+University Presses: Essential JSP: Volume 1
Edited by Albert Greco, this volume examines the challenges faced by university presses and the importance of this sector of publishing. Greco's introduction provides a thorough analysis of the university press business—its past, present, and future.
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“ Cover”
JSP The Essential Critical Insights into the World of Scholarly Publishing Univers Volume 1: ity Presses
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“ Introduction” (page 6)
University Presses Introduction albert n. greco University presses are not too big to fail, but they are too important to fail. These presses, small and large, some well-funded, and most barely getting by financially, are found on almost every continent and publish substantive scholarship that ac...
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“ Prestige and the University Press” (page 38)
Prestige and the University Press steven e. gump The rhetoric of prestige vis-a `-vis university presses has taken many forms in the pages of this journal over the last thirty-six years. Two main types of prestige by association are identified in this article: institutional prestige (to host univ...
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“ Archie Turnbull and Edinburgh Unversity Press” (page 53)
Archie Turnbull and Edinburgh University Press alistair mccleery and david finkelstein1 This article details the life of Archie Turnbull as an Edinburgh publisher, initially working at W. & R. Chambers from 1949 to 1952, then as secretary of the Edinburgh University Press from 1952 to 1987. It no...
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“ University Press of Kansas, 1946–2005” (page 67)
Ad Astra per Aspera: University Press of Kansas, 1946–2005 fred m. woodward As if wrought by Dickens, the fifty-nine-year history of the University Press of Kansas is filled with great expectations, hard times, pluck, and books aplenty. The progress of scholarly publishing in Kansas corroborates ...
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“ Beacons Modern Era” (page 80)
Beacon’s Modern Era: 1945–20031 susan wilson In 2004, Beacon Press will complete 150 years of continuous book publishing. To mark this important anniversary, Beacon retained author Susan Wilson to research the history of the press in archives and through extensive interviews. What follows is one ...
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“ Author Relationships and Competing Strategies” (page 90)
Changing Author Relationships and Competitive Strategies of University Publishers barbara g. jones Barbara G. Jones studies the influences of the restructuring of scholarly publishing on thirty university presses in the United States. In a climate of both economic restraint and academic pressure ...
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“ What Authors Want from Publishers” (page 104)
Great Expectations: What Authors Want from Publishers curtis l. clark Curtis L. Clark argues that the editor–author relationship has dramatically changed. It has always been important for editors to maintain a close connection with authors throughout the publishing process. Increasingly, however,...
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“ The Golden Age of Scholarly Publishing” (page 111)
The Golden Age of Scholarly Publishing trevor lipscombe Trevor Lipscombe takes exception to the nostalgia that exists about the ‘good old days’ of scholarly publishing. He takes a closer look at the books published in this so-called ‘Golden Age’ of scholarly publishing and finds a lack of coheren...
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“ The Aesthetics of Recovering Texts” (page 119)
Publishing ‘New’ Canons: The Aesthetics of Recovering Texts corie schweitzer Questions of aesthetic value in relation to canonicity have, on one hand, invigorated debate within and beyond the academy and, on the other, created and intensified deep resentments. The criteria for evaluating aestheti...
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