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These links are some of those referred to within the text and are not intended to be a comprehensive list of sites within each category, but rather, a selection of important sites which exemplify recent trends, as at the time of publication.
| Academic publishing elsevier.nl tandf.co.uk | Citation services crossref.org isinet.com | IMS Global Learning Consortium imsglobal.org |
| Internet poetry publishers and services cordite.org.au presspress.com.au portablepoetry.com | Print magazines using the web fencemag.com overlandexpress.org | VET initiatives anta.gov.au/ ncver.edu.au rcvet.uts.edu.au otfe.vic.gov.au |
Geospatial information web repositories:
These links are some of those referred to within the text and are not intended to be a comprehensive list of sites within each category, but rather, a selection of important sites which exemplify recent trends, as at the time of publication.
Asia Book Fairs
Asia International Book Fair (Singapore) aibf.com.sg
Delhi Book Fair: delhibookfair.com/
Seoul International Book Fair sibf.co.kr
Tokyo International Book Fair reedexpo.co.jp/tibf/english
World Book Fair (Singapore) bookfair.com.sg
Countries
China
Education software product developers, Highly Software Industry Co. Ltd, Highly.com
Highly Software has developed a digital library for Education Information Net commissioned by the Shanghai Pudong New District Education Commission
The Shanghai Library uses advanced digital technology to convert classical print collections onto the web digilib.sh.cn/
Rongshuxia Computer Co. Ltd. http://rongshu.com/ specialises in literature publishing.
The launch of the Online Bank system developed by China Merchant Bank cmbchina.com has been a great boost to e-commerce in China.
India
Online book-sellers
Apart from the booksellers, the Federation of Indian Publishers federationofindianpublishers.com is encouraging more kiosk vendors of books on train stations and street stalls to promote reading across all levels of the population.
Japan
Japan Foundation jpf.go.jp for assistance for publishers translating Japanese works into foreign languages or publishing books about Japan.
Japan Book Publishers Association jbpa.or.jp
Singapore
Online book-sellers
National Library Board website nlb.gov.sg
Taiwan
The Chinese Publishers' Development Foundation http://tibe.com/
Commercial market research
Other organizations of interest include the Japan-based Asia Pacific Cooperative Program in Reading Promotion and Book Development - APPREB - a UNESCO sponsored and supported network of regional associations www2.accu.or.jp. And in Europe the Open Society Institute's Centre for Publishing Research based in Europe has a number of interesting sections particularly relating to publishing in Eastern Europe http://osi.hu/cpd/.
General Websites
Asialink asialink.unimelb.edu.au
Austrade austrade.gov.au
Australia Council ozco.gov.au
Australian Copyright Council copyright.org.au
Australian Education International http://aei.detya.gov.au/
Australian Industry Group aigroup.asn.au
Australian Publishers Association publishers.asn.au
Australian Publishers Association publishers.asn.au
Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing, Simon Fraser University harbour.sfu.ca/ccsp/
Center for Publishing Development, Budapest osi.hu/cpd/
Centre for Publishing at New York University scps.nyu.edu/pubcenter
Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students http://cricos.dest.gov.au/
Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation (USA) Career Focus npes.org/gaerf/careerfocus.html
International Association of Publishing Educators iape.ca
International Publishers Association ipa-uie.org
Online rights management rightscenter.com
Oxford International Centre for Publishing http://apm.brookes.ac.uk/
Printing Industries Association of Australia: printnet.com.au
Publishers Association (UK): publishers.org.uk
Online Market Information
Canada aecb.org and www.pch.gc.ca/culture/cult_ind
Publishing News UK publishingnews.co.uk
Publishers' Weekly US http://publishersweekly.reviewsnews.com/
These links are some of those referred to within the text and are not intended to be a comprehensive list of sites within each category, but rather, a selection of important sites which exemplify recent trends, as at the time of publication.
Clusters case studies and research
http://hhh.umn.edu/centers/slp/projects.htm
http://risprint.net/
http://massmac.org/industryclusters.htm
http://clusters.com.au/Documents/blandyrviewExecSum.PDF
http://biosolutions.co.uk/
Institutes specialising in clusters work
http://competitiveness.org/home.htm
Regional online publishers
http://cabonnecountry.com/
http://bandicootbooks.com/
http://bob-e-books.com/
http://ziptales.com.au
http://dpi.qld.gov.au/home/default.html
http://magabalabooks.com/
http://atsic.gov.au/default_ie.asp
Writers' and Community Networks
http://neon.net.au/
http://writers-exchange.com/epublishing
http://epccentral.org/
http://eguild.org/
http://eppro.homestead.com/information.html
http://epicauthors.org/