Divisions and Committees
AAP School Division Committees

Executive Committee

Provides leadership and sets the policy and direction for the AAP School Division. Meets about seven to eight times per year.

PSP Electronic Information Committee

The role of the Electronic Information Committee is to educate and inform the PSP membership of opportunities, concerns and developments in electronic publishing. The Committee's focus is 1) new methods of distribution of professional and scholarly information; 2) copyright and control of professional and scholarly information in electronic formats; 3) new forms of copyright infringement enabled by new technologies; 4) evolving customer use patterns and trends in the professional and scholarly markets; and 5) federal regulations governing electronic publishing. The Electronic information Committee works to summarize the status of the industry, spot trends, focus attention on overlooked issues and, in general, give PSP members a base of information to allow them to make informed and intelligent decisions on the direction of their business relative to the rapidly developing market of electronic publishing.

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PSP Journals Committee

Membership is open to Division representatives of any member journal publishing company or organization and includes for-profit, not-for-profit and university press members in science, technology, and social sciences. The committee focuses on industry issues specific to journal publishing. Provides a network for discussion of journal-related legislation, particularly postal, copyright, and new technologies. Presents a series of educational fora of interest to scientific and business journal publishers, i.e. the bi-annual Journals Boot Camp. Liaises with International STM, ALA, ARL, SSP, NASIG, NFAIS and other serials-related groups.

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PSP Marketing Committee

Membership is open principally to Division member marketers of book, serial and electronic formats in the humanities, reference, professional and STM disciplines. The committee's industry educational role is through publications such as the Basics of Marketing Professional Publications and continuing professional education events at Book Expo America and other venues around the country. Meetings are a forum to exchange expertise and ideas. Members share a mutually beneficial relationship with the STMP Bookselling community and frequently co-sponsor events with booksellers

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PSP/CLIR Joint Working Group

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PSP Executive Council

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PSP Public Issues Task Force

This task force meets frequently in Washington to benefit from reports by AAP's legal and government affairs department. Members represent PSP commercial houses, university presses and learned societies. The committee follows the progress of such legislation as Database Protection, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and national and international trends such as unauthorized document delivery, fair use in the digital environment, Government competition in publishing (Pubmed Central and Open Archives), standards, archiving, linking - all regulatory, political, and legislative issues that influence or impact the business of professional publishing. Reports are given regularly to the PSP Executive Council.

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For more information contact:
Barbara Meredith
bmeredith@publishers.org
212-255-0200 ext. 223