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Founder of Business Expert Press Joins Alexander Street for New E-Learning Venture

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(ALEXANDRIA, VA) – Alexander Street Press welcomes David Parker—founder and past-president of Business Expert Press—to his new position as publisher for business products.

David brings with him more than 14 years’ experience in the e-learning and library products space. After founding Business Expert Press (BEP) in 2008, he served as president of BEP and sister publishing company Momentum Press. Prior to this role, he served as editor-in-chief and member of the global business publishing committee at Pearson Education, where he managed a team of editors responsible for more than $80 million in annual sales.

At Alexander Street Press, David will utilize his skills in digital publishing to launch multimedia business resources with e-learning functionality. In his new position, he plans to pair traditional business materials with previously undiscovered content to deliver exceptional digital-era teaching and learning products built to empower faculty and students in new ways.

“I am thrilled to join Alexander Street Press,” said David. “I have long admired the company for its innovative unification of various forms of media to create best-in-class reference and education databases.”

David holds degrees from George Fox University and the University of Arizona, and has completed executive education certificates from the University of Chicago and City University. He serves on the Publisher’s Advisory Board for SIPX and writes a column for Against the Grain that explores the blurring lines in content, services, and responsibilities within libraries and the companies that serve them.

“I'm delighted that David is joining us,” says Stephen Rhind-Tutt, President of Alexander Street Press. “His experience with BEP shows that he knows how to create quality titles. He'll now be combining that with Alexander Street's expertise in media to create entirely new forms of business publications. It's going to be exciting!”

David’s forthcoming work will build upon the rapidly growing business sector at Alexander Street Press, and will join the company’s suite of more than 80 academic online databases, including Global Business and Economics in Video.

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About Alexander Street Press
Alexander Street Press is an electronic publisher of award-winning online collections and video for scholarly research, teaching, and learning. Our products are available to libraries and educational institutions worldwide via annual subscription or one-time purchase. Learn more at http://www.alexanderstreet.com.

Contact for Media Inquiries/Reviewer Access:
Abby Horowitz, Marketing Writer
Alexander Street Press
3212 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-212-8520 x 313
ahorowitz [at] alexanderstreet [dot] com

New Independent Comics Archives Now Available

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Independent Comics Archives Explode at Alexander Street Press

(ALEXANDRIA, VA) – Hundreds of thousands of pages of underground and independent comics are now available from Alexander Street Press with the launch of the digital collection Underground and Independent Comics, Comix, and Graphic Novels: Volume II.

The second volume expands on the coverage of the celebrated first edition, which won the 2011 Library Journal Best Reference award and the 2013 Charleston Advisor Best Content award. Volume II of this acclaimed collection grows the archive by incorporating 100,000 pages of international comics, pre-Comics Code publications, and additional primary and secondary works both renowned and hard to find.

Now, library patrons and scholars can examine the controversial comics from the first half of the 20th century that prompted unprecedented levels of censorship alongside the later underground and independent works that defied, and eventually brought down, the US Comics Code Authority and international censorship campaigns.

Volume II features visionary comic and graphic novel artists and renowned publishers across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Noteworthy titles in the first release include:

From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell (UK, Top Shelf)
Gen Manhwa by various artists (South Korea, GEN)
Lucille by Ludovic Debeurme (France, Top Shelf)
Werewolves of Montpellier by Jason (Norway, Fantagraphics)
Tango by various artists (Australia, Cardigan Comics)
God of Comics: Osamu Tezuka and the Creation of Post-World War II Manga (University Press of Mississippi)
Drawn and Dangerous: Italian Comics of the 1970s and 1980s (University Press of Mississippi)

“The hardest part of putting together Volume I was sheer volume of amazing content that we did not have space to include,” says Greg Urquhart, comics editor for Alexander Street Press. “But this content deserves to be preserved and made widely accessible. Fortunately, Volume II enables us to shed further light on the rich history and culture of this often-overlooked form of literary and artistic expression.”

