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Digital University/Library Presses, Part 1: ANU E Press

Established in May 2004, the ANU E Press at the Australian National University fosters new scholarly publishing models, such as:

the production of electronic editions of academic monographs of interest to both scholarly and general-interest readers

web-based dissemination of digitally reformatted publications

support for presentation and dissemination of interactive publications and teaching materials

the development of technologies that enhance peer review while accelerating dissemination of scholarly publication

The ANU E Press has the following features:

open e-publication

institution-based repositories with appropriate listings and metadata/discovery mechanisms

a centralised repository

a low-cost, common-good funding model

moderation/peer review

copyright preserved by creators

facilities for access to and transfer of electronic information, for example, a print-on-demand facility

A representative ANU E Press title is Negotiating the Sacred: Blasphemy and Sacrilege in a Multicultural Society, which is freely available in HTML, PDF, and mobile device formats and can be ordered as a print-on-demand book.

A complete list of titles is available.

For more information, see the Frequently Asked Questions Web page.

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