One of the obvious benefits of being a university press is the close proximity to university life. LUP is fortunate to benefit from regular dialogue with academic staff, students and librarians. Among this final category the University of Liverpool’s Research Support Lead, Martin Wolf, has proved a valuable interlocutor over the years, never afraid to robustly … Continue reading
Publishing your book OA: An author’s perspective with Helen Gilbert
An interview by Alison Welsby, Editorial Director with Professor Helen Gilbert from Royal Holloway University of London, on the publication of the Open Access work, In the Balance: Indigeneity, Performance, Globalization. Thank you, Helen, for agreeing to this interview. In the Balance is a remarkable work that considers indigenous peoples’ performance over recent decades. Why did you choose … Continue reading
The Fifteenth Abercrombie Lecture
The Fifteenth Abercrombie Lecture will take place on Thursday 23rd November 2017 at 5.30pm in Seminar Room 5, University of Liverpool Management School. The Abercrombie Lecture was founded to celebrate the contribution of Sir Patrick Abercrombie, one of the leading town and regional planners of the 20th Century who was Lever Professor of Civic Design … Continue reading
Amplifying readership with OA flip – Quaker Studies and OLH
Throughout the week we'll be looking in to the ways our partner organisations are providing open access content, why they provide it, and how it's going. Our staff have interviewed various members of the industry for Open Access Week (#OAWeek) and firstly our Head of Journals, Clare Hooper, interviews the Head of the Open Library … Continue reading
The Liverpool English Dictionary – In conversation with Tony Crowley
Tony Crowley is transforming our understanding of the history of Liverpool, one word at a time. To celebrate the launch of The Liverpool English Dictionary, we quizzed him on the evolution of language in Liverpool and his favourite 'Scouse' words. Tweet your pictures of Liverpool to @livunipress by 25th October for a chance to win a free copy … Continue reading
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