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Dear colleagues, The deadline to submit an entry for the 2024 Library Publishing Directory has been extended to April 25th 11:59PM. To have a profile of your library included in the Directory, please complete the survey at https://librarypublishing.org/lpdq-2024. 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 Tue, Mar 5, 2024 at 7:17 AM Allison Brown <[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 > <https://librarypublishing.org/lpdq-2024/> for the 2024 edition of the Library > Publishing Directory <https://librarypublishing.org/lp-directory/>. > IFLA’s Library Publishing Map of the World <https://lib-pub.org/> 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. > > > ***PLEASE NOTE THIS SIGNIFICANT CHANGE: Beginning this year, we are > moving from an annual publication schedule to collecting data and > publishing the Directory every other year. That means that if you miss > the 2024 Directory survey, you won’t have another chance to be included > until 2026. This change in schedule will allow us to undertake more > focused topical surveys in the off years, and will allow for more time in > the publication schedule for data analysis and writing.*** > > 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-2024/. You will be able to save your > in-progress submission and return to it, but you may also want to preview > the questions > <https://librarypublishing.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-Directory-Survey-Questions-Preview.pdf>. > 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, March 31, 2024. > > Thank you for joining in this great international collaboration. We look > forward to your participation. > > > > The Library Publishing Coalition Directory Committee > > Allison Brown, SUNY Geneseo, co-chair > > Briana Knox, University of North Texas, co-chair > > Jody Bailey, Emory University > > Emily Carlisle-Johnston, University of Western Ontario > > Ryan Otto, Kansas State University > > Ted Polley, Indiana University Bloomington > > 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 2024 edition will be published in late > 2024. > > > 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 > <https://lib-pub.org/>, easily accessible by IFLA members and friends, > including LPC members. > > ######################################################################## to manage your DLF-ANNOUNCE subscription, visit https://www.diglib.org/announce