Monday, May 5
12:00 p.m. to 1 p.m. | Keynote address by Jerome Offord, Jr., Associate University Librarian (AUL) and Chief Diversity Officer for Harvard Library
1 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. | Break
1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
ACTIVE SESSION
Library publishing: We can’t do everything, so should we just quit?
Rachel Molina (she/her), Digital Publishing and Repository Librarian, Indiana University Indianapolis; Olivia MacIsaac (she/her), Research Information Management Librarian, Indiana University Indianapolis; Jere Odell (he/him), Director of the Center for Digital Scholarship, Indiana University Indianapolis
INDIVIDUAL SESSION
Ensuring diversity in open access databases: the DOAJ Ambassador Programme Review
Ivonne Lujano, DOAJ Community Manager & Ambassador, Directory of Open Access Journals
Creating Inclusive OERs: Weaving Accessibility into Publishing Workflows
Karen Meijer (she/her), Scholarly Communication Librarian, Kwantlen Polytechnic University; Amanda Grey (she/her), Open Education Strategist, Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Implementing DEIA Training for Editors in a Library Publishing Program
Charlotte Roh (she/her), Publications Manager, California Digital Library, University of California; Catherine Mitchell, Director of Publishing, Archives, and Digitization, California Digital Library, University of California; Amanda Karby (she/her), Publications Manager, California Digitial Library, University of California
2:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. | Break
2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.
PANEL SESSION
Beyond Diamond: Exploring Dialectical Materialist Open Access
Dave Ghamandi (he/him), Open Publishing Librarian and Managing Editor, Aperio, University of Virginia; Brianne Selman (she/her), Scholarly Communications and Copyright Librarian, University of Winnipeg: Sam Popowich (he/him), Digital Infrastructure Librarian, University of Winnipeg
BOAF SESSION
Enhancing Accessibility in Library Publishing: Challenges, Best Practices, and Sustainability
Valrie Minson (she/her), Associate Dean of Research and Executive Director of LibraryPress@UF, University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries; Tracy E. MacKay-Ratliff (she/her), Director of LibraryPress@UF, University of Florida Smathers Libraries; Kat Nguyen (she/her), Publications Editorial Coordinator, University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries: Ella Terran (she/her), Design and Publishing Assistant for LibraryPress@UF, University of Florida Smathers Libraries
3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Break
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
ACTIVE SESSION
Managing relationships through boundaries: A library publishing discussion
Erin Jerome, Library Publishing & Institutional Repository Librarian, University of Massachusetts Amherst’ Anne Cong-Huyen, Research & Engagement Librarian for Humanities & Social Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara; Esther Jackson, Scholarly Communication Technologies Librarian, Columbia University; Kathryn Pope, Digital Repository Manager, Columbia University
PANEL SESSION
Exploring ways to increase diversity, equity and inclusion in a diamond open access journal: the case of the Special Issue
Janet Catterall (she/they), Senior Project Officer, Open Access Australasia; Shenmeng Xu (she/her) Librarian for Scholarly Communications Digital Lab, Vanderbilt University; Andrea Quinn, Law Librarian for Digital Initiatives and Research Services, Emory University School of Law; Frances Andreu (she/her), Scholarly Communications Librarian, Rochester Institute of Technology; Janaynne Carvalho do Amaral (she/her), Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Samir Hachani, Professor, School of Library Sciences-University of Algiers
Tuesday, May 6
12:00 p.m. to 1 p.m.
BOAF SESSION
Looking at Accessibility and Archiving of Open Access Books – A Copim Open Book Futures Workshop
Gareth Cole, Loughborough University Library; Joanne Fitzpatrick, Lancaster University Library; Dr Rupert Gatti,O pen Book Publishers, Thoth Open Metadata, Cambridge University
INDIVIDUAL SESSION
(This session includes two 15-minute presentations and three 2- to 3-minute lightning talks.)
Overdue Knowledge: Teaching & Learning via Student-led Journals in the Library
Rebecca Wojturska (she/her), Open Access Publishing Officer, University of Edinburgh
Building Bridges between Publishing and Teaching
Gabriela Mircea (she/her), Digital Project Librarian, University of Calgary
Undergraduate Journal Workflows Project
Christopher A. Barnes (he/him), Assistant Professor and Digital Publishing Librarian, Adelphi University
Open Access to Publicly Funded Research in China: Policies, Platforms, and Accessibility
Feng Yang (he), Professor, Sichuan University
An Ultra-Brief Look at Aperio’s Platform Migration
Dave S. Ghamandi (he/him), Open Publishing Librarian and Managing Editor, Aperio, University of Virginia
1 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. | Break
1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
ACTIVE SESSION
Open Access, Open Metadata, Open Archiving: How to Liberate Metadata Flows across the OA Landscape
Toby Steiner (he/his), COO, Thoth Open Metadata; Vincent van Gerven Oei, punctum books & Thoth Open Metadata; Hannah Hillen, Thoth Open Metadata
BOAF SESSION
Structuring Library Publishing Programs One Step At A Time
Jordan Pedersen (she/her), Research & Scholarship Librarian, University of Guelph
2:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. | Break
2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.
