• The 2010 PROSE Awards is now accepting submissions! Visit www.proseawards.com to enter by Monday, November 1, 2010!
• Publishers Express Concern over Government Mandates on Journal Articles
• Allan Adler Testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Government Mandates on Journal Articles
• 2009 Annual PSP Journals Statistics Questionnaire
• Letter from AAP & DC Principles in Opposition to the Federal Research Public Access Act, H.R. 5037
• PSP Letter to The Honorable Bart Gordon, Chairman, Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives
• Download the PSP Spring 2010 Bulletin
• Scholarly Publishers Push for Collaboration to Advance Scientific Communications and Public Access: Administration urged not to impose access mandates
• AAP & DC Principles Comments to the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
• Click here for more information on the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
• Publishers have expressed opposition to the Federal Research Public Access Act, S. 1373




• U.S. Publishers Endorse International Joint Statement on Open Access Debate
• Key Points: How the Fair Copyright in Research Works Act Protects Copyright and Advances Science and Scientific Publishing
• Publishers Welcome Legislation to Protect Copyright in Research Works
• Publishers and scholarly societies sign letter to Obama-Biden Transition Project in support of copyright protection for scientific, technical and medical journals publishing
• Click here for more information on the Fair Copyright In Research Works Act

 

 

 

 

Seminars & Conferences

• Usage Statistics and Publishers: Implementation and New Insights
  Monday September 20th, 2010
  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
  Online Registration Form
  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   
  
  The programs are targeted to staff new to electronic publishing at member organizations and address the transition underway from print to the electronic side of scholarly and professional publishing. 
  In-person spaces are limited to 18 but webinar spaces are unlimited
  IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE IS SOLD OUT - WEBINAR SPACES ARE STILL AVAILABLE
  Course Information
  Online Registration Form
  Registration Form
• Social Media and Networking in PSP Publishing
  Thursday October 14th, 2010
  12:00-3:00pm
  Association of American Publishers
  71 Fifth Avenue
  New York, NY 10003
  Course Information
  Registration Form
• Professional, Scholarly & Academic Books:
  The Basic Boot Camp
  Friday, November 5th, 2010
  9:00am-5:00pm
  CQ Press Offices
  2300 N Street, NW
  Washington, DC
  If you have less than three years' experience with professional, scholarly, and academic book publishing this course will provide an overview of the industry. Or, if you have spent most of your career working in one aspect of PSP publishing and want to learn about other PSP job functions, you should attend.
  Course Information
  Program
  Registration Form

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