Library and University Press Integration: A New Vision for University Publishing

The university press: trends, initiatives and collaborations over the past several years

“…The library, on the other hand, can gain a more rigorous understanding of the workflows involved in the production of scholarly material and will have access to new routes to interact with faculty (Clement, 2011). The institution itself will likely benefit from such a collaboration as well since bringing these two entities together can provide a more focused approach to developing the institution's "brand" in the world of scholarly communication.…”

“…As UPs reach an audience that lies largely outside of their host institution, they are seen as a key factor in this development (Alexander, 2008). As noted by Clement (2011), it is quite rare for a UP and a library to integrate; some notable exceptions are presented below.…”

“…Clement (2011) gives a fairly comprehensive overview of that history, which is briefly outlined below. UPs developed in the latter part of the 19 th century, in part due to the changes that were taking place in universities at that time.…”

Nothing New Under the Sun: Library Publishing and the Concordia University Press

“…Given new technologies, rising costs for certain scholarly publications, and shrinking library budgets, it is no surprise that librarians might consider taking up publishing themselves, in an attempt to remedy the situation. Richard Clement (2011) situated his argument for libraryuniversity press integration within what continues to this day to be spoken of as an ongoing crisis in academic publishing.…”

Adjunct No More: Promoting Scholarly Publishing as a Core Service of Academic Libraries

“…9 ). Academic libraries are well-positioned -and even compelled by our mission to disseminate knowledge -to shift resources and effort away from traditional, less valuable services, and to meet the need of authors and the broader scholarly community for quality, scholar-driven, non-commercial publishing venues.…”