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Library Publishing Directory

The Library Publishing Directory provides an annual snapshot of the publishing activities of academic and research libraries, including information about the number and types of publications they produce, the services they offer authors, how they are staffed and funded, and their future plans. In documenting the breadth and depth of activities in this field, this resource aims to articulate the unique value of library publishing; establish it as a significant and growing community of practice; and to raise its visibility within a number of stakeholder communities, including administrators, funding agencies, other scholarly publishers, librarians, and content creators.

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Professional Development

Webinars

The LPC’s Professional Development Committee coordinates an occasional webinar series to provide opportunities to share knowledge, discuss on-the-ground experiences, and build on community expertise. Webinar recordings are made openly available here.

Date	Title
10/04/18	Publisher as Researcher
02/06/18	Figuring it out together: Building foundational knowledge for OER publishing
02/01/18	Best practices in open access publishing
01/17/18	Copyright and Creative Commons: Publishing with open licenses
12/12/17	Creating Accessible PDFs
09/07/17	Hypothes.is for Web Annotation
07/27/17	ORCID in Publishing Workflows
01/25/17	Maximizing Discovery and Impact of Scholarly Monographs in the OA Era: Barriers and Opportunities
11/15/16	Open Access Presses
10/19/16	OA Journal Publishing: DOAJ Indexing and Best Practice
06/21/16	Manifold: Open Source Publishing Platform for Digital Editions
05/24/16	Working with Publication Agreements
04/26/16	Analytics for Library Publishers
03/09/16	Accessibility and Usability for Web Publications
02/17/16	XML Document Parsing & Publishing: PKP Smarter Scholarly Texts Project
01/28/16	Getting Your Copyright Ducks in a Row
12/09/15	Submission Management for Library Publishers
10/19/15	Open, Networked Textbooks: Building an Ecosystem

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Professional Development Guide

The Library Publishing Professional Development Guide compiles training and professional development materials (including courses, webinars, readings, and fee-based programs) for library publishers.

The production of this guide is sponsored and coordinated by the LPC’s Professional Development Committee, which bears primary responsibility for assessing professional development needs and planning and implementing professional development and training opportunities for LPC members throughout the year. The guide is hosted by the University of Kentucky Libraries.

Please send questions, comments, and suggestions to both Adrian Ho at the University of Kentucky Libraries and Melanie Schlosser at LPC.

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Job Board

The LPC maintains a list of jobs that incorporate library publishing roles. To be included in this list, the position must be located administratively in a library, or report directly to a library-based supervisor. The primary function(s) of the position must directly engage in the creation, dissemination, and/or curation of scholarly, creative, and/or educational works. Administrative positions that do not directly engage in these functions may be included if they include supervisory responsibility primarily for employees who are performing these functions. If you’d like to add a posting, please contact us.

