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Association for Documentary Editing: US organisation established to encourage good practice in documentary editing by promoting cooperation and information exchange among editors. Responsible for setting standards regarding documentary editions, the group provides access to a range of projects, a quarterly publication entitled Documentary Editing, and news, events, and meetings of the group.
Author: Association for Documentary Editing
Subjects: publishing studies, writing skills
DeweyClass: 808.027
Resource type: documents
Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers: ALPSP is a meeting point for those involved in the publication of academic and professional books and journals.
Author: ALPSP: Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers
Subjects: publishing studies, university publishers
DeweyClass: 070.5
Resource type: institution
Author-Friendly Electronic Submission to SGML-based Academic Journal: Article detailing a program established that enables authors to submit journal contributions electronically using SGML. Benefits and drawbacks of such a program for authors and publishers are discussed.
Author: Ishizuka, Hidehiro
Subjects: publishing studies, sgml
DeweyClass: 070.5
Resource type: article
Book Industry Study Group Inc: A not-for profit research organisation with members from the publishing community. Aims to provide accurate and current research information about the industry for its members and others. Includes the BISAC Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Guide.
Author: Book Industry Study Group
Subjects: electronic data interchange, publishing studies
DeweyClass: 384
Resource type: institution
Books for Academics: Provides access to online catalogues and subject-specific information held by academic publishers. Subjects are arranged in categories such as Humanities and Social Sciences, Business and Professional, Education, Reference, and Scientific, Technical and Medical. Also includes an alphabetical list of publishers.
Author: Exeter University
Subjects: publishing studies
DeweyClass: 070.5
Resource type: index
Colophon Page: Concerned with 20th century illustrated books. Includes a gallery for the exhibition of fine book and related arts, catalogues of books available for sale, and the Colophon Journal which is designed to explore the publishing paradigms created by the World Wide Web.
Author: Colophon Page
Subjects: arts publishers, international publishers, publishing studies
DeweyClass: 070.5
Resource type: productinfo
Comparing Electronic Journals to Print Journals: Are There Savings?: Paper comparing the costs of traditional publishing methods with electronic opportunities.
Author: Fisher, Janet H.
Subjects: electronic journal costs, electronic publishing, publishing studies
DeweyClass: 070.5
Resource type: article
Handpress: Information about the history and process of handpress printing. Documents printers who employ handpresses and their publications, and provides details of related exhibitions, study opportunities, workshops, and conferences. Also lists museums and libraries worldwide which have handpresses on display, with links to Web pages where available.
Author: Rummonds, Richard-Gabriel
Subjects: printing history, publishing studies
DeweyClass: 070.5
Resource type: documents
Imaging Web: The Society for Imaging Science and Technology is an international non-profit society whose mission is to advance the understanding and application of imaging science and technology, with particular emphasis on image assessment in the areas of graphic arts, photo-finishing, non-impact printing, photo-polymers, silver halide, electronic imaging, image preservation, pre-press technologies, and hybrid imaging systems. Publications include the Journal of Imaging Science and Technology and the Journal of Electronic Imaging.
Author: Society for Imaging Science and Technology
Subjects: computer graphics, imaging science, publishing studies
DeweyClass: 006.6
Resource type: institution
Internet Writing Journal: Contains articles on improving writing skills, the publishing industry, journalism, screenwriting, business writing, writing markets, Internet writing, and scholarly articles on related topics.
Author: Writers Write
Subjects: journalism, publishing studies, writing skills
DeweyClass: 808.02
Resource type: magazine
Learned Publishing: Full text version of the journal from 1997 onwards, available free of charge. Contains articles covering major publishing issues such as peer review, consortia, linking, copyright, and licensing, and offers an email alerting service for new issues.
Author: Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers
Subjects: publishing studies
DeweyClass: 070.5
Resource type: journal
MagForum: Provides a listing of UK magazine publishers, together with a list of their titles and links to their webpages, an analysis of the industry structure, and details of magazine launches, closures, and events.
Author: Quinn, Tony
Subjects: publishing studies
DeweyClass: 070.5
Resource type: documents, index
Newspaper Society: Founded in 1836, the Newspaper Society represents and promotes the interests of Britain's regional and local newspaper publishers.
