What's Happening in 2004?
Check here regularly for information on events celebrating the Year of
the University Press.
ARL & AAUP Members: Send in a
Calendar listing with this form.
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| November | December
April 2004
April is National
Poetry Month!
April 2
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Graduate School of Library and Information Science Auditorium
"The Life Cycle of a Book"
Representatives of UI Press departments discuss how a manuscript becomes
a book on a shelf.
12 Noon
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information
April 5
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign English Building
"William J. Maxwell: Constructing Claude McKay’s Complete
Poems"
Scholar William Maxwell discusses the writing and research of the first
complete collection of Claude McKay's poetry.
12 Noon
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information
April 18-24
National Library Week
Visit your local and campus libraries!
April 26
Texas A&M University Cushing Library
A special presentation by the president of the Association of American
University Presses, Seetha Srinivasan (director of the University Press
of Mississippi). The lecture, reception, and an exhibit of the AAUP's
annual book, jacket, and journal design show are free and open to the
public.
4:00 PM
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information
May 2004
May 1-31
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Main Library
Exhibit: "What you should know about University Presses: Contributions
to Scholarship, Society and Artistic Expression" A showcase of university
press books that "changed the world." (Or, at the very least,
effected a sea change in a scholarly field.)
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May 11-14
ARL Membership Meeting
Tucson, Arizona
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information
May 17-18
The Newberry Library, Chicago
"The Economics of Digitization: Toward Sustainability and Institutional
Collaboration"
A hands-on symposium focusing on how leading cultural and educational
institutions in Chicago, Illinois, and the greater Midwest can collaborate
effectively to further the success of their collective missions and maximize
the return on their budgetary spend.
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information
June 2004
June 3
Kent State University Student Center
"Testimony of War"
In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of D-Day, Kent State hosts a
panel featuring novelist and WWII veteran Tony Hillerman, author of Kilroy
Was There: A GI’s War in Photographs; Richard Bassett, author
of And the Wind Blew Cold: The Story of an American POW in North Korea;
and Anton Bilek, author of No Uncle Sam: The Forgotten of Bataan.
The discussion will be moderated by historian and University Press director
emeritus John Hubbell. The authors will discuss their books and reflect
upon their experiences of war and captivity. The event is free and open
to the public; no reservations are required. Books will be available for
sale. A book signing and reception will follow the discussion.
Co-sponsored by the Kent State University Press and Libraries & Media
Services.
7:00 PM
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June 26-29
AAUP Annual Meeting
Vancouver, British Columbia
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information
July 2004
August 2004
September 2004
September 3
West Virginia University
The hallway adjoining G3 White Hall
"WVU Press Open House Celebration"
Inviting local community, students, and faculty to come enjoy a reception
and brief remarks. There will be a display of WVU published books along
with an area to purchase books. There will be a brief ribbon cutting celebrating
the Press's move to a new location and remarks by President David Hardesty
and Interim Dean Rudolph Almasy. The WVU Press staff will also be available
for questions as people view the new offices.
3:30-5:30 PM
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September 21-23
University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Hamilton Library, Eugene Yap Room, Room A153
"Sea-Change in Scholarly Publishing"
A brown-bag symposium to provide a venue to discuss the changing landscape
of scholarly communication. William Hamilton, UH Press Director, and Diane
Perushek, UH Manoa Librarian, will serve as moderators for the symposium.
See below for scheduled panelists.
Tuesday, September 21
"Survival of the Scholarly Monograph"
Barbara Watson Andaya, UH Manoa professor of Asian studies, series editor
of Southern Asian History
Patricia Crosby, executive editor, University of Hawai'i Press
Craig Howes, UH Manoa professor of English, director of the Center for
Biographical Research, editor of Biography
Karen Peacock, head of special collections and pacific curator, Hamilton
Library
12:00—1:30 PM
Wednesday, September 22
"Scholarly Journals: Publish or Perish and Library Budgets"
Jerry Bently, UH Manoa professor of history, editor of Journal of World
History
Joel Bradshaw, journals manager, University of Hawai'i Press
Gerry Carr, UH Manoa professor and chair of botany, outgoing editor of
Pacific Science
David Flynn, business librarian, Hamilton Library
12:00—1:30 PM
Thursday, September 23
"Changing Landscape of Scholarly Publishing"
Jerry Bently, UH Manoa professor of history, editor of Journal of World
History
William Hamilton, director, University of Hawai'i Press
Eileen Herring, agriculture librarian, Hamilton Library
Susan Johnson, information technology librarian, Hamilton Library
12:00—1:30 PM
September 23-24
University of Tennessee
John C. Hodges Library, Lindsay Young Auditorium
"The Book and The Scholar: Celebrating the Year of the University
Press"
A symposium hosted by the University of Tennessee Press and University
Libraries that will focus on the important role of the university press
in the academic community. The second day of the symposium will be a writer's
workshop for graduate students and faculty about the book publication
process.
