Four new titles have been added to the e-publish catalog; they are available for free in their entirety in several formats (HTML, PDF, ePub). These new titles are also available in print as part of a collaboration with Presses Universitaires.
e-publish is the platform for writing, co-authoring, editing, and publishing native digital Open Access books, launched by ULiège Library in 2021. e-publish complements the PoPuPS platform for book publishing, which has been distributing Open Access scientific journals for over 15 years.
The e-publish catalog includes monographs, essays, textbooks, and conference proceedings, published either by ULiège Library itself or in co-publication with the Presses universitaires de Liège.
Unlike the traditional publishing process, e-publish enables the creation of books that are digital from the outset. This offers numerous advantages: the ability to incorporate various types of content (images, videos, audio, links, etc.), rapid availability of the work, continuous updates, print-on-demand, and more.
e-publish also allows authors to participate in and monitor the entire publishing process for their work, from writing and proofreading to layout, publication, and distribution on digital platforms such as DOAB (Directory of Open Access Books), Google Books, etc.
e-publish also offers increased visibility. By using open licenses (CC BY) and adhering to the latest standards for structured publishing, books published on e-publish are automatically made available as Open Access in various formats: HTML (for the web), ePub (for e-readers), and PDF (for on-screen reading and print-on-demand).
The University Press of Liège has, in fact, adopted the use of e-publish for the editing and publication of Open Access works starting in 2020.
Are you a ULiège author with an e-book project to publish, with or without a print edition? This project must be a manuscript to be submitted to the University Press of Liège (co-publication) or a project that will be edited and published under the responsibility of ULiège Library.
By Pierre Bonnet
This book, featuring nearly 700 illustrations across 714 pages, serves as the anatomical reference for students studying anatomy in their first year of medical school as taught at the University of Liège.
The book provides a schematic description of the various anatomical systems while emphasizing their connections; the approach is therefore systemic with a topographical perspective. Anatomy is progressively developed with an emphasis on observation and description.
In the first part, the concepts of spatial intelligence are explained, and the conventions of anatomical description and terminology are clarified. An overview of human embryological development helps readers construct a simple diagram of the human body’s architecture.
In the second part, the various anatomical systems are examined starting with their development and supported by a wealth of original illustrations, designed in close conjunction with the text. Connections are drawn to microscopic anatomy, physiology, and even semiology.
The third, shorter part offers an overview of the topographic anatomy of the head, trunk, and limbs, allowing readers to connect the simplified concepts covered in the second part.
Through a didactic approach covering the entire field of anatomy, this book will appeal not only to medical students but also to students in all programs within the medical school (pharmacy, dentistry, physical therapy, kinesiology, and biomedical sciences), as well as a broader audience.
Pierre Bonnet, MD (University of Liège, 1984), a specialist in urology (Sart Tilman University Hospital), holds a Ph.D. in experimental biomedical sciences and a DES in higher education pedagogy, and taught anatomy at the University of Liège from 2001 to 2024. His interest in drawing led him to illustrate numerous articles on surgical techniques, anatomy, and popular medical topics. The convergence of his passions for drawing, anatomy, medicine, and education is the source of many of the diagrams that form the basis of this book.
By François Renaville, Renaud Adam, and Cécile Oger (Eds.)
© F. Renaville, C. Oger, R. Adam
How can heritage institutions balance the duty to preserve fragile historical collections with the growing demand for open, digital access? This book explores that question through the lens of a European Erasmus Staff Training week, where librarians, curators, project managers, and researchers gathered to examine the challenges and opportunities of digitizing and promoting cultural and research heritage. Opening Up Our Heritage offers a comprehensive overview of current practices, institutional strategies, and collaborative projects that bring rare books, scientific instruments, photographs, and local archives into the digital age. With case studies drawn from across Europe, the Americas, and South Africa, the book highlights how technology can both safeguard and bring collections to life—ensuring their transmission to future generations while engaging new audiences today. Structured into four thematic sections—Preservation and Digitization; Data Structuring and Connectivity; Promotion and Showcasing; and Community Engagement—it captures the diversity of approaches and shared ambitions in the cultural heritage sector. A timely and practical resource for professionals and academics alike, this volume sheds light on the dynamic intersection of heritage preservation, digital innovation, and public engagement.
