Publications

Multimedia Ventures has produced publications ranging from major reference works and research directories to beginners' guides, newsletters, case studies, and conference reports. As authors and commissioning editors, we have extensive experience of writing for seasoned professionals as well as consumers and end-users with little technical background. Our own publications include:

A Beginners' Guide to Multimedia (1990)
One of the very first, simple guides to interactive technologies.

The Multimedia Yearbook
The original 950-page international reference source on the multimedia marketplace. The directory of multimedia companies is still available online from Waterlow New Media Information, http://www.newmediainfo.com/indexallcompanies.htm

The Directory of New Media Market Research
A comprehensive guide to new media market research.

Since selling the Multimedia Yearbook we have concentrated on contract publishing and specific writing assignments for clients. Publications include:

EC Fact Sheets
The European Commission (DG XIII)
Three sets of illustrated fact sheets on projects funded by the IMPACT 2 programme.

The Horizon Project Report
Acorn Computers and the Hampshire Microtechnology Centre
A magazine-style report on interactive multimedia projects created by teachers and children in Hampshire.

Envision: A Review of Educational Technology
National Council for Educational Technology (NCET)
A magazine on interactive multimedia technology and applications in British schools.

The BIMA Newsletter
British Interactive Multimedia Association
A quarterly newsletter produced for the UK multimedia trade association

Multimedia and Interactive Displays in Museums, Libraries and Exhibitions
The British Library (Library and Information Research Report 87)
A beginner's guide to interactive multimedia technology, together with case studies.

BUFVC Handbook , Third Edition, 2001
The British Universities Film a& Video Council
A guide to audio-visual media in higher and further education

European eLearning Summit, 10-11 May 2001: Summit Report
eLearning Summit Task Force (Cisco Systems, IBM, Nokia, SanomaWSOY, SmartForce)
The report/declaration of the first European e Learning Summit .
http://www.elig.org/summit2001/ppps/downloads/report_final_english.pdf

Early Learning in The Knowledge Society: 23-23 May, 2003
IBM
Report of a European Conference on Early Learning and ICT hosted by IBM. http://www.ibm.com/ibm/ibmgives/downloads/early_learning.pdf

Since 1991, Multimedia Ventures' partners have also written a large number of articles on new media to publications including Aslib, The European Government Journal, The European Multimedia Bulletin (EMB), Interactive Media International (IMI), MDA Journal, The Multimedia Monitor, Museum Development, Program (ASLIB), Professional Engineering, Public Service Review, The Times Educational Supplement (TES) and Training Management , as well as newsletters published by Blenheim Online, The European CD-i Association and McGraw-Hill.