Hawai'i Open Books: Reviving Out of Print UH Press Title in OA Format
October 25, 11:30am - 12:45pm
Mānoa Campus, Kuykendall
In recognition of Open Access Week, come hear UH Press staff and UH Manoa faculty discuss the republication of nearly 100 classic UH Press titles in freely available digital formats.
University of Hawai’i Press is recognized within the global scholarly community as a leading publisher and distributor of books and journals about East and Southeast Asia, Asian American Studies, Hawai’i, and the Pacific.
In 2017 and 2018, University of Hawai’i Press proudly received nearly $200,000 in funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to revive ninety seminal works of scholarship in Hawaiian, Pacific, and Asian studies as open access titles. With these books newly republished, speakers will discuss:
- How titles were selected for republication
- The value of republishing key titles in Pacific and Southeast Asian studies
- How UH Press employed digital publishing technology to revive these books
- Other open access and digital publishing efforts at UH Press
Event Sponsor
Faculty Mentoring Program, UH Press, Mānoa Campus
More Information
(808) 956-9567, fmp@hawaii.edu, http://www.fmp.hawaii.edu/events.html
Friday, October 25
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8:30am |
SOEST Open House Mānoa Campus, in and around the POST, MSB, and HIG buildings
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9:00am |
Botanical Arts Jewelry with Victoria Hill & Pat Wassel Mānoa Campus, Lyon Arboretum (3860 Manoa Rd)
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11:30am |
Aloha Fridays with Student Parents At Manoa (SP@M) Mānoa Campus, Queen Liliuokalani Center for Student Services, Room 412
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11:30am |
Hawai'i Open Books: Reviving Out of Print UH Press Title in OA Format Mānoa Campus, Kuykendall
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3:00pm |
Aloha Aina Fridays-Moolelo aku, Moolelo mai: Dialogue circle around aloha aina Mānoa Campus, Hawaii Hall Quad Grassy Area
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7:30pm |
Cathy Peterson, flute (guest artist) Mānoa Campus, Orvis Auditorium
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