Mission

Purdue University Press, founded in 1960, is the publishing arm of Purdue University. Dedicated to the dissemination of scholarly and professional information, the Press provides quality resources in several key subject areas including business, technology, health, veterinary medicine and other limited disciplines in the humanities and sciences.  

Mission Statement

Purdue University Press is dedicated to providing quality information to its customers through traditional and newly developed technologies. Within this context, the Purdue University Press aims to advance scholarly intercourse by maximizing the Purdue brand and enabling Purdue authors and information providers to be able to call on the Press to conceptualize, develop and format their works.

Product/Service Overview

Purdue University Press annually publishes between 35-40 books, videotapes, CDs, and web-based products. The Press makes use of a myriad of printing technologies including on-demand production, digital conversion and standard print-and-bind manufacturing.

Customer Solicitation

Purdue University Press offers cutting-edge knowledge compendiums that provide key answers for academics, students, professionals, and business and educational institutions.

Strategic Alliances

Purdue University Press has established distribution relationships with Wageningen Pers, the Dutch University Press, and Alexander Communications Group to enhance the depth and breadth of its product list. Purdue University Press has also partnered several international and domestic distributors to create a global sales and distribution network.

Company News

Purdue University Press has partnered with CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture: A WWWeb Journal and  Purdue University Libraries to make this learned journal available at no cost to the academic community.

Customer Benefits

Purdue University Press’s products provide key information for the advancement of scholarship and the improvement of processes in the professional environment.