The State of the University Press
Meanwhile there are other hurdles to overcome, including the fact that most tenure review committees at universities in the U.S. are continuing to insist that monograph -- scholarly books that must be published by professors seeking tenure -- be produced as hard copies. Often referred to by industry insiders as the "monograph mandate," that insistence on publishing in print seems to directly contradict the field's financial realities: The budgets of libraries, for instance, which have traditionally been the primary market for monographs, are lately shifting toward digital.
Dan Eldridge is a journalist and guidebook author based in Philadelphia's historic Old City district, where he and his partner own and operate Kaya Aerial Yoga, the city's only aerial yoga studio. A longtime cultural reporter, Eldridge also writes about small business and entrepreneurship, travel, and the publishing industry. Follow him on Twitter at @YoungPioneers.
