Library Publishing Directory 2019

The sixth edition of the Library Publishing Directory provides a snapshot of the publishing activities of over 100 academic and research libraries, including information about the number and types of publications they produce, the services they off er authors, how they are staff ed and funded, and their future plans. In documenting the breadth and depth of activities in this field, this resource aims to articulate the unique value of library publishing; to...
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The sixth edition of the Library Publishing Directory provides a snapshot of
the publishing activities of over 100 academic and research libraries, including
information about the number and types of publications they produce, the
services they off er authors, how they are staff ed and funded, and their future
plans. In documenting the breadth and depth of activities in this field, this
resource aims to articulate the unique value of library publishing; to 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, this Directory:
* Introduces readers to the growing fi eld of library publishing and helps
articulate its unique characteristics as a distinctive publishing field.
* Facilitates collaboration among library publishers and other publishing
entities, especially the university presses and learned societies that share
their values.
* Alerts 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.
* Enables benchmarking and identification of trends in the field.
The Directory is also available Open Access in several electronic formats through
www.librarypublishing.org.