(via Adam Mazel, Indiana University Bloomington)
Are you interested in learning about the burgeoning field of library publishing? Then please attend the upcoming online panel discussion “Introducing Library Publishing for Library Students and Early Career Librarians”, hosted by the Library Publishing Coalition, which will introduce and discuss how to get started in this exciting career path in academic librarianship.
What: “Introducing Library Publishing for Library Students and Early Career Librarians”
When: Tuesday, March 11, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT
Registration: here
Description:
While library publishing has been an important career in academic librarianship for over a quarter century, it is often unfamiliar to students in library schools and early career librarians. To remedy this, the Library Publishing Coalition’s Professional Development Committee is offering the panel discussion, “Introducing Library Publishing for Library Students and Early Career Academic Librarians”. In it, library publishing experts will:
- Overview what library publishing is and why libraries publish
- Explain their job responsibilities and what library publishers do
- Discuss what knowledge and skills are needed to do this work and how to get them
- Share their origin stories and how/why they got started in this field
- Answer your questions about this career path
Attendees will leave with a greater awareness of library publishing and how to get started in this burgeoning field.
Panelists:
- Paige Morgan, Digital Publishing and Copyright Librarian, and Head of Digital Scholarship and Publishing Services, University of Delaware
- Jordan Pedersen, Research & Scholarship Librarian, University of Guelph
- Marianne Reed, Digital Publishing and Repository Manager, University of Kansas
- John W. Warren, Program Director, Publishing; Associate Professor, George Washington University
- Nicholas Wojcik, Scholarly Publishing Librarian, University of Oklahoma
Thank you for considering attending this panel discussion!