Directory Committee
The Directory Committee is charged with publishing the Library Publishing Directory, ensuring that both the print and online versions of the Directory are useful to the membership. The Directory Committee oversees the collection of data and authoring processes, including distributing the survey, analyzing the data provided by respondents, proofreading submissions, and preparing for print production. The goal of the Directory is to document the current range of library publishing activities (including costs, staffing, and how libraries are financing these ventures); articulate the unique value of library publishing activities; and inspire other libraries to envision and develop publishing services programs.
Current Members
2022-2024 Briana Knox, University of North Texas (co-chair)
2023-2025 Allison Brown, SUNY Geneseo (co-chair)
2022-2024 Jody Bailey, Emory University
2023-2025 Emily Carlisle-Johnston, Western University
2022-2024 Ryan Otto, Kansas State University
2022-2024 Ted Polley, IUPUI
2023-2024 Angel Peterson, Penn State University (Board liaison)
Programs and Publications
- Library Publishing Directory (Annual publication)
- Directory collaboration with IFLA Library Publishing Special Interest Group (Project beginning 2019)
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee leads LPC’s efforts to create an inclusive community by embedding the work of anti-racism, anti-oppression, and accessibility across the organization. In addition to its own set of programs (including conferring the annual Library Publishing Forum Award), the committee consults with LPC’s Board and the other committees and task forces to identify areas where inequity and systems of oppression are being reinforced and to create strategies to dismantle them. The committee has a dual focus on improving the inclusivity of LPC itself and on creating resources for all library publishers to embed anti-racism, anti-oppression, and accessibility into their publishing practices.
Current Members
2022-2024 Cosette Bruhns Alonso, University of Pennsylvania
2022-2024 Jonah McAllister-Erickson, West Virginia University
2023-2025 Natasha Nunn, University of Alberta
2023-2025 Courtney Shareef, University of Louisville
2023-2024 Harrison Inefuku, Iowa State University (Board DEI Officer)
Programs and Publications
Library Publishing Forum Scholarships Committee
This one-year committee is responsible for travel scholarship programs related to the 2024 Library Publishing Forum.
Current Members
2023-2024 Laureen Boutang, University of Minnesota (chair)
2023-2024 Katie Cuyler, University of Alberta
2023-2024 Jordan Pedersen, University of Guelph
2023-2024 Joshua Neds-Fox, Wayne State University
2023-2024 Emma Molls, University of Minnesota (Board liaison)
Professional Development Committee
The Professional Development Committee bears primary responsibility for assessing professional development needs and planning and implementing professional development and training opportunities for LPC members throughout the year.
2022-2024 Emily Stenberg, Washington University in St. Louis (chair)
2023-2025 Anna Dimoula, University of Miami
2022-2024 Erin Jerome, University of Massachusetts Amherst
2023-2025 Chelsea Johnston, University of Florida
2023-2025 Adam Mazel, Indiana University
2022-2024 Matthew Vaughn, Indiana University, Bloomington
2023-2024 Sonya Betz, University of Alberta (Board liaison)
Programs and Publications
- Webinars and topical community calls (throughout the year)
- Peer Mentorship Program (annual program)
- Documentation Month (event and publication)
- Library Publishing Competencies (Publication, 2020)
- Professional Development LibGuide (Publication hosted at the University of Kentucky)
Program Committee
The Program Committee is responsible for developing and overseeing the program at the Library Publishing Forum. The Committee guides decisions about and assists with the planning of the Forum.
Current Members
2022-2024 Elizabeth Bedford, University of Washington (co-chair)
2022-2024 Jennifer Coronado, Butler University (PALNI) (co-chair)
2020-2024 Jason Boczar, University of South Florida
2023-2025 Corinne Guimont, Virginia Tech
2023-2025 Loftan Hooker, Virginia Commonwealth University
2023-2025 Alexandra Marcaccio, University of Guelph
2023-2024 Emma Molls, University of Minnesota (Board and host liaison)
Programs and Publications
- Library Publishing Forum (Annual conference)
Publishing Practice Awards Committee
The Publishing Practice Awards Committee administers the Publishing Practice Awards, annual awards promoting and recognizing values-based practices in library publishing. Committee members manage the call for applications and the review and selection processes.
This committee is on hiatus.
Programs and Publications
- Publishing Practice Awards (annual)
Research Committee
LPC’s Research Committee coordinates research priorities, facilitates inter-institutional collaboration on projects, and provides guidance for researchers affiliated with the LPC.
Current Members
2023-2025 Karen Bjork, Virginia Commonwealth University (chair)
2023-2025 Nina Collins, Purdue University
2023-2025 Matt Hunter, Florida State University
2022-2024 John Martin, University of North Texas
2023-2025 John Morgenstern, Emory University
2021-2025 Christopher Popovich, University of Guelph
2023-2024 Perry Collins, University of Florida (Board liaison)
Programs and Publications
- Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Library Publishing (Annual program)
- Library Publishing Bibliography (Updated annually)
- Library Publishing Research Agenda (Publication, 2020)
Library Publishing Curriculum Editorial Board
The Library Publishing Curriculum Editorial Board identifies maintenance and development needs for the Curriculum, oversees (and occasionally performs) that work, and promotes the wide adoption and use of the Curriculum.
