LJNDawson.com Relaunches - Again

Category: Company News

Welcome to the new (once again) LJNDawson.com - with a new look, easier navigation, updated press room, and a freshly edited and reorganized publishing industry news headlines archive.
Our newest feature, an industry events calendar, is one that we hope professionals and the browsing-curious alike will find useful.
Now, you can find information about upcoming publishing and library events in the same place you find relative headlines - right here!

We've also included a submission form, so if you know of an upcoming event we've missed, please feel free to submit the details. Submissions will be reviewed before publication to the site.

Posted by Tess Strand Alipour , July 17, 06, 9:47 AM , comments(0) , permalink

Announcing the Birth of Bloggapedia

Category: Company News

Bloggapedia.com was born April 10, 2006 at 2:30 p.m. after an intense three week labor.

At approximately 20,000+ lines of code, and a healthy 300+ registered users Bloggapedia came into the world with gusto and promises to grow into everything its proud parent LJNDawson.com dreams of for the future.

Bloggapedia boasts all requisite appendages including: an extensive blog directory, bloggers forum, news resource, blog toolbox, and of course, its very own blog.

About Bloggapedia.com:
Bloggapedia is a human-edited directory of blogs. Bloggapedia's directory is easy to use, and if you don't want to browse, we have a keyword search box. But Bloggapedia is more than just a directory. It's also a one-stop shop for all things blog. Bloggapedia offers tools, resources, information, and news - everything you need to create, develop, upgrade, and rocket your blog through the mayhem of the blogosphere.

Bloggapedia.com is parented by:
Laura Dawson has developed databases and taxonomies for Muze, Barnes & Noble, and Newstex. She currently runs LJNDawson.com, a digital content consulting company. In her free time, she categorizes things.
Her house is very neat.

Rachel Rushefsky has worked for Barnes & Noble for nearly a decade, specializing in data management: analyzing data, correcting data, soliciting data, and working with publishers so that they can send better data in a more timely manner.
She lives in New York City, and when her home computer isn't used for adventure games, it's used to categorize blogs.

With midwifery, surrogacy, and ongoing support provided by thesuperheavy.com and Hamidof.com.

About LJNDawson.com:
Laura Dawson is an 18-year veteran of the book industry. She has directed database and content development at Muze, Inc. and Barnes & Noble.com.
She was a founding member of the ONIX Committee and continues to serve on the BISAC Metadata Committee which further develops the ONIX standards.
In 2001, Ms. Dawson moved to Sirsi Corporation, where she developed content for library interfaces. She has given numerous presentations on patron usage, industry standards, and content development for libraries.
In 2004, she became an independent consultant to the book and e-commerce industries.

For more information, or to submit questions or comments please contact , assistant to Laura Dawson.

Posted by Tess Strand Alipour , May 8, 06, 6:23 AM , comments(0) , permalink

LJNDawson.com Brings the Latest Publishing Industry and Digital Content News Headlines to Visitors, 24 Hours a Day

Category: Publishing , Company News

In an effort to continue providing tailored information to publishing and content industry peers as well as to guests seeking general industry information LJNDawson.com has expanded its online presence to include an industry specific news-headlines feature.

Updated hourly, the most recent news headlines are featured on the site?s home page along with a link to LJNDawson.com?s extensive database of archived articles, searchable by keyword.

Powered by a custom program developed by Hamid Alipour of Hamidof.com, the feature utilizes RSS to aggregate the stories, reports, and discussions crucial to today?s publishing and digital content industries.

Visitors are encouraged to check the LJNDawson.com blog as well for Laura Dawson's veteran perspective on the same industry issues found in today?s headlines.

About Laura Dawson:
Laura Dawson is an 18-year veteran of the book industry. She has directed database and content development at Muze, Inc. and Barnes & Noble.com. She was a founding member of the ONIX Committee and continues to serve on the BISAC Metadata Committee which further develops the ONIX standards. In 2001, Ms. Dawson moved to Sirsi Corporation, where she developed content for library interfaces. She has given numerous presentations on patron usage, industry standards, and content development for libraries. In 2004, she became an independent consultant to the book and e-commerce industries.

For press inquiries, or to submit an RSS feed for inclusion in the LJNDawson site news feature please contact , assistant to Laura Dawson.

Posted by Tess Strand Alipour , April 10, 06, 10:28 AM , comments(0) , permalink

Triskaidekaphobia is Fear of the Number 13 - ISBN-13 by 2007

Category: Publishing , Company News

Have you ever wondered what those numbers in the barcode of the novel you're reading are? Probably not - but in the book publishing and retail industries the ISBN (International Standard Book Number) is critical.

A standardized way to identify books on a global scale, ISBN has helped publishers, distributors, and merchants manage the book business since its original incarnation as Britain's SBN (Standard Book Numbering) in 1966.

But, as everything in the business world, it is susceptible to progress; in 1970 the numbering system was adopted internationally.
In 2007 the ISBN system will undergo yet another growth spurt as it attempts to account for the hundreds of thousands of new book titles being produced annually.

Adoption of ISBN-13 is a necessary process for all aspects of the book industry; as Laura Dawson of LJNDawson.com states "by January 1, 2007, most trading in the book industry will be done in ISBN-13. Therefore if a company isn't ready to trade in 13 digits, that company might find itself without trading partners."

Dawson, a consultant to the publishing sector who has worked with the Book Industry Study Group to bring attention to the approaching deadline is cited in an article from industry-standard 'Publisher's Weekly" about a peripheral lassitude toward the change.
"The issue of the 13-digit ISBN is not just for the IT department..." (Full text article located here) Dawson directs those with questions or concerns on the move from 10 to 13 digits to the BISG website, where numerous resources have been provided for reference and download.

Posted by Tess Strand Alipour , January 16, 06, 10:16 AM , comments(0) , permalink

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