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First phase completed

We invited all our members, but also other interested university presses and institutional scholarly publishers or alike from all over Europe to participate in a survey.
Its aim is to get information on the presses’ needs, challenges, as well as scope the horizon for future questions and opportunities, thus establishing a rounded picture of your actual situation.

The first phase is completed,. We like to thank the 38 European university presses who took part.

Now evaluation has started. We will present preliminary views at the COASP in Amsterdam, September 15th-17th, 2015. An outline and the aggregated results will be presented at the annual meeting of AEUP at the Frankfurt Book Fair. This year the meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 14th, 2015, 4.30-6.30 in the Brillanz Room (in Hall 4.2).

Second phase started

We still like to learn more about the needs of European university presses. If you haven’t participated yet, please feel still invited to do so.
Participation will only take about 10 to 15 minutes.

Please note: any data you fill in will be kept in strict confidence. The results of the survey will be published in an entirely anonymous form.

The Association of European University Presses (AEUP) is pleased to welcome Research Libraries UK (RLUK) as a new patron member.

Publishing in the Humanities and Arts to a large extent is taking place in university presses, especially in those disciplines communicating their research via the “long argument” – the monograph as the predominant publishing format – and in national languages. Among university presses, there are major players such as Oxford or Cambridge University Press. The majority of presses serving those disciplines however is rather small and specialised. Hence close collaboration within associations like AEUP allows them to pool resources (joint catalogue, joint Book fair presence), lobby and network with each other as well as with vendors and other stakeholders, plus stay in touch with current trends and developments.

John MacColl, Chair of RLUK stated:

“RLUK supports all forms of scholarly publishing, and we believe that a flexible approach is necessary. The monograph occupies a proud and distinctive place in the research library, with which it is strongly identified, especially for research in the humanities. As we move increasingly to online publication, and towards new business models for access to monographs on the web, it is pleasing to find that this enduring expression of scholarship is alive and well. We are very pleased therefore to work within the AEUP on the future form of and revitalized prospects for the academic book.”

David Prosser, Executive Director of RLUK, said:

“There is presently a great deal of dynamism in monograph publishing, both as format and as an organizing principle of doing research. Despite the challenges for the monograph and its publishers, several recent developments show that there is a healthy future ahead, if forces are joined and potentials explored. RLUK is very happy to support the AEUP as a player paving the way towards that future, for the benefit of researchers, students and the wider public. By joining AEUP, RLUK also signals encouragement of the library as publisher. There has been a call for experimentation in this area, and RLUK is delighted to take an active role through and with AEUP to promote that openness of approach towards monograph publishing in and for the sector.”

About RLUK: Research Libraries UK is a consortium of 34 of the largest research organisations in the UK and Ireland, including the three UK national libraries. Founded more than 30 years ago, RLUK has directly and indirectly sponsored some of the major free online UK resources in support of research. RLUK’s mission is to work with its members and partners, nationally and internationally, to shape and to realise the vision of the modern research library.
on the Internet: http://www.rluk.ac.uk/

press release AEUP-RLUK

This year’s Annual Meeting of the AEUP will take place at the Frankfurt Book Fair on Thursday, October 9th, from 3 till 5 pm in room Brillanz, Hall 4.2. The first hour of the meeting is intended for AEUP-members only. The second hour, from 4pm onwards, will be open to non-members and interested parties.

More information on the agenda will soon be available on this website in the section ‘Events’.

This year’s Annual Meeting of the AEUP will take place at the Frankfurt Book Fair on Thursday October 10th, from 3 till 5 pm in room Good Will, Hall 4.1. The first hour of the meeting is intended for AEUP-members only. The second hour, from 4pm onwards, may be attended by all parties interested.

More information on the agenda will soon be available on this website in the section ‘Events’.

The AEUP is always looking out for new members to join the association. We are a new association looking to build something which can benefit all our members during a time where university presses are being hard hit by lower consumer spending. The association meets throughout the year to discuss major issues occuring for university presses and work out ways to solve them. If you would like to know more information please feel free to contact us through the details on the contacts page. If you would like to know about member benefits please the Membership Applications page.

Welcome to the new AEUP website. This website is still getting all the data together to be fully complete, but please look around and if you are a European-based university press have a look at the benefits which can be had by joining AEUP.