Tag: Oxford University Press
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How a textbook is made
A lot of work goes into creating a textbook. Publishers, authors, designers and printers all need to work together to create high quality resources that help educators teach and students learn. Sometimes it can take four or more years for a textbook to go from idea to published book. The below infographic presents the many stages a…
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Keeping Australia Beautiful
Last week, 14 Oxford University Press staff members volunteered to be part of Keep Australia Beautiful Week (24–30 August), arming themselves with heavy-duty gloves, rubbish bags and hi-vis vests to clean up litter in the neighbourhood. Joined by members of the City of Port Phillip Sustainable Programs team, the KAB volunteers fanned out along Sandridge…
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Oxford Word of the Month: Kingswood country
The Australian car manufacturer Holden recently announced the impending closure of its operations in 2016, after sixty years of producing some of Australia’s favourite cars, including the original Holden sedan, the utility, the FJ series, the Monaro, the Commodore, and the Torana. Our attachment to the Holden brand is illustrated by the way one model,…
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Oxford has a huge win at the 2014 Educational Publishing Awards Australia
The 21st Educational Publishing Awards Australia (EPAAs) were held at the State Library in Melbourne on Wednesday 17 September. Organised by the Australian Publishers Association, the EPAAs celebrate excellence in educational publishing and exemplify the work publishers devote to producing world-class educational resources. More than ever before, they also showcase innovative development and delivery of…