Date	Title	Organization	Location
09/11/19	Scholarly Communication Librarian	University of California, Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz, CA
08/14/19	Publishing Librarian I/II/III	Wayne State University Libraries	Detroit, MI
07/03/19	Scholarly Communications Librarian I/II	Villanova University	Villanova, PA
06/10/19	Publishing and Repository Services Librarian	The Ohio State University	Columbus, OH
05/29/19	Open Education Coordinator	University of Oklahoma	Norman, OK
04/23/19	Copyright and Scholarly Communications Manager	Ball State University	Muncie, IN
04/23/19	Senior Software Developer	California Digital Library	Oakland, CA
04/18/19	Student Project Assistant	Public Knowledge Project (PKP)	Remote
04/12/19	Resident Librarian	Iowa State University	Ames, IA
04/12/19	Project Manager	Brown University	Providence, RI
04/03/19	Visiting Research Programmer for Scholarly Communication and Publishing (2-Year Appointment)	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Urbana-Champaign, IL
04/03/19	Diversity Resident Librarian (2 positions)	Penn State University Libraries	University Park, PA
03/07/19	Digital Publishing and Outreach Specialist	Boston College	Chestnut Hill, MA
03/04/19	Digital Publishing Specialist	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
02/11/19	General Software Developers	Public Knowledge Project	Remote
01/24/19	SWORD Server Developer	Public Knowledge Project	Remote
01/15/19	Production Assistant for Repository Services	The Ohio State University	Columbus, OH
01/02/19	Assistant Managing Editor	University of Cincinnati	Cincinnati, OH
12/17/18	Scholarly Communications Librarian	Florida State University Libraries	Tallahassee, FL
12/10/18	Copyright and Scholarly Communications Manager	Ball State	Muncie, IN
12/03/18	Librarian for Digital Media and Publishing	Vanderbilt University	Nashville, TN
11/19/18	Director for Scholarly Communications	University of North Carolina, Greensboro	Greensboro, NC
11/19/18	Scholarly Communications Librarian	Villanova University	Villanova, PA
10/08/18	Digital Publishing Research Fellow	Cal Poly	San Luis Obispo, CA
09/18/18	Open Access Publishing Program Internship	American Theological Library Association	remote work
08/28/18	Head of Scholarly Communications, Copyright, and Publishing	Dartmouth College	Hanover, New Hampshire
08/16/18	Journals Coordinator	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI
08/13/18	Publication Management System Coordinator	California Digital Library	Oakland, CA
08/03/18	Repository Services Coordinator	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Urbana-Champaign, IL
07/16/18	Library Publishing Specialist	University of Texas, Arlington	Arlington, TX
06/14/18	Associate Dean of Libraries–Digital Strategy	Simon Fraser University	Burnaby, BC
04/05/18	Digital Publishing Librarian	Columbia University	New York, NY
03/23/18	Community Manager, Fulcrum	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI
03/07/18	Sales and Marketing Director	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI
03/06/18	Librarian, Scholarly Communication (Assistant or Associate)	University of Arizona	Tuscon, AZ
02/22/18	OER Publishing Coordinator	SUNY Geneseo	Geneseo, NY
02/15/18	Head, Library Publishing and Digital Production Services	University of Alberta	Edmonton, Alberta
02/05/18	Scholarly Communications Officer	Seattle University	Seattle, WA
01/19/18	Digital Publishing and Copyright Librarian	University of Delaware	Newark, Delaware
01/11/18	User Experience and Project Management Librarian	IUPUI	Indianapolis, IN
01/11/18	Library Fellow	Valparaiso University	Valparaiso, Indiana
11/10/17	Associate Dean for Curation, Publishing and Preservation Services	Grand Valley State University	Allendale, MI
10/18/17	Scholarly Communications Librarian	West Virginia University	Morgantown, WV
10/17/17	Scholarly Communications Librarian	West Virginia University	Morgantown, WV
10/06/17	Scholarly Communications Librarian	Butler University	Indianapolis, IN 46208 (317) 940-9714
10/04/17	Digital Publishing Lead	George Mason University	Fairfax, VA
10/04/17	Scholarly Communication and Open Access Publishing Lead	George Mason University	Fairfax, VA
10/04/17	Scholarly Communications Librarian	Butler University	Indianapolis, IN
10/03/17	Scholarly Sharing Strategist	Ohio State University	Columbus, OH
08/21/17	Publications & Support Specialist	Public Knowledge Project	Burnaby, British Columbia
07/17/17	Assistant Director for Scholarly Communication & Projects	Columbia University	New York, NY
07/14/17	LibraryPress@UF Coordinator	University of Florida	Gainesville, FL
