Membership
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.
Committees, Task Forces & Working Groups
As a member-driven organization, much of the work of the Library Publishing Coalition is undertaken by members through standing committees, task forces, and working groups. The LPC Board issues an annual call for volunteers in the spring, and any staff member from an LPC Member institution may volunteer to serve.
Community Calls
LPC’s Professional Development Committee coordinates Community Calls on various topics, providing a chance for LPC participants to informally discuss topics of interest to the community. These calls are open to anyone at an LPC member institution and invited guests. They are not recorded, since the priority is to create a low-pressure space for discussion, but there are often notes documents that can be shared with those who weren’t able to attend.
| Date Of Call | Title |
|---|---|
| 02/25/21 | Community Call – Documentation Month Closing Call |
| 02/01/21 | Community Call – Documentation Month Kickoff Call |
| 02/10/21 | Community Call – Documentation Month, LPW Slides |
| 01/15/21 | Community Call – 2021 Peer Mentorship Program |
| 10/19/20 | Community Call – Janeway |
| 07/30/20 | Community Call – Creative Staffing Solutions |
| 01/12/20 | Community Call – DOI Registration Services |
| 02/08/20 | Community Call – Pressbooks |
| 11/05/19 | Community Call – OJS |
| 01/30/19 | Community Call – WordPress |
Strategic Affiliates Program
To facilitate collaboration and open communication, the Library Publishing Coalition welcomes peer organizations as strategic affiliates. See our list of current affiliates.
Eligibility: To be eligible for affiliate status, an organization must be membership-based, must have a focal area in scholarly communications, and must have substantial engagement with libraries, publishers, or both. It must also provide an equivalent affiliate opportunity (formal or informal) within its organization for the LPC. On a case-by-case basis, the LPC Board may admit to the program other mission-aligned non-profit organizations that do not currently have a membership structure in place.
Benefits: One or more staff members (or elected leadership, in the case of organizations that do not have paid staff) of the affiliate organization may enroll in the LPC’s member email list and may attend webinars, roundtables, and other non-fee-based, member-only events.
Other engagement: We work with our strategic affiliates to identify other benefits and engagement opportunities on a case-by-case basis. These may take the form of collaborative projects (e.g. joint task forces or collaboratively developed professional development opportunities), negotiated one-off benefits for members (e.g. scholarship opportunities or discounted event registrations), negotiated ongoing benefits for members (e.g. membership fee waivers or discounts). Negotiated benefits and planned collaborations will be included in the strategic affiliate memorandum of understanding (MOU).
Fees: Strategic affiliates do not pay any fees or membership dues.
How to apply: Organizations interested in becoming strategic affiliates of the LPC should contact us. The LPC Board is responsible for determining eligibility for the program and approving new strategic affiliate relationships.