Corporate Social Responsibility
Profile
Oxford University Press
198 Madison Ave
New York, NY 10016
USA
www.howtochangetheworld.org
800-445-9714
919-677-1303 (Fax)
custserv.us@oup.com
For More Information Contact
Lindsay Kaplan, Publicity
(212) 726-6258
Andrew Varhol, Marketing
(212) 726.6247
Description
Oxford University Press, Inc. (OUP USA), is Oxford University Press’s
second major publishing center, after Oxford (UK). It publishes works that
further Oxford University's objective of excellence in research,
scholarship, and education.
The Press had its origins in the information technology revolution of the
late fifteenth century, which began with the invention of printing from
movable type. The first book was printed in Oxford in 1478. In 1586, the
University itself obtained a decree confirming its privilege to print
books. This was further enhanced in the Great Charter secured by
Archbishop Laud from King Charles I, which entitled the University to
print “all manner of books.” The University first appointed Delegates
to oversee this privilege in 1633. Minutes recording their deliberations
date back to 1668, and OUP as it exists today began to develop in a
recognizable way from that time.
OUP’s international expansion began with the opening of a US office in
1896. The office was established initially simply to sell bibles published
in Oxford, but by the 1920s, the office began to produce books on its own.
The first nonfiction work published by OUP USA, The Life of Sir William
Osler, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1926. Six more Pulitzers, several
National Book Awards, and over a dozen Bancroft Prizes in American history
have followed since.
OUP USA is by far the largest American university press and perhaps the
most diverse publisher of its type. It publishes at a variety of levels,
for a wide range of audiences in almost every academic discipline. The
main criteria in evaluating new titles are quality and contribution to the
furtherance of scholarship and education. OUP USA produces approximately
500 titles each year, of which 250 are scholarly research monographs, and
imports close to 800 such works from our UK and branch offices. OUP USA
has 3,300 scholarly books in print and stocks another 8,700 imports from
other OUP offices around the world. All publications are first vetted by
OUP’s Delegates, who are leading scholars at Oxford University and from
other top US institutions.
OUP USA employs nearly 500 people in the US, evenly divided between its
offices in New York City and the Research Triangle area of North Carolina.
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