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information
September 23
University of Tennessee, University Club
"Tennessee Reads"
The launch of a book club co-sponsored by the UT Press and UT Library
Friends that will feature UT Press books. Author Dan Pierce will discuss
his book The Great Smokies: From Natural Habitat to National Park,
the club's first selection.
Reception, book sale snd signing to follow.
7:00 PM
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Info
October 2004
Through October 31
University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Hamilton Library
Exhibit of the scope of publishing by the University of Hawai'i Press
Asia Collection (4th floor Main)
Hawaiian-Pacific Collection (5th floor Main)
Science & Technology Collection (1st floor Addition)
October 2
University of Hawai'i
Hamilton Library, Eugene Yap Room, Room A153
"Saturday Morning Authors"
A speaker series featuring UH Press authors.
John Clark, author of Hawai'i Place Names
10:30 to 11:30 AM
October 6
Kent State University Student Center, Room 306
"True Crime"
Featured authors are Jonathan Goodman, author of Bloody Versicles:
The Rhymes of Crime and The Passing of Starr Faithfull; James
Badal, author of In the Wake of the Butcher: Clevelandís Torso
Murders, and Bill Mason, coauthor of Dr. Sam Sheppard on Trial:
The Prosecutors and the Marilyn Sheppard Murder. Moderating the discussion
will be noted True Crime expert Albert Borowitz, author of Blood &
Ink: An International Guide to Fact-Based Crime Literature. The event
is free and open to the public; no reservations are required. Books will
be available for sale. A book signing and reception will follow the discussion.
7:00 PM
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October 9
University of Hawai'i
Hamilton Library, Eugene Yap Room, Room A153
"Saturday Morning Authors"
A speaker series featuring UH Press authors.
Patrick Ching, author of Art and Wildlife of Northwest Hawai'i
10:30 to 11:30 AM
October 15
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Cape Cod Lounge, Student Union Building
"Freedom of Speech and Speech for Free: University Libraries, University
Presses and the Law"
The UMass Amherst Libraries and the University of Massachusetts Press
present
a colloquium for Faculty, Librarians, and Graduate Students. This event
is cosponsored by the Faculty Senate’s Research Library Council,
Research Council, and University Press Committee and by the Friends of
the Library. Featured speaker is Peter J. Givler, Executive Director,
AAUP. His talk will be followed by responses from the floor and a period
of questions and answers.
3:00—4:30 PM
October 16
University of Hawai'i
Hamilton Library, Eugene Yap Room, Room A153
"Saturday Morning Authors"
A speaker series featuring UH Press authors.
Paul Weissich, author of Gardens of Hawai'i
10:30 to 11:30 AM
October 23
University of Hawai'i
Hamilton Library, Eugene Yap Room, Room A153
"Saturday Morning Authors"
A speaker series featuring UH Press authors.
Albert Wendt, author of From the Deadwater to the Manoa Stream
10:30 to 11:30 AM
October 30
University of Hawai'i
Hamilton Library, Eugene Yap Room, Room A153
"Saturday Morning Authors"
A speaker series featuring UH Press authors.
Lee Siegel, author of Writing about Indian Magic
10:30 to 11:30 AM
November 2004
November 6
University of Hawai'i
Hamilton Library, Eugene Yap Room, Room A153
"Saturday Morning Authors"
A speaker series featuring UH Press authors.
Cedrick Yamanaka, author of Hawai'i Stories in Literature and Film
10:30 to 11:30 AM
November 13
University of Hawai'i
Hamilton Library, Eugene Yap Room, Room A153
"Saturday Morning Authors"
A speaker series featuring UH Press authors.
Michael Aung-Thiwin, author of The Mists of Ramanna: the Legend that
was Lower Burma
10:30 to 11:30 AM
November 20
University of Hawai'i
Hamilton Library, Eugene Yap Room, Room A153
"Saturday Morning Authors"
A speaker series featuring UH Press authors.
Patricia Steinhoff, author of Doing Fieldwork in Japan
10:30 to 11:30 AM
December 2004
December 4
University of Hawai'i
Hamilton Library, Eugene Yap Room, Room A153
"Saturday Morning Authors"
A speaker series featuring UH Press authors.
Marie McDonald and Paul Weissich, authors of The Treasured Lei
10:30 to 11:30 AM
December 16-January 15
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
"The Year of the University Press: A Discussion on the Challenges and the Future." A special 30-minute television program featuring an interview with Phil Pochoda, the director of the University of Michigan Press, and Jim Schaefer, the host and executive producer of Riprap: The Academic Book Television Program. The program will initially be broadcast locally six times on the Community Television Network on Dec. 16 (10:00 p.m.), Dec. 18 (5:00 p.m.), Dec. 19 (11:30 p.m.), Dec. 20 (11:30 a.m.), Dec. 28 (!2 Noon), and Dec. 29 (12:30 p.m.). Then it will be broadcast additional times during January, when it will also become available on Jan. 15 on Riprap's web site (riprap.org). |
