Month: November 2012
Staff members from all corners of the JHU Press attend conferences throughout the year. Those of us who travel—I am kind of a pinch-hitter in this regard for the Journals Division—try to spread the word of our books, journals, and electronic products while also selling copies of books and subscriptions to journals. We regularly receive…
By Michele Callaghan, manuscript editor Okay, I admit it. I have been known to read dictionaries for fun. When I was growing up, my siblings and I would challenge ourselves with foreign language Scrabble. We also played a sort of a “stump the band” where we would try to find words in the dictionary that…
News and Notes E-books now available on JHUP website Did you know that hundreds of our books are available as e-books from vendors such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble? Well, we’re pleased to announce that you can now buy e-books directly from our website. Simply add the e-book to your shopping cart and choose…
News and Notes E-books now available on JHUP website Did you know that hundreds of our books are available as e-books from vendors such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble? Well, we’re pleased to announce that you can now buy e-books directly from our website. Simply add the e-book to your shopping cart and choose…
Guest post by Claiborne Skinner Last month, I donated a copy of my little book The Upper Country: French Enterprise in the Colonial Great Lakes to "The High School affiliated with Renmin University of China" as part of an educational conference. This is, I believe, the first copy in the People’s Republic. Nearly four and…
In our final post for University Press Week, Phil Hearn reflects on how he ended up working for Project MUSE and why, despite the uncertain times our endeavor faces, the future of scholarly publishing is anything but bleak. Much to my parents’ dismay, I majored in English. Much to my undergraduate advisor’s delight, I chose…
In our final post for University Press Week, Phil Hearn reflects on how he ended up working for Project MUSE and why, despite the uncertain times our endeavor faces, the future of scholarly publishing is anything but bleak. Much to my parents’ dismay, I majored in English. Much to my undergraduate advisor’s delight, I chose…
by Jack Holmes, Institutional Outreach and Publicity Officer In honor of University Press Week, the American Association of University Presses (AAUP) invited publishers to select one title from their full catalog of publications that they felt exemplifies the work they do. Here, JHU Press—with 134 years of history to choose from—shares how we made that…
The Doctor Is In is an occasional series where JHU Press authors discuss the latest developments and news in health and medicine. guest post by Mark D. Miller, M.D. With the holiday season kicking off at Halloween these days (at least you'd think so from retail store decorations), many people begin to feel a sense…
The Doctor Is In is an occasional series where JHU Press authors discuss the latest developments and news in health and medicine. guest post by Mark D. Miller, M.D. With the holiday season kicking off at Halloween these days (at least you'd think so from retail store decorations), many people begin to feel a sense…