University Presses
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A university press is a publisher closely affiliated with a university. University press books are considered by researchers, scholars, and librarians to be highly respectable and reputable. In fact, many university libraries purchase all university press books because of this good reputation. Nevertheless it is important, as always, to keep in mind that not everything published by a university press is necessarily to be taken as 100% accurate.
University presses are usually identified by "university" and "press" in their names. Books published by a university press are different from books published by a university. For example, something published by the University of Toronto (the institution) has a different publisher than something published by the University of Toronto Press.
Example University Presses:
Cambridge University Press
- Publisher: Who published the book
- A university press?
- Commercial publisher?
- Professional or Trade Association, Institution, or Research Center?
- Government (US, state, local)?
- Vanity (self-published)?
MIT Press
University of Chicago Press
University Press of Colorado Citation note: In MLA (Modern Language Association) citation style, university presses are indicated by UP: Cambridge UP
MIT P
U of Chicago P
UP of Colorado
Content: Naomi Lederer