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
libraries, showcasing the lasting impact they can have on the wider academic community.
Three case studies provide insight into how collaborative initiatives came to fruition, how
these partnerships have long-term benefits for both the libraries and the presses, and
ultimately how the initiatives contribute to a shared mission of removing barriers to the
publishing of research and the pursuit of knowledge.
There are presentations on:
- 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.
Brown University Digital Publications, a Library-based born-digital publishing program
that offers training workshops for HBCU scholars and library professionals seeking to gain
expertise in developing open access born-digital scholarship. - 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.