October
6, 2004
Wolters Kluwer
Redefines Publishing
UK educational publisher
Nelson Thornes, part of Wolters Kluwer Education, unveiled a new publishing
program of teaching and learning resources aimed at transforming learning.
Nelson Thornes Managing Director Fred Grainger said the program's aim
will be redefining the role Nelson Thornes will play in the classroom
of the future. The program includes "fully integrating print based materials
with electronic resources to provide a launch pad for wider learning
opportunities that motivate students and enrich lessons," he says. "Our
electronic resources will dovetail seamlessly with our textbook publishing
to facilitate a wide variety of teaching and learning styles."
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Pearson to Move
K-12 Publishing to Boston
Pearson Education
plans to move its K-12 school publishing group -- and 500 jobs -- from
Needham, Massachusetts to Boston next spring, as a way to take advantage
of the city's relationship as a publishing center. Pearson will relocate
its School Publishing Group to The Newbry, the landmark building formerly
known as the New England Life Building, in Back Bay. The relocation
enlarges the Boston footprint of the company's influential publishing
businesses. With this move, Pearson Education will have 1,200 Boston-based
employees, including 700 in Pearson's Higher Education Group located
at 75 Arlington Street.
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Copyright Infringement
Lawsuit Filed Against Against Copy Center
According to The
New Hampshire, the student publication of the University of New Hampshire,
Ron Gary, owner of Durham Copy, of Durham, New Hampshire, is being sued
by a a group of publishing companies and researchers for copyright infringement.
The five groups, American Psychological Association, Elsevier Limited,
Pearson Education, Inc., Sage Publications, Inc., and John Wiley & Sons,
Inc., allege that Durham Copy has failed to get copyright permission
for course packets copied at the store. The lawsuit is being coordinated
the Copyright Clearance Center. For the full article, click
here.
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Hurricanes Affect
TAA Offices
Hurricane Jeanne
wreaked havoc on TAA's offices in Tampa, Florida last week. "It
has been unbelievable down here -- 'Jeanne' got us pretty good," says
TAA Office Manager Janet Tucker. "There are trees everywhere." Although
Tampa missed the worst of the storms that ravaged Florida, its effect
is still being felt there. Tucker was forced to evacuate twice because
of the hurricanes, but is now back at work.
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TAA Now Accepts
Business Card-Sized Ads
If you would like
to place a business card-sized ad, or any size ad, in the December issue
of The Academic Author, or on the TAA website please contact TAA's new
advertising manager, Aaron Gregerson, at AMGreger5431@webmail.winona.edu.
For ad rates and submission form, click
here.
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2005 TAA Convention
To Be Held In Las Vegas
TAA's 2005 annual
convention will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada June 22 to 25. Jay Black
and John Wakefield will serve as co-chairs.
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TAA Welcomes
Advertising on Web Site, in Print Newsletter
If you would like
to place an ad in the June issue of The Academic Author, or on the TAA
website, please contact TAA's new advertising manager, Aaron Gregerson,
at (507) 452-2029 or AMGreger5431@webmail.winona.edu.
For ad rates and submission form, click
here.
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