Welcome to the new aupress.ca! For over ten years, AU Press has been publishing open and original scholarship. As a leader in open access publishing, we are committed to quality, accessibility, and innovation. After months of planning, building, and revising, we are so pleased to be able to reflect these commitments in this new online space (complete with new branding).
We are grateful to have had the opportunity to work with two talented teams of designers and developers based in Edmonton. Our thanks to Curio Studio for our new logo and branding, and to Kobot for our website.
Our new branding features a poplar leaf mark inspired by Athabasca University’s coat of arms and represents the region in which the Press and the University are rooted. Gold, the colour of the leaf, reflects AU Press’s commitment to Gold Open Access—the free, immediate, and permanent online access to a publication’s version of record.
Our website, which houses our open access publications, now features:
- A beautiful home page that showcases our latest titles.
- An open access FAQ to answer your most pressing questions about our publishing model.
- A complete title listing that shows off our stunning book covers.
- An awards and recognition page that allows us to applaud the work of our incredible authors, designers, and staff.
- An integrated blog for announcements, reading lists, news, features, and more.
Celebrate with us by reading our latest publication, signing up for our newsletter at the bottom of this page, or scrolling through our spring catalogue.
We have a few more exciting projects on the go, so stay tuned for an innovative and interactive way to read our freely accessible ebooks, a virtual event with a top educational technology scholar, and some new publications!
