March 23, 2009
U. of Michigan Press Reorganizes as a Unit of the Library
The University of Michigan Press will be restructured as an academic unit under the aegis of Paul N. Courant, the university’s dean of libraries. The idea, according to statement released by Michigan on Friday, is to position the press “to become a pioneer” in digital publishing—to make it a more direct collaborator in the central mission of spreading research “as widely and freely as possible."
"This is a watershed time for book publishing and distribution," Mr.
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