NOTE: This is a draft program and subject to change.
Schedule at a glance
Monday, May 13
- PKP Sprint (affiliated event)
Tuesday, May 14
- PKP Pre-Conference (affiliated event)
Wednesday, May 15
- 7:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.: Library Publishing Coalition (conference)
- 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.: Reception (social)
Thursday, May 16
- 8 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.: Library Publishing Coalition (conference)
Wednesday, May 15
7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Registration | Memorial Hall
7:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. | Breakfast | Memorial Hall
8: 30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. | Welcome Remarks | Memorial Hall
8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. | Keynote address by Katherine Skinner, Research Lead at Invest in Open Infrastructure, Moments, movements, and momentum: What comes next? | Memorial Hall
9:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. | Coffee Break
10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. | Concurrent Sessions
BIRDS OF A FEATHER SESSION | Memorial Hall
Are We a Publisher?
Jessica Kirschner (she/her), Digital Publishing Coordinator, VIVA
PANEL: OER AND COPYRIGHT | Heritage Gallery
“Author Name Removed at Request of Original Publisher”: an OER Adventure
Nancy Sims, any pronouns, Director, Copyright & Scholarly Communication, University of Minnesota Libraries; Shane Nackerud (he/him) Director, Affordable Learning and Open Education (ALOE), University of Minnesota Libraries
Rights Reversion to OER: Four Stories from the Field
Anita Walz, Assistant Director of Open Education and Scholarly Communication Librarian, Virginia Tech
Not Your Grandfather’s Statistics Textbook: W&M’s Library Faculty Scholar Program Supports Publishing Open Access Monographs, A Case Study
Rosie Liljenquist, William & Mary
PANEL: PRODUCTION WORKFLOWS | Ski-U-Mah Room
Single Source Publishing
Dione Mentis, COO and Senior Architect, Coko
Automating JATS XML Tagging With ChatGPT
Matthew Vaughn (he/him/his), Open Publishing Librarian, Indiana University
11:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. | Break
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. | Concurrent Sessions
FULL SESSION | Memorial Hall
Stronger Together: Diamond OA in North America
Brad Hemminger (he/his), Associate Professor, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
PANEL: OER PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT | Heritage Gallery
From Grantor to Reluctant Publisher: Adding Publishing to an Open Education Program
Jessica Kirschner (she/her), Digital Publishing Coordinator, VIVA; Stephanie Westcott (she/her/hers), Open and Sustainable Learning Coordinator, VIVA
PALSave Textbook Creation Grant Program: A Practical Open Textbook Publishing Case Study
Amanda Hurford, PALNI; Sylvia Yang, Music Librarian and Coordinator of the Music and Performing Arts Library, DePauw University
Defining Expectations and Programmatic Support for Creating OER
Ariana Santiago (she/her), Head of Open Education Services, University of Houston; Kate McNally Carter (she/her), Open Educational Resources Librarian, University of Houston
PANEL: POLICIES AND STUDENT ENGAGEMENT | Ski-U-Mah Room
Library Publishing Policy Writing: A Case Study of Challenges, Successes, and Student Engagement
Ally Laird (she/her/hers), Open Publishing Program Coordinator, Penn State University; Angel Peterson (she/her/hers), Open Publishing Production Specialist, Penn State University
My First Rodeo: Developing Publisher-Level Policy in an Emerging Library Publishing Program
Miranda Phair, Publishing & Open Scholarship Librarian, Towson University
Top 10 Reasons for and against Student-Based Press Operations: What We Learned in our First Seven Years at the Press at Cal Poly Humboldt
Kyle Morgan (he/him), Scholarly Communications and Digital Scholarship Librarian, Cal Poly Humboldt
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. | Lunch
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions
BIRDS OF A FEATHER SESSION | Memorial Hall
Scaling OER Publishing: Supporting Authors
Abbey K. Elder (she/they), Open Access & Scholarly Communication Librarian, Iowa State University
FULL SESSION | Heritage Gallery
Developing an Open Education Resource focused on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice
Allison Brown (she/her), Digital Publishing Services Manager, SUNY Geneseo; Cailyn Green Ph.D., CASAC-M (she/her/hers), Assistant Professor of Addiction Studies, Empire State University
PANEL: OPEN ACCESS | Ski-U-Mah Room
