University of Michigan

University Library

Academic Library · United States

Michigan Publishing

https://publishing.umich.edu

Jason Colman, Director of Publishing Services
Email: taftman@umich.edu

Program Overview

Mission/Objectives:
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, provide publishing services, and advocate for the broadest possible access to scholarship everywhere.

Publishing activities began: 2001
Stage of publishing efforts: 3 - Established
Open access focus: Central to mission
Portion of Open Access publications: Most
Publishing Languages: English; Spanish; Japanese; French; Manchu

Program Organization

Organization of publishing services: Centralized library publishing unit/department
Advisory/editorial board: Yes
Total staffing in Full Time Equivalents (FTE): 47
Individual people: 48
Students: Graduate student(s); Undergraduate student(s)
Funding sources: Author fees; Charge backs/cost sharing; Charitable contributions; Grants; Library materials budget; Library operating budget; Non-library campus budget; Sales revenue

Publishing Activities

Conference papers or proceedings
Databases
Datasets
Electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs)
Expansive digital publications
Grey literature
Journals
Monographs
Multimedia
Open educational resources (textbooks/course modules)

Journal Publishing:

Journals published: 31
Campus-based faculty-created: 9
Campus-based student-created: 3
Contracted by external groups: 15
Peer-reviewed: 24
Required fee to enable Open Access: 0
Currently inactive or archived: 15

Monograph/Book Publishing:

Monographs published: 15
Peer-reviewed: 2
Required fee to enable Open Access: 14

Open Educational Resources Publishing:

Open Educational Resources: 4
Peer-reviewed Open Educational Resources: 4

Highlights

Top Publications:

Journal of Cinema and Media Studies
Maize Books (book imprint)
Philosopher's Imprint (journal)
Ergo (journal)
Journal of Electronic Publishing (journal)

Disciplinary Specialties:

Media studies
Philosophy
Engineering

Technologies & Services

Media Formats:

audio
data
images
modeling
multimedia
text
video
visualizations

Software & Platforms:

Janeway
locally developed software
Pressbooks

Additional Services:

assistance with journal application for DOAJ)
Indexing services (e.g.
Compiling indexes and/or tables of contents
author advisory - other
Developmental and/or substantive editing
DOI distribution
analytics
applying for Cataloging in Publication Data
audio/video streaming
budget preparation
business model development
cataloging
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
outreach
print-on-demand
typesetting

Digital Preservation Strategy:

Other (please specify)
Bibliovault
AP Trust
CLOCKSS
HathiTrust
Portico

Policies

Accessibility policy; Diversity, equity, and inclusion statement; Ethics statement; Preservation policy

Additional Information

Last Year:
We have recently built an integration between the Fulcrum and Janeway platforms to make media-rich journal articles accessible and preservable on library infrastructure.

Highlighted Publication

Queer Compassion in 15 Comics

This unique comic anthology takes its readers on a journey through different art styles and queer perspectives, from first Prides to multi-generational friendships to finding community among chosen families. The comics in Queer Compassion offer kaleidoscopic insight into the colorful, heartbreaking, empowering, funny, and diverse lives of queer people around the world by centering compassion as a way to inhabit and build community.