07/10/17	Publishing Services Lead	Ohio State University	Columbus, OH
07/10/17	Production Assistant for Publishing Services	Ohio State University	Columbus, OH
07/07/17	Digital Publishing Coordinator	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI
06/16/17	Scholarly Communication/Open Access Publishing Manager	American Theological Library Association	Chicago, IL
06/12/17	Assistant/Associate Librarian – Digital Publishing Project Librarian (Open Rank)	Texas Tech University	Lubbock,TX
04/07/17	Head of Scholarly Publishing & Intellectual Access	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI
04/04/17	Resident Librarian	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI
03/30/17	Technical Communications Specialist (Open Publishing Program Specialist)	Penn State University	University Park, PA
03/28/17	Associate Dean, Content Management and Scholarly Communications	Kansas State University	Manhattan, KS
03/09/17	Scholarly Communication and Data Curation Librarian/Assistant Professor	St. John’s University	New York. NY
03/06/17	Digital Humanities Librarian	University of Kentucky	Lexington, KY
03/02/17	Scholarly Communications Librarian	Gettysburg College	Gettysburg, PA
02/02/17	Digital Publishing Lead	George Mason University	Fairfax, VA
01/19/17	Scholarly Publishing Outreach Librarian	University of Washington Libraries	Seattle, WA
01/11/17	Journals and Serials Strategic Manager	Purdue University Press	West Lafayette, Indiana
01/10/17	Open Publishing/Collections Librarian	Syracuse University	Syracuse, NY
11/30/16	E-Scholarship Repository Librarian	Boston College	Boston, MA
11/30/16	Librarian for Digital Publishing, Curation, and Conversion	Pepperdine University	Malibu, CA
11/16/16	Scholarly Communications & Publishing Librarian and Head, Scholarly Communications and Publishing	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Urbana-Champaign, IL
10/20/16	Digital Publishing Specialist	Virginia Tech	Blacksburg, VA
10/03/16	Senior Associate Director for Publishing	Emory University	Atlanta, GA
09/23/16	Executive Director for Open Educational Resources	State University of New York (SUNY) College at Geneseo	Geneseo, NY
09/12/16	Digital Publishing Lead	George Mason University	Fairfax, VA
08/12/16	Digital Developmental Editor	University of British Columbia	Vancouver, BC
08/09/16	Digital Publishing Services Librarian	Northwestern University	Evanston, IL
07/29/16	Scholarly Communications and Research Librarian	Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine	Philadelphia, PA
07/29/16	Digital Repository Coordinator	University of the Pacific	Stockton, CA
07/14/16	Assistant/Associate Librarian and Coordinator of Scholarly Communication	Miami University (Ohio)	Oxford, OH
07/08/16	Research Outreach and Instruction Librarian	SUNY Polytechnic Institute	Utica, NY
07/08/16	Assistant Professor – Digital Engagement Librarian	University of Nebraska Omaha	Omaha, NE
07/01/16	Scholarly Communications Assistant	Gettysburg College	Gettysburg, PA
06/16/16	Publishing Outreach & Engagement Coordinator	California Digital Library	Oakland, CA
06/15/16	Research Data Management Librarian and Head, Scholarly Communications Department	Indiana University Bloomington	Bloomington, IN
06/15/16	Librarian	University of Texas at Arlington	Arlington, TX
06/15/16	Scholarly Communications and Licensing Librarian	MIT	Cambridge, MA
06/10/16	Scholarly Communications & Digital Scholarship Librarian	California State University	Fullerton, CA
06/10/16	Hillman University Librarian and Director	University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, PA
06/03/16	Research Data Management Librarian and Head, Scholarly Communication Department	Indiana University Bloomington	Bloomington, IN
06/03/16	Associate College Librarian for Collections and Scholarly Communications	Bates College	Lewiston, ME
06/01/16	Digital Initiatives Librarian	University of San Diego	San Diego, CA
05/03/16	Digital Scholarly Publishing Librarian	University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, PA
04/04/16	Coordinator of Scholarly Publishing	Bowling Green State University	Bowling Green, OH
04/04/16	Head Librarian, Digital Scholarship	Boston College	Chestnut Hill, MA
04/01/16	Designer for Online Publications	Brown University	Providence, RI
04/01/16	Scholarly Communications Librarian	The University of Manchester	Manchester (United Kingdom)
03/31/16	Copyright and Licensing Librarian	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Charlotte, NC
03/29/16	Humanities and Digital Scholarship Librarian	MIT	Cambridge, MA
03/29/16	Scholarly Communications & Data Curation Librarian	University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, PA
