Welcome to the Association of American University Presses!
AAUP serves its member presses through cooperative programs, professional
development opportunities, industry research and analysis, and representing
the interests of members to the public, other organizations, and government
agencies. Below is a brief introduction to those services and resources,
organized in five general categories: Information Resources,
Professional Development, Marketing
Programs, Exhibits, and Promoting
the Work of Member Presses. Each section provides links for more information
on individual programs and resources.
Whether you’re new to the staff of a member press, or simply new
to the benefits of AAUP membership, we hope you’ll find this guide
to our services helpful. Should you have any questions about these programs
that aren’t answered by our web site, please
consult the AAUP staff list and contact us.
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Information Resources
Members Only Web Site
The Members Only section of the AAUP web site hosts a variety of resources
for staff at member presses, including access to AAUP’s bimonthly
bulletin, listservs, business and marketing handbooks, committee reports,
information on AAUP discount programs, and a range of information resources. The site is password protected,
and access is limited to member press staff.
More about the Members-Only
site
Request
login information
Marketing and Business Handbooks
Two handbooks have been developed by committees of AAUP members, offering
articles written by experienced university press personnel on a wide range
of topics related to the business, financial, marketing and sales practices
of publishers. The handbooks are available through the Members-Only Resource
Web site. See above for access information.
Publications
AAUP publishes a quarterly newsletter, an annual directory of member presses,
the organization’s Annual Report, and several other publications.
Learn more about AAUP publications
Job List
The Online Job List allows member presses to post job openings at no charge.
Information about posting jobs to the list
Data Collection and Analysis
AAUP compiles several statistical surveys.
Learn more about AAUP data collection
and analysis
The Scholarly Publishing Bibliography
The scholarly publishing bibliography collects resources on the field,
its history, and publishing more generally.
View the scholarly publishing
bibliography
Copyright Resources
Copyright issues remain critically important for AAUP members. This collection
of resources is an introduction to copyright news and concerns.
Learn more about copyright issues
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Professional Development
Calendar
Visit the Calendar of Events for news of meetings and conferences of interest
to the book publishing and scholarly communications fields.
View the Calendar
Annual Meeting and Professional Development Workshops
The Annual Meeting and Pre-Meeting Workshops are opportunities for idea-sharing
and hands-on professional education, as well as meeting your colleagues
at other presses.
Learn more about these
programs
Whiting Week-in-Residence Program
This program enables staff of member presses to spend a week working with
and learning from colleagues at another press.
Learn more about the Week-in-Residence
Program
Regional and Special Group Meetings
From time to time regional and professionally specific meetings are organized
and hosted by member presses.
Learn more about regional
and special group meetings
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Marketing Programs
Clipping Service
The BurrellesLuce Clipping Service offers a substantial discount to AAUP members.
Learn more about the Clipping
Service
Cooperative Advertising Program
Through the Cooperative Advertising Program members receive greatly reduced
rates for print advertising in participating publications.
Learn more about Coop Advertising
Course Adoption Catalogues
Course Adoption Catalogues are produced twice a year in a number of disciplines;
and distributed to academic direct mail marketing lists.
Learn more about Course Adoption
Catalogues
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Exhibits
The Cooperative Exhibits Program originally arranged combined exhibits
for members at scholarly, library, and publishing meetings. The program
has been scaled back, but continues to organize large university press sections
at BEA and MLA.
Learn more about the Cooperative
Exhibits Program
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Promoting the Work of Member Presses
Books for Understanding
Books for Understanding is an ongoing project to identify for the public
university press books relevant to the news of the day.
Visit Books for Understanding
The Book, Jacket, and Journal Show
The AAUP Book, Jacket, and Journal Show recognizes achievement in the
design, production, and manufacturing of books and journals.
Learn more about the Book,
Jacket, and Journal Show
Prizes Page
AAUP maintains a web page highlighting award winning books published by
member presses.
Learn more about award-winning books from
member presses
People and Presses Page
AAUP maintains a web page devoted to news about member presses and their
staff.
Read the news from member press
University Press Books Selected for Public and Secondary School Libraries
This bibliography is sent to over 13,500 public and secondary school librarians,
and is distributed at the American Library Association Meetings.
Learn more about the bibliography
2004: The Year of the University Press
The Association of Research Libraries joins AAUP in lauding the work of
university presses, while highlighting the importance of scholarly communication
to both libraries and presses.
Visit The Year of the University of Press
Web site
AAUP Constituency Award
Each year, the association honors an individual who has made an outstanding
contribution to the scholarly publishing community. The award is presented
at the annual meeting.
More information on the Constituency Award
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