Alexander Street Press’s Underground and Independent Comics, Comix, and Graphic Novels: Volume II is available to academic, public, and school libraries worldwide via annual subscription or one-time purchase. No special setup or software is required—all you need is an Internet browser. For more information or to request a trial or price quote, email sales [at] alexanderstreet [dot] com.

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Be Social:

Alexander Street Releases Theatre in Video, Volume II

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(Alexandria, VA)--Alexander Street recently released its latest collection, Theatre in Video, Vol. II. Designed as a follow up to the popular Theatre in Video, this collection brings together 400 hours of new, international, and contemporary performances; ground-breaking documentaries; and critical instructional series for theatre and drama programs across the globe.

Theatre in Video: Volume II includes live performance and cinematic productions of plays from classical playwrights such as William Shakespeare, Moliere, Voltaire, and Anton Chekhov, while also incorporating new, contemporary writers such as Philip Kan Gotanda, Alexander Buzo, and William Yang.

Users also have unlimited access to several acclaimed documentaries, such as Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement from California Newsreel (1978), documenting the birth of a new theatre out of the Civil Rights activism of the 1950s, '60s and '70s, and Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me from Smart Broad Films (2013), a bold, hilarious, and poignant documentary revealing the uncompromising Tony and Emmy Award-winner both on and off the stage.

Beyond live performance and documentary content, this collection features 65 hours of instructional materials across a wide range of topics, from how to run the front of house to the difference between acting for the stage versus acting for a TV series. These videos will fit seamlessly into any drama or theatre curriculum.

Theatre in Video, Vol. II is available for purchase or annual subscription, and users may request a free 30-day trial of the collection prior to purchase at: alexanderstreet.com/theatre-video. Individual titles are also available for purchase at academicvideostore.com.

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About Alexander Street
Alexander Street pairs exclusive content with the latest technology to deliver customizable products and services to libraries and their patrons worldwide. We blend video, audio, and text with cutting-edge online tools to transform the way people research, learn, and teach in virtually every discipline. Learn more at: alexanderstreet.com.

Contact for Media Inquiries/Reviewer Access
Lauren Casula
Product Marketing Manager
Alexander Street
3212 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Toll Free: 800.889.5937
lcasula [at] alexanderstreet [dot] com

60 Minutes Database Now Available to Libraries

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(ALEXANDRIA, VA) – Alexander Street recently launched a new collection -- 60 MINUTES: 1997–2014 -- in partnership with CBS News. This new resource grants unprecedented access to the 60 MINUTES news program from this period, including many episodes not widely seen since their original broadcast. The entire collection is only available from Alexander Street for the library market.

The database provides 350 hours of high-definition video from eighteen years of broadcasts. True to 60 MINUTES’ iconic style, each news segment within the collection serves as a standalone short documentary on a specific news topic. The resource also includes 175 hours of bonus material from the popular CBS News program Sunday Morning. The addition of this programming brings the collection to a total of 525 hours of CBS News content.

The collection is now available to libraries worldwide via annual subscription or perpetual license. Libraries may also request a free 30-day trial of the collection at http://www.alexanderstreet.com/60MINUTES.

Libraries attending the American Library Association’s Annual Conference in San Francisco this week can enter to win a free one-year subscription to 60 MINUTES: 1997–2014 at booth #918.

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About 60 MINUTES
60 MINUTES, the most successful television broadcast in history, is in its 47th season on the CBS Television Network. Offering hard-hitting investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news, the broadcast begun in 1968 is still a hit in 2015, regularly making Nielsen's Top 10. Over the 2013–14 season, 60 Minutes continued its dominance as the number-one news program, drawing an average of 12.2 million viewers per week—almost twice the audience of its nearest network news magazine competitor.

Contact for Media Inquiries/Reviewer Access:
Kelly Latham, Director of Marketing
Alexander Street
3212 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-212-8520 x 115
klatham [at] alexanderstreet [dot] com

Limited Edition PBS Video Collection Debuts at Alexander Street Press

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(ALEXANDRIA, VA) –Hundreds of acclaimed PBS films and series come together in streaming video as part of a new limited-edition online database from Alexander Street Press.