03/22/16	Director of Publishing Services	Project Euclid	Durham, NC
03/01/16	Visiting Digital Publishing Specialist	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Urbana-Champaign, IL
02/29/16	Coordinator of Scholarly Publishing	Bowling Green State University	Bowling Green, OH
02/12/16	Digital Services Librarian	The College of William & Mary	Gloucester, Virginia
02/12/16	Digital Services Coordinator	DePaul University	Chicago, Illinois
02/12/16	Associate University Librarian for Research and Scholarly Communication	Oregon State University	Corvallis, Oregon
02/04/16	Scholarly Communication Librarian	University of North Texas	Denton, Texas
02/03/16	Assistant Librarian (Digital Scholarship Librarian)	Utah State University	Logan, Utah
01/25/16	Head of the Office of Digital Innovation and Stewardship	University of Arizona Libraries	Tucson, Arizona
01/08/16	Publishing Services Librarian	University of Minnesota	Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MN
01/07/16	Digital Scholarship Librarian	Georgia State University Library	Atlanta, GA
01/06/16	Librarian	The University of Texas at Arlington	Arlington, Texas
01/05/16	Librarian for Digital Publishing, Curation, and Conversion	Pepperdine University	Malibu, CA
12/18/15	Digital Products Assistant	MIT Press	Cambridge, MA
12/10/15	Scholarly Communications Librarian	Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University	New York, NY
12/09/15	Scholarly Communications Librarian	University of San Francisco	San Francisco, CA
12/04/15	Data Management Specialist	Oregon State University Libraries	Corvalis, OR
11/17/15	Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Communications and Publishing	Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries	Richmond, VA
11/13/15	Digital Scholarship Librarian	DePaul University Libraries	Chicago, IL
11/10/15	Open Educational Resources Coordinator	University of Oklahoma Libraries	Norman, OK
11/04/15	Director, Center for Digital Research and Scholarship	Columbia University	New York, NY
10/29/15	Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Communications and Publishing	Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries	Richmond, VA
10/20/15	Scholarly Publishing Specialist	Purdue University Libraries	West Lafayette, IN
09/24/15	Humanities and Digital Scholarship Librarian	Grinnell College	Grinnell, IA
09/22/15	Digital Content Services	The Ohio State University	Columbus, Ohio
09/15/15	Scholarly Communications Design Studio Coordinator	University of Connecticut	Storrs, CT
09/04/15	Assistant Librarian (Digital Scholarship Librarian)	Utah State University	Logan, UT
09/03/15	Digital Scholarship Librarian	Utah State University	Logan, Utah
09/02/15	Scholarly Communications & Digital Publishing Strategist	University of Cincinatti	Cincinatti, OH
08/29/15	Repository Outreach Specialist	Purdue University	West Lafayette, IN
08/10/15	Data Repository Developer	Science and Technology Facilities Council	Didcot, Oxfordshire, UK
07/14/15	DCS Projects Coordinator	The Ohio State University	Columbus, OH
07/14/15	Open Content and Digital Publishing Librarian	Cal Poly: San Luis Obispo	San Luis Obispo, CA
06/05/15	Digital Scholarship Librarian	College of William & Mary	Williamsburg, VA
05/13/15	Scholarly Communications Librarian	Memorial University	St. John's, Newfoundland, CAN
05/13/15	Digital Scholarship Librarian	Kansas State University	Manhattan, KS
04/27/15	Repository Librarian	UNC Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, NC
04/27/15	Digital Publishing Services Manager	SUNY Geneseo	Geneseo, NY
04/06/15	Team Leader for Digital Learning and Scholarship	Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland, OH
04/06/15	Digital Production Coordinator	Northeastern University	Boston, MA
04/06/15	Librarian: Digital Scholarship & Publishing	University of South Florida	Tampa, FL
04/06/15	Library Publishing and Scholarly Communications Specialist	Temple University	Philadelphia, PA
04/06/15	Deputy Director of Scholarly Communications	University of North Texas	Denton, TX
03/24/15	Digital Scholarship Librarian	Dartmouth College	Hanover, NH
03/24/15	Data and Visualization Librarian	Dartmouth College	Hanover, NH
02/01/15	Department Head, Office of Digital Innovation and Stewardship	University of Arizona	Tucson, AZ
01/28/15	Digital Repository Analyst, Library & Information Technology	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, NC
01/26/15	Program Coordinator	Ohio State University	Columbus, OH
01/14/15	Scholarly Communications Outreach Librarian	Virginia Commonwealth University	Richmond, VA
