**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 10^th annual Library Publishing Directory. IFLA’s Library Publishing Map of the World is 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. 

 

Libraries who fill out only the brief profile will be included only in the IFLA map. Libraries that wish to be included in the print, PDF, and EPUB Library Publishing Directory can go on to fill out the full questionnaire (20-30 minutes to complete). Get started at https://librarypublishing.org/lpdq-2023/. (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 your information. Email [log in to unmask] with questions.) 

 

Responses in English are strongly preferred; we may not be able to include responses in other languages. 

 

The call for entries will close on Friday, February 10, 2023.

 

Thank you for joining in this great international collaboration. We look forward to your participation.

 

The Library Publishing Coalition Directory Committee

Karen Stoll Farrell, Indiana University - Bloomington, Chair 

Jody Bailey, Emory University

Briana Knox, University of North Texas

Ryan Otto, Kansas State University

Ted Polley, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis 

Nicholas Wojcik, University of Oklahoma

 

IFLA Special Interest Group on Library Publishing Subcommittee

Grace Liu (Canada)

Ann Okerson (USA)

 

About the Library Publishing Directory

The Library Publishing 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 2023 edition will be published in mid-summer 2023.

 

About the IFLA Library Publishing SIG map

The goal of the LibPub SIG map 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 in its first year the focus was on scholarly/academic library publishers, now the SIG is opening submissions to all types of library publishers: academic, public, and others.

 

Submissions will appear in the IFLA Library Publishing Map of the World, easily accessible by IFLA members and friends, including LPC members.

 

 

Best,

Karen

 

 

Karen Stoll Farrell (she/they)

Head, Scholarly Communication Department

Wells Library E241E

Indiana University Libraries

Bloomington, IN USA