From: Melanie Schlosser <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 5:28 PM Registration for the 2024 Library Publishing Forum is now open! Other updates include hotel and travel information plus an PKP affiliate event! Library Publishing Coalition / February 2024 View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/educopia/2024-lpforum-cfp-deadline-extended-6688013?e=9b2b294ba6> [image: Library Publishing Coalition logo] <https://librarypublishing.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=299460903c5acd28e01011bfe&id=ccddb92b52&e=9b2b294ba6> *2024 Library Publishing Forum* Registration Open Now and Other Updates <https://librarypublishing.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=299460903c5acd28e01011bfe&id=0f1fbc6ac2&e=9b2b294ba6> - Registration for the 2024 Library Publishing Forum is now open; you'll find rates, info on refunds, and the link to register on the Registration & Travel page <https://librarypublishing.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=299460903c5acd28e01011bfe&id=29ed7c771f&e=9b2b294ba6> . - Also on the Registration & Travel page <https://librarypublishing.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=299460903c5acd28e01011bfe&id=ecac919103&e=9b2b294ba6> is information about hotels. We have a room block at the Graduate Hotel (conveniently located across the street from the McNamara Alumni Center). We anticipate the block will fill up quickly, so don't wait too long if you're interested in staying there. There are also some links to other housing options and the Metro Transit system in Minneapolis, and we are beginning to build information on local places to eat and things to do. - The Board, the Program Committee, the Forum Scholarships Committee, and the DEI Committee have collaborated to develop a COVID policy that will help make the event as safe as possible. Read the short version on the Forum home page <https://librarypublishing.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=299460903c5acd28e01011bfe&id=e9245942cc&e=9b2b294ba6> or the full version in this posting <https://librarypublishing.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=299460903c5acd28e01011bfe&id=de8d3d7542&e=9b2b294ba6> . - Finally, we are delighted to announce an affiliated event for this year's Forum: PKP will be hosting a Sprint and Pre-Conference Event on Monday, May 13 and Tuesday, May 14, to be held at Wilson Library on the UMN campus. PKP Sprints <https://librarypublishing.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=299460903c5acd28e01011bfe&id=d4288ef740&e=9b2b294ba6>are interactive events where the community works together to improve this open-source software. This is the first PKP Sprint in North America since 2019! See the Save the Date Announcement <https://librarypublishing.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=299460903c5acd28e01011bfe&id=a241c59cec&e=9b2b294ba6> for more information. About the Library Publishing Forum The Library Publishing Forum <https://librarypublishing.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=299460903c5acd28e01011bfe&id=714ca216e9&e=9b2b294ba6> 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 <https://librarypublishing.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=299460903c5acd28e01011bfe&id=6fd2cf26f9&e=9b2b294ba6>, but you do not need to be a member of the LPC to attend. *About the Library Publishing Coalition* The Library Publishing Coalition <https://librarypublishing.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=299460903c5acd28e01011bfe&id=6406d18d50&e=9b2b294ba6> (LPC) is an independent, community-led membership association of academic and research libraries and library consortia engaged in scholarly publishing. LPC supports an evolving, distributed range of library publishing practices and furthers the interests of libraries involved in publishing activities on their campuses. The LPC was founded with seed support from the Educopia Institute and community members <https://librarypublishing.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=299460903c5acd28e01011bfe&id=aa15e84ca2&e=9b2b294ba6>. 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