Flipping to Diamond Open Access: Interviews with LIS Journal Editors
DeDe Dawson (she/her), Science & Scholarly Communication Librarian, University of Saskatchewan; Rachel Borchardt (she/her), Scholarly Communications Librarian, American University; Teresa Schultz (she/her), Scholarly Communications & Social Sciences Librarian, University of Nevada, Reno
Subscribe to Open (S2O) as a DEIA-Friendly Open Access Model
Elizabeth W. Brown, Publisher Relations Manager, Project MUSE, Project MUSE, Johns Hopkins University Press
Analyzing the Publishing Output of an R1 Research Institution: The First Four Years
Elaine Walker (she/her), Scholarly Communications Librarian, The University of Alabama
2:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. | Break
2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions
FULL SESSION | Memorial Hall
Implementing DEIA in Library Publishing Practices
Charlotte Roh (she/her), Publications Manager, California Digital Library; Allegra Swift, Scholarly Communications Librarian, University of California San Diego; Annie Carter (they/them), Digital Publishing Coordinator, University of Michigan Press – Michigan Publishing Services; Harrison W. Inefuku (he/him), Scholarly Publishing Services Librarian, Iowa State University; Sarah Frankel (she/her), Open Access & Repository Coordinator, University of Louisville
PANEL: MULTIMEDIA | Heritage Gallery
Beyond the Written Word: Fostering Inclusivity and Expression for Veteran Students with JIVE
Kristin Van Diest (she/her), Digital Publishing Librarian, Texas State University; Dr. Heriberto Arambula (he/him), Texas State University
What Does It Mean to Publish Digital Scholarship? (And How Do I Do It?): Case Studies in Publishing Services from Columbia Libraries’ Digital Scholarship
Michelle Wilson (she/her), Head, Open Scholarship Services, University of Maryland
PANEL: COLLABORATION | Ski-U-Mah Room
A Library + University Press Collaboration: Big Ten Open Books
Jason Colman (he/him), Director of Publishing Services, University of Michigan Library; Kate McCready (she/her), Librarian and Visiting Program Officer for Academy Owned Scholarly Publishing, University of Minnesota & Big Ten Academic Alliance
The Great Migration: A New Home for the Searchable Ornithological Research Archive
Jason Boczar (he/him), Digital Scholarship and Publishing Librarian, University of South Florida; Paul “Alex” Onac, Institutional Repository Manager, University of South Florida
The Power of Partnership: Reflections on Ten Years of Publishing a Novel Interdisciplinary Journal
Elizabeth Weinfurter, MLIS (she/her), Liaison and Instruction Librarian; Production Editor of the Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies; Health Sciences Library, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities; Teddie Potter, PhD, RN, FAAN, FNAP (she/her), Clinical Professor, Director Center for Planetary Health and Environmental Justice; Executive Editor of the Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies; School of Nursing, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Break
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. | Reception | Memorial Hall
Thursday, May 16
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Registration | Memorial Hall
8:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. | Breakfast | Memorial Hall
8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. | Concurrent Sessions
FULL SESSION | Memorial Hall
From OER to Open Press and Open Impact: The Evolution of Large-Scale Open Education Initiatives
Stefanie Buck, Director, Open Educational Resources, Oregon State University; Anita Walz, Assistant Director of Open Education and Scholarly Communication Librarian, Virginia Tech; Allison Brown (she/her), Digital Publishing Services Manager, SUNY Geneseo; Abbey Elder, Open Access & Scholarly Communication Librarian, Iowa State University; Julie Curtis, VP Growth & Strategy (she/her), Pressbooks (moderator)
HANDS-ON SESSION | Heritage Gallery
Dive into Open Infrastructure with IOI’s New Discovery Tool
Lauren Collister (she/they), Engagement Coordinator, Infrastructure, Invest in Open Infrastructure; Katherine Skinner, Research Lead, Invest in Open Infrastructure
Participants should bring their devices (laptops or tablets ideally).
HANDS-ON SESSION | Ski-U-Mah Room
Library Publishing Coach-A-Thon!
Melanie Schlosser (she/her), LPC Community Facilitator; Co-facilitator TBD
9:45 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. | Break
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. | Concurrent Sessions
FULL SESSION | Memorial Hall
‘Equitable Access:’ An Existential Threat to OER Publishing and Adoption?
