From: Adrian Ho <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 11:46:57 -0400

Dear colleagues,

There should have been embedded links in the announcement below.
Please see this page for the links:

http://www.librarypublishing.org/resources/directory-library-publishing-services

Thanks.

Adrian Ho



On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 7:23 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> From: Adrian Ho <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 4:46 PM
> Subject: Announcing the 1st edition of the Library Publishing Directory
>
> Sending a message on behalf of the Library Publishing Coalition.
> Apologies for cross-posting.
>
> Announcing the 1st edition of the Library Publishing Directory.
>
> Published in October 2013, the Library Publishing Directory provides a
> snapshot of the publishing activities of 115 academic and research
> libraries, including information about the number and types of
> publications they produce, the services they offer authors, how they
> are staffed and funded, and the future plans of institutions that are
> engaged in this growing field.
>
> Download the Open Access version (PDF or EPUB) or order a print copy
> via Purdue University Press. The Library Publishing Directory is also
> available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other booksellers.
>
> In documenting the breadth and depth of activities in this field, this
> resource aims to articulate the unique value of library publishing;
> establish it as a significant and growing community of practice; and
> to raise its visibility within a number of stakeholder communities,
> including administrators, funding agencies, other scholarly
> publishers, librarians, and content creators.
>
> Specifically it is hoped that this Directory will:
>
> * Introduce all readers to the emerging field of library publishing
> and help articulate its unique characteristics as a distinctive
> "publishing field."
>
> * Facilitate collaboration among library publishers and other
> publishing entities, especially the university presses and learned
> societies that share their values.
>
> * Alert authors of scholarly content to a range of potential
> publishing partners dedicated to supporting their experimentation with
> new forms of scholarly communication and open access business models.
>
> Directory Subcommittee
>
> Marilyn Billings (University of Massachusetts-Amherst)
> Stephanie Davis-Kahl (Illinois Wesleyan University)
> Adrian Ho (University of Kentucky)
> Sarah Lippincott (ex officio)
> Holly Mercer (University of Tennessee)
> Katherine Skinner (ex officio)
> Elizabeth Smart (Brigham Young University)
> Shan Sutton (Oregon State University)
> Allegra Swift (Claremont University Consortium)
> Beth Turtle (Kansas State University)
> Charles Watkinson (Purdue University)