Past Events
Wed 26 October 2016 at 11.05 am
Sally Bayley
Lecturer in English at Balliol College, Oxford and author of the crowd-funded book The Private Life of the Diary, published by Unbound
Taking Place: JHB Charabati Room
Sally will talk about both this new book but also her other writing projects, including her work on Sylvia Plath. She will share her thoughts on how authors operate and in particular, how they interact with their editors.
Type of Event: Publishing | Publishing Seminars
Tue 11 October 2016 at 11.05 am
Jonathan Glasspool
Managing Director of Bloomsbury Academic & Professional.
Taking Place: JHB Charabati Room
Today Jonathan will tell you of his past and more recent publishing world experiences in the hope of inspiring you in your publishing career.
This division of Bloomsbury includes the active imprints of Bloomsbury Academic, Bloomsbury Professional, Hart, Methuen Drama, Arden Shakespeare, Fairchild Books, and more. They produce the award-winning digital Berg Fashion Library and Drama Online, Bloomsbury Collections, Bloomsbury Professional Tax and Law Online, and the Churchill Archive.
Type of Event: Publishing | Publishing Seminars
Tue 12 April 2016 at 10.30 am
The wisdom of crowds - crowdfunding and crowdsourcing
Seminar at the London Book Fair, Olympia
Taking Place: Olympia Room, Grand Hall
The popularity of platforms such as Kickstarter is a testimony to the appetite of consumers to get involved in creative projects at an early stage. How are authors and publishers taking advantage of this phenomenon to source both content and funding? An expert panel assesses both the successes and the failures, and passes on tips for those wishing to venture into this exciting world.
The panel is chaired by Angus Phillips, Director of the Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies. His most recent books include Inside Book Publishing (with Giles Clark) and Turning the Page: The evolution of the book. He is the editor of the premier publishing journal Logos.
Type of Event: Publishing | London Book Fair Seminar
Tue 12 April 2016 at 8.00 am
London Book Fair 2016
Come and see us at the London Book Fair!
Once again we will be exhibiting at the London Book Fair at Olympia. Come and visit our stand and talk to us about our research, degree programmes and consultancy. A range of staff and students from OICPS will be attending the Fair, and we are presenting a seminar on Tuesday 12 April: 'The wisdom of crowds – crowdfunding and crowdsourcing'.
Type of Event: Publishing
Wed 23 March 2016 at 12.00 pm
The Game of Thrones app
Emily Labram (Publishing Technologist, Bibliocloud)
Taking Place: Oxford Brookes University, Gibbs 301
Previously Product Manager at HarperCollins, adapting books into products that meet needs. She managed and launched an app for Game of Thrones which won FutureBook's app of the year and received rave reviews.
Type of Event: Publishing | Lunchtime Digital Seminars
Wed 16 March 2016 at 12.10 pm
Grove Street Media
Tom Scholes (MD Grove Street Media )
Taking Place: Oxford Brookes University, Gibbs 301
Providing interface design, programming and animation services to the publishing industry
Type of Event: Publishing | Lunchtime Digital Seminars
Wed 9 March 2016 at 12.00 pm
CANELO
Michael Bhaskar (Co-Founder & Publishing Director CANELO)
Taking Place: Oxford Brookes University, Gibbs 301
Canelo is http://www.canelo.co
Type of Event: Publishing | Lunchtime Digital Seminars
Mon 7 March 2016 at 10.00 am
Working in Publishing Day 2016
An annual event at Oxford Brookes for both undergraduate and postgraduate students, Working in Publishing Day offers a day of advice and networking with industry professionals. There are workshops in the morning, and in the afternoon we run a speed-dating session with a large number of publishing companies. Previous speakers have included Richard Charkin, Joanna Prior and David Shelley.
Type of Event: Publishing
Thu 3 March 2016 at 9.00 am
Assessing Key Issues in Book Publishing
Westminster Media Forum
Taking Place: Royal Over-Seas League, Over-Seas House, Park Place, St James's Street, London SW1A 1LR
This seminar will examine the key commercial opportunities and challenges for the UK consumer book market.
Planned sessions consider the impact of increased competition from new media - particularly mobile - on readership, distribution and pricing strategies.