Author: Newspaper Society
Subjects: journalism, newspapers, publishing studies
DeweyClass: 072
Resource type: documents
PPA: Window on UK Magazine Media: Association of UK magazine publishers.
Author: Periodical Publishers Association
Subjects: british publishers, publishing studies
DeweyClass: 070.5
Resource type: magazine index
Psymon Web Bindery: Resource tracing the history of the printing industry, giving examples of decorative initials, which may be downloaded and used freely, and masterpieces in typography and page decoration from the days of Gutenberg and throughout the 17th century. Also provides information about the legend of Koster, thought to have invented printing, and offers examples of digital art and Web page designs.
Author: Koster, Ron
Subjects: printing history, publishing studies
DeweyClass: 070.5
Resource type: documents
Publishers Association: A representative body for book and journal publishers in the UK. Includes information on the associations specialist divisions, and contact details for the association.
Author: Publishers Association
Subjects: publishing studies
DeweyClass: 070.5
Resource type: institution
Publishers' Catalogs: Publishers' web sites listed by country. Twenty-eight countries are listed along with links to international and multinational sites, and other links related to publishing.
Author: Scott, Peter
Subjects: european publishers, international publishers, publishing studies
DeweyClass: 070.5
Resource type: index
PubList.com: Database of over 150,000 international print and electronic publications including magazines, journals, e-journals, newsletters, and monographs. Provides access to publication information including, titles, formats, publisher addresses, editor contacts, circulation data, and ISSN/ISBN numbers.
Author: Brown and Associations
Subjects: publishing studies
DeweyClass: 070.5
Resource type: reference data
Scottish Publishers Association: Trade association of around 80 Scottish publishers, founded in 1974, which helps its members to market their books and is a source of information about publishing in general for publishers, the media and the public. Online information includes the Scottish bestsellers list and a directory of all members, with web sites, postal addresses and telephone numbers.
Author: Scottish Publishers Association
Subjects: publishing studies
DeweyClass: 070.5
Resource type: institution, news
SHARP Web: Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing: Extensive collection of resources on the history of print culture.
Author: Leary, Patrick
Subjects: book studies, publishing studies
DeweyClass: 070.5
Resource type: index
Spartacus Internet Encyclopedia: Journalists and Newspapers 1700-1945: Biographies of journalists, publishers, illustrators, artists, and cartoonists, such as Charles Dickens, John Tenniel, William Blake, and William Hogarth. Also covers newspapers and journals, both national and provincial, including The Times, The Edinburgh Review, and Blackwood's Magazine, as well as radical 19th century publications like The Poor Man's Guardian and The Black Dwarf.
Author: Spartacus Educational
Subjects: british history 1100-1800, journalism, newspapers, publishing studies
DeweyClass: 072
Resource type: biography, documents
Spartacus Internet Encyclopedia: Publishers: Biographical information on prominent British book and newspaper publishers.
Author: Spartacus Educational
Subjects: publishing studies
DeweyClass: 070.5
Resource type: biography, documents
Studies in Bibliography: Annual journal discussing interest in books and manuscripts, maps, printing, the graphic arts, bibliography and textual criticism. Full text of all issues from 1947 available.
Author: University of Virginia Bibliographic Society
Subjects: book studies, publishing studies
DeweyClass: 010
Resource type: document
theBookseller.com: Provides daily news and comment about the book business. The site also includes opinion, blogs, author profiles and features about the book business, as well as an extensive and searchable archive of previously published content. Subscribers can gain access to th official UK Top 50 plus more detailed charts updated daily. The site also includes a comprehensive database of publishing jobs available online in the UK. Most of the published content is available only to subscribers, however the site is accessible to all users with a selection of content made free to view daily. In addition, the blog pages are freely accessible to all users.
Author: The Bookseller
Subjects: book studies, publishing studies
DeweyClass: 070.5
Resource type: magazine
Who Owns John Sutherland?: Article evaluating the role of publishers in controlling and charging for the use of the material freely contributed by authors. It concludes that the state of science publishing is bad and getting worse, and that subservience is as corrosive in journalism as it is in academic research.
Author: Sutherland, John
Subjects: intellectual property, publishing studies
DeweyClass: 070.5
Resource type: article