Dear Professor ,

Prospect Press celebrates its 10^th Anniversary this fall!

It has been a delight working with authors, prospective authors, reviewers, adopters, and everyone who has stopped by to check out our textbooks. A special thank you to my Editorial Advisory Board, staff at Prospect Press, and my partner Andy.

I am very pleased and excited about new and continued opportunities to serve the Information Systems curriculum and community.

Many New Titles This Year

This has been our busiest year ever in terms of new titles and new editions of existing titles.

Business Process Management: A Dramatized Journey
by Sandeep Purao and Caroline Strange

It’s a play!! This unique short activity seems to fill a need not only in BPM, but also Operations, Supply Chain, and SA&D classes. Click here to learn more. 

Introduction to Sports Analytics using R
by Ryan Elmore and Andrew Urbaczewski

This is a textbook for students seriously interested in building the skills needed to enter the field of Sports Analytics. It is rich with insights, techniques, exercises, stories, and discussion topics. Click here to learn more. 

Enterprise Networks: Infrastructure & Security
by Thomas L. Case

This textbook explores the use of network and security technologies within the context of enterprise systems. This is a rich, integrated, business-oriented approach. Click here to learn more. 

Fundamentals of Java Programming for Information Systems
by Jeremey Ezell

This Java textbook is designed for the specific needs of Information Systems majors. It is chock full of real-world business examples. Click here to learn more.

NEWLY REVISED!

Information Systems for Business: An Experiential Approach, Edition 5.0
by France Bélanger, Craig Van Slyke, and Robert Crossler

This is our activity-oriented introduction to information systems. It has been comprehensively updated to explore the numerous impacts of AI on business. Click here to learn more. 

COMING VERY SOON!

Systems Analysis & Design in an Age of Options, Edition 2.0
by Gary Spurrier and Heikki Topi

This edition has been dramatically revised to provide a more concise pathway through fundamental material. It also includes coverage of AI as both a development tool and a business product. Click here to learn more. 

New Textbooks to be Released this Year

Several additional innovative textbooks are on track to be released soon including

Enterprise Networks: Infrastructure & Security
by Thomas L. Case

Explores the use of networking and security technologies within the context of enterprise systems. To learn more click here.   

Business Process Management: A Dramatized Journey
by Sandeep Purao and Caroline Strange

Provides a fully realized play to be read or performed that illustrates the complexities, issues, and alternative approaches to Business Process Management within an enterprise. To learn more click here.

Introduction to Sports Analytics using R
by Ryan Elmore and Andrew Urbaczewski

Due out in time for use Fall 2024.

Conferences

We are planning to attend the following conferences this fall. We look forward to seeing many of you there. If you do attend, stop by our exhibit and wish us a happy 10^th anniversary!

New England Chapter of the AIS (NEAIS)
October 24, WPI, Worcester, MA
communities.aisnet.org/newenglandusachapter/events/recentcommunityeventsdashboard/neais24

Information Systems & Computing Academic Professionals (ISCAP, formerly EDSIG)
November 6-9, Baltimore, MD
https://www.iscap.us/

Decision Sciences Institute (DSI)
November 23-25, Phoenix, AZ
https://decisionsciences.org/conference/2024-annual-conference/

International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS)
December 15-18, Bangkok, Thailand
icis2024.aisconferences.org

Best wishes for a productive and fun fall term,

-- Beth

Beth Lang Golub, President & Editor
Beth@ProspectPressVT.com
802-862-4684