Delegates - including authors, agents, publishers, retailers and aggregators - will discuss latest thinking on strategies to compete in the wider content economy, examining innovative digital services, the quality and differentiation of product, and how to secure a fair playing field for all stakeholders in the value chain.
Emma House, Director for Publisher Relations, The Publishers Association and Nicola Solomon, Chief Executive, The Society of Authors have agreed to be Guests of Honour at this seminar and deliver keynote addresses; and other speakers include Angus Phillips, Director of the Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies.
For more information please visit here: http://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/forums/event.php?eid=1130
Type of Event: External Publishing Event
Wed 2 March 2016 at 12.00 pm
Academic book sales and the take up of ebooks
Kieron Smith (Digital Director, Blackwell Ltd)
Taking Place: Oxford Brookes University, Gibbs 301
Type of Event: Publishing | Lunchtime Digital Seminars
Tue 1 March 2016 at 10.00 am
Google Analytics
Tom Scholes
Taking Place: King’s Centre, Osney Mead, Oxford
Tom Scholes is founder and Director of Grove Street Media, supplier of digital assets to the publishing industry, and Associate lecturer at Oxford Brookes University
This one-day introduction to Google Analytics (GA) is aimed at anyone interested in the practical aspects of implementing and using GA, from understanding the terminology surrounding it, through to advanced reporting techniques. The course also includes example strategies for evidence-based digital publishing.
Type of Event: Publishing | Oxford Publishing Group Training Courses
Wed 17 February 2016 at 12.00 pm
Why a small digital publishing company can be beautiful
Charley Darbeyshire (Charley Darbeyshire, Founder, Educake)
Taking Place: Oxford Brookes University, Gibbs 301
Educake is www.educake.co.uk
Type of Event: Publishing | Lunchtime Digital Seminars
Wed 10 February 2016 at 5.00 pm
Postgraduate open evening
Come and talk to staff from Publishing about our MA degrees
A postgraduate qualification can help you to kickstart your career in publishing, or to develop your skills and experience.
This University-wide open evening offers you the chance to find out about a range of postgraduate and professional development opportunities we offer.
Both academic and professional support staff from the University will be available to answer your questions and give you advice and information about our MA programmes in publishing.
For information about the event please visit here
Type of Event: Publishing
Wed 10 February 2016 at 12.00 pm
Transforming Digital Science Publishing at Pearson Education
Elizabeth Munns (Content and Learning Delivery Lead: Science, Pearson Ed. )
Taking Place: Oxford Brookes University, Gibbs 301
Meeting the challenge of publishing blended products and services for GCSE Science. Changing how we work and shifting to continuous delivery of content to meet customer needs.
Type of Event: Publishing | Lunchtime Digital Seminars
Tue 9 February 2016 at 10.00 am
Content marketing for publishers
Alison Jones
Taking Place: King’s Centre, Osney Mead, Oxford
Alison had a long career in publishing, during which she helped pioneer digital publishing. She is now a business and executive coach, content consultant and publisher.
Traditionally publishers have viewed content as the preserve of editorial, and marketing has been focused on increasing sales of that content. Content marketing brings editorial and marketing mindsets together to create a powerful way of engaging and exciting readers, building direct relationships and improving discoverability.
Type of Event: Publishing | Oxford Publishing Group Training Courses
Thu 4 February 2016 at 10.00 am
Taking Control of Permissions: A Practical Guide to Clearing Permission to Use Third Party Content
Clare Hodder and Ruth Tellis, Rights2 Consultants
Taking Place: The King's Centre, Osney Mead, Oxford
- Do you find the process of seeking permissions time-consuming and chaotic?
- Are you confused when trying to interpret licences correctly?
- Have you found it difficult to ensure you are compliant with licence terms?
As digital publishing develops, more and more asset types are being included in publishing projects, and they all require licenses from their respective rights holders (often multiple per asset) before they can be used. This highly practical course is designed to steer you through the increasingly complicated minefield of clearing permissions when using third party content.
This one-day course will help demystify the process of obtaining permission, proving an insight into
the language and meaning of licence terms, and help you to ensure your business is compliant in the
use of third party material.
Type of Event: Publishing | Oxford Publishing Group Training Courses