Digital University/Library Presses, Part 10: Parallel Press
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries’ Parallel Press publishes "print-on-demand books that parallel online publications, as well as chapbooks featuring the work of regional poets and UW historians." Many of the books are reprints of out-of-print works. It appears that the Parallel Press was established in 1998.
The relationship between the press and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries’ digital collections is described as follows:
While managed independently of the Parallel Press, the UW-Madison Libraries’ digital collections are inexorably linked with the press’ print-on-demand publishing operations as the original source of all reprinted material. If enough interest is shown, nearly any of these online resources could be the basis of a future Parallel Press print publication.
While the chapbooks are only available in low-cost print editions, the books have a freely available digital version. Examples of books include (links are to the digital versions):
- The Academic Library in the American University
- The Book of Beasts
- The Experimental College
- A First-Draft Version of Finnegan’s Wake
- Root Nodule Bacteria and Leguminous Plants
Prior postings on this topic:
- Digital University/Library Presses, Part 1: ANU E Press
- Digital University/Library Presses, Part 2: Linköping University Electronic Press
- Digital University/Library Presses, Part 3: Newfound Press
- Digital University/Library Presses, Part 4: Singapore E-Press
- Digital University/Library Presses, Part 5: Internet-First University Press
- Digital University/Library Presses, Part 6: UTSePress
- Digital University/Library Presses, Part 7: HighWire Press
- Digital University/Library Presses, Part 8: Monash University ePress
- Digital University/Library Presses, Part 9: University of Cincinnati Digital Press
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