University of Tennessee, Knoxville

University Libraries

Academic Library · United States

Holly Mercer, Senior Associate Dean
Phone: 865-974-6600
Email: hollymercer@utk.edu

Program Overview

• Publishing activities began: 2005
• Stage of publishing efforts: 3 - Established
• Open access focus: Central to mission
• Portion of Open Access publications: Most
• Publishing Languages: English

Program Organization

• Organization of publishing services: Services distributed across library units/departments
• Advisory/editorial board: No
• Total staffing in Full Time Equivalents (FTE): 1.8
• Individual people: 3
• Students: Graduate student(s)
• Funding sources: Library operating budget

Publishing Activities

Highlights

Partners

• Internal partners:  Campus departments or programs, Individual faculty, Graduate students, Undergraduate students
• Other publishing entities administered by your library: Yes
  The University of Tennessee Press is a division of UT Libraries. In 2022, Newfound Press, an open access digital imprint of UT Libraries, became part of UT Press. There is a publishing coordinating committee that helps with information sharing and education.
• Other publishing entities within your library’s parent institution: Yes
  
• Program’s openness to working with external partners: Consider external partners if there is a tie to my institution (e.g., local editor of a journal for an external scholarly society)
• Part of a consortium which provides support for publishing? (e.g. platform, funding): No

Additional Information

Last Year:
The director of Newfound Press began reporting to the director of the University of Tennessee Press in 2022.

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