September
11, 2007
Call
for Nominations: K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Awards Deadline
for receipt of materials: October 5, 2007
The K. Patricia
Cross Future Leaders Awards recognizes graduate students who show
exemplary promise as future leaders of higher education; who demonstrate
a commitment to developing academic and civic responsibility in
themselves and others; and whose work reflects a strong emphasis
on teaching and learning.
The awards
are sponsored by K. Patricia Cross, Professor Emerita of Higher
Education at the University of California-Berkeley. Please go
to the K. Patricia Cross page of Association of American Colleges
and Universities' (AAC&U) Web site for complete information:
Click
here
Eligibility:
All doctoral
level graduate students who are planning a career in higher education
are eligible, regardless of academic department. Applicants must
demonstrate:
1) Leadership
ability or potential for exercising leadership in teaching and
learning, with a strong commitment to academic and civic responsibility;
and
2) Leadership
or potential leadership in the development of others as leaders,
scholars, and citizens.
Nomination
Process:
A faculty
member or administrator must nominate the student, with a supporting
letter from a second faculty member or administrator. The following
materials must be submitted for an application to be considered:
1) a nomination
letter from a faculty member or administrator;
2) a supporting
letter from a second faculty member or administrator;
3) a statement
from the student indicating how he or she meets the award criteria;
4) a copy
of the student's curriculum vitae.
Nominations
can be submitted anytime, but no later than October 5, 2007. Nominees
must also complete an online form with all contact information:
Click
here. Only complete nominations will be considered.
The
Award:
The K. Patricia
Cross Future Leaders Awards provide financial support for graduate
students to attend AAC&U's 2008 Annual Meeting, which will
be held in Washington, DC, January 23-26, 2008. All award recipients
are required to attend the conference.
The awards
include travel, lodging, conference registration (up to $1,500
total), and a one-year affiliation with AAC&U, including subscriptions
to all AAC&U periodicals.
The awards
will be announced in December, 2007, and recognized at AAC&U's
Annual Meeting in January.
Contact Information:
Please contact Suzanne Hyers at hyers@aacu.org
or 202.387.3760 with any questions.
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CCC
to hold seminar on book indexing basics
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Seth
Maislin
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The Copyright
Clearance Center (CCC) will be holding a free one-hour conference
call discussion on book indexing with Seth Maislin on Thursday,
September 27 at 2 p.m. Eastern. Maislin, a freelance indexer,
information architect consultant, and president of the American
Society of Indexers (ASI), will address a range of issues
including the basics of good indexing; the first steps toward
writing an index; as well as how to judge index quality. Authors,
editors, publishers, readers and potential indexers alike will
gain a wealth of insights in an aspect of book publishing too
often (and unjustly) underestimated. Space is limited. To
register, send your name and e-mail address to beyondthebook@copyright.com Registrants
will receive e-mail confirmation with instructions on dialing
in to this toll-free conference call discussion.
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Free
seminar on copyright
The Copyright
Clearance Center (CCC) will be holding a free seminar, "Copyrighting
and Protecting Your Work," September 19th from 7 p.m. to 8:30
p.m. at the offices of Bisson & Barcelona, 5 Dyment Way, Barrington,
New Hampshire. The seminar is open to the first 15 people. It
will address such common questions and misconceptions as "Can
I copyright an idea?" and "If it's published on the Web, then
copyright law doesn't apply." CCC's Director of Author Relations
Christopher Kenneally will detail the copyright registration process
and outline opportunities for licensing one's work once it it
copyrighted. Handouts will be available, including sample registration
forms from the U.S. Copyright Office.
Register for
this seminar: Click
here
The program
will also be released as a free podcast on www.beyondthebook.com
later this Fall.
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Attend three-day course on textbook effectiveness
The University
of Utrecht (Netherlands) and the University of Stirling (Scotland)
will be holding a three-day course on textbook writing and design
at the University of Utrecht, Februrary 20-22, 2008.
The course,
"Good Books, Bad Books: What makes an effective textbook?", will
include discussions about why textbooks should be evaluated and
what should be evaluated; practical and theoretical approaches;
parallel sessions on the pedagogical approach of textbooks and
evaluating the publisher, and a presentation and summary of conclusions
from those discussions; parallel sessions on selecting and organizing
content and textbooks and the curriculum, and a presentation and
summary of conclusions from those discussions; and a case study
of textbook design and presentation. Course leaders are Arno Reints,
director of CLU, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands, and James
McCall, Centre for Publishing Studies at the University of Stirling.
The conference
fee is 550 Euros ($764.56). For more information on the conference
or to register, email course leader Arno Reints at a.reints@clu.nl
Download
an informational PDF brochure (436 K)
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TAA
member wins award for historical fiction
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Helen
Gordon
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At the Hollywood
Book Festival 2007, TAA member Helen Gordon earned an award for
best book in the category of historical fiction. The contest was
judged on the basis of the author's story-telling ability plus
the potential for the novel to translate into other media such
as a movie or television series.
