The press is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and has editorial offices in Kelowna, British Columbia, and Toronto, Ontario. It was established in 1971, and was the third Canadian university press to be founded.[1][5]
The press is a member of the Canadian Association of University Presses (CAUP), the Association of University Presses (AUP), the Association of Canadian University Presses (ACUP), the Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP), the International Association of Scholarly Publishers (IASP), and the Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia.
They have partnered with Indigenous people and other organizations to create Ravenspace, a media-rich platform that emphasizes respect for Indigenous ways of sharing information.[6][7]
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^ abGoss Gilroy Inc. Management Consultants (2004). Formative Evaluation of the Aid to Scholarly Publications Program (ASPP): Part II : Context for Scholarly Publishing (PDF) (Report). Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. p. 10. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
^Tong, Murray Chun-Kee (2009). An examination of acquisitions: the case of University of British Columbia Press. Simon Fraser University (Thesis). Summit Research Repository. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
^ ab"A guide to English university presses in Canada". University Affairs. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
^"Parade". The Windsor Star. 14 July 1971. p. 20, column 7, under "Debut".
^"About Us". RavenSpace. Retrieved 2023-10-24. RavenSpace was founded by UBC Press and developed with the participation and contributions of our partners. RavenSpace is dedicated to a model of publishing that embraces collaboration, respects Indigenous protocols, and uses digital tools in imaginative ways to make knowledge accessible and shareable across communities and generations.
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university, british, columbia, press, press, university, press, that, part, university, british, columbia, sized, scholarly, publisher, largest, western, canada, parent, companyuniversity, british, columbiafounded1971, country, origin, canadaheadquarters, loca. The University of British Columbia Press UBC Press is a university press that is part of the University of British Columbia It is a mid sized scholarly publisher 3 and the largest in Western Canada 4 University of British Columbia PressParent companyUniversity of British ColumbiaFounded1971 1 Country of origin CanadaHeadquarters locationVancouver British ColumbiaDistributionUTP Distribution Canada University of Chicago Press USA Combined Academic Publishers EMEA East West Export Books Asia Pacific Special Book Services South America 2 Publication typesBooksOfficial websitewww wbr ubcpress wbr caThe press is based in Vancouver British Columbia Canada and has editorial offices in Kelowna British Columbia and Toronto Ontario It was established in 1971 and was the third Canadian university press to be founded 1 5 UBC Press is primarily a social sciences publisher It publishes books of original scholarship that draws on and reflects current research Each year UBC Press publishes about 70 new titles in a number of fields 4 including Aboriginal studies Asian studies Canadian history environmental studies gender and women s studies health and food studies geography law media and communications military and security studies planning and urban studies and political science Memberships and affiliations editThe press is a member of the Canadian Association of University Presses CAUP the Association of University Presses AUP the Association of Canadian University Presses ACUP the Association of Canadian Publishers ACP the International Association of Scholarly Publishers IASP and the Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia They have partnered with Indigenous people and other organizations to create Ravenspace a media rich platform that emphasizes respect for Indigenous ways of sharing information 6 7 References edit a b Goss Gilroy Inc Management Consultants 2004 Formative Evaluation of the Aid to Scholarly Publications Program ASPP Part II Context for Scholarly Publishing PDF Report Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council p 10 Retrieved March 23 2023 Ordering Information Tong Murray Chun Kee 2009 An examination of acquisitions the case of University of British Columbia Press Simon Fraser University Thesis Summit Research Repository Retrieved 2023 10 24 a b A guide to English university presses in Canada University Affairs Retrieved 2023 10 24 Parade The Windsor Star 14 July 1971 p 20 column 7 under Debut Watkinson Charles Pitts Melissa 21 February 2021 Re Envisioning Humanities Infrastructure Inside Higher Ed Retrieved 2023 10 24 About Us RavenSpace Retrieved 2023 10 24 RavenSpace was founded by UBC Press and developed with the participation and contributions of our partners RavenSpace is dedicated to a model of publishing that embraces collaboration respects Indigenous protocols and uses digital tools in imaginative ways to make knowledge accessible and shareable across communities and generations External links editUniversity of British Columbia Press nbsp This Canadian university college or tertiary institution related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a publishing company is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This British Columbia related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title University of British Columbia Press amp oldid 1181730634, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