12/21/14	Scholarly Communications Librarian	Florida State University	Tallahassee, FL
12/03/14	Digital Collections Coordinator	King Abdullah University of Science and Technology	Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
12/03/14	Director, Purdue University Press and Head, Scholarly Publishing Services	Purdue University	West Lafayette, Indiana
12/02/14	Digital Library Applications Developer	Temple University	Philadelphia, PA
12/01/14	Institutional Repository Coordinator	South Dakota State University	Brookings, South Dakota
11/25/14	Contractor- Digital Repository Assistant	Framingham State University	Framingham, MA
11/21/14	Office for Scholarly Communication Staff Assistant	Harvard University	Cambridge, MA
11/20/14	Data and eScience Librarian	University of Texas at Arlington	Arlington, TX
11/18/14	Research Data Curation Librarian	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, Michigan
11/18/14	Discovery Services and Data Curation Librarian	Georgia Southern University	Statesboro, GA
11/12/14	Digital Publishing Production Lead	George Mason University	Fairfax, VA
11/06/14	Emory Center for Digital Scholarship Post-doctoral Fellow in Digital Humanities Publishing	Emory University	Atlanta, GA
09/19/14	Digital Projects Librarian	Wesleyan University	Middletown, CT
09/18/14	Digital Scholarship and Scholarly Communication Librarian	Smith College	Northampton, MA
09/15/14	Director, Research and Informatics	Virginia Tech	Blacksburg, VA
09/09/14	Repository Collections Specialist	Virginia Tech	Blacksburg, VA
09/09/14	Scholarly Communications Outreach Coordinator	Hofstra University	Hempstead, NY
09/03/14	Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Resources	Georgetown University	Washington, DC
08/21/14	Digital Scholarship Librarian	Claremont Colleges Library	Claremont, CA
08/13/14	Supervising Programmer/Analyst	Stony Brook University	Stony Brook, NY
08/11/14	Digital Initiatives Librarian	Rochester Institute of Technology	Rochester, NY
08/06/14	Science Collections Librarian	Tufts University	Medford, MA
08/04/14	Director, Center for Digital Scholarship and Publishing	Kansas State University	Manhattan, KS
08/01/14	Director, Center for Digital Scholarship and Publishing	Kansas State University	Manhattan, KS
07/30/14	Scholarly Communications Outreach Coordinator	Grand Valley State University	Allendale, MI
07/25/14	Director of Collections, Copyright and Scholarly Communication	Princeton Theological Seminary	Princeton, New Jersey
07/25/14	Associate Dean for Research, Collections, and Scholarly Communications	Pennsylvania State University	University Park, Pennsylvania
07/23/14	Editor, Princeton University Library Chronicle	Princeton University	Princeton, New Jersey
07/17/14	Digital Resources and Initiatives Manager	Pittsburg State University	Pittsburg, Kansas
07/15/14	Digital Initiatives Librarian	Kansas State University	Manhattan, Kansas
07/14/14	Academic Librarian-Reference Services and Institutional Repository	Lincoln University	Jefferson City, MO
07/10/14	Executive Director, ALCTS	Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS), a division of ALA,	Chicago, IL
07/10/14	Data Services Librarian	The George Washington University	Washington, District of Columbia
06/27/14	Library Faculty Fellow	Western Illinois University	Macomb, IL
06/25/14	Metadata and Cataloging Librarian	George Mason University	Fairfax, Virginia
06/21/14	Digital Publishing Specialist	Virginia Tech	Blacksburg, Virginia
06/18/14	Librarian: Copyright Officer – University Library	Texas State University	San Marcos, TX
06/11/14	Manager, Researcher Information Systems	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Urbana, Illinois
06/05/14	Head, Digital Research and Publishing	University of Iowa Libraries	Iowa City, IA
05/30/14	Director, Purdue University Press and Head, Scholarly Publishing Services	Purdue University	West Lafayette, Indiana
05/20/14	Digital Scholarship Librarian	University of Northern Iowa	Cedar Falls, IA
05/20/14	Supervising Programmer/Analyst	Stony Brook University	Stony Brook, New York
05/13/14	Digital Scholarship Librarian	University of Northern Iowa	Cedar Falls, Iowa
05/05/14	Librarian/Assistant Professor	Boise State University Libraries	Boise, Idaho
05/02/14	Digital Scholarship Librarian	Boston College	Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
04/01/14	Library Faculty, Digital Scholarship Librarian, Tenure-Track	Middle Tennessee State University	Murfreesboro, TN
02/20/14	Director of Library Publishing	University of North Texas Libraries	Denton, TX
11/13/13	Head of Digital Scholarship Strategy	University of Nevada Las Vegas	Las Vegas, Nevada