Her novel,
titled Voice of the Vanquished: The Story of the Slave Marina
and Hernan Cortes, is about authentic historical figures (realistically
depicted) who changed the fate of two continents. Marina, one
of 20 slaves given to Hernan Cortes by the natives of Tabasco,
spoke Mayan as well as her native Nahuatl. She quickly learned
Spanish, became Cortes' interpreter, and enabled him to form alliances
with the enemies of Moctezuma II.
After Cortes
conquered the Aztecs, Marina bore Cortes a son from a love greater
than a master and a slave are ever supposed to know. For the last
two centuries she has been demonized as La Malinche the traitress,
but Gordon believes she was a courageous woman who should be honored
and admired. To purchase a copy of the book, visit www.anacade.biz
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Copyright
Clearance Center offers annual copyright license for academia
Copyright
Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), the world's largest provider of
text-licensing solutions, is offering an Annual Copyright License
for academic institutions, a single license that provides faculty
and staff with convenient, pre-approved permissions to use content
in course management systems, paper and electronic coursepacks,
electronic library reserves, research collaboration and more.
Developed
in cooperation with several colleges and universities, including
charter program member Middlebury College, the Annual Copyright
License provides comprehensive, "check-and-go" permission to use
content from books, scholarly journals, news and trade magazines
and newspapers. Nearly 200 publishers-including Springer, Sage
Publications, Nature Publishing, John Wiley & Sons, The New
York Times and Princeton University Press-have signed on to the
new program and more publishers are joining each week. The license
covers single- and multi-campus institutions, including international
campuses of U.S.-based colleges and universities.
By pre-approving
the use of content, the Annual Copyright License saves library
staff valuable time and reduces the costs associated with tracking
and managing high volumes of individual copyright permission requests.
Benefits
of the license include:
- Improved
operational efficiencies, reduced time and administrative costs
associated with searching for, obtaining and reconciling copyright
permissions on a pay-per-use basis
- Uniform
set of pre-approved usage rights for paper and electronic coursepacks,
course management system postings, classroom handouts, electronic
library reserves, research collaboration, and administrative
and faculty communication
- Broadened
awareness of intellectual property on campus
"We were
happy to be a charter member of the new Annual Copyright License
with CCC during the past year and a half," said Jeffrey R. Rehbach,
Policy Advisor for Library & Information Services, Middlebury
College (Middlebury, VT), one of the country's leading liberal
arts colleges. "We appreciate its institution-wide coverage, which
simplifies the use of content in electronic or hard copy format
by our faculty and staff. The Annual Copyright License for academic
institutions will provide convenient coverage for coursepack creation,
e-reserves and course management system postings, making it easier
to use content while respecting copyright."
CCC's new
program builds on the company's vast experience in providing text
licensing solutions to businesses and academic institutions. More
than 1,000 colleges and universities across the U.S. make use
of CCC's licensing services.
"The Annual
Copyright License balances the needs of academic institutions
and publishers," said Kim Zwollo, Global Director, Special Licensing
& Rights, at Springer, one of the leading publishers of journals
in the science, technology, and medicine (STM) sector and the
largest publisher of STM books. "CCC's approach is effective and
intelligent. It brings great efficiencies to content licensing,
simplifying and speeding up the process. In so doing, the license
will promote more widespread licensing of content on campus. In
addition, the license gives publishers the assurance that their
content is being used properly."
"We believe
this license addresses a real need for America's colleges and
universities," said Tracey Armstrong, President and Chief Executive
Officer of CCC. "It offers a new, efficient approach to text licensing
on campus that reduces complexities while making it easier for
librarians and staff to manage their permissions programs. We
worked very closely with the academic community as well as the
publishing community to create this license and we are very encouraged
by the initial response it has received."
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TAA seeking
2008 Texty, McGuffey Award nominations
Ask your
publisher to nominate your book for a 2008 Textbook Excellence
Award or McGuffey Longevity Award. Textbook Excellence Awards
(or "Textys") recognize current textbooks and learning materials
that demonstrate excellence based on four criteria: interesting
and informative; well organized and well prepared; up to date
and appealing; and teachability. McGuffey Longevity Awards (or
"McGuffeys") recognize textbooks and learning materials whose
excellence has been demonstrated over time.
Texty and
McGuffey entries must be officially nominated by publishers, but
authors can ask publishers to nominate their book. Authors do
not need to be members of TAA.
