News

  • The Mercury Series: Copublication agreement between the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the University of Ottawa Press
    October 4, 2012

    The best resource on the history, prehistory and culture of Canada is now proudly published by the University of Ottawa Press (UOP) and the Canadian Museum of Civilization. The public announcement was made during UOP’s fall launch event.

  • University of Ottawa Press Fall Launch: Knowledge…Beyond Black and White
    October 3, 2012

    The University of Ottawa Press (UOP) today announced the most recent titles added to the UOP collection. Lara Mainville, director of UOP, also announced the launch of two new series, as well as an exciting new partnership with the Canadian Museum of Civilization and a partnership with the University of Ottawa Library Network in support of the open access. Today also marked the unveiling of the new visual identity of the University’s publishing house, one that speaks to modernity yet reflects the history of this classic institution, founded in 1936.

  • Digitization News
    April 26, 2012

    In partnership with the University of Ottawa library, UOP has digitized volumes from 1898 to 1972 of the University of Ottawa Review, including the general indexes. This journal is a microcosm of a century of intellectual dialogue at the university.

  • Board of Directors & Editorial Board
    April 12, 2012

    We are happy to announce the nominees to UOP’s editorial board and board of directors. These committees will be chaired by Robert Major, FSRC, vice-president emeritus, Academic, and professor, Département de français, at the University of Ottawa.

    Board of directors

    Chair: Robert Major, FRSC

    Members (in alphabetical order):

    Luc Gauthier, Executive Assistant and Chief of Staff of the Vice-President, Research

    Yvon Malette, president, Éditions David

    Leslie Weir, University Librarian

  • April is National Poetry Month
    April 11, 2012

    April is National Poetry Month. To celebrate, we’re offering 20% off selected poetry titles. Use discount code April20 at the checkout. Discount can be applied to both print books and ebooks.

    Ricochet: Word Sonnets - Sonnets d'un mot, by Seymour Mayne, translated by Sabine Huynh

    The Ivory Thought: Essays on Al Purdy, edited by Gerald Lynch, Shoshannah Ganz and Josephene Kealey

  • Climate, Culture, Change is ASPP Canada Prize Finalist.
    February 10, 2012

    University of Ottawa Press is pleased to announce that Climate, Culture, Change: Inuit and Western Dialogues with a Warming North has been short-listed for the 2012 Canada Prize in the Social Sciences.

  • My Life receives MLA's Lois Roth Award
    December 14, 2011

    The University of Ottawa Press proudly announces that the Modern Language Association (MLA) has awarded the Lois Roth Award to John Woodsworth and Arkadi Klioutchanski of the University of Ottawa’s Slavic Research Group for their translation of Sofia Andreevna Tolstaya’s My Life memoirs.

  • Scholars Portal
    October 31, 2011

    The University of Ottawa Press (UOP), in partnership with the University of Ottawa library, has launched a new initiative with Scholars Portal. As of October 2011 all UOP ebooks are available online to the University of Ottawa community. In addition, over 50 titles from UOP’s open access collection will also be fully available to anyone using the Scholars Portal platform. 

    To access the Scholars Portal catalogue please visit http://books2.scholarsportal.info/home.html.

  • Book Launch - Braaaiiinnnsss! From Academics to Zombies
    October 17, 2011

    Think you know a thing or two about zombies? Think again. If you’re going to keep your wits – and your brains – about you during a zombie attack, you need expert advice. This book has everything you need. Best of all, it's pretty heavy, so it might be useful when the undead rise from their graves and want to eat your brain. So come to the book launch. Your life may depend on it

  • Book Launch - The China Challenge
    September 14, 2011

    The University of Ottawa invites you to celebrate the launch of The China Challenge: Sino-Canadian Relations in the 21st Century, edited by Huhua Cao and Vivienne Poy, on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

    The event will take place in the Desmarais Building, Room 12102 at the University of Ottawa, 55 Laurier Avenue East. Refreshments will be served.