Mid-Term Meeting Presentations (Dublin 2019)

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​Opening Talk:  Dr. Philip Cohen, Chair of the Library Association of Ireland, introduced by Ann Okerson, Center for Research Libraries (video)

1. Approaches

The first three presentations and discussion focused on case studies of library-based publishing enterprises (University of Florida [Stapleton], Stockholm University Press [Lenz], and Pennsylvania State University [Laird].

• Libraries as publishing partners: Promoting best practices in open access journals
  Stapleton, Suzanne Cady (University of Florida)
• Small is big and slow is fast: Stockholm University Press as a case study|
  Lenz, Christina (Stockholm University Press)
• White Rose University Press: a case study 
  Grady, Tom (White Rose University Press)
• Quality communication: Is there a best practice for all library publishing programs?
  Laird, Ally (Penn State University)

2. Education and Mentoring

The second session moved to connections between library-based publishing and education/training, both for the publishing activity itself and for the links between library publishing and the preparation and presentation of learning materials for students generally.

• The Library Publishing Curriculum
  Schlosser, Melanie (Library Publishing Coalition)
• The Digital Publishing Workshop @ Columbia University Libraries
  Wilson, Michelle (Columbia University)
• Open Education, Open Access, and Open Source: Information literacy Instruction through course-based publishing
  Stranack, Kevin (Simon Fraser University Library)
• The Bookshelf Publishing Unit – MOOCs and digital textbooks – at OsloMet University
  Høivik, Helge (OsloMet University)

3. Business Models and Sustainability

Two presentations concentrated on the business mechanics of library publishing, including the continuing activity of OsloMet University Library [Eikebrokk] and a nascent Irish coalition [Hyland and Kouker]

• Publishing open digital journals: The use of Open Journal Systems (OJS) at OsloMet University Library
  Eikebrokk, Trude (OsloMet University) Eikebrokk
• Take the Power Back: sustainable business models for new university presses
  Hyland, Jack; Kouker, Alexander; Zaitsev, Dmitri (IFLA SIG on Library Publishing)

4. CrossRef

A single presentation reviewing some of the “nuts and bolts” on which best practices can rest:

• I know the ‘why’ of DOIs, what about the rest?
  Lammey, Rachael (CrossRef)

5. Impacting Communities

Three vivid presentations described ways in which library publishing can perform a service with high community impact for a smaller-scale undertaking, including examples from Nigerian politics [Fallon], Irish community-building [Connolly/Walker-Headon] and the changing status of the ‘travelers’ in Irish society [Buggle]

• Open Access publishing of a unique and distinctive collection: The Maynooth University Death-Row Correspondence of Ken Saro-Wiwa
  Fallon, Helen (Maynooth University)
• Publishing the ITT Short Story Collection without a budget!
  Connolly, Gerard; Walker-Headon, Niamh (Technological University Dublin)Connolly/Walker-Headon
• Amplifying the voices of the marginalised
  Buggle, Jane (Dublin Business School)

6. Global Collaborations

The final substantive presentations addressed a variety of ways in which partnership and connections can facilitate local activity, from consortial activity [Meinecke] to links among libraries [Murphy/Chatterji], standardized-technology [Arning], and work deliberately reaching for global scale [Hollister].

• AEUP – Connecting university presses in Europe
  Meinecke, Isabella (Hamburg University Press)
• Publishing in the hands of librarians — two presentations:
  • Murphy, Aajay (Kennesaw State University)
  • Chatterji, Promita (Kennesaw State University)
• PUBLISSO: an all-in-one publishing platform
  Arning, Ursula (ZB MED.)
• The desire for global engagement in independent library-published journals
  Hollister, Christopher (University at Buffalo)

7. Panel Discussion

The meetings concluded with a broad discussion with Marie O’Neill (chair), Okerson, Cohen, Egeland, Schlosser, Brennan, and Stadler, followed by a brief focused wrap-up. 

The IFLA Special Interest Group will meet again at the World Library and Information Congress in Athens (August 2019) and to continue as a force for communication, organization, and advocacy.
 

Wrap-Up:  Professor James O’Donnell, Arizona State University