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Shared Documentation

The LPC supports the development of common practices by assembling model documents such as MOUs, author agreements, and position descriptions from participating institutions. Member institutions are encouraged to contribute documentation. Please see the policies and procedures for the shared documentation.

MEMBER-ONLY CONTENT: While the contributing institution name and document title are displayed publicly in the list below, the documents themselves are only visible to LPC members. If you work at a member institution and would like to access the documentation portal, email us to request a website account.

Date	Title	Contributor	Content Type
08/15/19	Memorandum of Understanding: Open Access Journal Hosting through the LibraryPress@UF with the George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida	University of Florida	MOUs & Contracts
07/09/19	Design Brief	University of Florida	Other
01/24/19	New Publication Goal Development Worksheet	University of Minnesota Libraries	Procedures & Checklists
01/24/19	Memorandum of Agreement	University of Minnesota Libraries	MOUs & Contracts
01/24/19	Philosophy of Service and Business Plan	University of Minnesota Libraries	Other
01/17/19	Terms of Service for journals and departments	California Digital Library	MOUs & Contracts
12/20/18	Michigan Publishing Services Project Proposal	University of Michigan	Other
12/20/18	Memorandum of Understanding Template	Wayne State University Libraries	MOUs & Contracts
11/13/18	Distribution Contract for Third Party Print Run	UNC Charlotte	MOUs & Contracts
11/08/18	New Journal Toolkit	Indiana University	Other
07/27/18	Decision tree for Aquiline Books	University of North Texas	Procedures & Checklists
07/27/18	Sample Author Agreement, eScholarship Publishing	California Digital Library	MOUs & Contracts
07/27/18	Independent Contractor Copyright Agreement	University of North Texas	MOUs & Contracts
12/22/17	Contribution Publication Agreement	University of North Texas	MOUs & Contracts
11/09/17	Libraries Journal Hosting Agreement	University of North Texas	MOUs & Contracts
07/30/17	Publishing Agreement	University of North Texas	MOUs & Contracts
07/30/17	Publishing Agreement for Reprints	University of North Texas	MOUs & Contracts
05/31/17	Print Run Agreement	University of North Texas	MOUs & Contracts
12/09/16	Procedure: Assigning Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs)	Ohio State University	Procedures & Checklists
08/07/13	Open Journal Systems (OJS) Quick Reference Guide	University of North Texas	Procedures & Checklists
08/07/13	E-Journal Project Starter Toolkit	University of North Texas	Procedures & Checklists
08/07/13	A Guide for Starting a Scholarly Open Access E-Journal	University of North Texas	Procedures & Checklists
07/18/13	ValpoScholar (IR) Faculty and Staff Checklist	Valparaiso University	Procedures & Checklists
07/09/13	E-Journal Hosting Agreement	Virginia Tech	MOUs & Contracts
07/09/13	E-Journal Hosting Agreement	University of North Carolina, Greensboro	MOUs & Contracts
07/09/13	E-Journal Hosting Agreement	Ohio State University	MOUs & Contracts
07/09/13	E-Journal Hosting Agreement	University of Arizona	MOUs & Contracts
07/09/13	E-Journal Hosting Agreement	Tulane University	MOUs & Contracts
07/09/13	Library Services for Creating and Publishing Student Research Journals Appendix 2: Issues to Consider	University of Kentucky	Procedures & Checklists
07/09/13	Application Form for New Journals	California Digital Library	Procedures & Checklists

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Research

The Library Publishing Coalition (LPC) partners with its host organization, the Educopia Institute, to conduct targeted research to document the current range of library publishing activities (including costs, staffing, and how libraries are financing these ventures); refine justification and positioning for library-based publishing activities; align library activities in this area with university needs and goals; and help additional libraries to envision and develop publishing services programs.

