News Media Contact:
Ann Curtis
Marketing Manager
National Archive Publishing Company
anncurtis@napubco.com
800-420-6272, ext. 6770
January 13, 2009, Mind the Gap at ALA Midwinter
December 16, 2008,
Holiday Greetings!
December 16, 2008,
Passport to Savings for International Customers
April 21, 2008, Online course packs from XanEdu® Custom Publishing are an earth friendly alternative to traditional publishing
February 22, 2008, National Archive Publishing Company Acquires
Tichenor Publishing & Printing Operations
November 23, 2007, NAPC
Gains Rights to Distribute BMJ Group Titles in Microform
May 30, 2007, XanEdu® introduces
multimedia content in digital course packs
January 19, 2007, NAPC To
Provide Digitization and Copyright Clearance Services for
ERIC
January 16, 2007, NAPC wins
contract to record, preserve and provide access to public
records for Shelby County, Tennessee
August 15, 2006, National
Archive Publishing Company Signs 15 New Publisher Agreements
for XanEdu® Products
June 14, 2006, National Archive
Publishing Company Names Militello as CFO
May 26, 2006, XanEdu®
Launches Improvements to Exclusive “Control Center”
May 17, 2006, NAPC’s XanEdu®
Signs Publishing and Licensing Agreement with the North
American Case Research Association
April 24, 2006, Penn State
Chooses National Archive Publishing Company for Digital
and Microfilm Preservation Projects
January 20, 2006, National
Archive Publishing Company Launches NAPC Content Solutions
November 16, 2005, National
Archive Publishing Company Names Durliat VP of Finance and
Administration
November
1, 2005, "Proquest deal back to future for UMI" (pdf,
193kb)
Article from The Ann Arbor News
October 27, 2005, National
Archive Publishing Company Formed By Prior Members of ProQuest
Management Team
April 21, 2008 Online course packs from XanEdu® Custom Publishing are an earth friendly alternative to traditional publishing
XanEdu leads market in providing eco-friendly custom course materials
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN In celebration of Earth Day, XanEdu® Custom Publishing, part of National Archive Publishing Company (NAPC), introduces online course packs to the higher education market as an eco-friendly custom publishing solution.
“It takes an entire tree to produce just three traditionally
printed course pack orders,” says Tyler Steben, Vice President,
XanEdu Custom Publishing, “As the nation’s leading provider
of custom course materials, it is natural for us to leverage
our groundbreaking digital content and delivery options
as an environmental advantage and encourage campuses to
go green with online course packs.”
Students can purchase an access key to their online materials through XanEdu’s ecommerce storefront and view their course content at any time, from any Internet connectioneliminating (or significantly reducing) the reams of paper and energy consumed by the commercial printing and production processes, not to mention the emissions related to making the paper and print cartridges, and from the transport of materials to students.
Even sold through a campus bookstore as an access key package, online course packs use 97% less paper than a traditionally printed pack; the package contains an access key printed on a single sheet of paper and just a front cover, back cover, and fully recyclable piece of corrugated cardboard.
“Online course materials are not a new offering for XanEdu—they’re used by many programs looking to bring relevant content and technology into the classroom without the copyright risks associated with hosting digital content. But it is important we share the adverse impact of printing materials, and help our customers realize there are more environmentally friendly alternatives,” said Steben.
For educators who prefer printed materials, XanEdu is taking
steps to reduce the carbon footprint of those offerings,
as well. The paper used for XanEdu’s print and online plus
print course pack formats contains post-consumer waste and
is free of acid and elemental chlorine. Compared to virgin
paper milling, this manufacturing process:
- Requires
10% fewer trees
- Is
4% more energy-efficient
- Emits
4% fewer greenhouse gases and 9% fewer hazardous air pollutants
- Generates
5% less solid waste and water pollutants
Additionally, Copley Custom Textbooks, an imprint of XanEdu, can print professor’s own original works, lab manuals, and anthologies on 100% recycled paper and with soy ink.