François Renaville studied linguistics, literature, and translation. He currently coordinates the Systems & Data unit at the University of Liège Library.
Renaud Adam ( PhD, 2011) is a specialist in early modern book history and heads the digitization unit at the University of Liège Library. He is also an associate member of the Gabriel Naudé Center (Enssib, Lyon).
Cécile Oger ( PhD, 2005) is an art historian specializing in the technological and archaeometric analysis of ancient paintings. She curates the manuscript, old, and rare book collections at the University of Liège Library.
By Bernard Pochet
This book is a new, revised, and significantly expanded edition of “Markdown & You,” published in 2023 on the University of Liège’s e-publish platform.
Academic writing is central to the work of scholars. Whether writing an article, a report, a presentation, or a contribution to an edited volume, the methods, tools, and formats have evolved significantly over the past thirty years with the advent of computing. The typewriter is a distant memory, and yet it is now word processing—dominated by Word and based on the same principle—that has become the primary tool. Office software offers authors ready-made solutions to format and method issues, but these tools are gradually causing them to lose all autonomy and control over technical processes. To regain control in the face of the IT industry’s functional imperatives and surveillance capitalism, it is essential to rethink our methods, tools, and formats. This book offers a reflection on a sustainable, open, and free approach that restores full control over writing activities. Based on the Markdown format—a simple, human-readable semantic language that stands the test of time thanks to its syntactic simplicity—Markdown allows us to return to methods that focus on the essentials by doing things in order: writing, illustrating, editing, and then publishing, without wasting time or energy. Choosing Markdown eliminates the need to rely on specific software, as is the case with word processors.
Bernard Pochet, who has been retired since June 2024, holds a degree in psycho-pedagogical sciences (University of Mons), a degree in information sciences (Free University of Brussels), and a Ph.D. (University of Liège). He served as director of the Agricultural Sciences Library at the University of Liège from 1995 to 2020. As an associate professor of scientific literature, he also served as director of the Gembloux University Press for 25 years and as editor-in-chief of several scientific journals. He concluded his career as head of the open digital publishing unit at the University of Liège Library and head of its OpenScience division. He currently leads Markdown training workshops for doctoral students
By Uri Yiftach
This book presents the results of a long-term investigation into the structure of Greek legal documents preserved on papyrus. It provides a clause-by-clause analysis of 281 formulations used in contracts, mostly from Egypt, spanning the early Hellenistic to the late Byzantine period. Designed as both a typology and a research tool, the study is based on the Synallagma database—a digital corpus first created with the support of the Israel Science Foundation and now hosted at the University of Münster. The approach is philological, quantitative, and comparative: each clause is examined for its syntactic form, legal function, and diachronic trajectory. The goal is to uncover the linguistic mechanisms by which scribes encoded rights, duties, and transfers of ownership. As a contribution to legal history and historical linguistics, the book offers an empirical foundation for the study of formulaic writing in antiquity—well beyond the specific body of sources it analyzes.
La collection numérisée des discours de rentrée académique est désormais accessible en ligne, de 1847 à 2000. Elle est enrichie de l’ensemble des rapports annuels qui détaillent les différents aspects de la vie universitaire.
ULiège is organizing the fourth Open Science Day on Thursday, November 12, 2026. In this context, the Open Science Steering Committee, in collaboration with ULiège Library and RISE, is issuing a call for contributions!
ULiège is highlighting an ambitious strategy for sustainable cafeterias. ULiège Library is joining the event by presenting a selection of books on these topics, which you can explore at the library and online.