The PBS Video Collection assembles the greatest documentary films and series from the history of PBS into one optimized online interface. Available for a limited time only, this collection enables libraries to expand their multimedia holdings with diverse content from one of television’s most trusted producers.

From now until the end of 2014, Alexander Street Press is offering a multi-year subscription option that includes access to 245 PBS titles, selected for their high quality and relevance to academic curricula. Once a library enrolls, patrons receive anytime, anywhere access to these top PBS titles through the end of 2017. Films include:

America in Profile
American Experience
Empires
Freedom

Frontline
God in America
Great Performances
History Detectives

NOVA
Odyssey
The films of Ken Burns, Michael Wood, and more.

In addition to these core titles, The PBS Video Collection also grants free access to 172 bonus PBS titles for a limited time only. Available on a rotating basis, these extra titles will be available to all patrons alongside the core PBS collection.

“PBS is one of the most respected broadcasters in the world,” says Will Whalen, vice president of licensing at Alexander Street Press. “These films are a cornerstone of higher education, and of our culture at large, so it’s a privilege to continue to provide them to our library customers.”

The PBS Video Collection from Alexander Street Press is available to academic, public, and school libraries in North America via three-year subscription. The collection is on sale through December 2014. No special setup or software is required—all you need is an Internet browser. For more information or to request a trial or price quote, email sales [at] alexanderstreet [dot] com.

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Contact for Media Inquiries/Reviewer Access:

Abby Horowitz, Marketing Writer
Alexander Street Press

3212 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-212-8520 x 313
ahorowitz [at] alexanderstreet [dot] com

60 MINUTES Database Coming Exclusively to Alexander Street Press

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(Alexandria, VA) -- Alexander Street Press has partnered with CBS News to release 60 MINUTES, 1997–2014, an exclusive database from one of the most successful programs in American television history. The forthcoming online resource was announced this week at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Chicago with a video introduction from Emmy-winning 60 MINUTES anchor Scott Pelley.

The 60 MINUTES: 1997–2014 collection from Alexander Street grants unprecedented access to the CBS News program from this period, including many episodes not widely seen since their original broadcast. The entire collection is only available from Alexander Street for the library market.

The database provides 350 hours of high-definition video from eighteen years of broadcasts. True to 60 MINUTES’ iconic style, each news segment within the collection serves as a standalone short documentary on a specific news topic.

The program is specifically intended to enable people to quickly learn and understand some of the most important topics history, business and economics, health sciences, law, international affairs, psychology, society and culture, performing arts, women’s studies, African American studies, and politics. The broad range of content offers many applications for students, faculty, and researchers.

The collection delivers the highest caliber reporting from acclaimed journalists including Mike Wallace, Ed Bradley, Charlie Rose, Anderson Cooper, Lesley Stahl, Scott Pelley, Morley Safer, Lara Logan, Steve Kroft, Bob Simon, and others.

According to Scott Pelley, the collection is “a learning resource like no other available today.” Its more than seventeen-hundred news stories “get to the heart of the most important news and issues of the past eighteen years… 60 MINUTES, 1997–2014 is sure to make teaching, learning, and research a richer experience for all.”

The resource also includes 175 hours of bonus material from the popular CBS News program Sunday Morning. The addition of this programming brings the collection to a total of 525 hours of CBS News content.

“60 MINUTES is arguably the most important series in US television history,” said Stephen Rhind-Tutt, President of Alexander Street. “It has made critical issues in a wide range of disciplines engaging and easy to understand. For the first time, users will be able to search the materials from 1974-2014 and jump instantly to the segment they want. We couldn’t be more excited!”

Alexander Street’s 60 MINUTES, 1997–2014 launches in March and is now available for pre-sale to libraries worldwide via annual subscription or perpetual license. Libraries may also trial the collection free for thirty days. For more information, visit alexanderstreet.com/60minutes.

