2025-2026
Committee Roster
Sally Hoffmann, Cambridge, Co-Chair (thsaunde AT purdue DOT edu)
Tara Saunders, Purdue, Co-Chair (sally DOT hoffmann AT cambridge DOT org)
Faye DeBroux, Duke
Fern Ennis, Liverpool
Clare Hooper, Liverpool
Sarah McDonald, Edinburgh
Sarah Muncy, AHA
Ann Snoeyenbos, Johns Hopkins
Emily Taylor, Ohio State
Michelle Woods, Illinois
Board Liaison
Anthony Cond, Liverpool
Central Office Liaison
Kate Kolendo
Charge
General Objective:
- Develop and manage tools, programs, and resources to assist Association members in improving the activities of and promoting the public face of their journals programs.
Specific Charges to the Journals Committee:
- Organize Journals Assembly pre-meeting workshop in advance of the Annual Meeting in Seattle to discuss issues pertinent to the current journals publishing landscape, complemented as appropriate throughout the year (i.e., hangouts, webinars).
- Complete work on the journals survey begun last year, oversee its circulation to members, and analyze the results to chart the current landscape and practice of university press journals publishing and identify future opportunities for the committee’s work.
- With the Marketing committee, provide input into the creation and completion of a brief survey to be designed by the Editorial, Design, and Production committee to determine current practice regarding maintenance, creation, and distribution of metadata and PIDs.
Common Charges to All Committees of the Association:
- Submit reports on Committee activities to the Association Board in time for its October, March, and June meetings. Interim reports are due on 10 October 2025, and 27 February 2026; final reports that recap all committee activities for the year and are shared with the membership are due 22 May 2026. Follow guidelines for preparing reports found in the Chair Handbook in the Committee and Task Force Chairs Group on UP Commons.
- Follow all guidelines and requirements published in the AUPresses Chair Handbook, including those regarding the use of UP Commons, inclusion of board and staff liaisons, scheduling webinars & hangouts, and any research or survey projects.
- Appoint a member of your committee, ideally not the chair or cochair, to serve as a liaison to the Equity, Justice, Inclusion, and Belonging Committee. This role provides updates on your committee’s efforts in support of equity and inclusion, seeks information, support, or guidance on EJIB matters as needed, and attends a Fall meeting for liaisons hosted by EJIB Committee.
- On or after the date of the first interim report, suggest one or more panel or speaker ideas to the Annual Meeting Program Committee
- Consider nominating a member of your committee, or a member of the community with whom your committee interacts, for the AUPresses Constituency Award when announced
- Review your General Objective and Specific Tasks at the end of the service year and recommend changes for next year to the Executive Director.