Nov 21, 2010 | International, Podcasts
The Semantic Web says Tim Berners-Lee, the man who coined the is “a web of data that can be processed directly and indirectly by machines.” Perhaps more helpfully, it comprises “methods and technologies to allow machines to understand the meaning – or...
Oct 4, 2010 | Best of VOC, Copyright, International, Podcasts
As the Frankfurt Book Fair prepares to open, the global publishing industry continues to feel its way into new content territory, where text meets film, music, and even video games. In its debut year, “StoryDrive” – a “professional meeting place for the international...
Aug 15, 2010 | Events, International, Podcasts
At BookExpo America, Spanish publisher Blanca Rosa Roca (pictured) and American literary agent Diana Finch explored with Chris Kenneally topics such as territorial issues for publishers working between Spain and Latin America; the role of agents in finding negotiating...
Aug 8, 2010 | Best of VOC, Events, International, Podcasts
For BookExpo America 2010, Spanish publishers and authors bathed in the spotlight of the Global Market Forum. That special focus brought Beyond the Book’s Chris Kenneally together with a pair of Spanish novelists whose work and lives have been shaped by their...
Oct 6, 2009 | International, News, Podcasts
Please join Jake Kelleher from CCC at Frankfurt Book Fair in the Forum Innovation located in Hall 4.2 on Wednesday, 14 October at 13.45 and Thursday, 15 October at 10.00 for a half hour presentation titled Licensing Solutions to Monetize ALL Your Digital Content....
Oct 5, 2009 | International, News, Podcasts
With Frankfurt Book Fair opening next week, it’s time to check in again with Dawn Bruno, Global Publishing Team Leader and International Trade Specialist for the New York City branch of the U.S. Commercial Service (an export promotion agency within Commerce) and...
May 28, 2009 | Best of VOC, Copyright, Digital Transformation, Events, International, News, Podcasts
Copyright Clearance Center CEO Tracey Armstrong has kicked off the all-day “Big Ideas” Conference for BookExpo America 2009 at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Center. Speaking earlier this morning on “Content Licensing & The Bottom Line: Up the Down Spreadsheet”...
May 17, 2009 | International, Podcasts
Compliance by publishers with the NIH’s public access policies is what Dale Berkley calls “my day job. My afternoon job is reviewing publishing agreements. You can imagine, they all look alike after a while, and they all include provisions that the government...
Apr 26, 2009 | Best of VOC, International, Podcasts
More an environmental landmark than collection of artifacts, the American Indian Cultural Center & Museum that is emerging on the edge of downtown Oklahoma City has surprising lessons to teach on content ownership and re-use. “We’re harvesting cultural...
Jan 18, 2009 | International, Podcasts
Maybe you can’t judge a book by its cover, but the basic rules of marketing dictate that many a book is bought because it looks worth the reading. In fact, advises Robert Christopherson, creator of the leading physical geography texts in the US and Canada, textbook...