Also this Earth Day, XanEdu launches a campaign to donate $1 to American Forests for each registered faculty and bookstore visitor to their Webpage dedicated to sharing information about eco-friendly course materials. Through American Forests, a non-profit organization dedicated to planting trees for environmental restoration, every dollar plants a tree.
XanEdu is the faculty-preferred provider of course packs
and custom textbooks and the nation's leading provider of
digital and print titles through an expansive collection
of premium content (particularly business content). XanEdu
provides groundbreaking multimedia content and delivery
options and ensures 100% copyright compliance for each item,
every term.
More information about XanEdu’s campaign to go green is
available at www.xanedu.com/ecopack.shtml.
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February 22, 2008 National Archive Publishing Company Acquires
Tichenor Publishing & Printing Operations
Higher-education publishing business to be combined with NAPC's XanEdu® Custom Publishing
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN National Archive Publishing Company (NAPC) announces that it has acquired Tichenor Publishing & Printing, a provider of coursepacks and other supplemental course materials for college students. The business will be combined with NAPC's XanEdu Custom Publishing, the nation's leading provider of custom publishing solutions for higher education.
"Tichenor has a strong reputation for providing excellent service, applying relevant technology to enhance products, and producing quality products," said Daniel Arbour, president and CEO of National Archive Publishing Company. "With XanEdu's unique expertise in digital delivery and an expansive collection of pre-cleared content, the acquisition of Tichenor will significantly strengthen our publishing capability.
"When acquisitions play to the strength of both organizations and provide greater opportunities to meet customer needs, it's a win for customers and the organizations involved," said Arbour. "Those attributes apply to this transaction."
For 20 years, Tichenor Publishing & Printing has provided compelling educational materials, including course packs, lab manuals, custom textbooks, and much more. The business is known for providing a high level of customer care, attention to detail, superior product, and timely service.
Tim Tichenor, T.I.S. group president, said, "We are very pleased to partner with XanEdu and look forward to providing students and faculty with important educational resources through our college bookstores."
"XanEdu is committed to continuing to provide high-quality products and excellent service to Tichenor customers and authors," said Arbour. "We are excited about the opportunity to extend and enhance our service offerings."
Customer service and other support contacts remain unchanged
for customers. More information about Tichenor Publishing
& Printing is available at www.tichenorpublishing.com.
More information about XanEdu Custom Publishing is available
at www.xanedu.com.
About Tichenor Publishing & Printing and T.I.S. Group
T.I.S. Group is the parent company of Tichenor Publishing and Printing. Founded in 1962 and headquartered in Bloomington, Indiana, T.I.S. Group is a conglomerate of businesses serving the collegiate marketplace. Centrally focused, yet diversified within its industry, T.I.S. is comprised of T.I.S. College Bookstores, Tichenor College Textbook Company, T.I.S. Vocal Music Catalog and Retail Shop, and Taylor Imprinted Sportswear.
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November
23, 2007 NAPC Gains Rights to Distribute BMJ
Group Titles in Microform
17 titles, including BMJ (British Medical Journal), from
BMJ Group return to UMI® Periodicals in Microform program
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN National Archive Publishing
Company (NAPC) announces an agreement with BMJ Group to
microfilm and distribute 17 key medical titles, including
the prestigious British Medical Journal. As part of the
new agreement, NAPC will film back issues, in addition to
providing ongoing coverage so that libraries will avoid
gaps in their holdings.
"Research and medical libraries highly value access to these
titles, and we are pleased to provide them in an archival
format that will ensure ongoing access for years to come,"
said Peggi Clark, Publisher, Serials Publishing, for NAPC.
"We are honored by the BMJ Group's trust to archive and
distribute their valuable content to libraries around the
world."