Current Projects

Library Publishing Workflows (IMLS 2019-2021)
This project seeks to investigate, synchronize, and model a range of workflows to increase the capacity of libraries to publish open access, peer-reviewed scholarly journals.

Developing a Curriculum to Advance Library-Based Publishing (IMLS, 2016-2019).
This project seeks to design and implement a competency-based, synchronous and asynchronous curriculum for library publishing.

Research Committee

LPC’s Research Committee coordinates research priorities, facilitates inter-institutional collaboration on projects, and provides guidance for researchers affiliated with the LPC.

The committee also administers the annual Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Library Publishing.

Publications

An Ethical Framework for Library Publishing

Library publishing is distinguished in part from other types of scholarly publishing by a focus on adherence to the values and ethics of librarianship. An Ethical Framework for Library Publishing supports good practice in this area by providing resources and guidance in a number of ethical areas of importance to library publishers. Version 1.0 (published July 2018) covers publishing practice; accessibility; diversity, equity, and inclusion; privacy and analytics; and academic and intellectual freedom.

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Citation: Library Publishing Coalition Ethical Framework Task Force. (2018) An Ethical Framework for Library Publishing, Version 1.0. Atlanta, GA: Educopia. http://dx.doi.org/10.5703/1288284316777.

How-To Guide for Library Publishers: Directory of Open Access Journals Application

This guide walks library publishers through the DOAJ application process step-by-step, and includes explanations of commonly misunderstood questions, information specific to library publishing. (Published August 2018.)

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See below for more resources related to DOAJ.

Publishers and Service Providers

LPC’s Publishers and Service Providers List includes vendors, hosting platforms, and other types of service providers who are interested in working with the community of library publishers. While some of the organizations listed are also sponsors of the Library Publishing Forum or the LPC, sponsorship is not necessary for inclusion on the list.

Any organization that meets the criteria for the Publishers and Service Providers Program can ask to be included on the list. List information is provided by the participants and is not verified by the LPC. List information is updated annually, or throughout the year on request. Inclusion on the list does not constitute an endorsement by the LPC or any of its members.

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Directory of Open Access Journals

The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) is a nonprofit online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals (and is a strategic affiliate of the LPC). To be indexed in the DOAJ directory, journals need to meet the rigorous DOAJ selection criteria. Securing inclusion for a journal in the DOAJ is evidence of a commitment to quality, peer-reviewed, open access scholarly publishing practices. However, the process for application and inclusion in the DOAJ is complex and sometimes lengthy. LPC works closely with DOAJ to help library publishers follow best practices in open access publishing and successfully index their OA journals in the directory.

How-To Guide for Library Publishers: Directory of Open Access Journals Application

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LPC’s DOAJ Liaison

To provide additional support for LPC members navigating the DOAJ application process, LPC has an official DOAJ liaison position. The liaison is an LPC community member who is familiar with DOAJ’s requirements and processes and is able to communicate with DOAJ staff and editors if necessary.

The current DOAJ Liaison is David Scherer (daschere at andrew.cmu.edu). David is the Scholarly Communications and Research Curation Consultant at LPC member institution Carnegie Mellon University Libraries. He has been a DOAJ volunteer editor since 2015, and currently serves as managing editor for a group of volunteers working with English-language journals. LPC members are encouraged to reach out to David with questions or for assistance navigating the DOAJ application process.

Library Publishing Bibliography

The Library Publishing Bibliography provides an evidence base to inform best practices in and demonstrate the impact of library publishing. It is updated annually in the summer. Recent citations are displayed below, and the full bibliography is maintained in Zotero.

Ayre, L. B., & Craner, J. (2017). Open Data: What It Is and Why You Should Care. Public Library Quarterly, 36(2), 173–184. https://doi.org/10.1080/01616846.2017.1313045

Bailey, D. R. (2017). Creating digital knowledge: Library as open access digital publisher. College & Undergraduate Libraries, 24(2–4), 216–225. https://doi.org/10.1080/10691316.2017.1323695

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