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About 60 MINUTES
60 MINUTES, the most successful television broadcast in history, is in its 47th season on the CBS Television Network. Offering hard-hitting investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news, the broadcast begun in 1968 is still a hit in 2015, regularly making Nielsen's Top 10. Over the 2013–14 season, 60 Minutes continued its dominance as the number-one news program, drawing an average of 12.2 million viewers per week—almost twice the audience of its nearest network news magazine competitor.

Contact for Media Inquiries/Reviewer Access:
Kelly A. Latham, Director of Marketing
Alexander Street Press
3212 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-212-8520 x 115
klatham [at] astreetpress [dot] com

Alexander Street Debuts New Platform Design

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(Alexandria, VA)--Alexander Street, a producer of digital content collections for academic and public libraries, recently announced a redesign of its proprietary video, audio, and text distribution platform. The new interface is intended to be more user-friendly and visually appealing than its previous incarnations, featuring:

More intuitive search, browse, video, and audio pages to help patrons find content faster
Easily accessible instructional videos to get patrons up and running and increase usage
More prominent related items to provide additional, relevant content to patrons
Alternative screen layouts to improve the viewing experience
A more mobile-friendly and responsive design, for easy viewing on any device or screen resolution

The updated design also features more continuity when switching between video, audio, and text formats. Users of mixed-media playlists will now have a much smother experience when moving between content types.

Ben Jones, Platform Manager for Alexander Street, said, "The aim of the new design is to make our platform as visually attractive to users as it is feature-rich. As a result, we aren't requiring our users to re-learn how to use the platform again, it all works the same. It's just more pleasing on the eye and easier to use."

Librarians and faculty can experience the new platform with a free 30-day trial to any of the more than 135 collections Alexander Street offers by visiting alexanderstreet.com.

About Alexander Street
Alexander Street pairs exclusive content with the latest technology to deliver customizable products and services to libraries and their patrons worldwide. We blend video, audio, and text with cutting-edge online tools to transform the way people research, learn, and teach in virtually every discipline. Learn more at: alexanderstreet.com.

Contact for Media Inquiries/Reviewer Access:
Kelly Latham, Marketing Director
Alexander Street
3212 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Toll Free: 800.889.5937
klatham [at] alexanderstreet [dot] com

Alexander Street Releases Comprehensive Counseling Collection

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(Alexandria, VA) – Alexander Street, a leading provider of digital content for libraries, announced the release of its newest collection to support the study of counseling and therapy, Counseling and Therapy in Video: Volume IV.

Counseling and Therapy in Video: Volume IV is a resource for supporting both undergraduate and graduate-level counseling curriculum. Together with an Editorial Review Board of top faculty and librarians, Alexander Street identified the most important topics in counseling today. It then mapped the text, video, and transcripts featured in Counseling and Therapy in Video: Volume IV to those topics, which include DSM-V, multicultural and social justice, human sexuality, groups, trauma and PTSD, addiction, research and evaluation, ethics, neuroscience, positive psychology, and master therapy.

The collection features:

300 hours of video, most of which have been created since 2012, mapped to the most crucial topics in counseling today.
400 anonymous transcripts from real therapy sessions, providing a wealth of opportunity for research and learning.
1,200 hours of conference presentations, lectures, and workshops from renowned counselors, psychologists, and practitioners.
45,000 pages of e-books and periodicals, including the American Counseling Association’s Counseling Today.

“Users will love the currency of the content in this collection, since it was developed with the most cutting-edge topics and perspectives in counseling in mind. We worked tirelessly with our counseling advisory board to ensure that this collection will integrate seamlessly with any counseling curriculum,” said Taney Shondel, Senior Editor at Alexander Street.

Counseling and Therapy in Video: Volume IV is available for purchase or annual subscription, and users may request a free 30-day trial at alexanderstreet.com/counselingandtherapyonline. Individual videos are also available for purchase at academicvideostore.com.

About Alexander Street
Alexander Street pairs exclusive content with the latest technology to deliver customizable products and services to libraries and their patrons worldwide. We blend video, audio, and text with cutting-edge online tools to transform the way people research, learn, and teach in virtually every discipline. Learn more at alexanderstreet.com.