Nomination
PDF forms for 2008 Texty and McGuffey Awards:
Texty Awards
McGuffey Awards
The deadline
for sending nomination forms and fees for the 2008 Texty and McGuffey
Awards is October 15, 2007. The deadline to receive the books
for judging purposes is November 15, 2007. These deadlines are
flexible according to publication dates. Contact TAA headquarters
if you need more time: (727) 563-0020 or TEXT@tampabay.rr.com
Learn more
about TAA's Texty and McGuffey Awards: Click
here
Read about TAA's 2007 Texty and McGuffey Award winners: Click
here
** Click
here for 2007 award winners' comments on winning **
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Become
a TAA Mentor
TAA is looking
for mentors for its new online Mentor-A-Member mentoring program:
Click here (members
only). Mentor-A-Member allow members to browse an online directory
of mentors by name or field and contact them directly. Please
contact TAA's Associate Executive Director Kim Pawlak for more
information about becoming a mentor (kmpawlak@centurytel.net
or (608) 687-3106) or fill out the online form at Getting Started
on the Mentor-a-Member page: Click
here
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Find a
Mentor
TAA has recently
launched a mentoring program called Mentor-a-Member in which members
can browse an online directory of mentors by name or field and
contact them directly: Click
here (members only). Eight mentors have signed on so far in
the fields of Computer Science; Economics; Education; Landscape
Architecture; Life Science; Neuroscience; Philosophy; and Psychology.
Find a mentor: Click
here
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First podcast
now online at Beyond the Bookcast
The first
in a series of podcasts from the 2007 TAA conference is now online
at the Copyright Clearance Center's Beyond the Bookcast website:
"A Play of Words: Acting Out Contract Negotiations," presented
by Jan Kardys, who has over 20 years experience in contract negotiations
with eight major publishing corporations, and Michael Lennie,
who has negotiated hundreds of major contracts for established
and first-time authors of all kinds, in all genres. The presentation
was moderated by Christopher Kenneally, director of author relations
at the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC). Listen to the podcast
at http://beyondthebookcast.com/?p=47
A PDF transcript of the session is also available. This podcast
was made possible through a partnership between the Copyright
Clearance Center and TAA.
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TAA
welcomes new member
Adam Rendell
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TAA
gift memberships
TAA member
Lyle C. Brown gave a gift membership to Robert E. Biles. TAA member
Charles Corbin gave gift memberships to Guy Le Masurier and Dolly
Lambdin. TAA member Charles Williams gave a gift membership to
Gary Nave.
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TAA
thanks sustaining members
The following
TAA members renewed at the Sustaining Member level: Ray H. Garrison,
H. Eugene Lemay, Jr., Ronald E. Pynn, Michael Sullivan III
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TAA
Associate Executive Director attends textbook research conference
in Norway
TAA Associate
Executive Director Kim Pawlak (center), with 2007 IARTEM conference
organizers Susanne V. Knudsen (left), and Bente Aamotsbakken
(right). Pawlak attended IARTEM's Ninth International Conference
on Textbooks and Educational Media in Tonsberg, Norway, September
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TAA's Associate
Executive Director Kim Pawlak attended The International Association
for Research on Textbooks and Educational Media's Ninth International
Conference on Textbooks and Educational Media, September 5-8 in
Tonsberg, Norway. The conference featured four workshops: "The
Balance Between Textbooks and Educational Media"; "The Use of
Textbooks and Educational Media"; "Approval, Selection and Language
Policy in Textbooks and Educational Media"; and "Learning from
Texts and Images in Textbooks and Educational Media." More than
90 people from 40 different countries attended the conference.
Learn more about IARTEM at http://iartem.no/
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Busy
TAA People: Matt Stevens
TAA member
Matt Stevens will speak on a panel on project profitability at
the 2007 Engineering News-Record's Construction Business Forum
to be held in Washington, D.C. October 23-24, 2007. Stevens is
the author of "Managing a Construction Firm on Just 24 Hours a
Day," published by McGraw-Hill.
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How
to choose a publisher
When selecting
a publisher for your manuscript, don't leap before you look. Most
authors are so happy to find a publisher interested in their proposal
that they accept the first offer that comes along and sign the
standard publisher's contract. After all, if it's standard, then
contracts from all publishers must be alike. Not so. All contracts
are negotiable. Not only do you need to do your homework before
accepting any publisher's offer, you need to do your homework
before you ever submit a proposal to a publisher. Veteran author
and former TAA President and Executive Director Ronald Pynn shares
more advice on how to choose a publisher: Click
here
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How
to get started in publishing
Most books
come out of experience. Authors find a need in the field. They
discover the existing texts have weaknesses, miss important topics,
or simply do not excite their students. It may very well be there
is no book on the particular topic they are teaching, or that
the author is on the developing edge of an emerging area in a
discipline. Read the rest of this article, by Ronald Pynn, veteran
author and former TAA president and executive director: Click
here
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