The Library Publishing Coalition (LPC) is an independent, community-led membership association of academic and research libraries and library consortia engaged in scholarly publishing. LPC facilitates collaboration across the library publishing community and actively engages with aligned organizations, publishers, and service providers to strengthen and expand library-based publishing.
From the LPC Blog
LPC is hiring!
For the first time since 2019, LPC is hiring a permanent staff position! Our new 30 hrs/wk Program Specialist will provide administrative support for the community among other program-related work. … Continue reading LPC is hiring!
LPC releases report on current state of staffing in library publishing
The Library Publishing Coalition is pleased to announce the release of the report, Powered by People: Staffing and Capacity in Library Publishing Programs and to invite the community to a … Continue reading LPC releases report on current state of staffing in library publishing
Registration open: 2026 Library Publishing Forum, UBPF summit, and Forum Friends
Registration is now open for the 2026 Library Publishing Forum! This year’s Forum is an in-person event, to be held in June at the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. We … Continue reading Registration open: 2026 Library Publishing Forum, UBPF summit, and Forum Friends
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Our Members
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
- Atlanta University Center
- Boston College
- Brown University
- California Digital Library
- Carnegie Mellon University
- City University of New York (CUNY)
- Claremont Colleges Library
- Columbia University
- Dartmouth College
- 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
- Private Academic Library Network of Indiana
- Purdue University
- Rice University
- Rutgers University
- Simon Fraser University
- Stanford University
- SUNY Geneseo
- Sweet Briar College
- Syracuse University
- Temple University
- Tufts University
- Tulane University
- University at Buffalo
- University College London (UCL) Libraries & UCL Press
- University of Alberta
- University of Arizona
- University of Arkansas
- University of Cincinnati
- University of Delaware
- University of Florida
- University of Georgia
- University of Guelph
- University of Houston
- University of Idaho
- 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 Saskatchewan
- 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.