A university press closed in 1996 and reborn in 2006 as an all-digital operation dies a second death. Read More at PageView (CHE) »
Journalism
“Meet the Director: Jane Bunker of Northwestern U. Press”
A Q&A with a new press director. Read More at PageView (CHE) »
“Early-August Roundup: Co-Directors, E-Books, and Manual Blue”
Some goings-on in the university-press world. Read More at PageView (CHE) »
“Lawmakers Hear Arguments for and Against Open Access to Research”
A House subcommittee hears arguments from publishers' and patients' advocates and from scientists about public access to federally funded research. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
“Leading Humanities Journal Debuts ‘Open’ Peer Review and Likes It”
In what appears to be a first for a traditional humanities journal, Shakespeare Quarterly let contributors to a special issue on Shakespeare and new media post drafts of their articles online and take public comments from...anybody. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) »
