
February 6, 2023
The Benefits of Strategic Affiliation with the Library Publishing Coalition: Insights from the Library Publishing Group of the Library Association of Ireland
By Nancy Adams
A blog post from representatives of LPC Strategic Affiliate the Library Association of Ireland; written by
Jane Buggle
Convenor, Library Publishing Group of the Library Association of Ireland
Marie O’ Neill
Committee Member, Library Publishing Group of the Library Association of Ireland
Library Publishing initiatives are expanding rapidly in Ireland. This expansion is encouraged and supported by a dedicated Library Publishing Group (LPG), established under the auspices of the Library Association of Ireland (LAI) in 2020 with the support of the LAI leadership. The objectives of the LPG1Library Association of Ireland (2022), Library Publishing Group. Available at: https://www.libraryassociation.ie/library-publishing-group/ (Accessed 12th December 2022) include:
- To raise awareness of the library publishing movement in Ireland
- To disseminate information on the latest developments within the library publishing sector nationally and internationally
- To mentor new library publishers and to showcase library publishing initiatives and successes in Ireland
- To forge links between open access and institutional publishing presses and libraries
- To liaise with relevant agencies such as the Library Publishing Coalition, the IFLA Library Publishing Special Interest Group (SIG), PKP, and other key organisations
- To promote and teach the Library Publishing Curriculum to Group members and across the library sector
In 2021, The LPG became affiliated to the Library Publishing Coalition. This blog post will discuss the benefits of this affiliation for the library publishing movement in Ireland.