NAPC offers more than 18,000 periodical titles in microform,
the only widely accepted, long-term archival format for
printed material. BMJ Group titles now available from NAPC
include:
- Annals
of the Rheumatic Diseases
- Archives
of Disease in Childhood
- British
Journal of Ophthalmology
- British
Journal of Sports Medicine
- BMJ
(British Medical Journal)
- Emergency
Medicine Journal (EMJ)
- Gut
- Heart
- Journal
of Clinical Pathology
- Journal
of Epidemiology and Community Health
- Journal
of Medical Ethics
- Journal
of Medical Genetics
- Journal
of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry
- Occupational
and Environmental Medicine
- Postgraduate
Medical Journal
- Sexually
Transmitted Infections
- Thorax
Peter Ashman from the BMJ Group said: "As part of our
mission to help doctors make better decisions, we are committed
to making our journal content accessible to healthcare professionals
around the world. This partnership is an important step towards
that goal, and we are confident that it will help clinicians
in their everyday practice and ultimately improve outcomes
for patients."
For more information about these titles, libraries may
contact NAPC at info@napubco.com or by calling 1-800-420-6272.
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May
30, 2007 XanEdu® introduces multimedia content
in digital course packs
Groundbreaking initiative brings multimedia content to
business courses
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN XanEdu® Custom Publishing, part
of National Archive Publishing Company (NAPC), in partnership
with Harvard Business School Publishing and Darden Business
Publishing, will provide digital video supplements and other
multimedia case content to college and university business
faculty and programs. XanEdu pioneered completely digital
course pack solutions, and is now the first to offer multimedia
as a standard course pack format.
Beginning August 1st, 2007, a range of multimedia options
will be available in XanEdu® Digital and Digital Plus Print
CoursePacks. The new content allows college faculty to add
a dynamic element to business courses and enhance students'
learning experience:
- HARVARD
BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CASE VIDEOS - Many of the most
popular Harvard Business School cases can now include
a video supplement, giving students access and insight
into management and strategic and organizational challenges
through interviews with CEOs and other key company footage.
- MULTIMEDIA
CASES FROM DARDEN BUSINESS PUBLISHING - Interactive multimedia
cases and simulations from Darden Business Publishing
include both stand-alone and supplementary materials.
These products present real-world business situations
through video interviews, text, animations, and individual
and classroom exercises.
- MICROSOFT
POWERPOINT - XanEdu can convert Microsoft PowerPoint presentations
into streaming video, giving students secure, view-only
access to lectures and notes without having to buy software.
A printed presentation can also be included in the Digital
Plus Print format.
- WEB
LINKS AND HTML - Faculty can share their favorite online
resources and give students one-click access to other
relevant digital content by embedding links to other web
sites.
"Many of today's students have never experienced a world without computers, cell phones, and other mobile technology and place an increasing value on their professor's ability to use technology to communicate their expertise," said Tyler Steben, Vice President, Custom Publishing. "These product developments allow XanEdu to help faculty keep up with the trends and challenges of applying technology in education and in business."
XanEdu, the leading national publisher of supplemental course materials, specializes in providing course materials for business programs. Multimedia content adds a valuable layer to XanEdu's already extensive collection of business cases and articles from leading publishers such as Harvard Business School Publishing, Darden Business Publishing, Ivey, California Management Review, NACRA, Stanford University, Thunderbird, and more.
More information about XanEdu Custom Publishing is available at www.xanedu.com.
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January
19, 2007 NAPC To Provide Digitization and
Copyright Clearance Services for ERIC
Large-scale project to create digital archive of valuable
information for government education resource
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN National Archive Publishing
Company (NAPC) announces an agreement with Computer Sciences
Corporation (CSC) to perform digitization and rights clearance
services for previously submitted documents to ERIC (Education
Resources Information Center), a digital library of education
literature sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education.
The project encompasses digitizing nearly 340,000 documents,
or 40 million pages, dating from 1966 to 1992. In addition,
NAPC will seek out authors of documents to secure permissions
for electronic distribution through ERIC. The resulting
documents will be added to the ERIC database, which provides
free access to more than 1.2 million bibliographic records
of journal articles and other education-related materials.
