A terrific new edition of The Journal of Electronic Publishing (v13i2), focusing on the future of university presses and, by extension, of scholarly publishing as a whole.
A lot of terrific-looking articles:
- Editor's Note for Reimagining the University Press by Phil Pochoda
- Reimagining the University Press: A Checklist for Scholarly Publishers by Peter J. Doughtery
- Reimagining the University Press by Kate Wittenberg
- Stage Five Book Publishing by Joseph J. Esposito
- Next-Generation University Publishing: A Perspective from California by Daniel Greenstein
- What Might Be in Store for Universities' Presses by Paul N. Courant
- Imagining a University Press System to Support Scholarship in the Digital Age by Clifford Lynch
- Scaling Vectors: Thoughts on the Future of Scholarly Communication by Tara McPherson
- University Presses in the Ecosystem of 2020 by Michael Jon Jensen
- Terroir--The Hypervisor Press by Peter Brantley
There's some interesting commentary on the issue out there already, here and here.
The previous issue of JEP (v13i1) also has some relevant articles.
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Apparently, the Washington DC press corps is peeved at the Obama White House because Press Secretary Gibbs is stonewalling them.
From via Caveat Lector.
Position Statement From University Press Directors on Free Access to Scholarly Journal Articles:
“If you are caught on a golf course during a storm and are afraid of lightning, hold up a 1-iron. Not even God can hit a 1-iron.” -Lee Trevino
The other day, Chad asked about the appropriate use of someone else's published data: