University Press Library (UPL)
UPL is an innovative acquisition model designed for academic libraries, bringing together eBook collections from over 25 of the world’s leading university presses and publishing houses, including renowned names such as California, Chicago, Edinburgh, Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, Yale, and more.
How will UPL benefit your library?
Originally created to enhance the predictability and sustainability of eBook collection acquisitions, the UPL has evolved into a comprehensive and unrestricted collection acquisition model for academic libraries.
Library Acquisition Models
- With complete collections by the publisher, you can turn off your approval plan.
- We are the only aggregator offering complete collections for frontlist, backlist, and archive.
- We offer the most exhaustive list of titles for the most reputable university presses.
- Purchase collections or single titles through GOBI or purchase directly with the press.
- Collection purchase automatically funds UPLOpen.
Request a UPL Proposal
Publishers Represented in the UPL
Academic Studies Press
Association of Canadian University Presses (ACUP)
Boydell & Brewer
Bristol University Press/Policy Press
Central European University Press
City University Press
Columbia University Press
Cornell University Press
DETAIL
Duke University Press
Edinburgh University Press
EDP Sciences
Fordham University Press
Gorgias Press
Gütersloher Verlagshaus
Harvard University Press
Hong Kong University Press
Iberoamericana Vervuert
ISEAS
John Benjamins
Lynne Rienner Publishers
Manchester University Press
Multilingual Matters
The New Press
New York University Press
Pennsylvania State University Press
Princeton University Press
Rutgers University Press
RWS-Verlag
Society of Biblical Literature Press
Stanford University Press
SUNY Press
Teachers College Press
University of California Press
University of Chicago Press
University Press of Colorado
University of Georgia Press
University of Hawaii Press
University of Massachusetts Press
University of Minnesota Press
University of Pennsylvania Press
University of South Carolina Press
University of Texas Press
University of Washington Press
Verlag Dr. Otto Schmidt
Vincentz Network
Yale University Press
Library Resources
Reporting
We provide:
- Complete collection title list and exclusions title list three months in advance of publication
- We’ll match your print holdings to our digital titles
- COUNTER 5 reports (BR1, BR2, and BR3)
Discovery Services
We partner with:
- ProQuest-ExLibris Primo
- ProQuest-ExLibris Summon
- EBSCO Discovery Service
- WorldCat Discovery
- Knowledge E
MARC Records
- DRM-free purchase model with no ongoing fees
- Control of duplication
- Free, high-quality MARC records and KBART FIles from OCLC are provided for all titles
