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September 29, 2026

2027 Library Publishing Forum Call for Proposals

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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  

September 29, 2026

LPC Welcomes a New Strategic Affiliate: OLH

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The Library Publishing Coalition is delighted to welcome the Open Library of Humanities (OLH) as a new Strategic Affiliate! OLH has shared the following statement:

The Open Library of Humanities is an award-winning, academic-led publisher of diamond open access journals based at Birkbeck, University of London. With initial funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and subsequent support from Arcadia, a charitable fund, the OLH covers its costs by payments from an international library consortium rather than any author fee. This funding mechanism enables equitable open access in the humanities disciplines, with charges neither to readers nor authors.

Joining LPC’s Strategic Affiliates Program reflects their commitment to working collaboratively across the open scholarly communications ecosystem and to continuing to strengthen relationships between libraries, publishers, infrastructure providers and other organisations working toward a more open and equitable future for scholarly publishing.

Strategic affiliates are peer membership associations who have a focal area in scholarly communications and substantial engagement with libraries, publishers, or both. See our list of strategic affiliates or learn more about the program.

September 23, 2026

Webinar: University-Based Publishing Futures Updates (10/06/2026)

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University-Based Publishing Futures (UBPF) is hosting a webinar to update the community on the work we have done over the last couple of years. UBPF is a coalition of publishing professionals working together to share knowledge and coordinate advocacy efforts for university-based publishing. Please join us on Tuesday, October 6, from 1-2pm ET for a refresher on what UBPF is, updates from the UBPF working groups, and a discussion of future directions for this community. The webinar will be recorded; the recording and slides will be shared directly with registrants and be posted publicly to the UBPF website.

Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uGiM0QayQFikm_cnl_hMJA

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Learn more: For more information about the origins, evolution, and work of UBPF, consult the following links:

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This workshop is supported by the University-Based Publishing Futures Community, the Library Publishing Coalition, and the Association of University Presses.

September 10, 2026

LPC Releases 2025–2026 Annual Report

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Cover image of Annual Report 2025-2026The Library Publishing Coalition is pleased to announce the release of its 2025–2026 Annual Report.

In addition to outlining LPC’s finances, membership, and ongoing inclusion efforts, the Annual Report highlights the release of several new resources, including: 

  • the Library Publishing Creates advocacy website (including Showcase Week content), 
  • new Quick Guides to Digital Preservation for Library Publishers, 
  • an AI Editorial Policy Guide, and
  • Powered by People: Staffing and Capacity in Library Publishing Programs (a report from our 2024-26 Staffing Survey Task Force

This year’s Annual Report also includes an illustrated guide to LPC’s extended network, including strategic affiliates, joint projects, and meta communities!

We encourage community members to share this report with colleagues and administrators who may be interested in getting involved or in understanding what membership dues make possible. 

 

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September 8, 2026

Save the date: LPForum 2027

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Save the date for the 2027 Library Publishing Forum, which will be held virtually on May 10–13. Stay tuned for more information and for the upcoming call for proposals!

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August 28, 2026

A new issue of MOSAIC is here!

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THEME: PRESERVATION

This issue of MOSAIC includes the Preservation Working Group’s new publication, relevant portions of the Library Publishing Curriculum, preservation-related Forum presentations, and a round-up of our strategic affiliates that work on preservation in some capacity.

Read the August 2026 issue here. Enjoy!

Showcase Week 2027 is coming in February
August 14, 2026

Save the Date: Library Publishing Showcase Week is February 22–26, 2027!

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Library Publishing Showcase Week returns February 22–26, 2027! Library Publishing Showcase Week celebrates the creativity, innovation, and significance of library publishing programs, spotlighting how they support authors, students, researchers, and scholarly communities.

Throughout the week, LPC will feature impactful publications, partnerships, and services from across our community. To get a sense of what’s ahead, browse last year’s Library Publishing Showcase Week.

More details are coming soon, including a call for proposals for those interested in being featured during LPC’s Showcase Week Campaign. We hope you’ll save the date and plan to celebrate with us!

Warmly,
The LPC Showcase Week Task Force

July 14, 2026

Kudos to Jessica Kirschner

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The Kudos program recognizes impactful work done by community members on behalf of the Library Publishing Coalition community.

Jessica has led the way to standing up a robust Discord server to make sure everyone has an opportunity to engage with the Forum, whether they are in Seattle or tuning in from afar. Her expertise and attention to detail will ensure an inclusive and professional virtual complement to the main conference, and will offer a template to build on in future years!

A quote from Jessica:

You can find Jessica on Discord masquerading as her coworkers Luna (cat) and Torvi (dog).

“The LPC/library publishing community is one of my favorites, and I loved the opportunity to help increase opportunities for engagement at LPF with both the sessions and community. I know online engagement is going through a period of change, and I hope the Discord was a welcome opportunity for connections and backchanneling during the conference. Big shout out to my other wonderful members of the RETF for all the community and collaboration over the past year!”

 

This Kudos was submitted by Jessica’s colleagues on the Remote Engagement Task Force.

July 14, 2026

Kudos to the 2025-2026 Curriculum Editorial Board

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The Kudos program recognizes impactful work done by community members on behalf of the Library Publishing Coalition community.

This year, for the first time in the group’s history, the Curriculum Editorial Board (Johanna Meetz, Joshua Neds-Fox, Chelcie Rowell, John Warren, and Rebecca Wojturska) recruited a new group of authors to create updated content for the curriculum. The editorial board scoped out the necessary revisions and new content, created templates and guidance, recruited authors, and supported them through the writing and editing process. The new Policy units won’t be published until next program year, but I wanted to acknowledge the stellar work done by the outgoing cohort of editorial board members in making this work happen. Kudos!

A quote from the Curriculum Editorial Board:

“Thank you for this honor! The updated policy module is the culmination of many years of work from this Board, from previous Board members, many of whom have served two terms, and our former Editor in Chief, Cheryl Ball. We are also grateful to LPC for the funding they allocated to pay the authors for their work, and the authors for their contributions.”

This Kudos was submitted by Melanie Schlosser.

July 14, 2026

Kudos to the 2025-2026 Professional Development Committee

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The Kudos program recognizes impactful work done by community members on behalf of the Library Publishing Coalition community.

This year’s Professional Development Committee (Anna Dimoula, Cosette Bruhns Alonso, DeDe Dawson, Lora Lennertz, and Patti Sherbaniuk) set out to create space for conversations about artificial intelligence in library publishing. In a stellar example of follow-through, an exploratory community call led to a webinar (on AI editorial policies), which they followed up by creating guidance for library publishers who wish to document expectations and rules around the use of AI in scholarly publishing. This is a significant contribution to an emerging area of practice in the field, and great work by an LPC committee!

We’re happy to include comments from some of the committee members.

“Working alongside a passionate community of professionals to shape the AI Editorial Policy Guide has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my time as chair of the Professional Development Committee.”—Anna DiMoula

“I do not work in the realm of library publishing so I joined this committee to learn more about it. This group has been great to work with, very knowledgeable and patient with me as a newbie.”—Patti Sherbaniuk

“Serving on the LPC Professional Development Committee has been a great way to contribute to the library publishing community and learn at the same time. I’ve also made some new professional contacts along the way. It has been a valuable experience!”—DeDe Dawson

This Kudos was submitted by Melanie Schlosser.