Category: Behind the Scenes
PUP director takes AAUP helm The Association of American University Presses has a new president. At the close of the annual AAUP meeting in June, Princeton University Press Director Peter Dougherty assumed leadership of the 75-year-old association. Dougherty, who has directed PUP since 2005, spoke in his inaugural address about his vision for "the next chapter…
PUP director takes AAUP helm The Association of American University Presses has a new president. At the close of the annual AAUP meeting in June, Princeton University Press Director Peter Dougherty assumed leadership of the 75-year-old association. Dougherty, who has directed PUP since 2005, spoke in his inaugural address about his vision for "the next chapter…
As I went through interviews for my job almost four years ago, I found myself having to learn plenty of information. For instance, I had no idea what the word "philology" meant, and we had journals focused specifically on the subject. I had to expand my knowledge base. I now know that philology is the study…
As I went through interviews for my job almost four years ago, I found myself having to learn plenty of information. For instance, I had no idea what the word "philology" meant, and we had journals focused specifically on the subject. I had to expand my knowledge base. I now know that philology is the study…
By Tashina Gunning, marketing coordinator, Project MUSE I returned last week from spending several days in Anaheim, California, at the American Library Association’s annual meeting. Project MUSE, as we always do at ALA, had a booth in the exhibit hall where we met current and prospective library customers, and talked with them about the many exciting …
As a 21st-century Catholic, I struggle with the concept of pride as one of the seven deadly sins. Sure, I understand the Bible verses and lessons, but they're hard to reconcile in a time when children are praised for everything and adults are urged to aggressively market their successes in order to stay ahead in…
By Michele Callaghan, Manuscript Editor As I waited at the gate for one, then two hours for my flight to the American Association of University Presses conference in Chicago, I reflected on changes in the book industry since I first … Continue reading →
After three and a half years in the university press environment, I feel like an insider. I work in journals, but have learned a lot about the books side as well because of projects like this blog. I have deciphered the acronyms (and I know my manuscript editing friends will tell me they are not…
Kelley Squazzo joined the staff here at JHU Press at the end of last month after working for five years at Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, where she held positions as a managing editor in medical education and an acquisitions editor … Continue reading →
This morning our head publicist sent around a troubling email carrying the news of the University of Missouri Press's imminent departure from the world of scholarly publishing. As reported yesterday by the Columbia Daily Tribune, the press will begin shutting down in July and 10 staffers will be "affected." There has been no date set…