Dear all, 1. I have the following message from the GLIMS book publisher, hard-copy publication Aug 21. The further delay was at least explained in terms of providing high-quality paper and high-quality binding. 2. Other news is that every author will have free access to the e-book version (which is already published-- author email addresses will be uploaded next week to make your access official), whereas the lead authors (and some others who contributed to multiple chapters) will also receive hard copies (postal addresses are already in the publisher's hands). 3. Finally, the GLIMS book highlights and late-breaking updates booklet has been revised since the last time contributors saw it, but the URL is the same, so you can re-download it; it might receive one more update (on the Himalaya by Adina Racoviteanu and others). Given now that we again have 3 more weeks (but at least a specific date, Aug. 21), I would not object if any other author wishes to add an update or highlight (strictly 1 page, 11-point font, including newspaper-like headline, any figures, text, and your name(s)/contact information at the bottom, and any URLs for online updates. This free on-line "highlights" booklet will be advertised in the official publisher and editor press releases on book publication day. We have 20 one-pagers at this time, which is plenty, but if you have something news-like, send it to me. --Jeff Jeffrey S. KargelDepartment of Hydrology & Water ResourcesUniversity of ArizonaTucson, AZ 85742 USAEmail(1) jeffreyskargel@hotmail.comEmail(2) kargel@hwr.arizona.eduMobile phone: 520-780-7759www.glims.org From: jeffreyskargel@hotmail.com To: janet.sterritt@springer.com; joan.robinson@springer.com; mnjensen@email.arizona.edu CC: jbeitler@nsidc.org; gleonard@email.arizona.edu; michael.bishop@tamu.edu; andreas.kaab@geo.uio.no; braup@nsidc.org; bookman@praxis-publishing.co.uk Subject: RE: AW: GLIMS highlight URL Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 16:16:07 +0000 Janet,Thank you for the update, and THANK YOU for not skimping on paper quality. That is very important obviously.--Jeff Jeffrey S. KargelDepartment of Hydrology & Water ResourcesUniversity of ArizonaTucson, AZ 85742 USAEmail(1) jeffreyskargel@hotmail.comEmail(2) kargel@hwr.arizona.eduMobile phone: 520-780-7759www.glims.org From: Janet.Sterritt@springer.com To: jeffreyskargel@hotmail.com; Joan.Robinson@springer.com; mnjensen@email.arizona.edu CC: jbeitler@nsidc.org; gleonard@email.arizona.edu; michael.bishop@tamu.edu; andreas.kaab@geo.uio.no; braup@nsidc.org; bookman@praxis-publishing.co.uk Subject: AW: GLIMS highlight URL Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 06:23:09 +0000 Dear Jeff, Due to the large number of illustrations in your book we are obliged to use a high quality paper, which means that the book will be slightly thicker than we originally thought, which means that the width of the spine has to be adjusted. This means we have to take a slight delay into account, so that instead of being released on 14th August, your book will come off the presses on 21st August 2014. But in the great scheme of things this is nothing, when we are looking at the product of many years of hard and intense labour J I will ensure that your copies are sent by express. I too am looking forward to seeing the finished product. All best wishes Janet Von: Jeffrey [mailto:jeffreyskargel@hotmail.com] Gesendet: Dienstag, 29. Juli 2014 23:24 An: Robinson, Joan, Springer DE; Mari Jensen-UA Press Officer Cc: Sterritt, Janet, Springer DE; Jane Beitler; Greg Leonard; Michael Bishop-TAMU; Andy Kaab; Bruce Raup Betreff: RE: GLIMS highlight URL Mari and Jane: Just a note that the "highlights" document has seen a few more revisions, most recently addition of a page that pertains to glaciers and climate in the western states of the 'Lower 48' states (U.S.). The URL remains the same. We expect at most one more "highlight" page to be added (on the Himalaya), so this document is verging towards final. I wrote the new page (p. 8) in such a way that there are links between the western U.S.'s struggling glaciers and climate and environmental issues that people generally know about but might not have connected the dots: drought and wildfires in the southwestern U.S. We in Arizona don't have any glaciers to disappear, but we know all too well about drought and wildfires from the same climate-change and extreme-weather phenomena that are affecting glaciers in California and elsewhere. The U of Colorado also knows about such phenomena from recent first-hand experience, though they also have other things going on climatically. Because we have included new material in several of the highlights pages, we modified the title of this online booklet to include the "updates" aspect of this document. http://web.hwr.arizona.edu/GLIMS/GLIMS-Book-Chapter-Highlights.pdf I am still not aware of when the actual hard copy publication will be, but it has been so long I have stopped worrying about it. --Jeff Jeffrey S. Kargel Department of Hydrology & Water Resources University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85742 USA Email(1) jeffreyskargel@hotmail.com Email(2) kargel@hwr.arizona.edu Mobile phone: 520-780-7759 www.glims.org From: Joan.Robinson@springer.com To: mnjensen@email.arizona.edu CC: Janet.Sterritt@springer.com; jeffreyskargel@hotmail.com; jbeitler@nsidc.org Subject: RE: GLIMS highlight URL Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 13:01:41 +0000 Hi Mari, Yes, I received the press release, thanks. And I’ll use the URL. @Janet: I just checked the website and it says the hardcopy is due 14 August. Is this correct? Best wishes, Joan From: Jensen, Mari N - (mnjensen) [mailto:mnjensen@email.arizona.edu] Sent: Mittwoch, 16. Juli 2014 10:06 To: Robinson, Joan, Springer DE Cc: Sterritt, Janet, Springer DE; Jeffrey; Jensen, Mari N - (mnjensen); Jane Beitler Subject: FW: GLIMS highlight URL Hi Joan, See note below from Jeff Kargel about the GLIMS highlight URL. http://web.hwr.arizona.edu/GLIMS/GLIMS-Book-Chapter-Highlights.pdf Please feel free to add that url to the Springer news release about the book. Looking forward to hearing back from you on the timing for the Springer release. Cheers, Mari *************************** Mari N. Jensen Science Public Information Officer College of Science University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona 85721 mnjensen@email.arizona.edu 520-626-9635 (ph) http://cos.arizona.edu http://uanews.org *************************** From: Jeffrey [mailto:jeffreyskargel@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 9:17 PM To: Jensen, Mari N - (mnjensen); jbeitler@kryos.colorado.edu; Michael Bishop-TAMU; Andy Kaab; Bruce Raup; Leonard, Gregory J - (gleonard); janet.sterritt@springer.com Subject: GLIMS highlight URL Mari, Jane and others, In case you do not have it or you need to include it in your planned GLIMS press release, here is the URL for the compiled highlights. http://web.hwr.arizona.edu/GLIMS/GLIMS-Book-Chapter-Highlights.pdf I guess we're getting close. FYI, I will be traveling or in a closed meeting next Tuesday through Sunday inclusive (22-27 July) with limited phone and email access. If any media people need to reach me, I will check email and my phone voice mail as frequently as possible (a few times daily). --Jeff Jeffrey S. Kargel Department of Hydrology & Water Resources University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85742 USA Email(1) jeffreyskargel@hotmail.com Email(2) kargel@hwr.arizona.edu Mobile phone: 520-780-7759 www.glims.org