The winners of the 2009 Awards were announced at the ALPSP International Conference Dinner on Thursday 10 September at the Oxford Belfry (www.alpspconference.org).
Press Release (pdf)
ALPSP Award for Contribution to Scholarly Publishing
Was awarded by the Council of ALPSP to Bob Campbell of Wiley-Blackwell who, throughout his career, has been a fierce and passionate advocate of the publishing industry and the role and importance of society publishing.
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| Robert Parker (ALPSP Chair) and Bob Campbell (Wiley-Blackwell). |
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| Left to Right: Fin Gallighan (Wiley-Blackwell), Lynne Miller (Wiley-Blackwell), Liz Ferguson (Wiley-Blackwell), Ian Fraser (DHL Global Mail), Hazel Woodward (Cranfield University). |
ALPSP Award for Best New Journal 2009:
sponsored by:
The winner was Evolutionary Applications published by Wiley-Blackwell which has successfully targeted an emerging field and is exploiting the online environment and communities in its development.
The judges awarded a Highly Commended Certificate to Art in Translation published by Berg Publishers. This online journal represents an ambitious project and offers an innovative resource for the Humanities sector.
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Ian Fraser (DHL Global Mail), Corina Kapinos (Berg), Geraldine Billingham (Berg) and Hazel Woodward (Cranfield University) |
The winner was PLoS ONE from the Public Library of Science. This combines the traditional values of the journal with innovative online features to create an inclusive and efficient publication channel. It is bold and successful and shaping the future of publishing.
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| Lindsay King (PLoS), Rebecca Walton (PLoS), Ann Lawson (EBSCO) and Hazel Woodward (Cranfield and Chair of Judging Panel) |
A Highly Commended Certificate was awarded to The LEAP exemplars, Internet Archaeology published by the Council for British Archaeology and hosted by the University of York. By providing the integration of journal articles with data, this project enhances the value of both current and future scholarship and is reconfiguring the publishing landscape for the archaeology.
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| Judith Winters (Internet Archaeology), Michael Charno (ADS), Julian Richards (Internet Archaeology), Ann Lawson (EBSCO) and Hazel Woodward (Cranfield and Chair of Judging Panel) |
ALPSP Award for Best eBook Publisher 2009:Sponsored by:  The winner was Therapeutic Guidelines eTG complete as an excellent example of a small publisher doing something very ambitious and succeeding.
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| Ruth Jones (Ingram Digital), Mary Hemming (Therapeutic Guidelines), Carol Norquay (Therapeutic Guidelines) and Nick Evans, (ALPSP) |
Panel of Judges for Award for Best New Journal and Award for Publishing Innovation
Hazel Woodward, University Librarian & Director of Cranfield Press (Chair)
Richard Gedye, Research Director, Oxford Journals
Geoffrey Bilder, Director of Strategic Initiatives, CrossRef
Ann Lawson, Publisher Relations Executive, EBSCO Information Services
Mark Ware, Director, Mark Ware Consulting
Hugh Look, Senior Consultant, Rightscom
Panel of Judges for Award for Best eBook Publisher
Sue Pandit, Dean of the School of Print and Publishing at the London College of Communications (Chair)
Linda Bennett, Gold Leaf Publishing Consultancy
Sarah Stamford, Project Manager, eBooks Cambridge
Irving Rockwood, Editor and Publisher, Choice, Association of College and Research Libraries, USA.
About the ALPSP Awards and Sponsors
ALPSP Award for PUBLISHING INNOVATION sponsored by:
EBSCO Information Services partners with a broad range of clients, including publishers, libraries and their patrons, research institutions, corporations and business communities. EBSCO is the world's only full-service provider of information. Also known as the industry's 'e' agent, the Company offers a portfolio of services that assist publishers with: maximizing discovery and usage of content, maintaining and increasing revenue through various offerings and the ability to reduce costs and alleviate administrative burdens.
The ALPSP Award for Publishing Innovation is in recognition of a truly innovative approach to any aspect of publication. Applications are judged on their originality and innovative qualities, together with their utility, benefit to their community and long term prospects. Any area of innovation is eligible - it could, for example, be a novel type of print or online publication or service, or even a radically different approach to a marketing campaign.
ALPSP Award for BEST NEW JOURNAL sponsored by:
Proud sponsors of the ALPSP Award for Best New Journal; DHL Global Mail has a wealth of experience working within the Academic publishing and UK Higher Education sectors. Providing cost effective fulfilment and mailing options for journals, books and reports, and Alumni promotional campaigns to UK and Worldwide destinations. We can also support your post room traffic, offering significant cost and time saving options.
The ALPSP Award for Best New Journal is open to any journal launched within the past 3 years. The judges consider four main aspects of the journal and its launch: market research, editorial strategy, marketing and commercial success. The journal should include a substantial number of peer reviewed articles.
ALPSP Award for BEST eBOOK PUBLISHER sponsored by:
Ingram Digital is the leading digital content distributor and supplier of content management, distribution and hosting solutions for publishers, retailers, libraries and institutions worldwide. An Ingram Content company, Ingram Digital was established as a natural extension of the services that Ingram has been providing to the publishing industry for more than 40 years.
New for 2009 the ALPSP Award for Best eBook Publisher seeks to recognise enterprise and innovation. This award is open to all publishers of academic content made available in eBook format, or sub-sets of content derived from long-form digital publications made available online.
For further information please contact Lesley Ogg or Nick Evans.
Resources:
ALPSP International Conference 2009 Programme (pdf)
2008 Awards; 2007 Awards (pdf); 2006 Awards (pdf); 2005 Awards (pdf); 2004 Awards (pdf) | 
