If youre a college or university faculty member, you can request examdesk copies of two books that are relevant to your course needs. In light of this challenging time, we have compiled recommendations from a handful of ubc librarians for you to watch, read and listen from home. University of british columbia library ubc library home. They are limited to one copy per title per professor, for possible textbook use only. Bc historical newspapers ubc library open collections local newspapers reflect the social and cultural life of their communities and thus remain a vital source of information for community members and scholars ali. At ubc press we recognize that due to the covid19 pandemic your job has changed and you are teaching online while working remotely. To expedite your book request, please add titles to your bookshelf and then fill out the required examdesk copy form by and clicking on your bookshelf and logging onto our site. The resources can all be found in ubc librarys online collections.
Find ebooks, government reports, newspapers, cds, dvds, maps, musical scores, microforms and more in the ubc library catalogue. The guide introduces tools and resources for publishing your research in an academic journal, including. World war i british press photograph collection ubc library. Search for books and other resources in campus reading rooms, audiovisual materials in ubc archives and selected subjectspecific bibliographies of local interest in ubc bibliographies. Hardcover copies will be provided only when paperback is not available. The ubc education library booklists offer an entry point to the collection by highlighting suggested books on a variety of topics. Jkp is known for long established lists on the autism spectrum, social work, and arts therapies. Please note that we usually only ship examination copies and desk copies to departmental addresses, but during this time of working remotely, we are happy to ship to your home address. Simply return your books at the end of term or choose to keep them and pay the difference.
If you would like to submit a request for a desk copy an instructor copy for a book thats already been adopted for. If you have already adopted one of our titles for course use, we are happy to provide you a desk copy free of charge. Our policy is to provide one desk copy for every 20 students enrolled in the class. Instructors may not receive more than 5 exam copies per academic year. Ou press is a publisher of scholarly, regional, and generalinterest books that challenge readers to discover the past, contemplate the present, and shape the future. Wed like you know that our books are available digitally for you to. If you have adopted a university of texas press title for use in a course, please submit your desk copy request using this form. Please note that childrens, audio, distribution client, and ebook titles are not eligible for desk copies. Once you have adopted a unc press book for a course and placed an order for 10 or more copies with your campus or local bookstore, you may request a free print desk copy.
Using a range of critical and analytical approaches, these books offer new ways to conceptualize and understand significant political and social phenomena that have and continue to. Ubc bookstore point grey campus 6200 university blvd, vancouver, bc canada v6t 1z4 ubc. Desk and exam copies can be ordered online cambridge university press. Each year, utp publishes approximately 200 new scholarly, course, reference, and general interest books. We provide 60 days access to ebooks and extensions may be requested. Books will only be sent to an academic institution address apart from in exceptional circumstances, for example the temporary closure of your institution. Ideas for your next read, watch or listen from our online collections. Stanford university press provides digital and physical examination copies of selected titles to professors to consider for course use. This trend, epitomised in the novels by jane austen, is manifest in some of the. December 23, 2019 law library reference room level 2. Unfortunately, visitors from ubcs okanagan campus are unable to use pay for print with their ubccard at this time. The new press is a nonprofit publicinterest book publisher. Print 11 x 17 pages at the irving k barber learning centre.
The british press were given permission to photograph british activities in world war i. The law library blog provides uptodate information regarding services, events, resources, and news relevant to the law library at the university of british columbia ubc in vancouver. University of british columbia press 2029 west mall vancouver, bc, canada v6t 1z2 ph. Did you know that ubc library has thousands of full online copies of their most popular books. In order to process your request we require the following information.
Most of the prints are stamped passed for transmission abroad by either the ministry of information, photographic section or the associated illustration agencies. Alumni of the university of british columbia are not considered authorized users of this resource and may not access and use the licensed materials. For digital copies, we can provide books in either epub when available or pdf formats. Some books, due to their wholesale discount, cannot be offered as textbook desk copies, so it is possible that even if these criteria are met we will not be. There is no need to return the book to us after examining. Better known by its imprint, ubc press, than its formal name, it is the largest scholarly press in western canada. All inquiries for desk copies and orders should be sent to ubc press.
Renowned for producing highquality works of original scholarship, ubc press publishes between 6070 new titles annually in indigenous, asian, canadian history, environmental, gender, geography, health and food, law, media, military and security, and urban studies. Textbook and course book policy uw press books home. Academic copies dedicated to publishing excellent books. Ubc press and university of washington press to develop.
Please do not mail forms we have no way of receiving them until rutgers is reopened. Request an exam or desk copy baker publishing group. A complimentary desk copy will be provided to a professor when 10 or more new books are ordered for course use. You can even highlight and make notes in rental textbooks. Publishing a journal article university of british columbia. One desk copy is available for every twenty copies ordered. University of toronto press is pleased to provide examination copies of its titles to academics who wish to consider them as required reading for relevant courses they are teaching. Ubc press is primarily a social sciences publisher. The press is based in vancouver, british columbia, canada, and has editorial offices in kelowna, british columbia, and toronto, ontario. Your gift will support the new press in continuing to leverage books for social change. The university of british columbia press is canadas leading social sciences publisher. Desk and exam copies this directory is provided as a service to langara college faculty to facilitate contact with publishers and their area representatives.
Ubc press fonds university of british columbia library. Ubc press is canadas leading social sciences publisher. To order a desk or examination copy, you have three options. It was established in 1971 and is among the largest university presses in canada. If you are a visiting student, staff, or faculty member, you may purchase a guest card from any ubc food services outlet or from the vending machine on the 3rd floor of. New faculty books congratulations to four of our faculty members on their recently published books, now featured on our our homepages publication bookshelf. It publishes books of original scholarship that draws. Every term, hundreds of students choose to rent or buy used textbooks and save up to 55%. Also, our ebooks are readily available for your students to purchase from our website.
