Opening Access: The Reinvention of the Academic Book Association of University Presses 2015-11-10 | How to publish the best possible scholarship in the best possible way is at the heart of AAUP members' consideration of the value of university presses and the future of the academic book. There are two parallel streams of technological and cultural change that drive these debates: the model for access to scholarship (we might think of this as "who pays?") and the format or process for "publishing" scholarship (particularly in the long-form focused fields of the humanities and social sciences.) As University Press Week is celebrated, and as part of the Academic Book Week Great Debate series, AAUP is sponsoring an online discussion between thinkers and practitioners swimming in both streams. Moderated by Jennifer Howard (Chronicle of Higher Education), the conversation will include Frances Pinter (Manchester University Press/Knowledge Unlatched), a publisher of both traditional print and innovative Open Access monographs; Peter Suber (Harvard University Berkman Center for Internet & Society), one of the foremost theorists of Open Access; Augusta Rohrbach (author of Thinking Outside the Book), a scholar of book culture embedded in a world of digital communications; and Matthew K. Gold (CUNY Graduate Center), who, with the team on the Manifold project, is transforming scholarly publications into living digital works.
Peer Review: Why It Matters & What Lies Ahead Association of University Presses 2019-09-06 | Using the "Best Practices for Peer Review" handbook recently published by the AAUP as a springboard, this panel will consider the importance of the peer review process for university presses as well as some of the practical challenges presses confront. Examining it from the point of view of editors and scholars, the discussion will also consider possible alternatives to the traditional peer review system in light of new technologies and trends in the academy.Participants:— Sarah Bond, Assistant Professor of Classics, University of Iowa— Philip Leventhal, Editor, Columbia University Press— Matt McAdam, Senior Editor, Johns Hopkins University Press— Larin McLaughlin, Editor in Chief, University of Washington Press— Karin Wulf, Professor of History and Director of Omohundro Institute, William and Mary
The Role of Sales in Acquisitions: Selling a Brand, Selling a List, and Assessing Book Sales Association of University Presses 2017-07-14 | Acquisitions editors might not think of selling as part of their jobs. And yet successful editors know how to compete for the projects they want, and how to make the case for publishing with their presses. They present their projects well and advocate for them internally. Successful editors also use book sales to inform their publishing decisions and negotiations. What strategies and tactics are at work here, and how can we refine them for better results? Our speakers will share stories and advice from their distinct perspectives.Panelists: — Clark Whitehorn, Executive Editor, New Mexico— Gary Dunham, Director, Indiana— Margo Beth Fleming, Senior Editor, Business & Economics, Stanford — Gregory McNamee, Author of "The Ancient Southwest: A Guide to Archaeological Sites" (Rio Nuevo Press, 2015), "Aelian’s On the Nature of Animals" (Trinity University Press, 2011), "Moveable Feasts: The History, Science, and Lore of Food" (Praeger Publishers, 2006), and "Otero Mesa: Preserving America's Wildest Grassland" (University of New Mexico Press, 2008), among othersModerator:— Gita Manaktala, Editorial Director, MIT
Developmental Editing: The How, When, and Why of It Association of University Presses 2017-06-29 | What is developmental editing, and when should you do it—or avoid doing it? This online discussion features three experienced editors talking about how you decide which projects deserve developmental editing, how much work you’re letting yourself in for, and how to maintain good relationships with authors while overhauling their manuscripts. If you’ve never tackled a big developmental edit or if you lived to regret it, join us to figure out how to do it successfully.Participants: Catherine Cocks, Senior Editor, Washington; Ann Regan, Editor-in-Chief, Minnesota Historical Society; and Matt Bokovoy, Senior Editor, Nebraska
#artofACQ Hangout: Scholars and Editors on Social Media Association of University Presses 2016-11-18 | Participants: Gregory Britton, Editorial Director, John Hopkins; Elizabeth Demers, Senior Editor, Johns Hopkins; Sara Pritchard, Associate Professor of History, Cornell; Gita Manaktala, Editorial Director, MIT; Patricia Matthew, Associate Professor of English, Montclair State University; Roopika Risam, Assistant Professor of English, Salem State UniversityAcquiring cutting-edge scholarship requires being where scholars actively discuss and debate their work. Though departmental hallways and academic conferences have long been such spaces, scholars are increasingly sharing and arguing about ideas on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. This online discussion explores the role of social media in scholarship and acquisitions. The panel includes editors who currently use social media to learn about new ideas and meet potential authors as well as academics who see intellectual exchanges on sites like Twitter as essential to pursuing their scholarship.During the broadcast, viewers asked the #artofACQ participants questions using the chat box on this page and the hashtag on Twitter to @aaupresses.
