I realize that by the time this note is published, this will be old news, but here goes, anyway (or just in case, no one else posts it) and for those who didn't see it, yet; as a matter of fact, JPS and U of Nebraska Press announced it on their websites ten days ago as of this post; my apologies to those of you already familiar with this big news:
"The University of Nebraska Press and The Jewish Publication Society Announce Collaborative Publishing Agreement September 13, 2011 "The University of Nebraska Press will soon begin handling the publication, distribution and marketing of books released by The Jewish Publication Society. "The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska approved purchase of JPS inventory during its Sept. 9 meeting. The JPS Board of Trustees approved the collaborative agreement Sept.13..." "...The agreement will become effective Jan. 1, 2012..." The rest of the statement can be read at http://www.jewishpub.org/about/news.php?id=130 and http://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/pages/JPS.aspx "Jewish Publication Society Sale Brings End to Era: Nebraska Press Purchase Is Latest in String of 'Institutional Intermarriages'" "By Jonathan Sarna "Published September 23, 2011, issue of September 30, 2011. "The University Press of Nebraska's purchase in September of the unsold inventory and publication rights to all of the Jewish Publication Society's books effectively rings down the curtain on the oldest and most prestigious active Jewish publisher in the United States. It also marks the latest in a string of institutional "intermarriages" between Jewish and non-Jewish organizations. "JPS will continue to develop and sign new titles as a separate imprint, but it will no longer publish, sell or distribute books on its own. Its success from now on depends on its non-Jewish partner: a secular university press headquartered in Lincoln, Neb..." The rest of this article can be seen at http://forward.com/articles/143236/ ----------------------------------------- Elliot H. Gertel Irving M. Hermelin Curator of Judaica AJL/ALA Liaison The University of Michigan Near East Division, Area Programs 111-C Hatcher Graduate Library North 913 South university Avenue Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1190 Phone: 734-936-2367 Fax: 734-763-6743 [email protected] http://www.lib.umich.edu/users/egertel http://guides.lib.umich.edu/content.php?pid=37966 http://www.lib.umich.edu/browse/Judaic%20Studies --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [email protected] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
