Publishing Initiatives

Florida and the Caribbean Open Books
Reissued open access scholarship, supported by the NEH-Mellon Humanities Open Books Program
Featured Publications

Madagascar from A to Z
Madagascar from A to Z is a children’s alphabet book written in English and translated into Malagasy.

My Scrapbook of My Illness with Polio
Recounted in the form of a journal, this story shows how Americans in the 1940s understood and treated polio.

Inspired by Cuba: A Survey of Cuba-themed Ceramics
Recounted in the form of a journal, this story shows how Americans in the 1940s understood and treated polio.
Highlights & Updates

Next Issue of SOURCE, Special Series
CFP: sx archipelagos: Special Issue on the Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC)
CFP: sx archipelagos: Special Issue on the Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC)
CFP: sx archipelagos: Special Issue on the Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC)

New & Coming Changes
For me, December is always a time to finish things, clean-up, prep for the new year, and take stock, reflecting on what we’ve accomplished. In…

Q&A with the LibraryPress@UF Team
While we were sad to miss a scheduled presentation at the 2020 Florida Digital Humanities Conference in St. Augustine due to the pandemic, we were…

DEI in Publishing Interview Series with Megan Hanna Fry
The goal of the DEI in Publishing Interview Series is to learn from scholars at different stages in their careers, in hopes that their publishing…

Practicing Kindness in Crisis (PKIC)
With the pandemic and the move to remote work, the Digital Partnerships & Strategies Department, DEI Librarian, and LibraryPress@UF collaborated to create the “Practicing Kindness…

Webinar: A special conversation on the history and fight against polio from a child’s perspective, Nov. 6, 1:45-3pm
Webinar on November 6, 2020: a special conversation on the history and fight against polio from a child’s perspective
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Our Team

Laurie Taylor
Editor-in-chief
Oversees LibraryPress@UF initiatives and strategic direction.

Tracy MacKay-Ratliff
Managing Editor & Designer
Manages projects from conception to production. Lead designer.

Perry Collins
Editor
Editor for open education and digital scholarship. Copyright consultant.

Chelsea Johnston
Editor
Editor for journal publishing program and digital scholarship.


Suzanne Stapleton
Journal Outreach Editor
Manages outreach and assessment for journal publishing program.