Library Publishing Directory

2019

Purdue University

Purdue University Libraries

Purdue University Press

2019 CONTACT:
Katherine Purple, Interim Co-Director Editorial, Design, and Production Manager
Phone: (765) 494-6259
Email: kpurple@purdue.edu

Program Overview

To enhance the impact of Purdue scholarship by delivering high-value open information products aligned with the University’s strengths; to continue to explore new models and new partnerships; to advocate for open access, and to advance the creation, communication, and discovery of new knowledge

Publishing Activities Began: 2006
Location: United States
Organization: centralized library publishing unit/department
Stage (1–5): 5 - Established
Open Access Focus (1–5): 5 - Completely
Program Advisory/Editorial Board: Yes
Peer Reviewed Journals: 100%
Journals that assess article processing charges: 11%

Staffing (in Full Time Equivalents):
  • Professional staff: 11
  • Paraprofessional staff: 1
  • Graduate students: 2
  • Undergraduates: 4
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Publishing Activities

All Library Publishing Activities:
  • Campus-based Faculty-driven Journals: 9
  • Campus-based Student-driven Journals: 3
  • Journals Produced for External Groups: 3
  • Technical/Research Reports: 41
  • Faculty Conference Papers and Proceedings: 1073
  • ETDs: 1175
Open Access Publishing:
  • Campus-based Faculty-driven Journals: 7
  • Campus-based Student-driven Journals: 3
  • Journals Produced for External Groups: 3
Paid Publishing:
  • Campus-based Faculty-driven Journals: 1

Highlights

Disciplinary Specialties:
  • engineering (civil engineering)
  • education (STEM)
  • library and information science
  • public policy
  • comparative literature
Top Publications:
  • Joint Transportation Research Program Technical Reports
  • JPUR: Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research
  • HABRI Central
  • CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture
  • Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning

Partners

University Press Partners: Purdue University Press

Best publications to refer to our program: HABRI Foundation; Charleston Library Conference Board; Joint Transportation Research Program; IATUL; Mellon Foundation

Technologies & Services

Media Formats:
  • audio
  • images
  • multimedia/interactive content
  • text
  • video
Softwares & Platforms:
  • Digital Commons (bepress)
Digital Preservation Strategy:
  • CLOCKSS
  • MetaArchive
  • Portico
Additional Services:
  • analytics
  • audio/video streaming
  • author advisory – copyright
  • author advisory – other
  • budget preparation
  • business model development
  • cataloging
  • compiling indexes and/or TOCs
  • contract/license preparation
  • copyediting
  • dataset management
  • digitization
  • DOI assignment/allocation of identifiers
  • graphic design (print or web)
  • hosting of supplemental content
  • ISBN registry
  • ISSN registry
  • marketing
  • metadata
  • notification of A&I sources
  • open URL support
  • outreach
  • peer review management
  • print-on-demand
  • training
  • typesetting
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