Famous for its definitive English language guide, the "Oxford English Dictionary," Oxford University Press is the oldest and largest university press in the world. Worldwide, Oxford University Press publishes more than 6,000 titles a year. The company prints titles in such categories as languages, medicine, history and law, text books and children's books.
Best known for its tome, "The Chicago Manual of Style," the University of Chicago Press is one of the oldest university presses in the United States. This publisher has three divisions: books, journals and distribution services. Publishing both academic and trade books, as well as journals, the University of Chicago Press prints 250 titles a year. The press' titles are distributed through its Chicago Distribution Center, which also services 60 other publishers.
Created in 1943, Syracuse University Press is an independent, nonprofit publishing house within Syracuse University. Its operations fall under the University Librarian and Dean of Libraries. Syracuse University Press has more than 1,100 titles currently in print, as of 2011, and publishes books in such areas as Middle East Studies, Judaica, geography, and ethnic and popular culture.
One of the smaller university presses, the Vanderbilt University Press focuses on publishing works in the areas of the humanities, social sciences, health care and education. The press selects, edits, produces and markets its titles worldwide and has a co-publishing agreement with the Country Music Foundation Press. The Vanderbilt Press publishes 20 new titles each year.