Full-text is available for an increasing number of documents.
Lawrence Henry, Program Manager of the ERIC contract
for Computer Sciences Corporation, said, "NAPC offers
the unique capability to perform large-scale digitization
to very high quality standards. In addition, their expertise
in finding authors and securing permissions will help
ensure full copyright compliance and efficiency. NAPC's
experience and skill made them ideal for the successful
implementation of a project of this magnitude."
"This project will bring to life thousands of documents
that were previously difficult to access," said Jeff Moyer,
Executive Vice President, Publishing, NAPC. "Our mission
is to improve access to information by creating digital
files with the appropriate level of metadata to suit the
application. This project is the first to bring together
our expertise in digitization and rights clearance at
such a large scale. We believe this rare combination is
valuable for building dynamic information archives."
NAPC Content Solutions supports libraries with quality
content management options. As a trusted partner in the
library community, NAPC is a dependable, expert resource
for the following services:
- Imaging
(digitizing and microfilming)
- Image
conversion - both film to digital and digital to film
- Metadata
capture and creation
- Text
conversion - OCR and key boarding
- Custom
output formatting
- Film
duplication and replacement
- Archive
hosting (in part or in whole)
- Permissions
- rights clearance
More information about NAPC Content Solutions is available
to librarians at
1-800-420-NAPC (6272) or info@napubco.com.
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January
16, 2007 NAPC wins contract to record, preserve
and provide access to public records for Shelby County,
Tennessee
Tennessee's Shelby County Government, on behalf of the
Shelby County Register's Office (SCRO), has selected National
Archive Publishing Company (NAPC) as the sole vendor for
a major ongoing microfilm processing and duplication initiative.
The primary goal of the SCRO is to record, preserve, and
provide access to their public records. To that end, NAPC
Content Solutions will provide full-service microfilm
processes over five types of film and at a volume in excess
of 2,000 rolls per year. NAPC will meet a range of SCRO's
needs, including:
- Safe
transport of first-generation and duplicated film to/from
SCRO to NAPC's Ann Arbor manufacturing facility
- Store
and protect film under proper temperature conditions
- Create
archival quality camera master film from original
- Duplicate
reels of film (including wrapping, boxing and labeling)
- Inspect
original and duplicated films to ensure high copying
and viewing quality
"Scanning is the only way to go for access, but we still
microfilm our permanent records, which are stored in an
underground vault in another state, to ensure access to
our most valuable records in case of a catastrophic incident
like a major earthquake on the New Madrid fault line."
John Dougan, Shelby County Archives.
Content Solutions offers imaging, image conversion, metadata
capture and creation, text conversion, custom output formatting,
film duplication and replacement, and various other digitization
and microfilm services. NAPC launched its Content Solutions
offering one year ago and has gained traction with several
large accounts since.
"We're pleased to assist the Shelby County Register's
Office in fulfilling its mandate to preserve these important
records in a non-digital format," notes Jeff Moyer, Executive
Vice President of Publishing for NAPC. "We see this as
just part of our Content SolutionsTM program, which gives
libraries, publishers, government agencies, and private
and public archives a range of options for preserving,
reformatting, and delivering their records and content."
More information about NAPC Content Solutions is available
at www.napubco.com.
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August
15, 2006 National Archive Publishing Company
Signs 15 New Publisher Agreements for XanEdu® Products
New agreements expand academic content offerings
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN National Archive Publishing
Company (NAPC) has enhanced the content offering for its
XanEdu® Custom Publishing service by securing agreements
with numerous prestigious publishers. These agreements
guarantee copyright approval of select materials for inclusion
in the XanEdu CoursePack™ and Copley Custom Textbook products.
