Cornell University Press, Est. 1869 : Our First 150 Years / / Karen M. Laun.

• Author: Cornell University Press,
• VerfasserIn: Laun, Karen M.. 1970-
• TeilnehmendeR: Cornell University Press,
• Place / Publishing House: Ithaca [New York] : : Cornell University Press,, 2019.; ©2019.
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 online resource.)

"This book is a history of Cornell University Press since its establishment in 1869 and a list of 150 notable books the press has published. It is being issued to mark the 150th anniversary of the press in 2019"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

From Morse code to metadata : bringing scholarship to the world / by Dean J. Smith, director of Cornell University Press -- A virtuous circle of scholarship / by Gerald Beasley, Carl A. Kroch University Librarian -- A history of Cornell University Press (on the occasion of its sesquicentennial celebration) -- First edition : America's first university press -- Revisions : Comstock Publishing and the long campaign to reestablish the press -- Second edition : University press redivivus? -- Digital edition : preparing for the next 150 years -- A tradition of excellence in 150 notable books.