Current Members
2020-2026 Johanna Meetz, Ohio State University (interim co-chair)
2020-2026 Joshua Neds-Fox, Wayne State University (interim co-chair)
2023-2026 Kathleen DeLaurenti, Johns Hopkins University
2023-2026 Kirstine McDermid, University of Leeds
2023-2026 Alissa Miller, Middle Tennessee State University
2023-2026 John Morgenstern , Emory University
2020-2026 Célia Regina de Oliveira Rosa, University of São Paulo
2020-2026 Chelcie Rowell, Harvard University
2020-2026 John Warren, George Washington University
2023-2026 Elizabeth Wawrzyniak, Gonzaga University
2023-2026 Rebecca Wojturska, University of Edinburgh
2023-2024 Liz Scarpelli, University of Cincinnati Press (Board liaison)
Programs and Publications
- Library Publishing Curriculum (web page)
- Library Publishing Curriculum (2018 publication)
Canadian Community Development Working Group (2022-23)
This 6-month working group, will engage Canadian scholarly communications stakeholders to explore strategies for developing a stronger Canadian library publisher community. This new group provides an opportunity for Canadian library publishers to grow and develop according to their unique national context.
The LPC provides support for the working group to build upon existing Canadian community engagement efforts and to consult broadly with practitioners and organizations across Canada. The group’s priority is to develop recommendations for supporting and strengthening the community of Canadian library publishers, both from within and outside the LPC.
Members include:
- Sonya Betz, University of Alberta (Chair)
- Emily Carlisle-Johnston, Western University
- Jessica Lange, McGill University
- Michael Nason, University of New Brunswick
- Tanja Niemann, Érudit
- Kate Shuttleworth, Simon Fraser University
- Kevin Stranack, PKP
- Melanie Schlosser, LPC Community Facilitator (Board liaison)
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Ce groupe de travail d’une durée de six mois incitera les intervenants canadiens du secteur des communications savantes à explorer des stratégies visant à renforcer la communauté canadienne des bibliothèques qui offrent des services d’édition. Ce nouveau groupe offre aux bibliothèques canadiennes éditrices la possibilité de croître et de se développer dans un contexte national unique.
La LPC offre son soutien au groupe de travail afin qu’il s’appuie sur les efforts d’engagement existants dans la communauté canadienne, et qu’il consulte largement les praticien.ne.s et les organisations à travers le Canada. La priorité du groupe est d’élaborer des recommandations pour soutenir et renforcer la communauté des bibliothèques éditrices canadiennes, tant à l’intérieur qu’à l’extérieur de la LPC.
Les membres sont les suivants :
- Sonya Betz, University of Alberta (Présidente)
- Emily Carlisle-Johnston, Western University
- Jessica Lange, McGill University
- Michael Nason, University of New Brunswick
- Tanja Niemann, Érudit
- Kate Shuttleworth, Simon Fraser University
- Kevin Stranack, PKP
- Melanie Schlosser, LPC Community Facilitator (Board liaison)
Previous Task Forces
Ethical Framework for Library Publishing Task Force (2021-2023)
The Library Publishing Coalition created An Ethical Framework for Library Publishing, v1.0 in 2017-2018. The events of the ensuing years have only increased the need for a resource like the Framework, and at the same time have raised library publishers’ and the Library Publishing Coalition’s awareness of the ethical imperatives inherent in our practice. This task force will evaluate v1.0 of the Framework to identify maintenance and development needs and address them, with the goal of producing an updated iteration of the Ethical Framework (v2.0). Task force members will likely be involved both in organizing colleagues and resources, strategizing an update, and drafting sections of the framework. Timeline is flexible, but target endpoint is late 2022.
Members
Joshua Neds-Fox, Wayne State University (chair)
Tina Baich, IUPUI
Nina Collins, Purdue University
Jaime Ding, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Bernadette A. Lear, Pennsylvania State University – Harrisburg
Anna Leonard, University of Namibia
Zoe Wake Hyde, The Rebus Foundation
Charlotte Roh, University of San Francisco
Kate Shuttleworth, Simon Fraser University and the Public Knowledge Project
Christine Turner, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Ally Laird, Penn State University (Board liaison)
Preservation Task Force (2021-2023)
This group will investigate the current state of preservation efforts in the field and make recommendations to the Board and other LPC committees of ways to strengthen practice in this area. The investigation will consist of two streams of work: one focused on the preservation practices and needs of library publishers, and one focused on preservation-related projects and services that may be of interest to the field. The first stream will build on the data already being collected for the Library Publishing Directory, providing opportunities for library publishers to share more in-depth information about the preservation of the content they publish. The second stream will involve dialogue with other organizations, a number of which are Strategic Affiliates of LPC (e.g. CLOCKSS, DOAJ, PKP, NASIG) or are connected with LPC through the Educopia Institute (e.g. MetaArchive Cooperative). This group is envisioned as a one-year task force, but its members may recommend a second year if they feel that additional work is needed.
