The Library Publishing Coalition (LPC) is now accepting proposals for the 2027 Virtual Library Publishing Forum to be held May 10-13, 2027! The proposal deadline is November 6, 2026.
Who Should Submit?
Proposal submissions are welcome from LPC members and nonmembers including first-time presenters and representatives of small and emerging publishing programs.
About the Forum
The Library Publishing Forum is an annual conference bringing together representatives from libraries and collaborators engaged in publishing initiatives. The Forum is sponsored by the Library Publishing Coalition, but you do not need to be a member to present or attend.
Commitment to DEIA
We are committed to expanding the diversity of perspectives we hear from at the Forum. We ask all proposals to explicitly address how they are inclusive of multiple perspectives, address DEIA, or incorporate anti-racist and anti-oppressive approaches. Presentations about specific communities should include members of that community in their speaker list, and for sessions with multiple speakers, we encourage organizers to consider demographic and perspective diversity. Proposal submitters will have an opportunity to complete a brief, anonymous demographic survey for data collection purposes only.
Suggested Proposal Topics
We welcome proposals on topics including, but not limited to: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI), decolonial approaches to library publishing, intersections of library publishing with broader social issues, university presses, society and association partnerships, funding and sustainability models, copyright, accessibility, AI in library publishing, and all things open (open access publishing, open science, open data, and open educational resources).
Session Types
- Panel (60 minutes)
- Active (60 minutes)
- Birds-of-a-feather (30 minutes)
- Individual (15 minutes)
- Lightning (5 minutes)
Learn more and submit a proposal.
LPC Program Committee
- Stefanie Buck, Oregon State University (co-chair)
- Christine Cata, University of Miami (co-chair)
- Ginelle Baskin, Middle Tennessee State University
- Jason Boczar, University of South Florida
- Bailey Lake, Eastern Kentucky University
- Leesa Love, University of Idaho
- Olivia Oestreich, University of Louisville
- Angel Peterson, Penn State University
- Ari Romero, University of North Texas