Kelly Smith (she/her), Director of Collections & Discovery, Eastern Kentucky University Libraries; Edna Fugate (she/her), Director of Library Services, University of Pikeville
HANDS-ON SESSION | Heritage Gallery
Alan Smithee in the Libraries (Publishing): Attribution, DISattribution, and Other Complexities of Credit and Citation
Nancy Sims; any pronouns; Director, Copyright & Scholarly Communications, University of Minnesota Libraries
FULL SESSION | Ski-U-Mah Room
Strengthening Canadian Library Publishing Community Connections
Sonya Betz (she/her), Head, Open Publishing and Digitization Services, University of Alberta Library; Emily Carlisle-Johnston, Research and Scholarly Communication Librarian, Western Libraries; Jeanette Hatherill, Principal Coordinator, Coalition Publica
11:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. | Break
11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions
BIRDS OF A FEATHER SESSION | Memorial Hall
Student Publications
Charlotte Roh (she/her), Publications Manager, California Digital Library
FULL SESSION | Heritage Gallery
Growing OER Publishing Programs: Watershed Decisions that Drive Impact
Shane Nackerud (he/him), Director, Affordable Learning and Open Education (ALOE), University of Minnesota Libraries; Kathy Essmiller (she/hers), Coordinator, OpenOKState | OER Librarian, Oklahoma State University Libraries; Ryan Otto (he/him), Scholarly Communication and Digital Scholarship Librarian, Kansas State University Libraries; Julie Curtis (she/her), VP Growth & Strategy, Pressbooks
HANDS-ON SESSION | Ski-U-Mah Room
Reframing the Library Publishing Research Agenda
Karen Bjork (she/her), Head, Digital Libraries and Publishing, Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries; John Morgenstern (he/him), Copyright & Scholarly Communications Librarian, Emory Libraries
12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. | Lunch
1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions
FULL SESSION | Memorial Hall
“Make it so”: Sustainable, Academy-Owned Publishing Infrastructure with CDL, Michigan, & Janeway
Amanda Karby (she/her), Publications Manager, California Digital Library; Jason Colman (he/him), Director of Publishing Services, University of Michigan Library; Lauren Stachew (she/her), Senior Digital Publishing Coordinator, University of Michigan Library; Andy Byers (he/him), Director of Publishing Technology, Open Library of Humanities; Katherine Parker-Hay (she/her), Publishing Development Officer, Open Library of Humanities
HANDS-ON SESSION | Heritage Gallery
Behind the Text: What Do YOU Think Faculty Should Know Before Diving into OER Textbook Creation
Amanda Larson (she/her/hers), Affordable Learning Instructional Consultant, The Ohio State University; Karen Lauritsen (she/her/hers), Senior Director, Publishing, Open Education Network, University of Minnesota
HANDS-ON SESSION | Ski-U-Mah Room
Automated Typesetting: Making Beautiful Textbooks
Dione Mentis, COO and Senior Architect, Coko
2:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. | Break
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions
FULL SESSION | Memorial Hall
Library Publishing Collective Action at the Big Ten Academic Alliance
Kate McCready (she/her), Visiting Program Officer for Academy Owned Scholarly Publishing, Big Ten Academic Alliance; Jason Colman (he/him), Director of Publishing Services, University of Michigan Library; Catherine Mitchell (she/her), Director of Publishing, Archives, and Digitization, California Digital Library; Ally Laird (she/her), Open Publishing Program Coordinator, Penn State University Libraries
PANEL: STUDENT PUBLISHING | Heritage Gallery
Publishing Pedagogy: How Institutional Repositories Empower Undergraduate Research
Dylan Mohr, Syracuse University
Dynamic Texts: Student Voices in Course Materials
Micah Gjeltema (he/him), Open Education & Affordable Content Librarian, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Overdue Knowledge: Teaching & Learning via Student-led Journals in the Library
Rebecca Wojturska (she/her), Open Access Publishing Officer, University of Edinburgh
PANEL: WORKFLOWS AND TOOLS | Ski-U-Mah Room
Piloting Publishing Platforms for Infrastructure and Equity
Karen Lauritsen (she/her), Senior Director, Publishing, Open Education Network, University of Minnesota; Jamie Witman (she/her), Open Educational Practices Specialist, Open Education Network, University of Minnesota
One Path, Many Tools: Publishing Getty’s Open-Access Journal
Greg Albers (he/him), Getty
Platforms, Policies, and Formats of Undergraduate Journals in North America: Preliminary Results from a Systematic Analysis of 100 Journals
Christopher Barnes (he/him), Digital Publishing Librarian, Adelphi University
3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Coffee Break
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Collective Action Discussion/Wrap-up | Memorial Hall
Questions?
Email us at contact@librarypublishing.org.
On behalf of the Library Publishing Coalition Program Committee:
Elizabeth Bedford, University of Washington (2023–2024 co-chair)
Jennifer Coronado, Butler University (PALNI) (2023–2024 co-chair)
Jason Boczar, University of South Florida
Corinne Guimont, Virginia Tech
Loftan Hooker, Virginia Commonwealth University
Alexandra Marcaccio, University of Guelph
Emma Molls, University of Minnesota (host liaison)
Melanie Schlosser, Library Publishing Coalition