[IRTalk] Call for 2024 Entries: Library Publishing Directory and IFLA Library Publishing SIG Database

[Allison Brown]

**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 contact at librarypublishing.org 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.
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