The Association has grown rapidly during its first year. It was established to act as a liaison between teachers and the book trade, disseminate ideas and materials through the schools, and assist with school bookshop operation. Activities for the year are assessed. (Author/JAB)

This book describes the efforts made between 1815 and 1854 to secure an Anglo-American copyright agreement and indicates the factors that caused such efforts to fail. The book reports the effects that the lack of a copyright agreement had on overall Anglo-American relations and on British and American writers and publishers. Chapters provide…

Purpose: This paper sets out to review how the business of libraries in higher education has changed with the impact of the digital library during the latest decade of Program, in which the content of the journal swung decisively from being primarily about library management systems to primarily being about digital library issues.…

Describes how an independent, commercial, academic British publisher, Routledge, initiated an electronic-publishing program. Outlines a range of electronic activities under development and issues addressed during the creation of electronic resources. Presents two case studies of early projects, and a discussion of a second-generation project. (DSK)

Implications of changes in the British mass media are discussed in terms of cost, technological development, economics, and politics. (LBH)

Presents an informal report of seminar entitled "Learned Journals: The Problem of Pricing and Buying Round," held in London on March 22, 1985, in attempt to answer charges of discriminatory pricing. Price differential of British scholarly journals, costs, marketing, and role of subscription agent are discussed. Seven sources are given.…

Discusses the relationship and interdependence of children's libraries and publishers of children's books. Developments in publishing for children in the United States, Great Britain, and Canada are examined; publishing trends are described, including a more global approach; and the influence of technological changes are considered. (five…

Provides in full the forward to "Better Little Books" claiming the contents are applicable to the other midget series of illustrated children's books which were published during World War II and are discussed in this article. Discusses how children's book publishers in Britain during and immediately after the war strove to publish the…

Notes that publishers of children's books and teaching materials have been keen to provide appropriate materials for use in the literacy hour. Suggests that lack of time and training to assimilate the new approaches caused many teachers to rely on commercially published materials. Concludes that time to become more knowledgeable and confident…

"The English Common Reader" was the first comprehensive and systematic exploration of how the ordinary Englishman became a reader. A social history as well as a history of the English reading public, the book has become a classic. This updated edition has a new preface and an extensive new bibliography. The book is divided into two broad…

Describes a project that investigated the application and impact of electronic publishing techniques in areas of scientific and technical information in the Federal Republic of Germany. Areas discussed include the state of research, technology, and applications; reactions of publishers and authors; and ways in which databases are actually accessed…

Describes research regarding British authors' experience, attitudes, and perceptions of publishing in paper and in electronic journals. Questionnaires addressed current skills in information technology, peer review, and use of multimedia, and it is suggested that authors be involved in future research and debate on electronic serial publishing.…

Many textbook publishers are apparently at the limit of what they can do within the book form and within their accustomed development budgets. There are many steps which can be taken toward financing, writing, and producing better learning materials, particularly through the integration of video. (Author/SJL)

Based on interviews and correspondence conducted during 1981, this report describes British library and book trade plans for expansion of their internal order processing systems to include the eventual exchange of data through the use of telecommunications. Comparisons are made between the situation in England and the United States. The report…

This working paper describes matters of copyright as they relate to teachers in Great Britain who wish to use copyrighted materials. An explanation of the principles of copyright law is followed by statements as to the present conditions of use by teachers of specific copyrighted materials: printed matter, recordings, films and photographs,…