New York, Publisher Podcasts, and E-reference
Marcia Merryman-Means and I are back from New York, where we met with Paul Finkelman (executive editor of our Milestone Documents series) and with Regina Kahney, whose company (www.Marketorial.com) developed our corporate Web site and is now at work on www.MilestoneDocuments.com. We also had dinner (a terrific Indian restaurant on 22nd Street, I think) with a longtime freelance colleague, Carol Holmes, who has worked on many past and present Schlager Group projects.
I’ve recently enjoyed reading the fairly new “No Shelf Required” blog written by Sue Polanka, head of reference at Wright State University. The blog is a discussion of e-books and of course pays particular attention to reference e-book issues. A cool thing Sue is doing is interviewing publishing executives about their company’s e-book efforts. She already has a couple such podcasts posted on her blog; they are interviews with executives from Gale Cengage and Sage Publications.
Speaking of e-reference, the content from Milestone Documents in American History is now live on Salem History, Salem Press’s new digital platform. (A reminder that libraries that purchase the print get FREE access to the digital content on Salem History through 2011.) The interface is very user-friendly, and the site functions smoothly and well. The e-book version will also soon be available from a variety of e-book vendors. I’m thrilled that our content is immediately available in so many venues!