XanEdu's strong collection of premium business content
is complemented by the addition of agreements with the
following publishers:
- Crain Communications
- Economist Intelligence Unit
- Institute for Operations Research and the Management
Sciences (INFORMS)
- Penton Media
- Reed Business Information Inc.
- Reed Business Information UK
- Society for Case Research
In addition, XanEdu has expanded its humanities and sciences
content through new agreements with:
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Psychological Association
- Annual Reviews
- Emerald Group Publishing
- Indiana University Press
- Springer Science and Business Media
General academic publishers, the University of California
Press and the University of Chicago Press, have also signed
agreements allowing use of their materials in XanEdu products.
This new content expands the depth and breadth of XanEdu's
extensive collections, which include 14,000 cases and
articles from the industry's leading business publishers
including Harvard Business School, Thunderbird, Stanford
University, Darden, California Management Review, NACRA,
Richard Ivey School of Business, and others.
XanEdu is the number-one faculty-preferred provider of
CoursePacks and custom textbooks. XanEdu is committed
to providing superior service and expertise to faculty
and students, and to supporting its distribution partners
in managing their course pack programs, through its print,
digital, and digital plus print CoursePacks. Copley Custom
Textbooks offer faculty professional design and production
services to publish a high-quality textbook, anthology,
or lab manual.
More information about XanEdu Custom Publishing is available
at www.xanedu.com.
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June
14, 2006 National Archive Publishing Company
Names Militello as CFO
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN National Archive Publishing
Company (NAPC) announced that Jim Militello has joined
the company as Chief Financial Officer. In this role,
he will manage finance, human resources, and business
information systems.
Previously, Militello served as Vice President of Finance
at Thomson Gale, a leading information provider to the
library market. His experience at Thomson Gale included
planning, mergers and acquisitions, and financial reporting.
Militello also worked for Voyager.net and Baxter International.
“Jim has a proven track record of leadership and business
acumen in the information industry, and we are delighted
to welcome him to the executive team of NAPC. As a new
and growing company, we will benefit from his skills and
experience as we establish new business systems and plan
for growth,” said Dan Arbour, President and CEO.
Militello earned a BA from Michigan State University
and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Michigan.
He lives in Saline, MI, with his family.
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May
26, 2006 XanEdu® Launches Improvements
to Exclusive “Control Center”
Enhanced functionality improves ordering; simplifies
tracking of coursepack orders
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN XanEdu® Custom Publishing,
part of National Archive Publishing Company, announces
new features that will debut in its upcoming release of
the CoursePack Control Center. The new release is scheduled
to launch on June 3.
The CoursePack Control Center is an exclusive feature
available to XanEdu customers. Using the CoursePack Control
Center (or “My XanEdu” for faculty users), bookstore administrators
and faculty can track the progress of a coursepack, from
ordering to delivery, including status of copyright clearance
and shipping. Only XanEdu offers 24/7 online access to
information about coursepack status.
On June 3, XanEdu will introduce enhancements to the
existing interface.
- “Click reduction” – streamlined site to minimize number
of clicks required to access information
- Context-sensitive help, saving users time and effort
when questions arise
- Enhanced speed throughout the site, to ensure efficient
access to information
- More detail about the status of copyright clearance
(For bookstore users, the site also provides more details
about order returns and credits.)
- Improved order functionality for bookstore users,
making ordering, reordering, and add-ons easier than
ever
- Direct access to the account manager, so that users
get additional information from the team that knows
their packs best
- And other enhancements to improve functionality and
usability
For more information about XanEdu® Custom Publishing
and the CoursePack Control Center, visit www.xanedu.com
or call 1-800-218-5971.
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May
17, 2006 NAPC’s XanEdu® Signs Publishing
and Licensing Agreement with the North American Case Research
Association
Agreement extends business case distribution arrangement;
XanEdu to publish NACRA journal
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN National Archive Publishing
Company (NAPC) announces an agreement with the North American
Case Research Association (NACRA) that extends a long-term
distribution arrangement for business case studies. In
addition, XanEdu will begin to publish the Case Research
Journal, the association’s quarterly publication that
contains new, peer-reviewed, field-research-based business
case studies.
