T/ViewEmail/y/A8630E357742E547/3178E9CB6059647EC5EC08CADFFC107B
Electronic Frontier Foundation et al. have created "Copyright Watch" - a public website created to centralize resources on national copyright laws
www.copyright-watch.org.
For background information:
See http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=7820
Articles of Interest
Copyright & Intellectual Property
International Activists Launch Copyright Watch Website
IP news Agency – 11/22/09
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Electronic Information for Libraries (eIFL.net), and other international copyright experts joined together on November 13, 2009 to launch Copyright Watch -- a public website created to centralize resources on national copyright laws at www.copyright-watch.org.
Tech Tidbits: Copyright Matters
The Hill – 11/20/09
Two copyright related matters ... preliminary approval of Google's revised settlement agreement with the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers and the Motion Picture Association of America sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and ranking member Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), urging them to support the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, which would help crack down on copyright infringement.
eBooks
Professional and Scholarly Publishing Leads the Market for Ebooks by a Wide Margin
Scholarly Kitchen – 11/24/09
Professional and scholarly titles dominate the ebook market, and are destined to grow further. So why is the media looking the other way?
Who's Afraid of the E-book?
The Big Money – 11/24/09
Unfortunately, book publishers are wary of e-books. The devices are selling at an impressive pace, but a runaway content success has yet to emerge.
Publishers try to get into our good e-books
The Australian – 11/21/09
Cole says the availability of more e-readers will precipitate "aggressive digitalisation" by publishers, which will change the publishing landscape.
Google
A New Essay by Robert Darnton About Google and the Digital Future + Other ...
ResourceShelf (blog) – 11/30/09
The focus of the essay is Darnton telling the story of the days immediately before and after Google Book Search, Settlement 2.0 was released.
To read the Darnton essay, go to:
The New York Review of Books – 12/17/09
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/23518
French minister wants Europe to take on Google
Reuters – 11/27/09
European Union members want to create a joint project on the digitization of books, French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand said, challenging Google's plan to create a massive digital library.
Google bringing fee-based e-book service to Japan: report
MarketWatch – 11/25/09
But many leading publishers, such as Shueisha... Inc. and Shogakukan Inc., remain wary. Their opposition stems from Google's book search, which has raised copyright issues, the Japanese newspaper reported.
Revised Google Book deal disappoints many
eCampus News – 11/24/09
College and university library officials are largely disappointed with Google's decision to exclude non-English books from its digital library in a concession to critics of a proposed legal settlement, saying the move would cut Google's massive online collection in half and could hamper campus research.
Post Tech explains Google's revised book settlement: video
Washington Post (blog) – 11/24/09
Judge and Justice urged to heavily scrutinize the new deal between Google and the Association of American Publishers and Authors Guild.
ALA Issues Guide to Amended Google Agreement
Library Journal – 11/23/09
... reached by Google and plaintiffs the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers, with emphasis on those changes relevant to libraries.
China backs writers in fight against Google Books
AFP – 11/20/09
The Google Books project has also raised objections from authors and publishers in the United States, France, Germany and others.
Business Digest: Judge backs revised Google Books deal
Washington Post – 11/20/09
Judge granted preliminary approval Thursday to a revised settlement between Google and authors and publishers.
French publishers slam new Google book proposals
AFP – 11/20/09
French book publishers gave a hostile reception Thursday to new proposals by the Internet giant Google to clear the way for millions of books to be digitized.
Judge Gives Preliminary Approval to Google Deal, Sets Feb. 18 for Final Hearing
PW – 11/19/09
Judge Denny Chin has given his preliminary approval to the Google Book Search settlement agreement and set February 18 as the date for the final fairness hearing.
Third Time a Charm for Google Books Hearing?
Wall Street Journal (blog) – 11/19/09
The move comes six days after Google and the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers submitted a new version of their settlement.
Google still has 'de facto monopoly' over orphans, experts warn
The Bookseller – 11/19/09
James Grimmelmann, associate professor at New York Law School, said: "Google would be retaining a de facto monopoly, but sharing some of the profits from it, while keeping itself in the dominant position."
