From: Sara Killingworth <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 16:01:37 +0100

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Contact: Rebekah Darksmith
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Tel: 510-883-8307

University of California Press to partner with HighWire

OAKLAND, Calif. April 10, 2014‐University of California Press (UC Press) is
pleased to announce that beginning in mid-2015 its journal content will be
hosted on the HighWire Open Platform from Stanford University’s HighWire
Press.

Speaking of the move, UC Press Director Alison Mudditt commented, “As the
ways in which students and researchers consume information evolve, UC Press
felt it critical to seek a long-term hosting partnership that will allow us
to take full advantage of new avenues to make scholarly work accessible and
relevant in an increasingly dynamic digital space of our own. We believe
that our collaboration with HighWire will support us in this.”

The flexible HighWire Open Platform technology infrastructure is
increasingly becoming the platform of choice for social sciences and
humanities publishers. HighWire’s collaborative environment and
evidence-based product development process provide unique opportunities for
its publishing partners to share and learn from each others’ experiences.
As Mudditt further commented, “Our partnership with HighWire will enable us
to deliver new and innovative products and services essential to our
publishing strategy. HighWire’s capabilities in social media,
community-based services, and alternative metrics will allow UC Press to
develop new ways of sharing and delivering content to our user
communities.”

HighWire’s Managing Director Tom Rump said of the partnership, “UC Press
and HighWire share an alliance as we are both born out of prestigious
universities, are known for excellence in our respective fields, and are
based in California. UC Press’s decision to move their content to the
HighWire Open Platform validates our long established reputation for
pioneering the latest technological solutions for market leading
publishers.”

UC Press content is currently part of the Current Scholarship Collection at
JSTOR. While UC Press will no longer include its current journal issues in
this collection,  its content will still be available on, and form part of,
the JSTOR archive collections. The new UC Press HighWire platform will go
live in mid-2015, but its current journal content will continue to be hosted
on JSTOR throughout 2015 to facilitate a smooth transition for library
customers. JSTOR will also continue to handle renewals for 2015.

Rebekah Darksmith, Marketing & Sales Director and Assistant Director of UC
Press notes, “The move to HighWire means UC Press can more rapidly develop
and bring to market the new and innovative publishing programs and
initiatives that our users want through our own site. We are very much
looking forward to this exciting phase of our journey.”

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About University of California Press

University of California Press is one of the most forward-thinking scholarly
publishers in the nation. For more than 100 years, it has championed work
that influences public discourse and challenges the status quo in multiple
fields of study. At a time of dramatic change for publishing and
scholarship, we collaborate with scholars, librarians, authors, and students
to stay ahead of today’s knowledge demands and shape the future of
publishing. Each year, UC Press publishes approximately 175 new books and 33
multi-issue journals in the humanities, social sciences, and natural
sciences.

www.ucpress.edu  |  Twitter: @ucpress


About HighWire

HighWire Press provides innovative technology solutions to influential
societies, university presses, and independent publishers through its
ground-breaking HighWire Open Platform. Long affiliated with Stanford
University, HighWire offers digital content development and hosting
services, a customizable peer-review manuscript submission system,
cross-publisher librarian tools, strategic consultation, and unique
networking opportunities for organizations which produce high-impact
journals, books, and other scholarly publications.
highwire.stanford.edu  |  Twitter: @highwirepress


Sara Killingworth
Senior Associate
Maverick Publishing Specialists Ltd
email:  [log in to unmask]