University of Guam Press

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University of Guam Press is a university press affiliated with the University of Guam, located in Mangilao, Guam.{{cite web |title=University of Guam Press |url=https://www.uog.edu/uogpress/index.php |publisher=University of Guam |access-date=February 2, 2023}} Most of the publisher's releases focus on the "peoples and cultures of the Micronesian Islands".{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://uogpress.com/about-us/ |publisher=University of Guam Press |access-date=February 15, 2023}} The press also manages Proa Publications, the official publishing outlet of Northern Marianas College.{{cite news |title=Marianas Variety: UOG Press launches Northern Marianas College imprint |url=https://www.marianas.edu/proanews/marianas-variety-uog-press-launches-northern-marianas-college-imprint |access-date=February 16, 2023 |publisher=Northern Marianas College |date=February 3, 2023}} The University of Guam Press is currently an affiliate of the Association of University Presses.{{cite web |title=Our Members |url=https://aupresses.org/membership/membership-list/ |access-date=January 30, 2023 |publisher=Association of University Presses}}

Description

The University of Guam Press is an integral part of the Richard Flores Taitano Micronesian Area Research Center (MARC), which holds the most extensive repository of information about Guam and Micronesia. The university extends the MARC’s mission of collecting, preserving, and providing access to reliable and accurate information about the peoples and cultures of the Western Pacific, thereby advancing scholarship and learning in and about the region.

The University of Guam Press has two major publishing imprints: MARC Publications and Taiguini Books.

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