June 18, 1999
Payback Time: University Presses as Profit Centers
In an article that provoked widespread discussion in Great Britain, from letters in The Times Literary Supplement to debates in the House of Lords, Sir Keith Thomas raised the question of what university presses should be doing in today's marketplace. The distinguished historian is head of Oxford University Press's finance committee and was, therefore, one of those responsible for Oxford's recent decision to
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