Editorial.Sabretache is indexed on APAIS APAIS Australian Public Affairs Information Service The Australian Public Affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. Information Service (APAIS) is a subject index to scholarly articles in the social sciences and humanities published in Australia, and to selected periodical periodical, a publication that is issued regularly. It is distinguished from the newspaper in format in that its pages are smaller and are usually bound, and it is published at weekly, monthly, quarterly, or other intervals, rather than daily. articles, conference papers, book and newspaper articles on Australian economic, social, political and cultural affairs. The contents of Sabretache have been indexed for many years and Federal Council has give approval for full test versions of Sabretache articles to appear on APAIS. Full text versions of Sabretache articles back to 1995 are now available. APAIS is not freely available on the internet but is available in many local libraries. While access is usually free at the library there maybe a small printing charge. A subscription service to APAIS is available from Informit Online service as part of RMIT RMIT Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Publishing. Federal Council retains copyright of Sabretache. Copyright Act 1968 Authors have the right to protect the moral and economic interests arising from their creative works. Copyright is a form of intellectual property that protects a variety of literary, artistic, musical and dramatic endeavours as well as other things such as sound recordings and films. It is not ideas but their expression that are protected by copyright law. The Copyright Act 1968 gives owners of copyright exclusive rights to do certain things with their material. Copyright is intended to protect creative works from being used without the agreement of the owner and to provide an incentive for creators to continue to create new material. Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) CAL is an Australian copyright management company whose role is to provide a bridge between creators and users of copyright material. CAL represents authors, journalists, visual artists, surveyors, photographers and newspaper, magazine and book publishers as their non-exclusive agent to license the copying of their works to the general community, see http://www.copyright.com.au/home.htm. CAL has sent a schedule to Federal Council advising that over 40 Sabretache authors are eligible for payments. Regrettably nearly half are for amounts between 59 and 99 cents with just four over $7. The Editor will be writing out to all authors on the schedule advising them of their windfall windfall An unexpected profit or gain. An investor holding a stock that increases greatly in price because of an unexpected takeover offer receives a windfall. . Since the name of the editor was absent from the list the only conclusion is that some great authors have not been recognised. However the editor is a gracious gra·cious adj. 1. Characterized by kindness and warm courtesy. 2. Characterized by tact and propriety: responded to the insult with gracious humor. 3. person and extends his congratulations to authors recognised. Sabretache The March 2005 Edition of Sabretache will contain papers presented at the Albury-Wodonga conference. If there is space our regulars such as Water Cart Wa´ter cart` 1. A cart carrying water; esp., one carrying water for sale, or for sprinkling streets, gardens, etc. Noun 1. , VC Noticeboard noticeboard notice (Brit) n → Anschlagbrett nt and Book Reviews will also appear. Could I thank all authors, book reviewers and other contributors in particular "Joe Furphy A furphy, also commonly spelt furfie, is Australian slang for a rumour, or an erroneous or improbable story. The word is derived from water carts made by a company established by John Furphy: J. Furphy & Sons of Shepparton, Victoria. " as well as readers for their support in 2004. |
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