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ISER Books re-launches website and focuses on future

Despite this Loss is one of two books to be published this fall by the Faculty of Arts' ISER Books. By Janet Harron These are difficult times to be a publisher. What with e-books, e-readers and the spread of new media, the complex process of publishing a serious work of fiction or non-fiction seems a bit of an anachronism. However, there are still some traditional publishers bucking the digital trend and the Faculty of Arts’ ISER Books is one of them. Founded in 1966 as the publication arm of the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER), ISER Books initially focused on Newfoundland-related publications. Now the net has been cast much wider and ISER offers a range of titles with subjects ranging from native peoples to midwifery to how various communities handle crises in ... Click for more

Working together to preserve Arctic Char

  The Save our Char Committee (SOCC) was developed in the fall of 2007 out of concern for the significant decline of arctic char in the Pistolet Bay area. The committee was originally formed in 1982 but had been dormant until committee members observed a large decline in the arctic char stock. Concerned that this small unique population of arctic char could become ex... Click for more