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Download full textMeeker, Robert B. – 1982
Historical information on university presses and their problems are considered. University presses in the United States have their roots in 15th century England when the Oxford University Press was established in 1478. The first U.S. press to use the term "university press" was Cornell University; the press operated from 1869 until it…
Descriptors: Educational History, Financial Problems, Higher Education, Publications
Peer reviewedOsburn, Charles B. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1984
This examination of development of the journal in the scholarly communication system highlights mission statement of the university, the nurturing environment in science and technology and natural sciences, purposes and processes (review of manuscripts, use of journals by practitioners), and editorial responsiblity and the future. Twenty-four…
Descriptors: History, Information Dissemination, Information Sources, Information Systems
Lowry, Glenn R. – 1980
The economic and social factors affecting the publication of scholarly and scientific/technical material throughout the world following World War II are identified and discussed. An outline of the state of scholarly publishing immediately following the war precedes considerations of the role of university press in scholarly and technical…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Books, Financial Support, Philanthropic Foundations
Swiggett, Glen Levin – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1920
The Commissioner of Education authorized the specialist in charge of commercial education of the Bureau of Education to confer with a small group of administrative professors in engineering and commerce for the purpose of discussing ways and means whereby a larger number of students in engineering and commerce might be prepared better for…
Descriptors: Business Education, Managerial Occupations, Engineering, Housing
Montgomery, Walter A. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1921
Belgium's progress in rehabilitation has been the most marked of all the countries devastated by the World War. In resumption of operation of the iron and steel industries, of coal mining, of railroad rebuilding, of the sugar factories, of cotton spinning, of rebuilding residences and communal buildings, the Government, private initiative,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, War, Mining, Industry
PDF pending restorationColeman, Laurence Vail – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1932
The years 1929 and 1930 were years of active growth among museums. New institutions were founded. New buildings were erected and many existing ones were enlarged. Educational work was extended and improved. The ranks of the profession were strengthened. Museum work was accorded greater recognition and gained significantly in value and…
Descriptors: School Effectiveness, Museums, Colleges, Universities
