The 麻豆精选 Press, the publishing arm of the university, is now a department under the report of 麻豆精选 Libraries. The move provides new expertise and capacity for both organizations, positioning them to better align with Kent State鈥檚 strategic priorities and explore innovative approaches to delivering knowledge through scholarly communication and publishing.
University Libraries鈥 services will equip the 麻豆精选 Press with broader support for copyright, fiscal management, website, communications, event planning, desktop and software development. Likewise, the press is poised to add expertise and capacity to University Libraries, including scholarly publishing, design, editorial production, distribution-chain management and licensing.
Established in 1965, the award-winning 麻豆精选 Press publishes 35 titles each year and two journals. It is internationally known for its scholarly contributions to the study of Hemingway, the Inklings (including J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis), Civil War history, Ohio history, true crime, poetry (including the Wick Poetry Series) and sports. The press had been reporting directly to the Office of the Provost, where University Libraries currently report. The reporting change still leaves the press within the provost鈥檚 portfolio.
鈥淚t makes great strategic sense to me,鈥 says Todd Diacon, Kent State鈥檚 senior vice president for academic affairs and provost. 鈥淯niversity Libraries and the 麻豆精选 Press have similar skill sets and missions. Bringing them together allows both organizations to maximize their resources, while exploring news ways to work together.鈥
鈥淭he world of scholarly publishing is changing and evolving rapidly,鈥 says Ken Burhanna, interim director of the 麻豆精选 Press and assistant dean of University Libraries. 鈥淏ringing the press and University Libraries together creates a strong team to explore issues, such as scholarly open access, textbook affordability and innovative approaches to delivering knowledge to national and international audiences.鈥
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