Maybe Google Should Give Up The Google Book Search Ghost
eWeek – 11/20/09
Google Book Search is more than a massive undertaking to organize the world's books online and make them available to users.
Chinese Authors Turn up Heat on Google Over Book Scanning
PC World – 11/19/09
In the US, authors and publishers launched a class-action lawsuit against the company in 2005. The parties last week gave the court a requested revision.
Higher Education
Final Chapter for Texas Textbooks?
Education Week (subscription) – 11/20/09
With the state moving toward online material, textbooks could be going the way of slide rules and Big Chief tablets in Texas classrooms.
Net Neutrality
Keeping cyberspace open to the public
BBC News – 11/28/09
The debate about net neutrality and whether internet service providers should be allowed to control certain types of traffic.
Comments on net neutrality irk AT& T
Washington Post – 11/25/09
Net neutrality rules are being crafted by federal regulators that would restrict Internet service providers such as AT&T from blocking or prioritizing content on the Web.
Baker talks net neutrality, spectrum
The Hill – 11/24/09
Meredith Attwell Baker, the newest Republican member of the Federal Communications Commission, spends most of her time thinking about the Internet--debating questions about whether it should be regulated, how it should be expanded and where the FCC can find the necessary airwaves to do so.
We Need To Put Our Foot Down On Net Neutrality
Huffington Post (blog) – 11/24/09
Net Neutrality is what makes the Internet so great -- and so vital for innovation and creativity.
Mobile groups protest proposed net neutrality rules
San Francisco Chronicle – 11/23/09
A month ago, the US Federal Communications Commission began a proceeding to create formal net neutrality rules for broadband providers.
Obama's deputy technology officer McLaughlin: Free speech is net-neutrality ...
Washington Post (blog) – 11/23/09
Bringing that back to the United States, the Obama administration views free speech and net neutrality as “intrinsically linked.”
New York City Joins Network Neutrality Debate
PC Magazine – 11/20/09
Several New York City Council members are considering a resolution urging the Federal Communications Commission to adopt net neutrality.
NYC Considers Net Neutrality Resolution
eWeek – 11/20/09
Resolution 712A-2007 asks the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) and Congress to set "firm net neutrality standards."
Timothy P. Carney: No neutrality in Google-funded net neutrality studies
Washington Examiner – 11/20/09
The study, led by professor Yochai Benkler, has provided fodder for advocates of net neutrality regulations, such as the Obama administration.
Minority Journalists Want Strong Net Neutrality Rules
Broadcasting & Cable – 11/19/09
A coalition of minority journalists is looking to drum up support for the FCC's proposed codification and expansion of FCC network neutrality guidelines.
ALA on Proposed Net Neutrality Rules
ResourceShelf (blog) – 11/19/09
ALA believe an open Internet benefits all. Chairman Genachowski is heading in the right direction by revising and expanding the principles of net neutrality.”
Essays expound flaws of net neutrality
The Hill – 11/19/09
Companies against net neutrality will hail it as a brilliant collection of articulate arguments.
Open Access & Institutional Repositories
Oberlin Adopts Open Access for Faculty Research
Inside Higher Ed – 11/23/09
... in peer reviewed journals. The move, similar to those taken by faculties at several research universities, reflects support for the open access movement.
Scientific & Scholarly Publishing
Nobel laureates appeal for open access
Chemistry World – 11/17/09
Curl suggests that institutions could pay a substantial annual fee for a license for their employees to publish in existing open access journals.
General Interest
Book trade: One chapter closes
guardian.co.uk – 11/27/09
Publishers and booksellers must learn to succeed without it. Some have. Big is suffering, but small is not.
E-Reader Race
Portfolio.com – 11/25/09
The first of a two-part series on the explosive growth of e-readers. According to an August report from the Association of American Publishers, electronic-book sales increased 177 percent, to $96.6 million, over 2008 numbers.
'The Cusp of Every Bibliomaniac's Dream'
Inside Higher Ed – 11/25/09
Is the term "out of print" now an anachronism? It is possible that I have too many books? Scott McLemee eavesdrops on planning for a brave new world.
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PSP Contributing Staff:
Sara Pinto, Director
Kate Kolendo, Project Manager
John Tagler, Executive Director