I am forwarding this press release that I picked up in another list. I
think this is great news and probably very important.
Norm
>Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:40:55 -0400
>From: Ron Stewart <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: [Athen] AAP Textbook Lookup Service
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>This is one of the first outgrowths of the cooperative work of the AAP and
>the AHEAD E-Text Solutions Group. I would like to thank all of those who
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>Ron Stewart, Chair
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>Publishers Launch Look-Up Service to Speed Delivery of Course Materials to
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>Washington, D.C. (August 22, 2006) -- Higher education publisher members
>of the Association of American Publishers (AAP) today launched a beta
>version of a Publisher Look-Up Service. The online search tool, found at
><http://www.publisherlookup.org/>http://www.publisherlookup.org/, will
>enable Disabled Student Services (DSS) professionals who are seeking text
>materials in alternate formats for print-disabled students to more easily
>contact publishers.
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>The Publisher Look-Up Service is a first step in AAP’s Alternative Formats
>Solutions Initiative (AFSI), a national effort to identify ways to provide
>print-disabled post-secondary students with specially formatted course
>materials on a timely basis. AFSI research showed that publishers could
>make an immediate difference by launching the Publisher Look-Up Service,
>while still exploring longer-term solutions.
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>“The Association of American Publishers heard repeatedly that DSS
>professionals can have a tough time figuring out whom to contact at a
>particular publishing house to request either an electronic format of a
>textbook or permission to scan that book in order to produce e-text. In
>response, AAP built the Publisher Look-Up Service, a Web site interface to
>help DSS professionals search for e-text and permissions contacts at
>college textbook publishing companies,” said Ed McCoyd, AAP’s director of
>digital policy.
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>DSS offices at post-secondary institutions can search by textbook
>publisher or publisher imprint to access general information about the
>publishing company and appropriate contact information. Once provided
>with this information, DSS offices typically work with publishers to
>acquire an electronic version of a textbook to provide to print-disabled
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>“We believe the Look-Up Service is a step in the right direction. Active
>participation by publishers and DSS professionals will make this beta
>launch a success, enabling us to enhance and improve the Look-Up Service
>with publisher-supplied data and user feedback. Our ultimate goal is to
>have completely accurate, up-to-date information on the site for the
>spring 2007 semester,” McCoyd said.
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>PublishersAAP members and non-membersare encouraged to secure a login
>from AAP that enables them to directly upload, edit, and update company
>information on the site. To request a login, write
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>About AAP’s Alternative Formats Solutions Initiative (AFSI)
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>The Alternative Formats Solutions Initiative is a publisher-funded
>research project that involves colleges and universities, students,
>disabled students support services professionals, national and state
>disability advocacy groups, and technology providers in an effort to
>create a national framework of specific, practical solutions. The AAP-led
>program, which began in March 2006, is assessing problems faced by
>print-disabled students, including delays in getting their materials or
>the inability to receive the proper materials at all.
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>AAP members were active participants in a federal solution for students in
>grades K-12, supporting the development and passage of the Individuals
>with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) of 2004. Building on
>that collaborative effort, the Association and its higher education
>publishers initiated their post-secondary efforts in April 2005 at a
>meeting of stakeholders in Washington, D.C. In December 2005, AAP hosted
>a meeting held by the Association on Higher Education And Disability
>(AHEAD) with publishers, college and university personnel, and other
>advocacy groups to gather input on how to move the process forward. At
>this meeting, AHEAD’s E-text Solutions Group identified the Look-Up
>Service as a priority.
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>About the Association of American Publishers
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>The Association of American Publishers is the national trade association
>of the U.S. book publishing industry. AAP’s more than 300 members include
>most of the major commercial book publishers in the United States, as well
>as smaller and non-profit publishers, university presses and scholarly
>societies. AAP members publish hardcover and paperback books in every
>field, educational materials for the elementary, secondary, postsecondary,
>and professional markets, scholarly journals, computer software, and
>electronic products and services.
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>If you or someone you know cannot fully access the information on this
>page, please contact Ed McCoyd at
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>version of this release be provided in a preferred alternate format. Every
>effort will be made to accommodate your preference.
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