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Cuadernos Livingstone is the first travel collection of Editorial UOC. The authors tell in the first person their experience of a trip and say how it has influenced them. The works are very much in the style of a travel diary where, besides offering readers their vision of the country, they describe in essence the experience of their travel.

Some of the titles published in this collection are Viajes y viajeros. La aventura de viajar. Desde los orígenes hasta nuestros días [Travels and Travellers. The Adventure of Travelling. From its Origins to the Present Day], by David Rull and Jordi Serrallonga; Adiós, Gongtan. Un vaje en autobús, tren, taxi, barca, triciclo, moto y furgoneta por la China central [Goodbye Gongtan. Travelling by Bus, Train, Taxi, Boat, Tricycle, Scooter and Van Around Central China], by Jordi Pérez Colomé, and Más allá del resort. Descubriendo República Dominicana [Beyond the Resort. Discovering the Dominican Republic], by Santiago Tejedor.

With regard to the Serie Major, it is a collection of essays that offer a reflection on current affairs. They are books that reflect the life and experiences of the authors from a lively and vital viewpoint. They are profound, fresh and direct essays that not only entertain but seek to make the reader think.

The titles in this collection are Máster en Manhattan. Memoria accidentada de una becaria en Nueva York [Master in Manhattan. Accidental Memory of an Intern in New York], by Eva Domínguez; Consultorio ético. 70 casos de conciencia en la sociedad del cambio [Ethical Consultancy. 70 Cases of Conscience in the Society of Change], by Norbert Bilbeny, and En la campaña de Obama. El movimiento que cambió la historia de Estados Unidos [On the Obama Campaign. The Movement that Changed the History of the United States], by Jordi Pérez Colomé.

Lluis Pastor, General Manager of Editorial UOC, says that “the aim of our publishing house is to distinguish itself through two key elements: one is its search for authors, young talent linked to academia, but who have not yet been published in an informative context; we try to serve as a platform for young professionals who want to get their ideas and knowledge across to the public. A second differentiating element is the ability to convey experience, theses, ideas and opinion. Our publications are filled with their own ideology and personal experience, a fact that lends an air of truth and personality to non-fiction books,” concludes Pastor, who is also Director of Information and Communication Science Courses at the UOC.

Niberta is a young and modern imprint, which transforms the journalistic chronicle into the protagonist. It aims to offer a door on to current affairs, reflection, the scientific world and, in particular, social intervention. There is also a desire to bring an informational, approachable and fresh focus to non-fiction.