This year's Library Publishing Forum (May 21-23, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities) was a huge success, with:

• Record attendance of more than 200
• A thought-provoking and inspiring keynote from Catherine Kudlick: Disabilité! Accessibilité! Diversité!: Expanding the Cultural Framework for Library Publishing (see the slides and the livestreamed video)
• 49 presentations, workshops, working sessions, and interactive discussions led by community members
• Fantastic affiliated events, including Owned by the Academy: A Preconference on Open Source Publishing Software,  a KairosCamp Editors Workshop, and a pair of pilot workshops for the new Library Publishing Curriculum
• Fun social outings, including dinearounds led by UMN staff, a trip to the historic Guthrie Theatre, and a really cool reception at the Weisman Art Museum

Enormous thanks are due to our hosts, our sponsors, the Library Publishing Coalition Program Committee (listed below), and the library publishing community for making this our best Library Publishing Forum ever!

Slides and Recordings Available

Presenter slides and recordings from our video livestream are now available on the Forum program page and on the preconference page.

Reflections

We invited a number of community members to write reflections on the Forum and/or the preconference, and had a great response! Check out the following posts on the LPC Blog:

• What do we value in academic ownership? (Ian Harmon, West Virginia University)
• From services to access: Reflections of a first-time Forum attendee(Talea Anderson, Washington State University, Library Publishing Forum First-Time Attendee Scholarship recipient)
• Challenges and opportunities (but mostly opportunities) for open source infrastructure in library publishing (Alison McGonagle-O’Connell, Editoria Community Manager, Collaborative Knowledge Foundation)
• What’s it like to be the local host of the Library Publishing Forum?(Kate McCready and Laureen Boutang, University of Minnesota Libraries)
• Digital publishing your way: Moving toward multimodal, flexible platforms (Sarah Wipperman, University of Pennsylvania)

Still to come: reflections from the 2017-19 LPC Fellows and the LPC-AUPresses Cross-Pollination Award recipients. Keep an eye on the LPC Blog and our Twitter account!  

2019 Library Publishing Forum

Join us May 8-10, 2019, in Vancouver, British Columbia for the 2019 Library Publishing Forum! Our first Forum in Canada, it will be hosted by LPC member institution Simon Fraser University at their Harbour Centre campus in downtown Vancouver.

2020 Library Publishing Forum

Interested in hosting the Forum on your campus? Check out our call for proposals, open through August 31, 2018.

About the Library Publishing Forum

The Library Publishing Forum is an annual conference bringing together representatives from libraries engaged in (or considering) publishing initiatives to define and address major questions and challenges; to identify and document collaborative opportunities; and to strengthen and promote this community of practice. The Forum includes representatives from a broad, international spectrum of academic library backgrounds, as well as groups that collaborate with libraries to publish scholarly works, including publishing vendors, university presses, and scholars. The Forum is sponsored by the Library Publishing Coalition, but you do not need to be a member of the LPC to attend.

2018 Program Committee

Matt Ruen, Grand Valley State University (chair)

Laureen Boutang, University of Minnesota

Jonathan Bull, Valparaiso University

Peter Potter, Virginia Tech

Jeff Rubin, Tulane University

David Scherer, Carnegie Mellon University

Maureen Walsh, Ohio State University

Rebecca Welzenbach, University of Michigan