The American Alliance of Museums, whose book publishing program includes textbooks, professional practice and profession-wide standards, has selected Rowman & Littlefield to be its copublisher. Under the partnership, the Alliance's expertise and imprint will be combined with a commercial publisher that is established in the museum studies field and has a global marketing and distribution network.
"AAM's publications have long delivered value for people inside and outside the museum field," Alliance president and CEO Laura L. Lott said. "By combining our museum expertise with an expert publishing organization, this partnership gives us the opportunity to make our book publishing program even greater."
Rowman & Littlefield executive editor Charles Harmon, who will head Rowman & Littlefield's effort, said, "We are delighted and honored to have the chance to work with AAM's member-authors and to be copublishing with such a respected association. Combining our own books and AAM's enables us to offer museum professionals one-stop browsability and shopping for a wide and diverse line of professional resources."