Brigham Young University. University Press

The University Press was organized in 1967. It was renamed BYU Print Services in 1984. Directors have included: Ernest L. Olson (1967-1982), J. Robert Driggs (1982-1984). Other divisions that had their own directors within University Press included Graphic Communications Department, Marketing, Press Business Office, Printing Service, Mail Service, and Editorial Department.

Variant Names

Central Services

BYU Press

Description

Established: 1965

Abolished: 1984

Location: Provo, Utah (1965-1984)

Functions

The Brigham Young University Press provided three major services to the University: scholarly publishing, a complete University publication service for all University programs, and campus mail service.

Assets and Administrative Structure

The creation of the University Press allowed for the consolidation of formerly separate departments and added new ones to form a complete publications service consisting of the following areas: Director's Office, Graphic Communications, University Publications, Printing Service, Publications Sales, and University Mail Services. The University Press functions under the management of a Director.

Associated Units

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. Communication Services (1965-1972)

Subordinate unit: Brigham Young University. Mail Service (1968-1984)

Subordinate unit: Brigham Young University. University Publications (1978-1981)

Later unit: Brigham Young University. University Publications (1978-1994)

Sources

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog , 1968-1970: p. 70 (In 1967, the University Press was organized. The creation of the University Press allowed for the consolidation of formerly separate departments and added new ones to form a complete publications service consisting of the following areas: Director's Office, Graphic Communications, University Publications, Printing Service, Publications Sales, and University Mail Services.)

Brigham Young University General Catalog, 1978-1979: p.28 (The Brigham Young University Press provides three major services to the University: scholarly publishing, a complete University publication service for all University programs, and campus mail service.)

Brigham Young University General Catalog, 1982-1983: p.350 (J. Robert Driggs, director)

Brigham Young University, The First One Hundred Years, 1975: vol. 3 p. 620 (Ernest L. Olson, director) p. 622 (Variant Names) vol. 4 p. 368 (Variant Names)

Brigham Young University Telephone Directory, 1979-1980: p. 47 (divisions of University Press: Editorial Department, Graphic Communications Department, Mail Service, Marketing, Press Business Office, and Printing Service.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWW website Scholarly Communications a Newsletter for the UIUC Community Issue No. 31, Sept. 2, 2010 (The University Press renamed in 1984 to BYU Print Services)

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