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