Maria Effinger, managing director of heiUP, and library and publishing director Veit Probst
Maria Effinger, managing director of heiUP, and library and publishing director Veit Probst - The Heidelberg University Library launched the open access publisher Heidelberg University Publishing (heiUP) five years ago. The first book was published on 23 July 2015; meanwhile over 70 publications have appeared. The publisher operating on behalf of Heidelberg University follows the forward-looking strategy of publishing research results online with free access. "We have two principles: very high quality and online first," says Dr Veit Probst, who is both library and publishing director. That makes heiUP an alternative to the major academic publishing houses, an option which authors appreciate. At the same time, with this publishing activity the University Library has successfully tapped into a new field of work in close cooperation with the classical responsibilities of a library. The aim of open access is to make academic literature available to all users free of technical and legal barriers.
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