At the UK’s newest university press, key points of campus-based publishing emerge: ‘You’ve just got to be really clear about why you’re innovating.’
International Notes: Cambridge University Press and Overleaf; FutureBook Awards
In three of Cambridge University Press’ journals, Overleaf arrangement offers authoring tools. And eight awards are part of the FutureBook Conference.
University Press Week: When the Mission Isn’t Money
University Press Week is a celebration of the nonprofit, content-driven nature of university presses, which allows them to take more risks than for-profit publishers
Wiley’s Philip Carpenter Looks Back on a Career in Academic Publishing
‘The best thing any leader can do is simply to listen,’ outgoing Wiley research executive vice-president Philip Carpenter says as he reflects on his academic publishing career.
Infographic: STM Publishing Tech Trends in 2015
The International Association of STM Publishers has released a series of three infographics highlighting leading technology trends for 2015.
Is the World Digital Library Finally Coming?
Harvard’s Robert Darton writes that we are coming closer to a truly international digital public library citing Open Access movements in the UK, UK and France.
What Role Does Social Networking Have in Scholarly Publishing?
Social media has the potential to change the overall perception of the inputs and outputs of scholarly research.
After Disruptive Change, What’s Next for Scholarly Publishers?
Digital has disrupted scholarly publishing too, according to the 4th ALPSP International conference, organized by the Association of Learned and Professional Scholarly Publishers.
Association of European University Presses Launches
By Hannah Johnson During the Frankfurt Book Fair, the formation of the Association of European University Presses (AEUP) was announced. “Despite the great variety amounts European university presses,” said Marike Schipper of Leuven University Press in her keynote presentation during the launch, the goal of the AEUP is to address issues specific to Europe “with the help of a shared …