Britannica Editors Explain Their Craft at ALA; Editors Appearing at Britannica Digital Learning Exhibit, Booth 3117
Chicago, Ill. (PRWEB) January 29, 2015 -- Some of the people responsible for Encyclopaedia Britannica’s sterling reputation will be on hand to explain what they do and how they do it at the American Library Association Midwinter Meetings this weekend in Chicago.
Three eminent Britannica® editors will appear at the Britannica Digital Learning exhibition, Booth 3117, at scheduled times Saturday-Monday, January 31-February 2, during the McCormick Place
conference.
There to discuss the craft of editing, how it’s changed in the digital era and why high editorial standards matter today more than ever will be:
• Theodore Pappas – executive editor and chief development officer, editorial.
• Melissa Petruzzello – assistant editor of plant and environmental science.
• John Rafferty – associate editor for Earth and life sciences.
The role of editors in the development of Britannica products has expanded considerably since the days when the company published printed reference works. Britannica today is a diversified digital education publisher with a host of products specially designed for schools, libraries and universities, and editors work in close collaboration with curriculum experts, instructional designers and programmers to keep all products relevant and up to date. Ted, Melissa and John will explain how they and their colleagues manage this, answer questions and reflect on the twenty-year history of online education, which Britannica helped launch in 1994 with one of the first education products on the Internet.
“If our first editor, William Smellie, could see what his descendants are doing 247 years later, he wouldn’t believe it,” said Michael Ross, general manager of Britannica Digital Learning and a senior vice president of Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. “At a time when things change at a blistering pace, keeping products reliable, relevant and current is more challenging than ever. Our team is meeting that challenge every day, and ALA attendees are in for a treat when they meet these talented people.”
More information about Britannica’s editorial methods is available here.
About Britannica Digital Learning
Britannica Digital Learning (BDL) provides reliable, high-quality products and solutions for educators and students in grades PreK-16. BDL products are created by scholarly experts, skilled editors, educators and curriculum specialists. They’re designed to ignite curiosity and collaboration in students and make teaching and learning more effective. Products for schools include Britannica® School, Britannica ImageQuest™, Pathways: Science™ and Britannica E-Books. BDL is a division of Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. and is headquartered in Chicago.
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Tom Panelas, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., http://info.eb.com, +1 (312) 347-7309, [email protected]
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