University Presses Plan New Digital Discovery and Delivery Platform for Books

Oct 13, 2015

The Association of American University Presses (AAUP) has received a planning grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the exploration of a university press platform for discovery and delivery of longform scholarship.

Tentatively named UPScope, the discovery and delivery platform would be based on the model of AcademyScope, the innovative content visualization and discovery interface developed by the National Academies Press (NAP). AcademyScope uses the unique “Related Engine” search algorithm to surface the deep web of connections between NAP publications, breaking down disciplinary silos and creating new paths linking scholarship.

The 6-month, $166,000 planning grant will help AAUP explore the applicability of the NAP technology to longform scholarship in the humanities and social sciences, and develop a business model for a transformative delivery platform for AAUP member-published content.

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