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Dear colleagues, The deadline to submit an entry for the 2021 Library Publishing Directory is September 14. To have a profile of your library included in the Directory, please complete our questionnaire at: https://librarypublishing.org/lpdq-2021/ Additional information is provided below. Please e-mail [log in to unmask] with questions or comments. Thank you, The Library Publishing Coalition Directory Committee On Mon, Aug 3, 2020 at 3:36 PM Janet Swatscheno <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > **Apologies for cross-posting** > > > Dear colleagues, > > > > The Library Publishing Coalition (LPC) and the International Federation of > Library Associations (IFLA) Library Publishing Special Interest Group > (LibPub SIG) are partnering to survey the landscape of scholarly publishing > in libraries across the globe. LPC is seeking submissions for its 8th annual > Library Publishing Directory <https://librarypublishing.org/lp-directory/>. > IFLA’s LibPub SIG will create a first-of-its-kind online database of global > library publishing initiatives. Together, we invite you to share > information about your library’s scholarly publishing activities. > > > All participating libraries will create a brief profile that will appear > in both organizations’ online databases. Libraries that wish to be included > in the print, PDF, and EPUB Library Publishing Directory can go on to > fill out the full questionnaire (30-45 minutes to complete). Get started > at https://librarypublishing.org/lpdq-2021. (If your library has had an > entry in a previous edition of the Directory, you should have received an > email with instructions on how to update it. Email > [log in to unmask] with questions.) > > > While this year the questions are in English, in future we hope to be able > to translate them into IFLA’s official languages. Responses in English are > strongly preferred; we may not be able to include responses in other > languages. > > > The call for entries will close on Monday, September 14, 2020. > > > Thank you for joining in this great international collaboration. We look > forward to your participation. > > > > The Library Publishing Coalition Directory Committee > > Janet Swatscheno, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chair > > Perry Collins, University of Florida > > Ellen Dubinsky, University of Arizona > > Ian Harmon, West Virginia University > > Laura Miller, Florida State University > > > IFLA Special Interest Group on Library Publishing Subcommittee > > Grace Liu (Canada) > > Ann Okerson (USA) > > About the Library Publishing Directory > > The Library Publishing Directory > <https://librarypublishing.org/lp-directory/> is an important tool for > libraries wishing to learn about this emerging field, connect with their > peers, and align their practices with those of the broader community. Last > year's edition featured over 150 libraries in almost a dozen nations. > > > > The Directory is published openly on the web in PDF, EPUB, and as an > online database. It includes contact information, descriptions, and other > key facts about each library's publishing services. A print version of the > Directory is also produced. The 2021 edition will be published in early > 2021. > > > About the IFLA Library Publishing SIG database > > The goal of the LibPub SIG database is to document more fully the > publishing activities to which IFLA’s members contribute, in order to > facilitate a global community of interest and support. While this first > year the focus is on scholarly/academic library publishers, in the future > the SIG plans to open submissions to all types of library publishers: > academic, public, and others. > > Submissions will appear in an IFLA-related searchable database, easily > accessible by IFLA members and friends, including LPC members. > > ######################################################################## to manage your DLF-ANNOUNCE subscription, visit diglib.org/announce