A message from Stephen Rhind-Tutt, President of Alexander Street Press:

An update on where ASP is with some of the regional/global content projects planned…

• We’ve decided that we will go ahead with a product which reflects the writings and experiences of early settlers in Australia and New Zealand. This collection has come about in no small measure as a consequence of your feedback. The collection will largely be composed of previously unpublished letters, diaries and memoirs. Alongside Dan and Julie, Michelle Harper (our history editor) is building the bibliography. Do let us know if you have ideas. We expect to have a product available later this year.
• We’re chasing ANZ material for Ethnographic Video Online. Will Whalen (the editor) met several Australian ethnographers recently at the American Anthropological Association. We’re already in conversation with the universities of Queensland and Auckland for material.
• We recently filmed a number of sessions from the recent joint Australian Counselling Association and New Zealand Association of Counsellors conference in Auckland. These will form part of our Counseling and Therapy in Video Volume 2 database, along with videos from The University of the Sunshine Coast. We continue to solicit suggestions and seek publishers or content in this field from Australia and New Zealand.
• For Education in Video we are committed to including Australian/New Zealand perspectives on teaching. We are in discussion with several of your local educational video producers.
• In World History in Video: English Language Documentaries, we will soon have content from Worldwide Entertainment, an Australian provider whose videos cover 20th century world events from the valuable perspective of Australian history and culture.
• In Women and Social Movements International, Australia and New Zealand are countries reported on in proceedings and reports from international organizations such as the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, the National Council of Women in multiple regions of Australia, and the Pan-Pacific Women’s Association.

Outside of this list, we have other products in process, including expanded video collections and new releases in video which we think will also be of significant interest to you.

Thanks to you all our sales have grown substantially in Australia and New Zealand. You’ve just passed Canada to become the second most important territory for us in the world. We’re going to be working hard in the upcoming year to repay the confidence and to build still more relevance. We welcome your thoughts regarding any of the projects above, and of course, continue to welcome your feedback on existing products and suggestions for future projects.