Grant Supports Creation of Open Access Humanities Books | UANews

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Summary:

"Concerned that the vast majority of humanities books are not available to the general public, the National Endowment for the Humanities has partnered with the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to create the Humanities Open Book Program. 

This unique program makes grants to academic presses and other institutions that publish books in the humanities for the purpose of digitizing out-of-print books and making them freely available.

The University of Arizona is the recipient of a $73,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation, which will support the UA Press' Open Arizona Initiative in digitizing two dozen out-of-print books that highlight the experiences of indigenous and Latino groups and individuals in the Southwest.

The books were chosen to build on the UA Press' long history of publishing books that preserve the region's history and culture, and will include works touching on topics such as the impact of government policy on indigenous communities and the experiences of Mexican-American communities throughout the 20th century. Funding from the grant will not only underwrite high-quality digitization but also support creation of a custom website to make the books easy to find and download."

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https://uanews.arizona.edu/story/grant-supports-creation-open-access-humanities-books

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04/12/2017, 21:58

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04/12/2017, 17:58