January 26, 2026

DEIA Committee Report on the LPC Volunteer Demographic Survey

By Nancy Adams

Authored by the Library Publishing Coalition DEIA Committee

Background

While the Library Publishing Coalition (LPC) has assessed the demographics of its Library Publishing Forum attendees and presenters since 2022, it has never before done so with its volunteers. In 2025, the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Committee (DEIA) decided to document a baseline for LPC community volunteers in an effort to evaluate progress toward the Roadmap for Anti-Racist Practice and potentially identify opportunities for more strategic outreach and engagement. Inspired by adages like “you can’t address what you don’t assess” and “you can’t manage what you don’t measure,” which is often attributed to Peter Drucker, LPC’s 2025 volunteer demographic survey was the first of its kind for the coalition. It will be disseminated regularly to identify demographic changes and trends over time. (more…)

January 26, 2026

A message about costs for this year’s Library Publishing Forum

By Nancy Adams

The 2026 Library Publishing Forum is still five months away (June 17–18, Seattle, Washington), and registration won’t open for a little while yet, but we wanted to help attendee planning with some information about expected costs. We are excited to have the opportunity to co-locate with the Association of University Presses Annual Meeting and to host a day of joint programming (June 16—announcement coming next week!), but the trade-off is that we will be in an already expensive city during a very busy time (Seattle is hosting some World Cup matches).

Hotel costs: We have a limited hotel block with rooms available June 15–17 at $389/night. Typically room costs are lower; however, the World Cup has greatly inflated prices during this time period. Some current estimates of hotel costs near the arena are as high as $1,300/night. If you haven’t already booked a hotel room and wish to book one at our hotel block, see additional details and contact information on the Forum website. Because costs are so high this year, we have also set up a spreadsheet (see Forum website) to help those who might wish to share a hotel room get in contact.

Registration costs: As we hinted in the report out from our last in-person Forum (2024 in Minneapolis), registration costs for this year will be slightly higher. Registration for our in-person conferences has always been a bargain and has never increased in our 10+ years of hosting, but hosting costs are much higher these days. We are still keeping registration relatively low (compared both to other conferences and to our per-attendee costs), with sponsorships expected to make up the difference. This year’s registration costs will be:

Standard: $400
LPC member discount (two per each member institution): $250
Low and middle income countries: $50
Students (limited number): $50

The bottom line: We understand that this year’s Forum will be a pretty significant investment, and we deeply appreciate the individuals and institutions who plan to join us in Seattle! For community members who aren’t able to attend—for financial or other reasons—stay tuned for opportunities to engage with the Forum from a distance. And don’t forget that we’re alternating in-person and virtual years, so 2027 will be another budget-friendly virtual conference!

January 23, 2026

2026 Library Publishing Directory: Call for Entries

By Nancy Adams

The Library Publishing Coalition (LPC) and the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Library Publishing Special Interest Group (LibPub SIG) are partnering to survey the landscape of scholarly publishing in libraries across the globe. LPC is seeking submissions for the 2026 edition of the biennial Library Publishing Directory. IFLA’s Library Publishing Map of the World is a first-of-its-kind online database of global library publishing initiatives. Together, we invite you to share information about your library’s scholarly publishing activities.

Libraries that fill out only the brief profile will be included only in the IFLA map. Libraries that wish to be included in the print, PDF, and EPUB Library Publishing Directory can go on to fill out the full questionnaire (20-30 minutes to complete). Get started at https://librarypublishing.org/lpdq-2026/. You will be able to save your in-progress submission and return to it, but you may also want to preview the questions. If your library has had an entry in a previous edition of the Directory, you should have received an email with instructions on how to access your information. Email contact@librarypublishing.org with questions.

Responses in English are strongly preferred; we may not be able to include responses in other languages.

The call for entries will close on Monday, February 9, 2026.

UPDATE: The deadline for submissions has been extended to February 23, 2026.

Thank you for joining in this great international collaboration. We look forward to your participation.

