University presses occupy a distinctive field of publishing, heavily tied to the fortunes of the universities and colleges in which they are usually situated. COVID‐19 has catalysed their adoption of digital technologies; focused their commitments to social justice; and given new impetus to business models and formats that fully leverage the Internet, especially open access. Economic pressures on higher education that seem set only to increase are also driving university presses to more interdependent approaches and an emphasis on the contributions of the university press network to knowledge infrastructure for the humanities and social sciences. This article explores how university presses have reacted to the COVID‐19 pandemic, with particular reference to the experiences of the University of Michigan Press. It concludes that the diversity of types of university presses is one of the greatest strengths of this field of publishing and makes it resilient in a time of unprecedented change.

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大学出版社和 COVID ‐19 的影响

大学出版社占据了一个独特的出版领域，与它们通常所在的大学和学院的命运密切相关。COVID-19 促进了他们对数字技术的采用；将他们的承诺集中在社会正义上；并为充分利用互联网，特别是开放访问的商业模式和格式提供了新的动力。高等教育的经济压力似乎只会增加，这也促使大学出版社采取更加相互依赖的方法，并强调大学出版社网络对人文和社会科学知识基础设施的贡献。本文探讨了大学出版社如何应对 COVID-19 大流行，并特别参考了密歇根大学出版社的经验。