Interested in Publishing With Us?
The mission of Milne Library Publishing is to increase the visibility, reach, and impact of Geneseo’s research and scholarship by providing open access to information, ideas, and works of imagination, and to reduce the cost of higher education in NYS by publishing SUNY-authored open textbooks.
Milne Library Publishing supports a range of publications and projects which fall into one or more of the following categories:
- authored or spearheaded by a member of the SUNY Geneseo community
- of significance to the Genesee Valley Region
- utilizes Milne library’s archives & special collections
- educational texts by SUNY faculty
Milne Library Publishing projects are reviewed by an editorial team made up of SUNY Geneseo faculty and staff. Proposal documents can be found in KnightScholar: https://knightscholar.geneseo.edu/library-research/19/.
There are several imprints we publish under:
- Geneseo Authors
- Texts, excluding textbooks, that are by Geneseo faculty, staff or alumni
- Milne Open Textbooks
- Textbooks or curriculum for an undergraduate course by SUNY authors
- Genesee Valley Reprints
- Reprinted texts from Milne Library’s Genesee Valley special collection
In addition, we support the design, production, and archiving of institutional and course-specific publications such as exhibit catalogues and reports.
All texts are published open access as a PDF or in Pressbooks, and the author is given the choice of Creative Commons licenses. If requested, the text can also be made available as a paperback Print on Demand (POD) title.
Contact Allison Brown, Digital Publishing Services Manager, to find out more: browna@geneseo.edu
Journals: The Proceedings of Great Day
Established in 2009,
The Proceedings of Great Day journal compiles and publishes promising student work presented at SUNY Geneseo's GREAT Day symposium.
The projects, presentations, and research included here represent the academic rigor, multidisciplinary study, and unique creativity of the students taking part in the annual SUNY Geneseo GREAT Day symposium.
Journals: Gandy Dancer
Gandy Dancer is a SUNY-wide literary magazine available online and in print publishing fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and visual art.
Edited by a rotating staff of students at SUNY Geneseo enrolled in ENGL460, Gandy Dancer is published twice yearly.
Imprints
Debuted in the fall of 2013, Geneseo Authors highlights the scholarship and creativity of SUNY Geneseo faculty and alumni.
Originally launched as Open SUNY Textbooks, Milne Library spearheads the publication of SUNY-wide open textbooks. All titles are authored and peer-reviewed by SUNY faculty and staff and are available free online. These publications are available in .pdf, EPUB, and online/HTML format. Over 1 million Milne Open Textbooks have been downloaded worldwide, and have been incorporated into traditional classes, online classes, and MOOCs.
Genesee Valley Historical Reprints
This series highlights rare and locally significant titles in our Genesee Valley collection. These reprints of public domain titles offer the historical perspective of the Genesee Valley region through many genres and are available free online and through Amazon.
Publishing Tools
Milne Library Publishing also provides SUNY Geneseo faculty, students, and staff access to the publishing platform, Pressbooks. This online publishing software built on WordPress is perfect for adapting open texts, collaborative student projects, and annotating public domain texts.
To request access, fill out our Pressbooks Account Request form, or contact Allison Brown for more information: browna@geneseo.edu.
