Oxford University Press (OUP) is the largest university press in the world, and the second oldest after Cambridge University Press. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the vice-chancellor known as the delegates of the press. They are headed by the secretary to the delegates, who serves as OUP's chief executive and as its major representative on other university bodies. Oxford University has used a similar system to oversee OUP since the 17th century. 

The university became involved in the print trade around 1480, and grew into a major printer of Bibles, prayer books, and scholarly works. OUP took on the project that became the "Oxford English Dictionary" in the late 19th century, and expanded to meet the ever-rising costs of the work. As a result, the last hundred years has seen Oxford publish children's books, school text books, music, journals, the World's Classics series, and a best-selling range of English language teaching texts to match its academic and religious titles. Moves into international markets led to OUP opening its own offices outside the United Kingdom, beginning with New York City in 1896. With the advent of computer technology and increasingly harsh trading conditions, the Press's printing house at Oxford was closed in 1989, and its former paper mill at Wolvercote was demolished in 2004. By contracting out its printing and binding operations, the modern OUP publishes some 6,000 new titles around the world each year. As part of a charitable organization, OUP is committed to major financial support of its parent university, and furthers the university's aims of excellence in scholarship, research, and education through its publishing activities.
What is the biggest university press in the world?
Is it also the oldest?
Which one is?
What institution is the press part of?
When did they get involved in printing?
What did they produce at the time?
Who governs the entity?
What are they called?
Who appoints them?
Who leads them?
How long has this system been in place?
What was their famous project?
When did that begin?
Did that result in them growing smaller?
When did they enter markets outside the UK?
In what year did that start?
In which city?
When did their original printing house close?
What caused that?
How many titles do they publish each year, now?
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the largest university press in the world
no
the second oldest
Cambridge University Press
the second oldest after Cambridge University Press
the University of Oxford
 It is a department of the University of Oxford
around 1480
The university became involved in the print trade around 1480
Bibles, prayer books, and scholarly works
a major printer of Bibles, prayer books, and scholarly works
a group of 15 academics
is governed by a group of 15 academics
the delegates of the press
 known as the delegates of the press
the vice-chancellor
appointed by the vice-chancellor
the secretary to the delegates
They are headed by the secretary to the delegates
the 17th century
Oxford University has used a similar system to oversee OUP since the 17th century
the Oxford English Dictionary
OUP took on the project that became the "Oxford English Dictionary"
late 19th century
 in the late 19th century
no
expanded to meet the ever-rising costs of the work
when they moved into international markets
Moves into international markets led to OUP opening its own offices outside the United Kingdom
1896
beginning with New York City in 1896
New York City
beginning with New York City in 1896
1989
the Press's printing house at Oxford was closed in 1989
the advent of computer technology
With the advent of computer technology and increasingly harsh trading conditions, the Press's printing house at Oxford was closed
6,000
the modern OUP publishes some 6,000 new titles around the world each year