The new agreement grants XanEdu exclusive rights to distribute
NACRA business case studies for the first 12 months following
their publication, as well as non-exclusive distribution
rights thereafter. XanEdu will distribute the NACRA cases
as part of the XanEdu CoursePack service, a custom
publishing program that enables faculty to build digital
and/or print coursepacks containing unique, high-quality
content.
NACRA business cases cover important issues and provide
important, real-world views of relevant business scenarios.
NACRA publishes only peer-reviewed cases that subject-area
experts have validated. Each case also has an instructor’s
manual that is also subject to the peer-review process.
Cases accepted by NACRA appear in the organization’s Case
Research Journal, the premier journal for outstanding
teaching cases grounded in research.
In addition to making the cases available online and
through the XanEdu CoursePack service, XanEdu will publish
the quarterly journal in print format. XanEdu will also
explore opportunities to publish the journal electronically
to speed the availability of NACRA cases to the academic
community.
XanEdu is the premier provider of business case content.
In addition to NACRA, XanEdu distributes business cases
from Harvard Business School, Thunderbird, Stanford University,
Darden, California Management Review, Richard Ivey School
of Business, and others.
More information about XanEdu CoursePack programs is
available at www.xanedu.com.
The North American Case Research Association (NACRA)
is a nonprofit, voluntary professional association whose
mission is to promote excellence in case research, writing,
and teaching in business and other academic disciplines.
NACRA is a collaborative organization of some 450 case
writers and teachers, mostly in the business disciplines,
who support each other's research and writing efforts.
Its annual conference features round table workshops where
all participants receive knowledgeable suggestions aimed
at making their cases publishable-- in refereed journals
or in textbooks (or both)--in the following year. The
conference helps to develop the cases that appear in the
Case Research Journal,
other journals, and textbooks. For more information, visit
http://web.bentley.edu/empl/c/lchin/nacra
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April
24, 2006 Penn State Chooses National Archive
Publishing Company for Digital and Microfilm Preservation
Projects
Two projects will preserve and enhance access to unique
cultural history
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN National Archive Publishing
Company (NAPC) announces an agreement with The Pennsylvania
State University to preserve two of the university's historical
collections through the company's new NAPC Content Solutions
service.
The two projects comprise the following content:
- Lancaster Farming (http://www.lancasterfarming.com/),
a weekly trade periodical delivering news, market and
commodity reports, and agribusiness information to farmers
in Pennsylvania and surrounding states. The project
is sponsored by the Preservation Department, University
Libraries, The Pennsylvania State University. NAPC will
perform preservation microfilming of nearly 150,000
pages from issues covering 1984-1998.
- The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography
(http://www.hsp.org/),
a quarterly publication of the Historical Society of
Pennsylvania. NAPC will scan all issues from 1907 to
2000, nearly 50,000 pages.
The second project involves both scanning and microfilm
creation for the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and
Biography.
Sue Kellerman, the Judith O. Sieg Chair for Preservation
and Head, Preservation Department, Penn State University
Libraries said, "We were interested in creating both a
digital version of this key publication for improved access
and a preservation quality microfilm copy for archiving.
A hybrid approach to content conversion provides both
access and preservation, guaranteeing that this title
will be preserved for generations.
"NAPC offers the unique capability to produce both scanned
images and archival-quality microfilm in a scan-first
workflow process. NAPC's experience and unsurpassed expertise
made them a natural choice for preserving these rare materials."
NAPC Content Solutions supports libraries with quality
content management options. As a trusted partner in the
library community, NAPC is a dependable, expert resource
for the following services:
- Imaging (digitizing and microfilming)
- Image conversion - both film to digital and digital
to film
- Metadata capture and creation
- Text conversion - OCR and key boarding
- Custom output formatting
- Film duplication and replacement
- Archive hosting (in part or in whole)
More information about NAPC Content Solutions is available
to librarians at
1-800-420-NAPC (6272) or info@napubco.com.
