October 20, 2021
Library Publishing Workflows Project Releases Journal Workflow Documentation
By Hannah BallardThere is no single correct way for a library to publish journals; it’s a process that often grows organically in response to local needs. However, having models to draw from when creating or updating a journal publishing workflow can result in better processes and stronger partnerships.
To enable library publishers to build on each others’ work in this area, the Library Publishing Workflows project (IMLS 2019-2022) is excited to release a complete set of journal publishing workflow documentation for each of our twelve partner libraries.
Library Publishing Workflows Project Releases Journal Workflow Documentation
There is no single correct way for a library to publish journals; it’s a process that often grows organically in response to local needs. However, having models to draw from when creating or updating a journal publishing workflow can result ...
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NGLP Community Forum: Sharing Our Progress and Opportunities for Involvement
Please join the Next Generation Library Publishing (NGLP) project for our first community forum on Thursday, October 28th (9 AM PT/noon ET). This is a free event, but registration is required. Over the past two years, our team has been ...
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Educopia Newsletter Now Available
We’re delighted to announce the publication of the latest Educopia Newsletter, a quarterly publication that features events, resources, updates, and announcements from our diverse portfolio of research, consulting, and community cultivation work ...
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Educopia Releases “Governance in Formation: Identifying Priorities for Action and Making Decisions”
Earlier this year, in an effort to empower collaborative communities to grow and share knowledge, Educopia published the first guide in a series of entirely open tools, templates, and guidance documentation to help communities navigate common challenges encountered as they ...
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Position Announcement: Educopia Business Manager
Educopia Institute is pleased to share a new job announcement! We are now hiring a Business Manager to oversee our financial systems and to support future business development. ...
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Making Community Spaces Safer: On Being “Inclusive”
This post was adapted from The PPPDiaries "Is everyone else nodding?" Educopia is a fully remote organization, so video calls were old hat even before the pandemic. We get to meet up occasionally, but for the most part we communicate ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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A Strengths-Based Approach to Evaluation and Transformational Change in Publishing
When Katherine Skinner and I published the Values and Principles Framework and Checklist last year, we introduced them as mechanisms to hold actors in the scholarly communication system accountable to their stakeholders and demonstrate their commitment to openness in concrete ...
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Educopia Releases Q2 Newsletter
We're delighted to announce the publication of the Q2 2021 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 issue, you’ll find: MetaArchive Cooperative's ...
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Alexandra Chassanoff and Colin Post Receive SAA Preservation Publication Award for “OSSArcFlow Guide”
Alexandra Chassanoff, assistant professor at the School of Library and Information Sciences at North Carolina Central University, and Colin Post, assistant professor in Library and Information Science at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, are the 2021 recipients of ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Educopia awarded $245,000 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for the Cita Press project
Educopia Institute is excited to announce an award in the amount of $245,000 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in support of the Cita Press: Getting Fit project. Through this project, Educopia will partner with Cita Press Founder and Art Director, ...
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Position Announcement: Cita Press Project and Editorial Coordinator
The Cita Press: Getting Fit project seeks a Project and Editorial Coordinator to manage daily project activities as well as provide research and editorial assistant to Cita's Founder and Art Director. The Project and Editorial Coordinator will monitor deadlines, track ...
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