PANEL SESSION
A Student-Centered Approach: How to Build Inclusive and Effective Digital Publishing Teams
Lindsey R. Peterson (she/her), Digital Humanities Assistant Professor of Practice, University of South Dakota; Mariah Cosens (she/her), CWRGM Researcher and History MA student, University of South Dakota; Alessandra Diaz (she/her), CWRGM Researcher and History BA student, Columbia University; Amiracle Funches (she/her), CWRGM Researcher and Historic Objects Collections Contract Cataloger, Mississippi Department of Archives & History; Amanda Patrick (she/her), MLIS, CWRGM Researcher, University of Southern Mississippi
ACTIVE SESSION
Leveraging Student Expertise: Collaborating with Graduate Assistants to Publish Open Educational Resources
Bailey Lake (she/her), Open Strategies Librarian, Eastern Kentucky University; Kelly Smith (she/her), Director of Collections & Discovery, Eastern Kentucky University
3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Break
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
BOAF SESSION
Exploring the Landscape of Peer Review Models
Iliana Cosme-Brooks (she/her), Open Publishing Coordinator, Virginia Tech; Corinne Guimont (she/her), Associate Director, Publishing and Digital Scholarship, Virginia Tech;
Patrick Tomlin (he/him), Associate Dean, Academic and Creative Engagement, Virginia Tech; Cheryl Ball, Executive Director, Council of Editors of Learned Journals
PANEL SESSION
Accessibility metadata: challenges and ways forward
Katherine Klosek, Director of Information Policy and Federal Relations, Association of Research Libraries (ARL); Pascal Calarco, Systems Librarian and Scholarly Communications Librarian, University of Windsor; Julie Cardinal, retired; Katherine McColgan, Manager, Administration and Programs, Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL); Chris Oliver, Head, Resource Description and Metadata Services, University of Ottawa; Victoria Owen, Information Policy Scholar-Practitioner, University of Toronto
Wednesday, May 7
12:00 p.m. to 1 p.m.
PANEL SESSION
Removing barriers: how libraries and university presses collaborate to effect change
Jennie Collinson (she/her), Director of Sales & Marketing, Liverpool University Press; Allison Levy (she/her), Director, Brown University Digital Publications; Mary Rose Muccie (she/her), Executive Director/Scholarly Communications Officer, Temple University Press; Jessica Fiorillo, Harvard Education Press (Moderator)
INDIVIDUAL SESSION
A Global View on the Evolution of Open Book Publishing
Zoe Wake Hyde (she/her), OMP Coordinator, Public Knowledge Project
Beyond Journal Publishing: Adapting OJS for internal grant applications
Priscilla Carmini (she/her), Digital Repositories Librarian, University of Waterloo; Israel Cefrin (he/him), Information Technology Specialist / Developer, University of Waterloo
Taming the Beast: Leveraging A Large Scale Platform Migration for Strategic Program Goals
Lisa Schiff (she/her), Associate Director, Publishing, Archives, and Digitization, California Digital Library, University of California; Justin Gonder, Senior Product Manager, Publishing, California Digital Library, University of California
1 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. | Break
1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
ACTIVE SESSION
Challenges & Opportunities – GenAI & Open Educational Resources
Erin Fields (she/her), Open Education and Scholarly Communications Librarian, University of British Columbia; Will Engle (he, him) Open Education Stategist, University of British Columbia
INDIVIDUAL SESSION
“Reasonable costs” for publishing: what do we know now, and what can library publishers help us find out?
Lauren B. Collister (they, she), Research Engagement Manager, Invest in Open Infrastructure
The Harvard Open Journals Program: A New Library Initiative to Support No-Fee Open Access Journals
Colleen Cressman (she/her), Librarian for Open Publishing, Harvard Library; Yuan Li (she/her), University Scholarly Communication Officer and Director of Open Scholarship and Research Data Services, Harvard Library
On Building Transgeographic Teaching Networks: The Digital Library of the Caribbean Open Educational Resources in Caribbean Studies Development Program
Tania Ríos Marrero (she/her), Project Coordinator for the Digital Library of the Caribbean, University of Florida
2:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. | Break
2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.
INDIVIDUAL SESSION
Library Publishing Perspectives from Brazilian academic libraries
Lucas dos Santos Souza da Silva (he/him), Post-Graduate Student/Researcher, Brazilian Institute of Information on Science and Technology (Ibict); Fabio Gouveia (he/him), Professor, Brazilian Institute of Information on Science and Technology (Ibict); Nanci Oddone (she/her), Professor, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO)
Stronger Together at the Big Ten: Library Publishing Collective Action
Kate McCready (she/her), Program Director for Open Publishing, Big Ten Academic Alliance
ACTIVE SESSION
Defining Quality in OER Textbooks: Drafting a Guide
Stefanie Buck (she/her), Director, Open Educational Resources, Oregon State University; Karen Lauritsen (she/her), Senior Director, Publishing, Open Education Network
3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Break
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Member Meeting
Thursday, May 8
12:00 p.m. to 1 p.m. | Keynote address by Tom Ribaric, Scholarly Publishing and Platforms Librarian at Brock University and Cecile Farnum, Liaison Librarian at Toronto Metropolitan University Libraries
1 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. | Break
1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
INDIVIDUAL SESSION
An International Data Space for OA Book Usage Data Exchange Across Public and Private Stakeholders – Project Update
Ursula Rabar, Community Manager, OA Book Usage Data Trust / OPERAS