Presenter: Colleen Johnson

1. THE E-PRESS INITIATIVE
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES (UWI)
AGENDA
C. F. Johnson, Research Officer,
Open Campus Library Information
Services (OCLIS)
The University of the West Indies
• About the UWI
• The UWI Press Moves to E Book Web Based Platform
• Building the Future in Scholarly Publishing
• The Digital Platform - Free Access Innovation Acceleration
• Leading Innovation in E Book Publication in the Caribbean
• The Future of Caribbean Publishing – Globalization
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2. Teaching and learning services:
Over 49,0002 students; over 20,000 distance and
continuing education students
Growing international presence
UWI’s core values of diversity and student
centeredness: making E books available to its
students and faculty
Disseminating Caribbean scholarship
In our online programmes the Open Campus
serves globally
Here are The UWI links:
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ABOUT THE UWI
OUR VISION:
To be an excellent global University
rooted in the Caribbean
www.open.uwi.edu
www.sta.uwi.edu
www.chill.uwi.edu
www.mona.uwi.edu
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Location
17 countries across the region1

3. ABOUT THE UWI
A GLIMPSE OF THE UWI’S HISTORY
1948
A fledgling College of
The University of London
with 33 students
1962
An Independent
University
Currently: 4 Campuses; 8 Faculties3
Mona (Jamaica); St. Augustine (Trinidad &
Tobago); Cave Hill (Barbados);
2008 – The Open Campus
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4. AGILE E BOOK
UWI DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION ITERATION
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An exciting move
for the UWI Press E book initiative
That disrupts4 The UWI’S 1990’s Vision and Mission
of an established traditional publishing model
To fostering innovation for the positive transformation
of the Caribbean and the wider world
Creating an opportunity for The UWI to disseminate excellent scholarship
to a virtual marketplace
At the speed of light
Challenging traditional scholarly publishing
Access to The UWIPress website http://www.uwipress.com

5. 1992
• A Not-for-
Profit
Traditional
Book
Publishing
Model
2012
• A new
beginning
in the
global
book
industry
• The UWI E
Book for
Kindle
Model
2016
• E Book
Digital
Platform
Model
• Greater
indexing;
searching
engines5
2018
• Over 350 peer reviewed published books; 14
academic disciplines
• Approved by editorial committee: local and
international scholars
• Diversified products: self-made readers for courses;
over 340 e books
• Platform for collection, organization, access &
preservation of scholarly information
• Digital formats
THE UWI PRESS
MOVES TO E BOOK WEB-BASED PLATFORM
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6. THE UWI PRESS
USING TECHNOLOGY
BUILDING THE FUTURE IN SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING6
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TO
SUPPORT
CREATION &
DISSEMINATION
OF KNOWLEDGE
MANDATE
PROVIDES ACCESS TO UWI’S
DIGITALLY PRESERVED
INTELLECTUAL OUTPUT
PROVIDES SOME
RESOURCES IN COURSE
DEVELOPMENT
BEST
PRACTIC
E
E BOOKS URL
AVAILABLE TO
THE
4 CAMPUSES AT:
http://libraries-
sta-
Uwi-edu/uwipress
E BOOKS
LAUNCHED:
200 - MAY 2016
50 -
SEPTEMBER
2016
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• WON OVER 65 REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS IN 18 YEARS
• MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PRESSES (AAUP)

7. THE DIGITAL PLATFORM
FREE ACCESS INNOVATION ACCELERATION
FOSTERING INNOVATION - IMPETUS FOR CHANGE
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• 50 Additional Titles
September 2016
• Over 250 E Books
now available to
The UWI campuses
• Faculty and students
in institutions with
subscriptions can
read and do full text
searches in their
web browser
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• 200 E Books across 4
campuses
May 2016
• Through the UWI
Press Digital Platform
• Hosted by UWIlinC7,
The UWI Libraries
information resources
discovery interface
• The Alma Jordan Library (AJL) St. Augustine
Campus Trinidad won an OCLC8 Innovation
Award 2016 for this innovation
• Technological innovation is particularly important
for the Open Campus as it is the UWI campus
that integrates the Caribbean region and delivers
the most programmes online

8. UWI E PRESS … LEADING INNOVATION …
E BOOK PUBLICATION MISSION:
ENHANCE REGIONAL CO-OPERATION & INTEGRATION
ITS OBJECTIVE:
TO ENCOURAGE
RESEARCH &
PUBLICATION OF
CARIBBEAN
SCHOLARSHIP
By enhancing indigenous
control of Caribbean content
electronically
By allowing
customers greater
access to our peer-
reviewed e books
By encouraging Publishers
make affordable high
content available
By making e books
available on a
variety of devices
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9. INSIDE
THE UWI PRESS DIGITAL PLATFORM
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10. E BOOKS AT A GLANCE
 Opportunities to
write and add to
the cultural
context in an e
format
Visit https://libraries.sta.uwi.edu/uwipress/ to see more
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EXPANDING REACH
FOR CARIBBEAN PEOPLE

11. THE UWI PRESS REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL: EMPOWERING SCHOLARLY COMMUNITY
Across the Caribbean
and beyond:
Aiming to reflect
diversity in foreign
languages
Promoting the global
reputation of The UWI
Empowering the Caribbean
scholarly community it
serves9
THE UWI’S 2017-22 TRIPLE A STRATEGIC PLAN – AGILITY
The UWI Press enhances
its operational efficiencies
and financial profitability
E Book visibility/accessibility
Enhanced metadata for
greater indexing & search
engine methodology
THE UWI PRESS FUTURE:
A more viable publisher of
regional scholarly content
Worldwide partnerships with
other presses & consultants10
Creation of user accounts
Attracting international
institutions with Caribbean
diaspora
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THE FUTURE OF CARIBBEAN PUBLISHING -
GLOBALIZATION
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12. UWIPress website http://www.uwipress.com
C. F. Johnson, Research Officer,
Open Campus Library Information Services (OCLIS)
The University of the West Indies
St. Augustine
Trinidad and Tobago
E mail : colleen.johnson@open.uwi.edu
Website: www.open.uwi.edu
Intranet: intra.open.uwi.edu
Tel: 1-868-662-2002 Ext. 82430
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