LPC is delighted to welcome three new members who’ve taken advantage of our membership special: UJ Press, Ball State University, and Georgia Institute of Technology!
UJ Press is an Open Access University Press based at the University of Johannesburg Library. The press publishes both Gold and Diamond Access books and journals in print, electronic and audio formats.
Ball State University is a public research university in Muncie, Indiana, with over 20,000 students, 120 undergraduate majors, and 100 graduate degrees offered through its seven academic colleges. Ball State University offers a number of highly ranked programs and has a vision to be a national model of excellence for challenging, learner- centered academic communities that advance knowledge and improve economic vitality and quality of life. This vision is shared by the University Libraries where the Digital Scholarship and Scholarly Communication unit advances the creation, dissemination, and preservation of open access research and digital scholarship through collaborative opportunities, workshops and instruction, consultative services, and technology solutions. Our projects span from GIS, to scholarly communication, digital projects, and journal hosting. We strive to focus on innovation, accessibility, and new program development such as textbook and monograph publishing.