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Publishing in the hands of librarians
(Kennesaw State University, 2019)"It is one of the noblest duties of a university to advance knowledge, and to diffuse it not merely among those who can attend the daily lectures but far and wide." — Daniel Coit Gilman, founder of Johns Hopkins ... -
Open Access publishing of a unique and distinctive collection: The Maynooth University Death-Row Correspondence of Ken Saro-Wiwa
(Maynooth University, 2019)Daraja Press published Silence Would be Treason: Last Writings of Ken Saro-Wiwa in 2013 and 2018 (2 nd edition). The book, edited by Helen Fallon, Ide Corley and Laurence Cox from Maynooth University, contains the death-row ... -
Publishing the ITT Short Story Collection without a budget!
(Technological University Dublin, 2019)In 2016, the library of the then Institute of Technology, Tallaght launched the ITT Short Story Competition, in collaboration with South Dublin Libraries and the Red Line Book Festival. Submissions of between 1,500 and ... -
The desire for global engagement in independent library-published journals
(University at Buffalo, 2019)Digital library publishing provides the opportunity for innovative scholars to expand their academic fields with greater international engagement while at the same time undertaking the work of reacquiring control of their ... -
The Bookshelf Publishing Unit – MOOCs and digital textbooks – at OsloMet University
(OsloMet University, 2019)We conceptualize strategic university development with reference to the three dimensions (1) knowledge domains, (2) organized study and research programs and (3) virtualization. The university libraries position themselves ... -
AEUP – Connecting university presses in Europe
(Hamburg University Press, 2019)New university presses are on the rise proving that this organisational form is still alive and kicking. Together with established university presses they play an important role in scholarly communication. Europe-focused ... -
Small is big and slow is fast: Stockholm University Press as a case study
(Stockholm University Press, 2019)Stockholm University Press is a small fully open access university press at Stockholm University Library. The press was founded after a decision made by the Vice Chancellor of Stockholm University in December 2012. Late ... -
Quality communication: Is there a best practice for all library publishing programs?
(Penn State University, 2019)Each library publishing program differs in the amount of staff and support they have, so the amount of time available to spend overseeing each journal publication and communicating with their editors also varies. Library ... -
Take the Power Back: sustainable business models for new university presses
(IFLA SIG on Library Publishing, 2019)Activity in OA in Ireland is cutting a path (NORF, DCU Uni Press, DBS Library Press, Open Journal of Astrophysics), as the country reviews its subscription-focussed funding of e-resources (IReL review) in the context of ... -
Amplifying the voices of the marginalised
(Dublin Business School, 2019)This presentation describes the Studies in Arts and Humanities Journal (SAHJ) Special Issue on Minorities and Indigenous People which was published by the DBS Library Press to commemorate the official recognition of the ...