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January
20, 2006 National Archive Publishing Company
Launches NAPC Content Solutions
New services bring experienced, professional-quality
content management solutions to libraries
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN National Archive Publishing
Company (NAPC) announces its new NAPC Content Solutions
service to support libraries with quality content management
options. With the addition of this service, the company–a
trusted partner in the library community–provides expertise
for a range of microfilming and digitization services.
National Archive Publishing Company also serves libraries
and academic institutions with UMI® Periodicals
in Microform and XanEdu® CoursePacks and
Custom Publishing.
“As libraries continue to expand the potential of the
Internet, digitization projects are ramping up quickly,”
said Jeff Moyer, NAPC's Executive Vice President of Publishing.
“NAPC Content Solutions provides an exciting alternative
for libraries. We currently digitize 50 million pages
to high standards each year, giving us a level of experience
that is unsurpassed. Now, for the first time, we are pleased
to offer our expertise to libraries who want to provide
greater access to valuable collections via digital imaging.
“But we offer much more than digitization. Due to our
extensive capabilities in both digital and microfilm formats,
we provide unique, custom solutions for libraries to expand
access electronically while preserving information in
an archival format. We can tailor solutions to include
image capture, conversion, storage, and more,” said Moyer.
NAPC provides a dependable, expert resource for the following
services:
- Imaging (digitizing and microfilming)
- Image conversion – both film to digital and digital
to film
- Metadata capture and creation
- Text conversion OCR and key boarding
- Custom output formatting
- Film duplication and replacement
- Archive hosting (in part or in whole)
“Perhaps the most valuable service we provide is consultation,”
said Moyer. “NAPC is the foremost expert in the area of
both digitization and microfilming. We are uniquely able
to understand what it takes to develop a comprehensive
solution that suits a library's short and long-term collection
management strategies.“
More information about NAPC Content Solutions is available
to librarians at 1-800-420-NAPC (6272) or info@napubco.com
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November
16, 2005 National Archive Publishing Company
Names Durliat VP of Finance and Administration
Ann Arbor, MI National Archive Publishing Company
(NAPC), the newly formed company that comprises three
business units acquired from ProQuest Information and
Learning, named a vice president of finance and administration.
She is Kimberly R. Durliat, CPA, who has a strong background
in managing corporate financial functions.
Durliat has over 13 years experience, seven in corporate
financial management for publicly and privately held corporations.
Most recently she served as Corporate Controller of Ann
Arbor-based Interlink Networks, Inc. She started her career
with Deloitte & Touche LLP in Detroit, where she worked
for six years, most recently as an Audit Manager.
“Kimberly is an important addition to our team of experienced
managers. She will direct the internal and external activities
to enhance our performance and ability to analyze business
results ,” said Dan Arbour, president and chief executive.
Durliat is a graduate of the University of Michigan Ross
School of Business. She is a current member of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Michigan
Association of Certified Public Accounts, and a registered
Certified Public Accountant in the State of Michigan.
She resides in Dexter, Michigan, with her family.
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October
27, 2005 National Archive Publishing Company
Formed By Prior Members of ProQuest Management Team
Ann Arbor, MI The newly formed company, National
Archive Publishing Company (NAPC), which has acquired
three existing and established business operations from
ProQuest Information and Learning, is led by four seasoned
publishing executives with combined experience of more
than 100 years in the library and higher education markets.
The businesses are UMI® Periodicals in
Microform, XanEdu® and the Microfilm and
Digitization Service operations.
“National Archive Publishing Company is a name that defines
what we do, publishing of scholarly research material
via periodical microfilms, and providing course packs
for students through the growing XanEdu business,” explained
Dan Arbour, president and chief executive of NAPC. NAPC
will also work with ProQuest under a long-term service
contract to produce microfilm and digital content.
