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UCP Director announces appointment of Library Relations Manager

Chicago,IL, March 18, 2005 Paula Duffy, Director of The University of
Chicago Press, is pleased to announce the appointment of Anna Allegra
Fleming to the newly created position of Library Relations Manager. This
position will ensure that the Press's crucial library constituency has an
active voice in the decisions that confront the Press as one of America's
foremost publishers of scholarly journals and books. Fleming's mission is
to survey the needs of librarians, understand their views on electronic
and other strategic acquisitions and licensing issues, and keep abreast of
the ever-evolving relationship among universities, libraries, and
publishers.  She will represent the views of librarians within the Press.

"Anna has developed relationships with scholars, vendors, and librarians
at many different institutions. She also has a proven track record of
collaborative leadership, flexibility, and experience in developing and
marketing library services to academic communities. Her background
includes acquisitions, vendor relationships, focus groups, and product
research and training," said Duffy. Fleming's education includes master's
degrees in Library Science and English from the University of Washington
and a bachelor's degree in English and American Literature from the
University of California, San Diego.

Duffy commented, "Long-term solutions to the serials crisis and to
concerns about the future of monograph publishing will require direct
communication and strong relationships among scholarly publishers,
researchers, and librarians. The Press and librarians share challenges and
values; both are working to provide the best possible service and
world-class content in difficult economic times. We look forward to
collaborating with librarians to develop products and pricing that
contribute to the ease with which scholars can access and recommend our
content."

About the Press

The University of Chicago Press was established in 1891, making it one of
the oldest continuously-operating university presses in the United States.  
More than a century later, the University of Chicago Press is one of the
premier American university presses, with three operating
divisions--Books, Journals, and Distribution Services. The Books Division
publishes approximately 250 books a year and has published 11,000 books
since its founding. The Journals Division currently publishes 43 leading
journals and 5 annuals in the fields of social sciences, humanities,
biological and medical sciences, and the physical sciences. Chicago
Distribution Services provides warehousing, fulfillment, and related
services to 38 professional and scholarly publishers with over 30,000
titles in print. It is also the home of two new initiatives, the Chicago
Digital Distribution Center, which provides short-run digital printing
services, and the BiblioVault repository for digital book files from
scholarly presses (www.BiblioVault.org). For more information, please see
our Web site (www.press.uchicago.edu) or contact Carrie Olivia Adams at
773-834-0386 or coa@press.uchicago.edu.

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Carrie Olivia Adams
Public Relations Coordinator
Journals Division
The University of Chicago Press
1427 East 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
773-834-0386
773-702-0172 (Fax)
coa@press.uchicago.edu
www.journals.uchicago.edu