Ubc bookstore okanagan campus 18 alumni ave, kelowna, bc canada v1v 1v7 okanagan. Ubc education library booklists ubc education library is pleased to announce a new series of themed booklists on topics related to teaching, learning, and childrens literature. Melissa pitts, director at ubc press, said the project responds to. We are thrilled to join the university of british columbia and its cohosts at the 2017 annual meeting of the native american and indigenous studies association naisa from june 22 to 24, 2017 at ubcs vancouver campus on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the musqueam nation university of washington press editor in chief larin mclaughlin, senior acquisitions editor. After landing on the hathitrust site, click the yellow log in button, find university of british columbia from the dropdown menu, click continue then login with your cwl. We do not accept desk or exam copy requests by mail or fax. Bc historical newspapers ubc library open collections. We produce the ubc press catalogue twice a year, in may and december. Native american and indigenous studies association naisa conference. To request a desk copy, find the book on this website with the search functionality, and click on the request link in the lower left portion of the book page. It publishes books of original scholarship that draws on and reflects current research. Utp has published over 6,500 books, with well over 3,500 of these still in print.
We are happy to provide exam copies to qualified instructors who would like to consider them for course adoption and desk copies to instructors who have already adopted our books. Review our textbook offerings and complete the exam copy request form. Desk copies are complimentary books sent to professors who have already adopted the book for a course. Books will only be sent to an academic institution address.
Desk copy policy university of north carolina press. The books section of the vancouver sun newspaper features freelance. Ubc press the agingdisability nexus explores the complex and competing narratives we create about aging and disability, providing fresh perspectives on how these markers interact with each other and with other indicators of power and difference. We offer examination and desk copies in both print and digital formats. Search or browse ubc librarys research resources to find indexes and databases by keyword, title or subject. We also produce several subject catalogues annually. To find the form, just click the request exam copy button found on each book page. This is a selected list and does not include many of the smaller publishers some of whom are distributed by the major publishers listed below. The company was founded in 1987 in london by jessica kingsley and has grown since then to now publish over 250 books a year.
We also have authors availalbe for interview or comment. Examination and desk copies university of minnesota press offers a significant collection of course books. Administrative history the university of british columbia press was established in march 1971 as the incorporated successor to the publications centre, which had been the publishing department of the university since 1961. Ubc press is the publishing branch of the university of british columbia. For more information on copy services by staff, see below. Our trade selections, including titles from our publishing partners, is also available to browse electronically on catalist subscribe to our newsletter to receive notice of new catalogues, new releases in your subject area of interest, andor ubc press news and events. The press has published a long list of notable authors. Random house does not ship desk copies to residences.
Home ou press work continues at the university of oklahoma press. University of british columbia press becomes first. Visit the chapman learning commons help desk on the 3rd floor for more information. Its books in political science, aboriginal studies, law, environmentla studies, history and asian studies consistently win awards in their fields. Desk copy requests must include the books isbn and. Desk copy requests abrams the art of books since 1949. New books at the law library january, 2020 january, 2020 law library level 3. Textbook and course book policy uw press books home page. To expedite your exam or desk copy request, please add titles to your bookshelf and then fill out the required examdesk. Newspaper article on selfpublishing fiona raven book designer. Desk copies are available to instructors who have adopted utp books as required reading in an upcoming course.
The request should specify the name and address to which the books should be sent, email, phone number, title of the course, expected enrollment, semester or quarter in which the course will. Ubc education library is pleased to announce a new series of themed booklists on topics related to teaching, learning, and childrens literature. Print, copy, scan use the library ubc library services. How to request an examination copy how to request a desk copy. For a faster response, please indicate your ubc identification number on all email correspondence. World war i british press photograph collection ubc. At xwi7xwa, we have some of the most popularcirculating. Apply online students, faculty and staff may apply online for their ubccards 24 hours a day, seven. We publish fifty to sixty new books annually and have a backlist of over 800 titles.
Desk copies beacon press is pleased to provide complimentary desk copies of any adopted text through random house acaemic services. Typically, only 500 copies of a title are produced upon publication, 300 of which. For web print, you can select which print queue you wish to use duplexdoublesided for printing on 11 x 17 paper use web print for best results. As a course instructor, i work very closely with the campus bookstore particularly when selecting textbooks and their various formats hardcopy, looseleaf and electronic versions and exploring package deals with other course material. Examination and desk copies university of minnesota press. Qualified professors in the united states and canada are entitled to desk copies of adopted titles free of charge. Ubc press produces books integral to canadas cultural, political, and social fabric and is recognized for its contributions to indigenous studies, canadian history, political science, environmental history, law and society, gender and sexuality studies, and transnational studies, among others. Founded in 1901, university of toronto press utp is canadas leading academic publisher and one of the largest university presses in north america. Desk copies are books that have been adopted and ordered as required reading in an upcoming course. Writers who selfpublish create reams of copy to shape and hone. The editors association plans to offer a certification exam for working editors this fall. The university of british columbia 6200 university boulevard vancouver, bc canada v6t 1z1 telephone. Jessica kingsley publishers jkp is a wholly independent company, committed to publishing books that make a difference. Find e books, government reports, newspapers, cds, dvds, maps, musical scores, microforms and more in the ubc library catalogue.
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