Category Archives for Online University Press
Predicting the Role of Library Bookshelves in 2025
The Utrecht University Library case study invites librarians to fundamentally rethink how they could strengthen the function of open shelves in their library. Based on acquisition and user data, and on interviews with publishers and users, this article suggests that … Continue reading
SPEC Kit 357: Libraries, Presses, and Publishing (November 2017)
This SPEC Kit gathers information on the breadth of practice taking place at the intersection of research libraries, presses, and publishing, and on the blurring of boundaries as libraries engage in publishing and press activities in new ways. It explores … Continue reading
Whose Knowledge? Representing Indigenous Realities in Library and Archival Collections
Indigenous knowledge and perspectives typically reside outside the publishing mainstream—and often outside print traditions altogether—that are at the core of archival, library, and other institutional collections. Read More
The Drawings of the Florentine Painters: From Print Catalog to Linked Open Data
The Drawings of The Florentine Painters project created the first online database of Florentine Renaissance drawings by applying Linked Open Data (LOD) techniques to a foundational text of the same name, first published by Bernard Berenson in 1903 (revised and … Continue reading
Redesigned eScholarship site launches
The Publishing group at the California Digital Library announced the launch of a major redesign of the eScholarship repository and publishing platform. eScholarship serves as the Open Access repository for the University of California system, offering tools and services to … Continue reading
Library Publishing and the University Press in the United States and Germany: Lessons from Two Academic Contexts for Sustaining the Scholarly Book
Many academic libraries have embraced an active publishing role in recent years, an important component in libraries’ efforts to address mounting pressures throughout the scholarly communications cycle. Libraries in the United States and Germany have been especially assertive in this … Continue reading
New FADGI MXF AS-07 Specification and Sample Files Published
The AS-07 Application Specification specifies a vendor-neutral subset of the MXF file format for the long-term archiving and preservation of moving image and other audiovisual content, including all forms of Ancillary Data, together with Associated Materials. Among other features, AS-07 … Continue reading
Announcing Publication of the NDSA Digital Preservation Staffing Survey Report
The Drawings of The Florentine Painters project created the first online database of Florentine Renaissance drawings by applying Linked Open Data (LOD) techniques to a foundational text of the same name, first published by Bernard Berenson in 1903 (revised and … Continue reading
ProQuest enriches Ebook Central platform user experience
ProQuest has again teamed with students and other researchers to make the experience of using the Ebook Central platform more efficient, effective and valuable. The popular ebook platform has enhanced its book detail pages to boost usability with simplified workflows, … Continue reading
Textbooks by NUS dons a global hit
A set of textbooks co-written by two National University of Singapore (NUS) marketing professors have been translated and adapted for use in universities all over the world. Read More