Association of University Presses
The Association of University Presses (AUPresses) is an association of nonprofit
In 2021, AUPresses became an affiliate member of the American Council of Learned Societies.[3] AUPresses is also an affiliate member of the International Publishers Association.[4]
History
The Association of University Presses was officially established in 1937. However, two dozen of the original members of the AAUP regularly met, unofficially, as early as 1920. The publishers met to discuss problems facing university presses until the group formally began meeting daily. The group believed that cooperative initiatives would benefit member institutions and subsequent presses. In 1928, thirteen university presses produced a cooperative catalog of sixty-five titles. Soon after, the group was placing cooperative ads with
The 1932
From 1920 to 1970, member institutions in the United States grew at a rate of about one per year. From 1970 to 1974, that rate doubled, with more than ten presses founded.[6] The period of growth was honored by President Jimmy Carter in the summer of 1978. President Carter proclaimed the first University Press Week.[7][8]
In June 2017, members of the association voted to change its name from the "Association of American University Presses" (AAUP) to the "Association of University Presses" (AUPresses). The change was made on 21 December 2017, at which time there were 143 member presses. A new visual identity and logo were introduced at the time, the designers' brief being to show the AUPresses as "open and engaging, representing a forward-thinking and mission-driven publishing community that holds to — and stands for — high standards of scholarship and professionalism."[2]
The Association of University Presses is a signatory of the SDG Publishers Compact,[9][10] and has taken steps to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the publishing industry. [11][12]
See also
References
- ^ Windhorn, Annette. "ABOUT THE ASSOCIATION". aupresses.org. Association of University Presses. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ a b "We Are The Association of University Presses". aupresses.org. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "ACLS Welcomes the Association of University Presses as an Affiliate Member".
- ^ "Association of University Presses Program Encourages Transnational Collaboration Among Scholarly Publishers". International Publishers Association.
- ^ "AAUP History". AAUPNET. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "History of the Association". Association of University Presses. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ "The 1978 Carter Proclamation – University Press Week". Association of University Presses. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ "University Press Week – Annual Celebration". Association of University Presses. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ "SDG Publishers Compact Members". United Nations Sustainable Development. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "SDG Publishers Compact". United Nations Sustainable Development. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ Anderson, Porter (12 October 2021). "Association of University Presses Signs Onto the SDG Publishers Compact". Publishing Perspectives.
- ^ "Moving toward Equity – 2022 Annual Report". Association of University Presses.