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A university press is an academic publishing house specializing in monographs and scholarly journals. They are often an integral component of a large research university. They publish work that has been reviewed by scholars in the field. [2] . They produce mainly academic works but also often have trade books for a lay audience.
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the world's largest university press with the widest global presence. As a department of the University of Oxford, OUP furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide.
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world. Its first book was printed in Oxford in 1478, with the Press officially granted the legal right to print books by decree in 1586. [2]
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Oxford University Press (OUP) has a rich history which can be traced back to the earliest days of printing. The first book was printed in Oxford in 1478, just two years after Caxton set up the first printing press in England. The University was involved with several printers in Oxford over the next century. From the late 1800s OUP began to expand s...
OUP products and services are sold in most of the countries of the world in a wide range of languages. It delivers an annual turnover of more than £800 million. Products cover a broad academic and educational spectrum, partnering with technology providers to make content available to users in a range of formats. A growing proportion of content publ...
OUP's governance structure is written into the University of Oxford statutes. The affairs of Oxford University Press are overseen by a group of delegates appointed from the academic staff of the University. The Delegacy meets fortnightly during academic term-time under the chairmanship of the Vice-Chancellor, receives reports on the management of O...
Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge. Granted a letters patent by King Henry VIII in 1534, it is the oldest university press in the world. It is also the King's Printer .
The University of Toronto Press, the oldest (1901) and one of the 10 largest in North America, covers the humanities and the sciences among its over 1000 in-print titles. It publishes 140 titles and 29 periodicals a year, and its sales are over $4 million.
Oct 1, 2008 · This article traces the history of university presses in North America, from the founding of the first presses at Cornell University and Johns Hopkins in the last quarter of the nineteenth century to the present.
