Press release
Release date:
Country of issue:
20/01/2012
United Kingdom | USA
University Publishing Online adds a further
six academic presses to its portfolio
Cambridge University Press is pleased to announce the addition of six more academic
presses to its University Publishing Online (UPO) platform.
2012 will see the addition of content from Anthem Press, Boydell & Brewer, Edinburgh
University Press, Nottingham University Press, Pickering & Chatto and the University of
Adelaide Press.
Launched in October 2011, University Publishing Online provides access to thousands of
titles from scholarly Presses around the world, accessible through quick, powerful search
and browse functionality.
Anthem Press are scheduled to launch in March with 125 titles across a broad range of
subjects, from drama and theatre to policy and international relations through to medicine.
The Boydell & Brewer Group publish across the humanities, including history and the arts
and is scheduled to launch with over 400 titles. With specialist lists in African, Hispanic and
German studies (under the imprints James Currey, Tamesis and Camden House), it has
an established partnership with the University of Rochester Press. (Date of launch not
available at time of release)
Edinburgh University Press will initially make around 210 titles available in May across 16
subjects within the humanities and social sciences and fields across all scientific, technical
and medical areas.
Nottingham University Press publish across a wide range of scientific subjects, from
animal science to scientific communication and are scheduled to launch with 44 titles.
(Expected to launch in April/May)
Pickering & Chatto will have over 370 titles available on UPO, covering humanities and
social sciences subjects from philosophy and religion to economics, finance and business.
(Date of launch not available at time of release)
The University of Adelaide Press are continuing to build a wide range of titles across all
H&SS and STM disciplines and will have 16 titles available initially. (Date of launch not
available at time of release)
With the addition of these publishers University Publishing Online will offer over 14,000
titles from ten global presses.
“We are very pleased to join University Publishing Online. This is our first opportunity to
showcase our eBook offering distinctly from other publishers while still benefitting from the
market presence and expertise of Cambridge University Press.”
- James Powell, Managing Director, Pickering & Chatto Publishers
To view UPO, go to www.universitypublishingonline.org.
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About Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press is the publishing business of the University of Cambridge.
Dedicated to excellence, its purpose is to further the University's objective of advancing
knowledge, education, learning, and research.
Its extensive peer-reviewed publishing lists comprise over 40,000 titles covering academic
research, professional development, over 300 research journals, school-level education,
English language teaching and bible publishing.
Playing a leading role in today’s international market place, Cambridge University Press
has over 50 offices around the globe, and it distributes its products to nearly every country
in the world.
For further information, please go to: www.cambridge.org
About University Publishing Online
University Publishing Online provides libraries with eBooks and related database products
from a variety of academic publishers worldwide. Building on the established, highly
successful Cambridge Books Online platform, users have immediate access to over
14,000 front and backlist titles, accessible through quick, powerful search and browse
functionality. University Publishing Online allows users to search within the available
content of all ten presses, maximising results and offering access to research materials of
the highest standard.
Users are able to search across all University Publishing Online content or limit their
search to selected publishers. The search facility also encompasses Cambridge Journals
Online (Cambridge’s extensive journals platform), providing users with access to hundreds
of the latest academic, research-rich publications. Institutions are able to make collection
or title-by-title purchases from a single publisher or mix-and-match across all of the
publishers on the platform.
For further information about University Publishing Online, please go to
www.universitypublishingonline.org