Day/time: May 7, 2025, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. ETD
Title: Removing barriers: how libraries and university presses collaborate to effect change
Presenters:
- Jennie Collinson (she/her), Director of Sales & Marketing, Liverpool University Press
- Allison Levy (she/her), Director, Brown University Digital Publications
- Mary Rose Muccie (she/her), Executive Director/Scholarly Communications Officer, Temple University Press
- Jessica Fiorillo, Harvard Education Press (Moderator)
Description: Organized by the Association of University Presses (AUPresses) Library Relations
Committee, this session highlights successful collaborations between university presses and
the libraries at their parent institutions, showcasing the lasting impact they can have on the
wider academic community.
It offers case studies from three university presses – giving insight in to how the below
initiatives came to fruition, how collaboration has long-term benefits for both the libraries and
the presses, and ultimately how the projects contribute to their shared mission of removing
barriers to the publishing of research and the pursuit of knowledge.
There are presentations on:
Born-Digital Scholarly Publishing, a first-of-its-kind national training program from Brown
University Digital Publications and Brown University Library centered on inclusivity and
accessibility. It supports HBCU library professionals seeking to gain expertise in developing
open access born-digital scholarship.
North Broad Press, a joint imprint from Temple University Press and the Temple University
Library that publishes peer-reviewed open textbooks by Temple faculty.
Trailblazers, a new open access initiative from Liverpool University Press that champions
the often overlooked early-career researcher. Run in partnership with Lancaster University,
University of Liverpool, and University of Salford (UK).
AUPresses and the LPC are collaborating on the University Based Publishing Futures
initiative – the Library Relations Committee is contributing to the advocacy work of that
initiative through this session.