University Press of Kansas

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University Press of Kansas
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Parent company Kansas Board of Regents
Founded1946
Country of origin United States
Headquarters location Lawrence, Kansas
Distributionself-distributed (United States)
Eurospan Group (EMEA)
East-West Export Books (Asia, the Pacific)
Scholarly Book Services (Canada) [1]
Publication types Books
Official website kansaspress.ku.edu

The University Press of Kansas is a publisher located in Lawrence, Kansas. Operated by the University of Kansas, it represents the six state universities in the US state of Kansas: Emporia State University, Fort Hays State University, Kansas State University (K-State), Pittsburg State University, the University of Kansas (KU), and Wichita State University. [lower-alpha 1]

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The press was established in 1946, [3] with major reorganizations in 1967 and 1976. Today, it operates as a consortium with representation from each of the participating universities. It is currently located on the west portion of the KU campus. [4] The University Press of Kansas is currently a member of the Association of University Presses and has been since 1946. [5] [6]

History

The University Press of Kansas largely publishes works that explore American politics (including the presidency, American political thought, and public policy), military history, American history (especially political, cultural, intellectual, and western), environmental policy, American studies, film studies, law and legal history, Indigenous studies, Kansas, and the Midwest. [7]

The press's specialty areas were cultivated in 1981, when then-director Fred Woodward noticed that, aside from a successful series on the US presidents, the press had published few works about political science. Woodward subsequently decided to focus on building a list of publications that explored the politics of the United States. [8]

In 2021, leadership of the press was incorporated into the responsibilities of the dean of the University of Kansas Libraries, a position then held by Kevin Smith. [9] [10] In 2022, Mike Haddock, the associate dean for research, education and engagement at K-State Libraries, was appointed interim director of the press following Smith's departure from KU Libraries. [11]

Kansas Open Books initiative

The University Press of Kansas's "Kansas Open Books" initiative is project aimed at scanning out-of-print UPK books and offer them for free download. The project is funded by the Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities. [12]

Publications

Major book series published by the University Press of Kansas include: [6]

See also

Notes

  1. Washburn University, a public university located in Topeka, is funded by county sales tax and has its own board of regents. [2] It is thus not counted among the state universities.

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References

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  2. "The History of Washburn University". Washburn University. Archived from the original on March 29, 2009.
  3. American Historical Association (February 17, 2021). "AHA Expresses Alarm at University Press of Kansas Financial Cuts". States News Service. Retrieved February 6, 2023 via Gale Academic OneFile.
  4. "About". University Press of Kansas. University of Kansas . Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  5. "Our Members". Association of University Presses . Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  6. 1 2 Association of University Presses (2020). "University Press of Kansas". Directory 2021. Washington, DC: Association of University Presses. p. 97. ISBN   9780945103455.
  7. "Subjects". University Press of Kansas. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  8. Parsons, Paul (1989). Getting Published: The Acquisition Process at University Presses. Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press. p. 23. ISBN   0-87049-611-5.
  9. "Kevin Smith, Dean, KU Libraries, to Direct University Press of Kansas". National Information Standards Organization. March 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  10. Day, David (July 19, 2022). "KU announces interim leadership and upcoming search for dean of KU Libraries". University of Kansas . Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  11. "K-State library leader to serve as interim faculty director of University Press of Kansas". Lawrence Journal-World . July 29, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
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