From: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2018 12:58:43 -0400
NASIG is proud to be a member of C4DISC and an adopting organization for
the Joint Statement of Principles.
October 4, 2018 – The Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly
Communications has released a Joint Statement of Principles
<https://librarypublishing.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=299460903c5acd28e01011bfe&id=6547350dc0&e=a709f0a51a>
to demonstrate the commitment of participating organizations to promoting
involvement, innovation, and expanded access to leadership opportunities
that maximize engagement across identity groups and professional levels.
The Joint Statement of Principles can be viewed at: c4disc.org
<https://librarypublishing.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=299460903c5acd28e01011bfe&id=e873e6cd5d&e=a709f0a51a>
.
The Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Communications
(C4DISC) is currently comprised of ten trade and professional associations
that represent organizations and individuals working in scholarly
communications. These organizations include the Association of University
Presses
<https://librarypublishing.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=299460903c5acd28e01011bfe&id=b7698ee264&e=a709f0a51a>,
Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers
<https://librarypublishing.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=299460903c5acd28e01011bfe&id=89638f96ac&e=a709f0a51a>,
Canadian Association of Learned Journals
<https://librarypublishing.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=299460903c5acd28e01011bfe&id=3a64dd1a59&e=a709f0a51a>,
Council of Science Editors
<https://librarypublishing.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=299460903c5acd28e01011bfe&id=5a8cc671c8&e=a709f0a51a>,
International Society of Managing and Technical Editors
<https://librarypublishing.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=299460903c5acd28e01011bfe&id=2106d85943&e=a709f0a51a>,
Library Publishing Coalition
<https://librarypublishing.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=299460903c5acd28e01011bfe&id=0382ce3039&e=a709f0a51a>,
NASIG
<https://librarypublishing.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=299460903c5acd28e01011bfe&id=04810de070&e=a709f0a51a>,
Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association
<https://librarypublishing.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=299460903c5acd28e01011bfe&id=c2f15a73e7&e=a709f0a51a>,
UKSG
<https://librarypublishing.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=299460903c5acd28e01011bfe&id=e8450bc7d5&e=a709f0a51a>,
and the Society for Scholarly Publishing
<https://librarypublishing.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=299460903c5acd28e01011bfe&id=16f9248742&e=a709f0a51a>.
The Coalition was formed in June 2017 to discuss and address the issues of
diversity and inclusion within our industry. In principle and in practice,
collectively, these organizations value and seek diversity and inclusive
practices within the scholarly communications ecosystem.
A number of surveys in recent years have shed light on the lack of
diversity in scholarly communications as whole. Whether it is gender
equality or the noticeable lack of ethnic diversity among our workforce,
there is an awareness that, as an industry, we are not a model of
inclusivity. Publishing is truly a global enterprise, yet in many respects,
our workforce is very homogeneous and that is reflected in our own
collective member demographics.
Representatives from these organizations met in Boston, MA, at the Society
for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) Annual Meeting in June 2017, to discuss
challenges and current initiatives in progress to address the lack of
diversity and inclusion within the industry. We agreed to continue
discussions and collaborate on possible projects starting with a Joint
Statement of Principles
<https://librarypublishing.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=299460903c5acd28e01011bfe&id=84fed7feb8&e=a709f0a51a>
.
“Working collectively, we can combine resources and have a greater impact,
said Melanie Dolechek, SSP Executive Director. “Due to the overlap in our
memberships, it makes sense to collaborate on this initiative.”
The Coalition invites other organizations and companies to adopt the Joint
Statement of Principles to show their support for and commitment to
improving diversity and inclusion in scholarly communications.
Organizations of any type can register their adoption of the Principles on
the Coalition’s website
<https://librarypublishing.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=299460903c5acd28e01011bfe&id=7a38aa2a9a&e=a709f0a51a>
.
The Coalition is currently evaluating proposals for international market
research into diversity and inclusion in scholarly publishing, via a survey
that will be repeated every three years for up to 10 years. The study will
serve as a benchmark or a baseline measure for progress. The survey will
included all types of publishers—for-profit, not-profit, government,
library, university, etc.—as well as publishing services suppliers.
C4DISC would like to thank Yael Fitzpatrick, Consulting Art Director and
Brand Manager of Gazelle Design Consultancy
<https://librarypublishing.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=299460903c5acd28e01011bfe&id=cf15f20120&e=a709f0a51a>,
for developing the C4DISC logo.
Organizations interesting in joining the Coalition and participating in the
future development of resources and outreach should contact Melanie Dolechek
<[log in to unmask]>, SSP Executive Director, or [log in to unmask]
NASIG is an independent organization working to advance and transform the
management of information resources. Our ultimate goal is to facilitate and
improve the distribution, acquisition, and long-term accessibility of
information resources in all formats and business models. Visit
http://www.nasig.org/ for more information.
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