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July 21, 2021
Virtual Conferencing on a Shoestring: Thoughts on the Budget
About this series: The 2021 Virtual Library Publishing Forum was a huge success, combining excellent content with smooth facilitation and a liberal dose of whimsy and care. We decided to pull back the curtain on how it was run to support other organizations that are interested in hosting thought-provoking, humane events on a shoestring. Because … Continue reading Virtual Conferencing on a Shoestring: Thoughts on the Budget
July 20, 2021
Sponsorship, Streamlined: How We Shifted In-Person Benefits to a Virtual Space
About this series: The 2021 Virtual Library Publishing Forum was a huge success, combining excellent content with smooth facilitation and a liberal dose of whimsy and care. We decided to pull back the curtain on how it was run to support other organizations that are interested in hosting thought-provoking, humane events on a shoestring. Because … Continue reading Sponsorship, Streamlined: How We Shifted In-Person Benefits to a Virtual Space
July 19, 2021
Pets, Plants, and New Partnerships: Creating Space for Social Activities at LPForum21
About this series: The 2021 Virtual Library Publishing Forum was a huge success, combining excellent content with smooth facilitation and a liberal dose of whimsy and care. We decided to pull back the curtain on how it was run to support other organizations that are interested in hosting thought-provoking, humane events on a shoestring. Because … Continue reading Pets, Plants, and New Partnerships: Creating Space for Social Activities at LPForum21
July 16, 2021
You Always Need More People Than You Think: Staffing a Virtual Conference
About this series: The 2021 Virtual Library Publishing Forum was a huge success, combining excellent content with smooth facilitation and a liberal dose of whimsy and care. We decided to pull back the curtain on how it was run to support other organizations that are interested in hosting thought-provoking, humane events on a shoestring. Because … Continue reading You Always Need More People Than You Think: Staffing a Virtual Conference
July 15, 2021
Stick-With-What-You-Have and Add Slowly: Configuring Technology for a Virtual Conference
About this series: The 2021 Virtual Library Publishing Forum was a huge success, combining excellent content with smooth facilitation and a liberal dose of whimsy and care. We decided to pull back the curtain on how it was run to support other organizations that are interested in hosting thought-provoking, humane events on a shoestring. Because … Continue reading Stick-With-What-You-Have and Add Slowly: Configuring Technology for a Virtual Conference
July 14, 2021
Blending the Synchronous with the Asynchronous: Strategies for Planning a Successful Conference Program
About this series: The 2021 Virtual Library Publishing Forum was a huge success, combining excellent content with smooth facilitation and a liberal dose of whimsy and care. We decided to pull back the curtain on how it was run to support other organizations that are interested in hosting thought-provoking, humane events on a shoestring. Because … Continue reading Blending the Synchronous with the Asynchronous: Strategies for Planning a Successful Conference Program
July 13, 2021
Finding Connectedness, Inspiration, and Comfort at the 2021 Library Publishing Forum
About this series: The 2021 Virtual Library Publishing Forum was a huge success, combining excellent content with smooth facilitation and a liberal dose of whimsy and care. We decided to pull back the curtain on how it was run to support other organizations that are interested in hosting thought-provoking, humane events on a shoestring. Because … Continue reading Finding Connectedness, Inspiration, and Comfort at the 2021 Library Publishing Forum
June 28, 2021
Living Our Values and Principles: Annotated Bibliography
Community-based values and principles sit at the core of the Next Generation Library Publishing (NGLP) project, and members of our team have done extensive work over the past year researching and synthesizing the values and principles identified by individuals, organizations, and coalitions throughout the open knowledge community. In the course of developing the project and … Continue reading Living Our Values and Principles: Annotated Bibliography
May 9, 2021
Position Announcement: Project Manager for Research & Strategy
Educopia Institute is pleased to share a new job announcement! We are now hiring a Project Manager for Research & Strategy who will be responsible for supporting the extensive portfolio of research and consulting projects within Educopia’s Research & Strategy program.
March 31, 2021
Educopia Releases First Issue of Quarterly Newsletter
We’re delighted to announce the inaugural issue of the Educopia Newsletter, a quarterly publication that features events, resources, updates, and announcements from our diverse portfolio of research, consulting, and community cultivation work. In this first issue, you’ll find: The release of Educopia’s first Community Cultivation guide Updates and resources from the Library Publishing Workflows, BitcuratorEdu, … Continue reading Educopia Releases First Issue of Quarterly Newsletter
March 26, 2021
Educopia Releases First in Series of Community Cultivation Resources
Just in time for Spring, Educopia is releasing its first Community Cultivation guide! Vision in Formation: Articulating Your Community’s Purpose is the first guide in our long-planned library of entirely open tools, templates, and guidance documentation to help communities navigate common challenges experienced across lifecycle stages and growth areas.
