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
March 29, 2023
2023 Library Publishing Forum Updates: Registration, Program, Keynotes, and Social Events
The Library Publishing Forum (May 8–11, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. ETD) is virtual this year! Here are the latest updates on registration, program, and keynotes. Registration Register now! The … Continue reading 2023 Library Publishing Forum Updates: Registration, Program, Keynotes, and Social Events
March 13, 2023
Call for Applications: Library Publishing Curriculum Editorial Board Members and Editor-in-Chief
The Library Publishing Coalition Board seeks applications for the Library Publishing Curriculum Editorial Board. Created in partnership with the Educopia Institute as part of a project generously funded by the … Continue reading Call for Applications: Library Publishing Curriculum Editorial Board Members and Editor-in-Chief
March 8, 2023
Announcing the new LPC Board members
We are pleased to announce that incoming LPC Board members, with terms running from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026, are: Sonya Betz, University of Alberta Harrison Inefuku, University … Continue reading Announcing the new LPC Board members
Stay In Touch
LPC’s Public News List
Sign up to receive our quarterly updates and major announcements (approximately two messages per month).
Social Media
Follow us on Twitter for more frequent announcements.
Member Listserv
Do you work at an LPC member institution? If so, you are eligible to subscribe to the member listserv. Email us to subscribe, cc’ing your LPC voting representative.
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.
- Atla
- Atlanta University Center
- Boston College
- California Digital Library
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Claremont Colleges Library
- Columbia University
- Cornell University
- Dartmouth College
- Dublin Business School
- Emory University
- Florida State University
- George Mason University
- Grand Valley State University
- Illinois Wesleyan University
- Indiana University
- Indiana University-Purdue 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
- Pacific University
- Penn State University
- Pepperdine University
- Portland State University
- Private Academic Library Network of Indiana
- Purdue University
- Rice University
- Rutgers University
- Simon Fraser University
- SUNY Geneseo
- Syracuse University
- Temple University
- Tulane University
- 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 Massachusetts Amherst
- UMass Chan Medical School
- 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
- Wake Forest University
- Washington State University
- Washington University
in St. Louis - Wayne State University
- Weill Cornell Medicine—Qatar
- West Virginia University
- York University
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.