ULS ranks second among the regional universities with the most books published in 2019

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ULS ranks second among the regional universities with the most books published in 2019

According to the statistical report of the Chilean Book Chamber, Chilean universities published 737 books nationwide, of which 40 belong to the Editorial de la U. de La Serena. The registry of the Chilean ISBN Agency (International Standard Book Number) is a system that reflects the number of books that each publisher registers in this international agency, in charge of identifying and quantifying the texts published by country on an annual basis. On this occasion, said record places the University of La Serena in second place among the regional universities with the most books published in 2019 and in sixth position nationally. This report grants a "numerical identity card" to each book, which allows its cataloguing, circulation, sale, among other procedures. Regarding this position in the annual ISBN ranking, Alejandro Abufom, manager of the ULS Publishing House, highlighted that “this position, among the more than 55 Chilean universities, confirms that we are on the right track, because we are publishing a lot and - in shared opinions - of good quality. The fact that we have 40 books published in a year speaks well of the productivity of our academics and collaborators, and of the institutional policies for promoting and financing new books.” In addition, he referred to the distribution of titles at a national and international level, highlighting it as something essential in the work of a publishing house. “We remain committed - as our institutional motto says - to 'sharing knowledge that improves life'. Books allow this knowledge to be projected towards the entire community, by placing it in bookstores in Chile, the world and on multiple digital platforms." Chilean universities are very active in terms of publishing books. This is precisely an important event because it demonstrates that is being researched in the multiple areas in which higher education institutions and, especially, the U. of La Serena work. It also demonstrates that there is awareness that knowledge must leave the laboratories, offices and classrooms, and be projected towards the community Written by Jenifer Araya, DIVEULS
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