The Library Publishing Coalition Directory Committee
Briana Knox, University of North Texas (chair)
Angel Clemons, University of Louisville
Phoebe Duke-Mosier, University of Pittsburgh
Gina Genova, University of Louisville
Tracy E. MacKay-Ratliff, University of Florida
Matthew Vaughn, Indiana University

IFLA Special Interest Group on Library Publishing Subcommittee
Grace Liu (Canada)
Ann Okerson (USA)

About the Library Publishing Directory

The Library Publishing Directory is an important tool for libraries wishing to learn about this emerging field, connect with their peers, and align their practices with those of the broader community. The last edition featured over 150 libraries in eighteen nations.

The Directory is published openly on the web in PDF, EPUB, and as an online database. It includes contact information, descriptions, and other key facts about each library’s publishing services. A print version of the Directory is also produced. The 2026 edition will be published in late 2026.

About the IFLA Library Publishing SIG map

The goal of the LibPub SIG map is to document more fully the publishing activities to which IFLA’s members contribute, in order to facilitate a global community of interest and support. While in its first year the focus was on scholarly/academic library publishers, now the SIG is opening submissions to all types of library publishers: academic, public, and others.

Submissions will appear in the IFLA Library Publishing Map of the World, easily accessible by IFLA members and friends, including LPC members.

December 18, 2025

LPC and AUPresses plan joint summit

By Nancy Adams

In cooperation with the University-Based Publishing Futures (UBPF) community, the Library Publishing Coalition (LPC) and Association of University Presses (AUPresses) are hosting a joint summit between the AUPresses Annual Meeting and the Library Publishing Forum. This event is titled “Responding to Universities in Crisis: A Summit for University-Based Publishing.” It’s open to attendees from both conferences, but we also welcome community members who want to come to just the Summit.

The Summit will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 16, 2026 on the University of Washington campus. Registration and other details will be available on the UBPF website by early February, as well as through the sponsoring organizations.

December 8, 2025

Elizabeth Schwartz and Wendy Robertson receive the 2025 LPC Award for Exemplary Service

By Nancy Adams

The LPC Award for Exemplary Service recognizes substantial contributions by an LPC community member to advancing the mission, vision, and values of the Library Publishing Coalition. On behalf of the LPC Board, we are delighted to announce that the recipients of the 2025 award are Elizabeth Schwartz and Wendy Robertson, for their co-leadership of the Preservation Working Group. Together, they steered the group through complex decision-making and a challenging writing process to create the Quick Guides to Digital Preservation for Library Publishers. These guides are the realization of a goal set by the earlier Preservation Task Force: to break the complexities of digital preservation into manageable chunks that will support practice. The first set of guides was released in September, and is being used as a foundation for further development.

A statement from Elizabeth:

“Winning the LPC Exemplary Service award is such an honor! When I began my career in library publishing, I found myself needing to preserve hundreds of digital publications our library had published over the past 20 years. My experience chairing the digital preservation working group with Wendy provided both much needed technical guidance and community in navigating the daunting task of preserving born digital library publications! I’m thrilled our quick guides are now available to all library publishers.”

A statement from Wendy:

“I am truly honored and humbled to have received this recognition. I am proud we have been able to contribute to LPC through the Preservation Working Group. LPC is one of my favorite library organizations, full of brilliant, kind, and helpful people doing amazing things. To have our efforts on the committee recognized is a bit flabbergasting given what so many other people do for LPC. Knowing what an outstanding group of people are involved in LPC makes it mean so much to be recognized for our efforts. This is one of the nicest things that has ever happened to me in my career. Thank you.”

Elizabeth and Wendy will each receive a complimentary registration to the 2026 Library Publishing Forum and a $500 honorarium.

Please join us in congratulating Elizabeth and Wendy!

On behalf of the LPC Board

Harrison Inefuku, President
Corinne Guimont, President Elect
Erin Jerome, Secretary
Annie Johnson, Treasurer
Sonya Betz, DEI Officer
Leigh-Ann Butler, Strategic Partnerships Officer
Liz Hamilton
Angel Peterson
Janet Swatscheno, Past President