March 16, 2021
NGLP Releases “Library Publishing Infrastructure: Assembling New Solutions”
A core principle guiding the Next Generation Library Publishing (NGLP) project is TRANSPARENCY. In alignment with that principle, we are openly sharing all of our findings from more than a year’s worth of deep community engagement research. Our newest publication, Library Publishing Infrastructure: Assembling New Solutions, documents the design, methods, results, and recommendations of the … Continue reading NGLP Releases “Library Publishing Infrastructure: Assembling New Solutions”
March 16, 2021
Library Publishing Infrastructure: Assembling New Solutions
This report documents the design, methods, results, and recommendations of the Next Generation Library Publishing (NGLP) project team’s 2019-2021 study of library publishing infrastructure gaps and requirements. This research was designed to accomplish two related goals: to reveal and chronicle library publishing stakeholders’ current needs, interests, and desires regarding the tools and environments that support … Continue reading Library Publishing Infrastructure: Assembling New Solutions
February 16, 2021
Making Community Spaces Safer: On Being “Caring”
Over the course of 2020-2021, members of the Educopia staff will be contributing blog posts to the “Making Community Spaces Safer” series. Each post will explore one of our organizational values and describe our efforts to live into that value, including our successes, our failures, and the hard-won lessons that occur in between. We will announce new … Continue reading Making Community Spaces Safer: On Being “Caring”
January 26, 2021
NGLP Releases “Scholarly Communication Technology Catalogue (SComCat)”
Have you ever needed to find a quick, concise description of an open source scholarly communication tool or service? Have you wished you had a way to compare and contrast scholarly communication tools and services based on features like their organization model, standards adoption, or dependencies? Welcome to our vision for the Scholarly Communication Technology … Continue reading NGLP Releases “Scholarly Communication Technology Catalogue (SComCat)”
January 7, 2021
Making Community Spaces Safer: A Tool to Help Community Leaders Accept and Act on Values-Related Feedback
Over the course of 2020-2021, members of the Educopia staff will be contributing blog posts to the “Making Community Spaces Safer” series. Each post will explore one of our organizational values and describe our efforts to live into that value, including our successes, our failures, and the hard-won lessons that occur in between. We will announce … Continue reading Making Community Spaces Safer: A Tool to Help Community Leaders Accept and Act on Values-Related Feedback
December 1, 2020
NGLP Technical Development Directions and Request for Participation
Following more than a year of research and engagement with library publishers, the Next Gen Library Publishing (NGLP) project is pleased to announce its technical development directions. We are now commissioning the build of two components: a cross-content web delivery/discovery platform and a cross-platform administrative dashboard for journal publishing. These elements will be designed to … Continue reading NGLP Technical Development Directions and Request for Participation
October 21, 2020
Next Generation Library Publishing Releases “Living Our Values and Principles: Exploring Assessment Strategies for the Scholarly Communication Field”
The Next Generation Library Publishing project team is excited to announce the publication of a report, Living Our Values and Principles: Exploring Assessment Strategies for the Scholarly Communication Field by Katherine Skinner and Sarah Wipperman. This report explores “values and principles” statements, documents, proclamations, and manifestos that have been produced by scholarly communication stakeholders over … Continue reading Next Generation Library Publishing Releases “Living Our Values and Principles: Exploring Assessment Strategies for the Scholarly Communication Field”
October 21, 2020
Living Our Values and Principles: Exploring Assessment Strategies for the Scholarly Communication Field
Through the Next Generation Library Publishing project (2019-2022), Educopia Institute, California Digital Library, and Stratos, in close collaboration with COAR, LYRASIS, and Longleaf Services, seek to improve the publishing pathways and choices available to authors, editors, and readers through strengthening, integrating, and scaling up scholarly publishing infrastructures to support library publishers. In addition to building … Continue reading Living Our Values and Principles: Exploring Assessment Strategies for the Scholarly Communication Field
August 28, 2020
Position Announcement: NGLP Technical Product Manager (Contractor)
The Next Generation Library Publishing project seeks a Technical Product Manager to manage the build of several technical components to assist in web delivery and discoverability, content collection management, and administrative functions for managing and reporting on publication activities across multiple platforms. The Technical Product Manager will gather and document requirements from key stakeholders and … Continue reading Position Announcement: NGLP Technical Product Manager (Contractor)