University of Alberta Press (UAlberta Press) is a publishing house and a division of the University of Alberta that engages in academic publishing. Overview University of Alberta Press (UAlberta Press) is situated in the Rutherford Library on the University of Alberta campus, in Edmonton, Alberta. Operating since 1969, UAlberta Press is a unit of the Library and Museums portfolio and reports to the Vice-Provost (Library and Museums) and Chief Librarian. Following the mission of its parent institution, the press is especially committed to diversity in publishing. On average, UAlberta Press publishes between 15 and 25 books each year and has an active title listing of approximately 450 titles, 440 of which are available digitally, as of 2017. These are funded by a combination of sales revenue, licensing fees, international distribution rights, project funds, federal and provincial culture and research support grants, as well as institutional support. History UAlberta Press was originally established as a department of the University of Alberta in 1969, one of several academic presses to be established in that decade in Canada. Much of the work done by the press in its early years fell on the shoulders of Norma and Leslie Gutteridge, who were co-opted to the University Press Committee in the spring of 1969, the former being appointed editorial adviser while the latter became chairman of the committee in 1972. By 1974, the press had grown to an annual budget of $5,000 and was run by three volunteers under the leadership of the Gutteridge’s. The university thus awarded offices to the press in Athabasca Hall in 1975, at which time Leslie was appointed director of the press while Norma became the editor. In response to the report of the Symons Royal Commission on Canadian Studies, the Alberta Provincial Government provided enough funding for the press to hire its first permanent staff member in 1978. Following Leslie’s retirement in 1979, Norma became the second director of the press. Since Norma's retirement in 1994, the press has operated under the direction of Glen Rollans, Linda Cameron, and Douglas Hildebrand, who has been director of the press since 2017. The Collected Writings of Louis Riel In 1985 the press published The Collected Writings of Louis Riel/Les écrits complets de Louis Riel a critical edition composed of five annotated volumes on the centenary of Riel's death under the direct of George F. G. Stanley. The project was funded in