Partnerships are the core of LibraryPress@UF.
This includes partnerships that leverage expertise and systems for creating new publications, OER, and digital scholarship, as well as that draw on the team’s deep expertise in collaboration, publishing, copyright, and more.
Selected partnerships include:
University of Florida Press (UFP/UPF)
UF Press partners with the Libraries to manage and ensure the success of LibraryPress@UF, focusing on projects that complement and extend UF Press’s ongoing commitment to academic publishing.
Liaisons: Romi Gutierrez & Michele Fiyak-Burkley
Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC)
dLOC is a network of over 90 partners committed to promoting access to Caribbean cultural heritage. As the Operations Hub for this program, the Libraries work with LibraryPress@UF to publish professional development and educational materials.
Liaisons: M. Stephanie Chancy & Tania M. Ríos Marrero
Coffey Residency for Book Arts
The Coffey Residency provides an opportunity for a selected artist to access materials from the Special and Area Studies Collections (SASC) at the Smathers Libraries as the impetus for the creation of an editioned artists’ book.
Liaison: Ellen Knudson
Affordable UF
Affordable UF is a multi-unit campus initiative to lower college costs, improve the quality of teaching resources, and promote student success by adapting and adopting low- or no-cost textbooks and other course materials. LibraryPress@UF partners with the Center for Teaching Excellence and academic departments to develop textbooks for publication.
Liaison: Micah Jenkins
¡Celebrating Cuba!
- Digital Collections and Collaborative Partnerships. See this page for more information, and a list of partners.
- New Publications:
- Through the LibraryPress@UF, the Smathers Libraries are bringing new works about Cuba to life, and bringing former works back to life, as reborn digital works.
