Melbourne University Publishing

Melbourne University Publishing
Parent company University of Melbourne
Founded 1922
Country of origin Australia
Headquarters location Melbourne
Distribution United Book Distributors (Australia)
Independent Publishers Group (US)
Eurospan Group (Europe)[1]
Publication types Books
Imprints Miegunyah Press, MUP Academic
Official website www.mup.com.au

Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) is the book publishing arm of the University of Melbourne.

History

MUP was founded in 1922 as Melbourne University Press to sell text books and stationery to students, and soon began publishing books itself. Over the years scholarly works published under the MUP imprint have won numerous awards and prizes. The name Melbourne University Publishing was adopted for the business in 2003 following a restructure by the University, but books continue to be published under the Melbourne University Press imprint.[2]

The Miegunyah Press is an imprint of MUP, established in 1967 under a bequest from businessman and philanthropist Russell Grimwade, with the intention of subsidising the publication of illustrated scholarly works that would otherwise be uneconomic to publish. Grimwade's great-grandnephew Andrew Grimwade is the present patron. Miegunyah is from an Aboriginal Australian language, meaning "my house". [3]

See also

Directors of Melbourne University Press

  • 1932–1942: Frank Wilmot
  • 1943–1962: Gwyn James
  • 1962–1988: Peter Ryan
  • 1989: Brian Wilder
  • 1990–1994: John Iremonger
  • 1994: Andrew Watson (Acting)
  • 1994–1996: Brian Wilder
  • 1996–2002: John Meckan
  • 2002–Present: Louise Adler

References

  1. ↑ "Booksellers". Melbourne University Publishing. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  2. ↑ About Melbourne University Publishing Ltd page Archived 2008-08-29 at the Wayback Machine. at the MUP web site
  3. ↑ The Miegunyah Press page Archived 2008-08-29 at the Wayback Machine. at the MUP web site
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