University of Michigan
University Library
Michigan Publishingmpublishing@umich.edu
http://www.publishing.umich.edu/
@M_Publishing
United States
Primary Contact:
Charles Watkinson
Associate University Librarian for Publishing
734-936-0452
Program Overview
Michigan Publishing is the hub of scholarly publishing at the University of Michigan, and is a part of its dynamic and innovative University Library. We publish scholarly and educational materials in a range of formats for wide dissemination and permanent preservation, provide publishing services to the University of Michigan community and beyond, and advocate for the broadest possible access to scholarship everywhere.
Year publishing activities began: 2001
Organization: centralized library publishing unit/department
Total FTE in support of publishing activities: professional staff (17)
Funding sources (%): library operating budget (70); sales revenue (30)
Stage of publishing efforts (1–5):
Open access focus (1–5):
Advisory/editorial board:
Publishing Activities
Library-administered university press publications in 2015:
Library publications in 2015: campus-based faculty-driven journals (6); campus-based student-driven journals (1); journals produced under contract/MOU for external groups (16); technical/research reports (13802); ETDs (9704); undergraduate capstones/honors theses (1066); Digital projects such as the Pancreapedia (http://www.pancreapedia.org/) and the American Influenza Epidemic of 1918-1919: A Digital Encyclopedia (http://www.influenzaarchive.org/)
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Number of paid titles:
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Media formats: text; images; audio; video; data
Disciplinary specialties: Philosophy; Asian Studies; Information Studies
Top publications: Philosophers' Imprint; Journal of Electronic Publishing; Trans-Asia Photography Review; Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning
Percentage of journals that are peer reviewed: 67
Percentage of journals assessing article processing charges (APCs):
Internal partners: campus departments or programs; individual faculty; graduate students; undergraduate students
External partners: Open Humanities Press, American Council of Learned Societies
Publishing platform(s): DSpace; OJS; Wordpress; locally developed software; DLXS
Digital preservation strategy: HathiTrust; in-house
Additional services: graphic design (print or web); print-on-demand; typesetting; copy-editing; marketing; outreach; training; analytics; cataloging; metadata ISSN registry; ISBN registry; DOI assignment/allocation of identifiers; contract/license preparation; author copyright advisory; other author advisory
Additional Information
Plans for expansion/future directions: In the coming years, we will execute further integration of our library and university press operations and expand our publishing services program targeted to meet the needs of our campus community.View All Entries