#UPWeek Event: Serious Books for the Serious Reader Association of University Presses 2016-11-16 | Moderator: Fredric Nachbaur, Director, FordhamPanelists: Jeff Deutsch, Director, Seminary Co-op; Brady Dyer, Manager of Marketing and Communications, Texas; Lanora Haradon, Midwest Rep, MIT, Princeton, & Yale; Kurt Hettler, Director of Ingram Academic Services, IngramThis webinar discusses:— How general readers discover books— How to create an environment (as a bookseller) that appeals to the serious readers— How UPs think about trade vs. monographs titles— Marketing and promoting trade crossover titles— Pitching “serious books” to sales reps and buyersIngram Content also made a wonderful video celebrating the cultural missions of university presses and booksellers: youtube.com/watch?v=53ZGVJsyJ0o
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Its Not Scary: The Art of Getting Published with a Scholarly Press Association of University Presses 2015-11-13 | Let's use Friday the 13th to take the scary out of scholarly publishing. Getting from idea to published book can be tricky to navigate; this panel will discuss tips and strategies for working with scholarly presses on every step of the publication process—from proposal to sales and marketing.Moderator: Ada Brunstein, Executive Editor, Oxford University PressSpeakers: Jennifer Crewe, Director, Columbia University Press; Brian Halley, Senior Editor, University of Massachusetts Press; Christie Henry, Editorial Director, Science, Social Science, and Reference, The University of Chicago Press; Ivan Lett, Director of Communications, Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Collaboration in Scholarly Publishing Association of University Presses 2014-11-12 | Collaborations spearheaded by university and academic presses with research libraries, scholars, and other universities around the world are a vital part of publishing today. It is these alliances that keep university presses at the forefront of literature, theory, research, and ideas, making them stewards of modern thoughtJoin us on November 12 at 1:30 pm ET for an online discussion on Google+ moderated by Jennifer Howard from The Chronicle of Higher Education. Ms. Howard will be joined by three panelists who have spearheaded innovative collaborations that cross the boundaries of nations, institutions, and disciplines: Barbara Kline Pope, Executive Director for Communications at National Academies Press and also President of the AAUP, Peter Dougherty, Director of Princeton University Press, and Ron Chrisman, director of the University of North Texas Press. The projects to be discussed are:• Princeton University Press and Caltech’s Einstein Papers Project provides the first complete picture of Albert Einstein’s massive written legacy. http://www.einstein.caltech.edu• National Academy Press’s Academy Scope is a visualization of all of the titles that are available on NAP.edu, allowing readers to browse through the reports of the National Academies by topic area and seeing relationships between titles. www.nap.edu/academy-scope• University of North Texas Press teams up with the University of North Texas Sub-Antarctic Biocultural Conservation Program and the University of Magallanes in Chile to introduce Magellanic Sub-Antarctic Ornithology. This project is the result of a decade of research conducted by scientist associated with the Omora Ethnobotanical Park in the Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve in Chile. https://untpress.unt.edu/catalog/3564Ron Chrisman is Director of the University of North Texas Press in Denton, Texas. He began his publishing career in the editorial department of Syracuse University Press. In 1993 he moved to the University of Oklahoma Press to manage the Oklahoma paperbacks program and acquire book manuscripts in military history for the Campaigns and Commanders Series. He now manages a staff of four and publishes 20 titles annually in the fields of Texas history, military history, western history, music studies and biography, folklore, and multicultural topics, among others.Peter J. Dougherty is the Director of Princeton University Press. He began at Princeton in 1992 as senior economics editor and later was promoted to group publisher for the social sciences before his appointment as director in 2005. He is a past-president of the Association of American University Presses and teaches annually in the University of Denver’s Publishing Institute. His first book, Who’s Afraid of Adam Smith? was published by John Wiley and Sons in 2002. Other writings have appeared in The Financial Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Chronicle Review, and World Economics along with other publications.Jennifer Howard is a Senior Reporter covering publishing, scholarly communication, libraries, archives, digital humanities, humanities research, and technology for The Chronicle of Higher Education. Many of her stories focus on the great digital shift, how publishers, librarians, and scholars are adapting, and how we read and write now. She blogs at www.jenniferhoward.com and you can follow her on Twitter at @JenHoward.Barbara Kline Pope is Executive Director for Communications at the National Academies Press at The National Academies and is the current president of the Association of American University Presses. In addition to book publishing, she manages marketing and communication programs designed to bring science and engineering to public audiences. She is a member of the Corporate Advisory Board for the marketing department at the R.H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland and the Management Board of the MIT Press.
