LIBRARY PUBLISHING COALITIONA two-year project led by over 50 academic libraries

dedicated to advancing the emerging field of library publishing.

Charles Watkinson

Head of Scholarly Publishing Services, Purdue Libraries

and Director, Purdue University Press

(lib.purdue.edu/publishing)

Mission Statement

The Library Publishing Coalition promotes the development of innovative, sustainable publishing services in academic and research libraries to support scholars as they create, advance, and disseminate knowledge.

Project FoundationLPS:S4S project and report

• IMLS-funded project of Purdue, Georgia Tech, & University of Utah.

• Survey of academic libraries of all sizes;• > 120 attendees at three workshops

“In 2011, over 55% of North American academic libraries were developing or offering publishing services (79% of ARLs)”

Evidence-based recommendations:• Develop best practices for LPS• Create shared resources• Formalize skills and training

http://wp.sparc.arl.org/lps

What is Library Publishing?• Library publishing is the set of activities led by college and university

libraries to support the creation, dissemination, and curation of scholarly, creative, and/or educational works.

• Generally, library publishing requires a production process, presents original work not previously made available, and applies a level of certification to the content published, whether through peer review or extension of the institutional brand.

• Based on core library values and building on the traditional skills of librarians, it is distinguished from other publishing fields by a preference for Open Access dissemination and a willingness to embrace informal and experimental forms of scholarly communication and to challenge the status quo.

What is Library Publishing?

Higher Education Publishers

Library Publishers

University Presses

“What distinguishes publishing fields from one another is the type of content produced within them and the kind of market for which it is produced, together with the associated relationships, types of marketing, and forms of reward and recognition that go along with this.”

Thompson, 2005, Books in the Digital Age, p. 38

What is Library Publishing?

LPC Project FoundationLPS:S4S project and report

• IMLS-funded project of Purdue, Georgia Tech, & University of Utah.

• Survey of academic libraries of all sizes;> 120 attendees at three workshops

“In 2011, over 55% of North American academic libraries were developing or offering publishing services (79% of ARLs)”

Evidence-based recommendations:• Develop best practices for LPS• Create shared resources• Formalize skills and training

http://wp.sparc.arl.org/lps

LPC Project Background• Project period: January 2013 to December 2014

• Aim: To create the Library Publishing Coalition. The project group will study, document, and evaluate how best to structure this community-led initiative in order to promote collaboration and knowledge-sharing.

• Funding: Seed funding from participating institutions

LPC Project TimelineExploratory

conversations between

Purdue, Virginia Tech, University of North Texas,

Educopia

May 2012

July 2012

June 2012

August 2012

Sept2012

Oct 2012

Précis drafted by Purdue, Virginia Tech, University of North Texas,

Educopia. Educopia

committed as host.

Draft précis circulated to major library publishing groups for feedback

Invitations issued to academic libraries

(selection based on participation in earlier

initiatives & reputation in the

field)

Project team confirmed

participation in one of two categories

and committed seed funding

(Founding=$5K/yr; Contributing=$1K/yr)

Pre-project planning

teleconference with 49

participating libraries

Dec2012

Executive Group established through nomination/election

process; Sarah Lippincott hired as Project Manager

LPC Project Finances• Founding Institutions

• $5K/year for two years. Project drivers.

• Contributing Institutions• $1K/year for two years. Advisors to the project.

• Host Institution• Educopia Institute. Administrative apparatus and donation of time

to the project. Hosts staffing, provides “glue” and infrastructure to hold the project team together.

LPC Project Governance• Executive Group: Implements the vision of the Organizing

Committee through drafting the governance, organizational structure, and bylaws of the LPC.

• Organizing Committee: Responsible for developing the mission, goals, and organizational documentation for the LPC. Each Founding Institution nominates one representative.

• Advisory Committee: Provides broad perspective and feedback to the Organizing Committee. Each Contributing Institution nominates one representative.

• Subcommittees: Directory Subcommittee, Program Subcommittee, and Research Subcommittee prepare the project’s major deliverables

Project Team: Founding Institutions• Brigham Young University• Colby College• Columbia University• Dartmouth College• Duke University• Grand Valley State University• Kansas State University• Northeastern University• Ohio State University• Oregon State University• Penn State• Purdue University• Syracuse University• University of Arizona

• University of Illinois, Chicago• University of Kentucky• University of Massachusetts-Amherst• University of North Carolina, Greensboro• University of North Texas• University of Pittsburgh• University of San Diego• University of Tennessee• University of Utah• Utah State University• Virginia Tech• Washington University Libraries, St. Louis• Wayne State University

Project Team: Contributing Institutions• Boston College• California Digital Library• California Polytechnic State University• Carnegie Mellon University• Claremont University Consortium• Cornell University• Florida State University• Illinois Wesleyan University• Indiana University• McGill University• Northwestern University• Pacific University• Pepperdine University• Rutgers University• Simon Fraser University

• Tulane University• University of Florida• University of Georgia• University of Hawaii at Manoa• University of Iowa• University of Kansas• University of Maryland• University of Massachusetts-Worcester• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor• University of Minnesota, Twin Cities• University of Washington• Valparaiso University• Villanova University• Wake Forest University

Project vs. Coalition

Project56 participants

Concrete deliverables

Two-year endeavor

Founding process

Coalition?? members

Services

Ongoing endeavor

Membership org.

LPC Services (1 of 2)• Hosting an annual forum where libraries with an interest in digital

publishing services may communicate to the broader field about their activities and goals and with one another about developments in library publishing.

• Compiling a directory of library publishing services that defines the field and supports libraries in the creation and enhancement of publishing services.

• Conducting new research that addresses practical concerns, documents the range of library publishing activities, refines justification and positioning, and help libraries envision and develop publishing services.

LPC Services (2 of 2)• Building relationships with other organizations in the scholarly

communications and library fields.• Developing advocacy and awareness materials and programs that

articulate the unique value of library publishing.• Providing training and learning opportunities for professionals and

students to develop needed skills and competencies.• Gathering statistics that track trends, needs, and developments.• Exploring collective purchasing arrangements that allow libraries to

effectively use resources.• Developing collective marketing strategies that build exposure for

library publishers.

Get Involved . . .

1. Pledge as a contributing member.

Contact Sarah Lippincott for details.

2. Submit your listing to the first directory of library publishing (coming fall 2013).

Completing this questionnaire by July 15:

www.surveymonkey.com/s/librarypublishing

(non-members welcome!)

New Home of the LPC project (07/13)

www.librarypublishing.org

Questions?

For more information, please contact:

Sarah Lippincott

Program Manager

Library Publishing Coalition

sarah@educopia.org

Executive Group of the Organizing Committee:Richard (Rick) Clement (Utah State University)Sandra (Sandy) De Groote (University of Illinois, Chicago)Rebecca Kennison (Columbia University)Spencer Keralis (University of North Texas)Katherine Skinner (Educopia Institute)Julie Speer (Virginia Tech)Charles Watkinson (Purdue University)