Members
Elizabeth Bedford, University of Washington (chair)
Chloe Dufour, University of Pittsburgh
Corinne Guimont, Virginia Tech
Rachel Howard, University of Louisville
Amanda Hurfurd, PALNI
Jennifer Kemp, Crossref (guest member)
Shane Nackerud, University of Minnesota
Alicia Wise, CLOCKSS (guest member)
Christine Fruin, Atla (Board liaison)
Diversity and Inclusion Task Force (2019-2021)
This task force will build on the work of the Program Committee’s Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee by exploring the creation of a standing Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee for the Library Publishing Coalition. The terms “Diversity, Equity & Inclusion” are subject to multiple interpretations, and the weight they carry requires special attention. In order that the work of any so-named committee is direct, actionable, and impactful, this task force will ensure that it is charged with a specific, considered vision to drive its work.
Members
Cheryl Ball, Wayne State University (2020-2021)
Kevin Hawkins, University of North Texas (2020-2021)
Harrison Inefuku, Iowa State University (2019-2021)
Hanni Nabahe, University of Virginia (2019-2020)
Joshua Neds-Fox, Wayne State University (2019-2021)
Angel Peterson, Penn State University (2020-2021)
Willa Tavernier, Indiana University (2019-2021)
Michelle Wilson, Columbia University (chair, 2019-2020)
Board Liaison: Jody Bailey, Emory University (ex officio)
Publication Award Task Force (2019-2020)
This task force will investigate the feasibility of implementing a member publication award program and report back to the board with recommendations.
Members
Annie Johnson, Temple University (chair)
Sam Byrd, Virginia Commonwealth University
Clayton Hayes, Wayne State University
Emma Molls, University of Minnesota
Board Liaison: Kate McCready, University of Minnesota (ex officio)
Library Publishing Directory Task Force (2018-2019)
This task force will supplement the regular work of the Directory Committee (which is charged with producing the annual Library Publishing Directory) by evaluating the Directory data collection process and revisiting the Directory data model.
Members
Jessica Kirschner, Texas Tech University (chair)
Robert Browder, Virginia Tech
Christine Fruin, ATLA
Chelsea Johnston, University of South Florida
Hanni Nabahe, University of Virginia
Willa Tavernier, Indiana University
Board liaison: Joshua Neds-Fox, Wayne State University
Ethical Framework for Library Publishing Task Force (2017-2018)
This task force will develop a framework for ethical practice in library publishing, including but not limited to the following topics: publishing practice, accessibility, and diversity and inclusion. The group will identify relevant resources and contextualize them for library publishers. When appropriate resources cannot be identified, the group will create them, or work with other LPC committees to do so. The task force will build in opportunities for input and feedback from the LPC membership as the framework is in development, to ensure that it represents the broad spectrum of activities and values in our community. (2018 publication: An Ethical Framework for Library Publishing, v1.0)
Members
Jason Boczar, University of South Florida (chair)
Harrison W. Inefuku, Iowa State University
Monica Westin, California Digital Library
Rebel Cummings-Sauls, Kansas State University
Terri Fishel, Macalester College
Wendy Robertson, University of Iowa
Joshua Neds-Fox, Wayne State University
Sarah Melton, Boston College
Jaclyn Sipovic, University of Michigan
Nina Collins, Purdue University
Camille Thomas, Texas Tech University
Valerie Horton, Minitex
Charlotte Roh, University of San Francisco (2017-18 LPC Fellow)
Board Liaison: Laurie Taylor, University of Florida (ex officio)
Directory of Open Access Journals Task Force (2017-2018)
This task force will evaluate the needs of the LPC community related to the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), mentor LPC member institutions through the DOAJ application process, and recommend any necessary ongoing support. The group was developed in consultation with DOAJ, and will receive training from DOAJ staff. (2018 publication: DOAJ Application How-To Guide for Library Publishers)
Members
Monica Westin, California Digital Library (chair)
Ian Caswell, University College London
Liza Hagerman, Purdue University
Emma Molls, University of Minnesota
David Scherer, Carnegie Mellon University
Janet Swatscheno, University of Illinois
Board Liaison: Joshua Neds-Fox, Wayne State University (ex officio)
Web Content Strategy Task Force (2015-2016)
The Web Content Strategy Task Force was charged by the LPC Board to develop a strategy and prospective recommendations for improving the visibility, utility, and impact of the LPC’s online content. Such online content includes, but is not limited to: website, social media presence, LPC Directory, documentation portal, LPC-sponsored webinars, job board, and any reports/whitepapers created by the LPC.
Members
Sarah Melton, Emory University
Catherine Mitchell, California Digital Library
Micah Vandegrift, Florida State University