Publishing News
LaBooM web site launched
The LaBooM web site is now launched to raise awareness of the project and it is being used by partners to develop the learning materials. In February 2006 OICPS will host a meeting of the writers of the online and print materials, and eventually all of the on-line resources will be available via the LaBooM web site.Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 15 Dec 2005 around 4pm
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Authors and Books in the Digital Age - Call for Papers
Miha Kovac of the University of Ljubljana and Kelvin Smith of OICPS have been invited to edit a special issue of Javnost/The Public on Authors and Books in the Digital Age. call for papers can be downloaded here.Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 08 Dec 2005 around 3pm
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Book of the Year Award
Raphael: From Urbino to Rome published by the National Gallery and written by Tom Henry of the School of Arts & Humanities (with Hugo Chapman and Carol Plazzotta) has won the prestigious Book of the Year Award at the annual British Book Design and Production Awards. The Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies has worked on the organisation of these awards along with the British Printing Industries Federation and the Publishers Association since they were re-launched four years ago. These awards celebrate the quality of book design and production produced by UK publishers and UK printers. Adrian Bullock , with support from Publishing students, plays an important role in these awards which includes the cataloguing of the books being submitted and hosting the judging here at Brookes each summer.Details of the award winners can be found at [url=http://www.britishbookawards2005.com]http://www.britishbookawards2005.com[/url]
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 09 Nov 2005 around 8pm
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LaBooM kicks off in Vienna
The LaBooM project (Languages for Book and Media Sector) was launched on 26-28 October in Vienna. Initiated and coordinated by the Akademie der österreichischen Buch-und Medienwirtschaft, LaBooM aims to provide vocationally-oriented language learning in English, German and Italian for people working in the book and media sectors.
Kelvin Smith from Brookes joined partners from Austria, Poland, Italy, Spain, Czech Repuiblic and UK for three days of meetings to develop the detailed work plan for this two year project, which will produce a variety of learning materials and a multi-lingual glossary of terms in English, Czech, Polish, Italian, Spanish and German. The LaBooM project is funded with support from the Leonardo da Vinci Programme of the European Commission.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 31 Oct 2005 around 11am
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Publishing department visits the Frankfurt Book Fair
Several staff from the publishing department accompanied by 30 students from the MA Publishing Programme have returned from a highly successful visit to the 2005 Frankfurt Book Fair.Many publishing companies obliged the Brookes visitors with appointments on their stands and they gave much valuable information about the way that the rights deals are struck at Frankfurt and at Book Fairs generally. Although this was a short visit, the 'Frankfurter Buchmesse' is an intense but inspiring adventure.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 25 Oct 2005 around 1pm
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Visit to the Publishing Centre by the Shandong Publishing Group
A delegation from Shandong Publishing Group in China visited the Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies on Thursday 13 October. After a tour of Oxford Brookes, including the Library, the delegation visited bookshops in the City Centre. In the evening a reception was held for the delegation at Headington Hill Hall, attended by students on the Publishing course from China and representatives of local publishing companies.Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 14 Oct 2005 around 2pm
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UKti trade mission to China
Oxford Centre for Publishing Consultancy and Research
Oxford Brookes and UK Trade & Investment Team South East funded and promoted a visit by eight local companies to the prestigious Beijing Book Fair in China.
Eight publishers from the Oxfordshire area travelled to China from 27 August to 4 September 2005. Beginning with two days in Shanghai, the mission transferred to Beijing for the Beijing International Book Fair. Meetings were arranged by the Oxford Centre for Publishing Consultancy and Research, Oxford Brookes University, represented by Adrian Bullock and Angus Phillips.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 20 Sep 2005 around 7pm
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New Short Courses Available
2 new short Courses are now available. The Short Course web site is showing the details for 'Book Binding' and 'Portfoio Preparation for Foundation Art and Design'.Further Information can be found on our Short Courses web site
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 19 Sep 2005 around 10am
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Long Live the Book
The International Book Conference finished today with presentations from a range of speakers. The overall conclusion was that the Book will not die and in fact is flourishing. Yes, we heard about problems in the Book Trade on the High Street, Academic Publishing and even the death nell of the monograph. But still the book is even more accessible through new channels and technologies.Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 13 Sep 2005 around 3pm
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Jari Silomaki at The Winchester Gallery
Fotonet and The Winchester Gallery are very pleased to be able to exhibit the two new bodies of work that Jari Silomaki was developing during his residency in Oxford this winter. Silomaki was hosted by Fotonet and Oxford Brookes on an International Research Residency.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 13 Sep 2005 around 12pm
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