...Newfound Press [is] the digital imprint of the University of Tennessee (UT) Libraries....
Newfound Press makes scholarly, theoretical, and practical information widely accessible and freely available....
The inspiration for establishing a digital press came from projects such as Virginia Tech’s hosting of electronic journals and the University of Wisconsin’s establishment of Parallel Press. The work of higher education visionaries, including David E. Shulenburger, Clifford Lynch, and Jean Claude Guédon, provided encouragement and direction. High costs of scholarly journals and the pricing practices of some commercial publishers added urgency....
Newfound Press decided to experiment with both traditional and emerging formats for scholarly communication. The current demonstration includes four categories: books, journals, multimedia, and conference proceedings....
Newfound Press values open access and increased visibility for scholarly information. David Lewis cites “a growing body of evidence that authors increase the impact of their articles” by making them “available through an open-access mechanism.” Increased visibility benefits both authors and researchers....
By prioritizing quality over marketability, the press hopes to provide a viable outlet for tenure-track faculty to publish works acceptable to promotion and tenure committees....
PS: For background, see our March 2006 post on the launch of the press.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 6/08/2008 10:32:00 PM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
