Book Launch – Platonic Occasions Dialogues in Literature, Art and Culture

22 May, 2015

Date: 29 May 2015, 10.00 AM – 12.00 PM Venue: “Scenen” in Stockholm University Library We have the pleasure to announce the book launch of Richard Begam and James Soderholm’s Platonic Occasions – Dialogues in Literature, Art and Culture This is a joint event, hosted by the Department of English at Stockholm University and Stockholm … More Book Launch – Platonic Occasions Dialogues in Literature, Art and Culture

Open Access (OA) improves dissemination

13 May, 2015

The Venue for Open Access in Sweden has been arranged every year since 2009. This years conference was held at Malmö University Library and had a focus on dissemination, open data, impact and research support. Stockholm University Press (SUP) was one of the participants in the open space area and held a poster presentation. Most researchers … More Open Access (OA) improves dissemination

Stockholm University Press (SUP) and the Library Publishing Forum 2015

5 May, 2015

SUP participated at the Library Publishing Forum 2015 in Portland Oregon. The theme of the conference were “How can academic libraries create and support sustainable publishing program”. We participated in order to benchmark internationally as well as to get feedback on our recent developments. Research use is the new currency Since SUP is a non-profit … More Stockholm University Press (SUP) and the Library Publishing Forum 2015

The former Researcher Blog is now known as Stockholm University Press Blog

27 April, 2015

When we first started this blog in 2011, we called this the “Researcher Blog”. The goal was to create a meeting point between our researchers at Stockholm University and for them useful resources, news and tools in research. As we have written a lot about Open Access, Creative Commons and scientific publishing and similar the next … More The former Researcher Blog is now known as Stockholm University Press Blog

What did the Brontës do about dialect and think about foreign languages?

27 February, 2015

New book from Stockholm University Press: From Clerks to Corpora: essays on the English language yesterday and today, edited by Philip Shaw, Britt Erman, Gunnel Melchers & Peter Sundkvist Why is the Isle of Dogs in the Thames called Isle of Dogs? Did King Canute’s men bring English usage back to Jutland? How can we find … More What did the Brontës do about dialect and think about foreign languages?

Platonic Occasions – New book from Stockholm University Press

6 February, 2015

Platonic Occasions: Dialogues on Literature, Art and Culture, by Richard Begam and James Soderholm An experiment in criticism inspired by Platonic inquiry What have we learned about the initiatives of culture and literature since our classical predecessors? In Platonic Occasions: Dialogues on Literature, Art and Culture, Richard Begam and James Soderholm reflect upon a wide … More Platonic Occasions – New book from Stockholm University Press

Stockholm University Press joins OAPEN!

5 February, 2015

By: Sofie Wennström Stockholm University Press is delighted to sign an agreement with OAPEN for further dissemination worldwide of their books. The OAPEN Library indexes academic and quality assured open access books, and provides a platform for further spread of electronic sources beyond the publisher platform. The OAPEN Library ensure that the peer review process … More Stockholm University Press joins OAPEN!

It takes two to tango – the value of peer reviewer recognition

12 January, 2015

By: Sofie Wennström In a recent blog post by the Scholarly Kitchen team, compelling arguments are made for institutions and funding agencies to start recognising the work done by academics that by tradition has been going on “behind the scenes”. Now, how does this relate to the library structures? Well, Stockholm University Press is currently … More It takes two to tango – the value of peer reviewer recognition

Marketing and the digital era

13 November, 2014

Digital publishing combined with Open Access publishing turn old marketing strategies on its head. Warren Adler puts the traditional book launch in the context of digital publishing: http://publishingperspectives.com/2014/11/warren-adler-book-launch-aftermath/ Stockholm University Press is currently in production of the first electronic publications (watch this space!) and we are working closely together with our authors and editorial boards to … More Marketing and the digital era