Contact for Media Inquiries/Reviewer Access:
Lauren Casula, Product Marketing Manager
Alexander Street
3212 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Toll Free: 800.889.5937
lcasula [at] alexanderstreet [dot] com

Education Video Resources Growing Rapidly at Alexander Street

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(ALEXANDRIA, VA) – Hundreds of new teaching demonstrations and instructional films are now available online with the debut of Education in Video: Volume II. The latest collection from Alexander Street Press expands topical coverage of the teaching field, delving into new and emerging areas including special needs, multiculturalism in the classroom, differentiated instruction, and the US Common Core.

Videos in the series give teachers in training the opportunity to observe the nuances and skills of seasoned professionals in real classroom settings. The newest volume builds upon the success of Volume I, which The Teacher Trainer Journal called “definitely recommended.”

Volume II—available as a standalone collection or alongside Volume I—will grow the series to more than 1,650 hours of content. Video highlights from the latest collection include:

The Common Core Standards in the Writers Workshop (Kim Gerodomis)
Differentiated Instructional Strategies for Reading in the Content Areas (Corwin Press)
Math Tools in Action: Anchor Charts (Stenhouse)
Moving On (Four Stories of Blindness) (Chip Taylor Communications)
Preschooler Observation PLUS! Cognitive Development (Learning Seed)
Stuttering in Children: Speaking of Courage (Chip Taylor Communications)

Other core topics covered at length in the newest volume include teaching methods, elementary and early education, curriculum, teacher training, technology in education, secondary education, school counseling, and educational psychology.

“The landscape of education is changing. For educators to best serve their students, it’s important to have access to the latest resources about new and evolving topics,” said Elizabeth Robey, education editor at Alexander Street Press. “Adding Volume II to our Education in Video Series is the ideal way to give current and future professionals access to the newest, most accurate information and advance the foundation laid by the original collection.”

Alexander Street Press’s Education in Video: Volume II is available to libraries worldwide via annual subscription or one-time purchase. No special setup or software is required—all you need is an Internet browser. For more information or to request a trial or price quote, email sales [at] alexanderstreet [dot] com.

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About Alexander Street Press
Alexander Street Press pairs exclusive content with the latest technology to deliver customizable products and services to libraries and their patrons worldwide. We blend video, audio, and text with cutting-edge online tools to transform the way people research, learn, and teach in virtually every discipline. Learn more at www.alexanderstreet.com.

Contact for Media Inquiries/Reviewer Access:
Abby Horowitz, Marketing Writer
Alexander Street Press
3212 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-212-8520 x 313
ahorowitz [at] alexanderstreet [dot] com

Can't-miss sessions at Charleston 2014

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Charleston is just a week away.

If you'll be there, make sure you drop by our booth at the vendor showcase to pick up a free pass to all Alexander Street collections, good through December 31, 2014.

While you’re there, learn more about our pilot PDA program and how you can apply. Plus, get the scoop on our brand new subscription channels, forthcoming collection in human rights, expanding EBA program, and more.

We’ll also be participating in a several sessions throughout the conference, so we hope to see you there!

DRM: A Publisher-Imposed Impediment to Progress, or a Legitimate Defense of Publisher/Author Intellectual Property Rights

Vice president of editorial and licensing David Parker joins this discussion about the benefits and the complexities surrounding digital rights management.

Join us: Thursday, November 6 at 10:20 a.m.

Out of the Basement: Impact of Video on New Library Resources and Library Collections and Services

Featuring a panel that includes senior vice president Eileen Lawrence, this presentation explores key decision-making factors when growing library video holdings and introduces the expanding product lines at Alexander Street Press and other key publishers.

Join us: Thursday, November 6 at 2:15 p.m.

See you in Charleston,

David Parker, vice president of editorial and licensing
Eileen Lawrence, senior vice president

Independent Comics Archives Explode at Alexander Street Press

Charleston is just a week away.

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