October
18, 2005
Nonmembers Can
Now Apply for Texty/McGuffey Awards
For the first time,
non TAA members will be allowed to submit their textbooks for nomination
for TAA's prestigious Textbook Excellence Award or William Holmes McGuffey
Award. Texty and McGuffey Award recipients receive an engraved plaque
and are honored at TAA's Annual Award Banquet held during the association's
annual convention. Press releases announcing award recipients are sent
to the general media as well as specific publications as specified by
the winner. Deadlines for the nomination form and fee by publishers
is November 1, 2005. To nominate your text, contact TAA headquarters
at TEXT@tampabay.rr.com or
(727) 563-0020.
Click
here to download 2006 Authors Nomination Forms.
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Beware: work-for-hire
projects are owned by employer
A
question sent to TAA President John Wakefield asked whether writing
projects done while employed by a nonprofit organization are the property
of the employer or the author. In his response, Wakefield regretfully
informed the writer that such projects are considered work-for-hire
and are owned by the employer. He suggested that in the future, the
writer protect herself by separating her personal for-profit activities
from her employers by setting up a home office and working on such projects
away from work. Read the entire question and answer here.
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Uneasy About
the Big Easy
TAA has decided
to find an alternate location for the 2006 TAA Convention, which was
to be held in New Orleans next July. While the convention hotel, Le
Pavillion, sustained only minor damage during Hurricane Katrina, a hotel
spokesperson said that they couldn't guarantee full service even by
July of next year. That, along with concerns about members' health and
safety while in New Orleans, prompted the TAA Council to find a new
location for next year's convention. The TAA Executive Committee is
considering the recommendations of sites recorded in members' evaluations
of the 2005 convention as possible alternative sites for the 2006 convention.
If you have a recommendation for a site, please contact TAA Executive
Director Richard Hull at rthull62@hotmail.com
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Nonmembers Can
Now Apply for Texty/McGuffey Awards
For the first time,
non TAA members will be allowed to submit their textbooks for nomination
for TAA's prestigious Textbook Excellence Award or William Holmes McGuffey
Award. Texty and McGuffey Award recipients receive an engraved plaque
and are honored at TAA's Annual Award Banquet held during the association's
annual convention. Press releases announcing award recipients are sent
to the general media as well as specific publications as specified by
the winner. Deadlines for the nomination form and fee by publishers
is November 15, 2005. To nominate your text, contact TAA headquarters
at TEXT@tampabay.rr.com or
(727) 563-0020.
Click
here to download 2006 Authors Nomination Forms.
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TAA Seeking Judges
for Texty/McGuffey Awards
Authors who are
not nominees for the Texty and McGuffey Awards this year, and are published
authors, are being asked to volunteer for a three-year term to judge
the nominations. Five judges are needed for each of the eight categories:
mathematics/statistics; communication/education/performing arts/visual
arts; language/literature; computer science/engineering; physical sciences;
life sciences; humanities/social studies; and accounting/business/economics/management.
For more information contact Janet Tucker at TEXT@tampabay.rr.com
or (727) 563-0020.
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Apply for TAA
Council of Fellows
TAA is calling for
applications for induction into the Council of Fellows, which recognizes
distinguished authors who have a long record of successful and diversified
publications. Any author whose textbooks or academic articles have established
his/her presence in their field over time and who has been innovative
in the presentation of material may apply for the TAA Council of Fellows.
Fellows members receive free lifetime membership in TAA and are presented
with special engraved medallions at the TAA Awards Banquet held during
the association's annual convention. Applications are due November 30,
2005. For an application, please contact Janet Tucker at TEXT@tampabay.rr.com
or (727) 563-0020.
Click
here to download letter sent to members and Council of Fellows criteria.
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Guest Columnist:
Stan Gibilisco
The Tyrannosaurus in the Tea Room
Science writer Stan
Gibilisco shares his thoughts about Google's Library Print Project in
a column called "Tyrannosaurus in the Tea Room". Read Gibilisco's column
in the Members Only Comment
& Advice section here.
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Busy TAA People:
Sheila Gibbons
TAA member Sheila
Gibbons published an editorial on the Womens E-News.org website entitled,
"Hurricane Coverage Blew Open Image of Women." Gibbons is co-author
of "Taking Their Place: A Documentary History of Women and Journalism,"
which received a Textbook Excellence Award from TAA. Read it at http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/2477/context/archive
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Renew Your Membership
Online!
TAA has just launched
a new online member form that will allow members to renew online using
a secure server. The form can also be used by new members. Check it
out in the TAA Member Center here.
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Make a Gift to
the TAA Foundation to Support Research on Textbook Author Diversity
The TAA Foundation
is asking for donations from members towards a $15,000 matching grant
from TAA. For every $1 you donate, TAA will match it. For example, your
donation of $25 will become $50. All gifts are tax-deductible. To make
a donation to the TAA Foundation using a credit card, click
here for the online form. To make a donation by check please mail
to TAA Foundation c/o TAA, P.O. Box 76477, St. Petersburg, FL 33737-6477.
Any questions, please contact Janet Tucker at TAA headquarters at (727)
563-0020.
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New TAA Fax Number
TAA headquarters
switched its phone system over to a new broadband system. The phone
number will remain the same, but the new fax number is (727) 230-2409.
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