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.