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Coming right on the heels of the overwhelmingly positive reaction we got for the publication of the second edition of the Jepson Manual, I am pleased to announce The Digital Jepson Manual. For the first time, University of California Press is offering this resource as an e-book. The Digital Jepson Manual provides an unparalleled new level [more...]  University of California Press is partnering with Oxford University Press to make Scholarly Monographs available via Newly Launched Platform. Details are on the pdf attached to this link. Much has changed since UC Press’s founding in 1893, and we now face some of the greatest challenges and opportunities in our history. In this new video, UC Press Director Alison Mudditt discusses the Press’s mission to foster innovative ideas and make them accessible for the benefit of society, and describes the ways we’re pushing the [more...] Recently, Siva Vaidhyanathan, author of The Googlization of Everything (And Why We Should Worry), spoke to Spark, a weekly audio blog on technology and culture produced by the CBC. In the interview, Vaidhyanathan explores the reasons behind many peoples’ abiding love and enthusiasm for Google, cautioning that we should look critically at the trust we’ve [more...] The UC Press Spring 2011 newsletter is now available on our website! Inside, Regional Publisher Kim Robinson talks about our recently launched new scholarly magazine, Boom: A Journal of California; Director Alison Mudditt looks ahead to new technologies and models of publishing that enable the vibrant dialogue UC Press is known for; and Executive Editor Naomi [more...] It’s a big news day for UC Press. In addition to the new scholarly publishing initiative we launched with JSTOR, UC Press has announced the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors. Publishing veterans Michael Morgan and Stephen Rhind-Tutt will support the Press in its mission to push the boundaries of traditional [more...] Today, UC Press, along with our distinguished peers at Harvard, Columbia, and Cornell, announced a very exciting initiative with JSTOR to bring scholarly books online. This means that more than 15,000 front and back list titles will be made available at JSTOR—a huge win for scholars, researchers and students everywhere. Read more about this groundbreaking [more...] Siva Vaidhyanathan, author of The Googlization of Everything, appeared on CNN’s Reliable Sources last weekend to talk about some of the red flags he sees coming up as Google finds new ways to organize ever more aspects of our lives. He takes on questions like whether Google’s search engine helps or hurts news organizations, and what [more...] In the latest UC Press Podcast, Siva Vaidhyanathan, author of The Googlization of Everything (And Why We Should Worry), examines the way our culture has used and embraced Google, and explains the insidious effects of Googlization on the way we think. Vaidhyanathan, a professor of Media Studies and Law at the University of Virginia, [more...] For centuries, humans have been compelled to write about their explorations. From Marco Polo to Ian Frazier, adventure stories inspire us to explore and learn new things about the world around us, both near and far. These writers become our trusted guides, and we’ve turned to their books for inspiration. But when you’re on the [more...] |
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