Month: June 2016
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Channelling my inner Bean?
The final volume of the Centenary History of Australia and the Great War series is about to appear, bringing with it sensations of both satisfaction and relief. It’s always a relief when a lengthy project comes to fruition successfully and this one began in the planning and funding stages in 2007. It is immensely satisfying…
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Horace Hart: the fascinating creator of an Oxford classic
Shortly after I became Editorial Assistant at OUP, my manager lent me a book called New Hart’s Rules: The Handbook of Style for Writers and Editors. It’s a useful and interesting book for an editor, as it tells you: to avoid the greengrocer’s apostrophe (e.g. lettuces instead of lettuce’s) the correct way to indicate stammering,…
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Successful copyright regime balances the requirements of creators and users in the clearest possible way
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION DRAFT REPORT ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ARRANGEMENTS RESPONSE BY OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Oxford University Press (“OUP”) is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research scholarship and education by publishing worldwide. OUP supports the wide dissemination of excellent academic and educational materials in the…
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Oxford Word of the Month: June – Convict class
noun: the cheapest class of travel; economy class. One of the most frequent complaints when it comes to travel is flying in economy class, especially on international flights. A popular term used to refer to economy class is cattle class, alluding to passengers being herded into close proximity in narrow seats with cramped leg room….