“A big benefit to our customer base of more than 5,000
is the invisible transition from ProQuest as a provider
to services provided by NAPC directly,” said Arbour. Our
total business is now focused on the strategy of serving
existing customers for UMI Periodicals in Microform and
XanEdu in the same professional manner they have grown
accustomed to – and to leverage our vast capabilities,
experience and capacity to develop new products and enhance
the value of our existing offerings.”
NAPC has purchased the existing manufacturing facility
and operations located at 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor.
NAPC will also assume portions of ProQuest operations
located in Boston, MA, Wooster, OH, and Louisville, KY.
Arbour is president and chief executive of the newly
acquired established businesses, all of which have been
key market and product leading elements of the ProQuest
business for many years. He has been with ProQuest and
its predecessor businesses for 30 years and was most recently
vice president of North American sales operations for
ProQuest Information and Learning. Other executives who
form the partnership of the firm are:
- Joe Mills, executive vice president of manufacturing
operations. Most recently, he was vice president of
manufacturing operations at ProQuest. He has been responsible
for digitization and micrographic work in the library
and commercial markets for 20 years and has additional
background in electronic publishing, logistics and costing.
- Tim Mitchell, executive vice president of sales and
marketing. He has been national sales director for traditional
business and manager of federal sales, both at ProQuest
and UMI traditional markets. He also served as vice
president of sales for bigchalk and regional sales director
for Apex Learning.
- Jeff Moyer, executive vice president of publishing.
He has 20 years of industry experience and joins NAPC
from Thomson Gale, a reference publisher where he was
publisher of research collections. Earlier he was with
Apex CoVantage in e publishing and ProQuest where he
was engaged in development of the company’s initial
Digital Vault products.
NAPC will operate three lines of business:
- UMI Periodicals in Microform, established in 1938,
this product line includes more than 18,000 periodicals
in microform and has more than 5,000 institutional customers
across the nation. The business segment has been the
leader in its market segment. Microfilm is a storage
medium on which printed materials are photographed and
reproduced at greatly reduced size for ease of storage.
Microform, which comprises both microfilm and microfiche
formats, serves the needs of libraries for collection
development, archiving and access, collection and storage.
- XanEdu, launched in 2000, provides students at colleges
and universities across the country with premium content
in online and print course packs. XanEdu will custom-clear
copyrights for professors from one of the world’s largest
content archives, including thousands of publishers
worldwide. Its course packs for students include reproductions
and clean up of original scholarly documents in print,
print and digital and digital-only formats. XanEdu’s
Integration Program (“XIP”) enables NAPC to develop
and produce customs course packs and track student uses
and purchases.
- Microfilm and Digitization Services. NAPC will produce
UMI Periodicals in Microform and also manufacture microfilm
and digital content for ProQuest under a long-term contract.
In this agreement, NAPC will fulfill microfilm production
for retained products including dissertations, newspapers
and research collections. The company will seek to leverage
its acquired technologies and capacity to capture growth
opportunities in existing markets as well as commercial
arenas where demand for microfilm and digitization service
solutions exists.
NAPC serves customers with three product lines: XanEdu® Custom Publishing, NAPC Content Solutions, and UMI® Periodicals in Microform. The company has extensive editorial operations dedicated to custom publishing and digital content production capability, as well as microform archiving.
XanEdu is the faculty-preferred provider of course packs and custom textbooks and the nation's leading provider of digital and print titles through an expansive collection of premium content (particularly business content). XanEdu provides ground-breaking digital delivery options and ensures 100% copyright compliance of all content. XanEdu supplies course packs to 77% of the 80 top-ranked MBA programs in the US.
NAPC serves the higher education market around the world.
The company is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with
operations in Wooster, Ohio; Louisville, Kentucky; and Acton,
Massachusetts. www.napubco.com
UMI® is used under license from ProQuest LLC, Ann Arbor, MI.
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