University of Minnesota Press Publishing Program

Business Profile

Core Value Proposition

[University of Minnesota Press] provides an academic publishing program offering books, journals, and digital scholarship, including MMPI/MPQ tests and the Manifold platform.

Target Customer

{"Scholars and researchers","Academics and students","Instructors and librarians","Booksellers and media professionals"}

Key Differentiator

Unique: Manifold digital publishing platform developed as a joint partnership with the GC Digital Scholarship Lab and Cast Iron Coding to publish networked, iterative, media-rich, and interactive monographs; long-standing academic publisher since 1925; also offers standardized psychological tests (MMPI and MPQ) as part of its program.

Implementation Timeline

Not specified

Pain Points

1Access to a diverse catalog of scholarly books and journals
2Need for digital, networked, and interactive scholarship and training
3Rights management, translations, and ordering capabilities for academic content

Key Features

1Books, journals, and e-books
216 journals across various fields
3Manifold platform for networked, interactive monographs
4Tests division offering MMPI and MPQ tests
5Rights and Permissions, Translations, and Training Opportunities

Target Customer Industries

Competitive Advantages

1Longstanding publisher with a broad, diverse program (books and journals)
2Integration of traditional publishing with a digital, interactive monograph platform (Manifold)
3Specialist test offerings (MMPI and MPQ) via the Test Division
4Support services for authors and institutions (translations, permissions, training, ordering)

Key Benefits

1Access to a diverse catalog of scholarly content (books and journals)

2Digital, networked, and interactive scholarship via Manifold

3Access to MMPI and MPQ tests through the Test Division

4Rights, translations, and training support for authors and institutions

5Resources for prospective and current authors, librarians, instructors, and booksellers

Additional Product Information

Product Description

An academic publisher offering a diversified program of books, journals, and digital scholarship, including the Manifold platform for web-based monographs and the MMPI/MPQ tests.

Target Market

Scholars, researchers, academics, librarians, instructors, students, booksellers, and media professionals seeking scholarly books, journals, and digital publishing solutions.

Unique Value Proposition

A hybrid scholarly publishing program that combines traditional print and journals with cutting-edge digital monographs (Manifold) and established psychological testing (MMPI/MPQ), backed by a long history dating to 1925.

Technical Requirements

Web-based publishing and catalog access via the Manifold platform; online site with standard web access and cookie-enabled features.

Pricing Model

Not specified

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