The LPC is an independent, community-led membership association of academic and research libraries and library consortia engaged in scholarly publishing. We welcome strategic affiliate relationships with other membership organizations with similar values and interests, and relationships with publishers and service providers who are interested in working with the community of library publishers.
From the LPC Blog
October 15, 2024
Corinne Guimont receives the 2024 LPC Award for Exemplary Service
On behalf of the LPC Board, we are delighted to announce that the recipient of the 2024 LPC Award for Exemplary Service is Corinne Guimont, Associate Director, Publishing & Digital … Continue reading Corinne Guimont receives the 2024 LPC Award for Exemplary Service
September 26, 2024
Library Publishing Coalition Releases 2023–2024 Annual Report
The Library Publishing Coalition is pleased to announce the release of its 2023–2024 Annual Report. In addition to outlining LPC’s finances, membership, and ongoing inclusion efforts, the Annual Report highlights … Continue reading Library Publishing Coalition Releases 2023–2024 Annual Report
September 20, 2024
Reporting out on the finances of the 2024 Library Publishing Forum
This is the third of three planned report-outs on this year’s Library Publishing Forum. The other two were on our COVID policy and on the closing plenary discussion. Check them … Continue reading Reporting out on the finances of the 2024 Library Publishing Forum
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Library Publishing Coalition (LPC) members comprise a robust network of libraries committed to enhancing, promoting, and exploring this growing field. Our members include academic and research libraries and library consortia that have or are considering library publishing programs.
- Adelphi University
- Atla
- Atlanta University Center
- Boston College
- Brown University
- California Digital Library
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Claremont Colleges Library
- Columbia University
- Dartmouth College
- Dublin Business School
- Emory University
- Florida State University
- George Mason University
- Grand Valley State University
- Indiana University
- Indiana University Indianapolis
- Iowa State University
- James Madison University
- Kansas State University
- Library of Congress
- McGill University
- McMaster University
- Middle Tennessee State University
- Missouri State University
- Northwestern University
- Ohio State University
- Oregon State University
- Penn State University
- Pepperdine University
- Portland State University
- Private Academic Library Network of Indiana
- Purdue University
- Rice University
- Rutgers University
- Simon Fraser University
- Stanford University
- SUNY Geneseo
- Syracuse University
- Temple University
- Tufts University
- Tulane University
- UMass Chan Medical School
- University at Buffalo
- University College London (UCL) Libraries & UCL Press
- University of Alberta
- University of Arizona
- University of Arkansas
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- University of Cincinnati
- University of Delaware
- University of Florida
- University of Georgia
- University of Guelph
- University of Houston
- University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign - University of Iowa
- University of Kansas
- University of Louisville
- University of Maryland
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
- University of Miami
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- University of Minnesota
- University of New Brunswick
- University of North Texas
- University of Oklahoma
- University of Ottawa
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of South Florida
- University of Tennessee
- University of Texas at Arlington
- University of Virginia
- University of Washington
- University of Western Ontario
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Villanova University
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Virginia Tech
- Virtual Library of Virginia (VIVA)
- Wake Forest University
- Washington University
in St. Louis - Wayne State University
- Weill Cornell Medicine—Qatar
- West Virginia University
- William and Mary
What is Library Publishing?
The LPC defines library publishing as the set of activities led by academic and research libraries and library consortia to support the creation, dissemination, and curation of scholarly, creative, and/or educational works.
Generally, library publishing requires a production process, presents original work not previously made available, and applies a level of certification to the content published, whether through peer review or extension of the institutional brand.
Based on core library values, and building on the traditional skills of librarians, it is distinguished from other publishing fields by a preference for Open Access dissemination as well as a willingness to embrace informal and experimental forms of scholarly communication and to challenge the status quo.