The Library Publishing Coalition Board seeks applications for the Library Publishing Curriculum Editorial Board. Created in partnership with the Educopia Institute as part of a project generously funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Library Publishing Curriculum is now an ongoing program of the LPC.
Membership Qualifications and Term Lengths
Highly desired qualifications include:
- Accomplishment and expertise in library publishing
- Research/publishing experience
- Experience with curriculum development
- Strong commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility
It is not necessary for candidates to possess robust experience in all the above areas, but they should be able to demonstrate experience with at least two.
Members will serve three-year terms, which can be renewed once. Members who want to serve more than two consecutive terms must reapply. Estimated time commitment will be up to 5–6 hours a month, unless a member decides to take on additional writing/revision responsibilities.
Timing: All volunteer terms starting at the same time (July 1, 2026) and running for three years.
Eligibility: Any interested library publisher may volunteer. Service on this group is open to staff at LPC member and non-member libraries and representatives of LPC strategic affiliate communities.
Editorial Board Responsibilities
Identifying work needed: The editorial board will be responsible for identifying gaps and opportunities in the curriculum, including new units, updates or adaptations of existing units (e.g., adapting the copyright unit for another country’s copyright landscape), translations, and other projects that will increase the currency, utility, and breadth of the curriculum.
Recruiting and guiding project participants: The editorial board will recruit project participants and guide them through their project work; these individuals would work with the editorial board to devise and implement major revisions or additions to the curriculum.
Authoring/updating curriculum content: For small projects, the editorial board may decide to undertake the work itself, rather than recruiting project participants.
Identifying resources for curriculum development: For projects the editorial board wants to undertake that will require outside funding or other resources, the group will work with the EIC and LPC’s Board to identify potential funding sources and apply for grants.
Ensuring high quality content: The editorial board will ensure that existing content is still useful and relevant, and that new content developed meets project goals and quality expectations.
Curriculum promotion: The editorial board is responsible for promoting new and revised content, and encouraging adoption of the curriculum in a variety of settings.
How to volunteer
To be considered for committee membership, please complete our brief volunteer application by Tuesday, March 31st.