The University-Based Publishing Futures (UBPF) community officially launched on Monday, September 30, with an open virtual meeting attended by 150 colleagues. UBPF is a new, multi-community coalition made up of the professionals who work at university presses, library publishers, and other academy-affiliated programs that support the infrastructure of scholarly publishing. The purpose of this “community of communities” is to share knowledge among university-based publishers and align our outreach and advocacy efforts for maximum impact.
To learn more about this new community, watch the meeting recording, or visit the UBPF website on Knowledge Commons.
Members of the planning group (which includes leaders of the Association of University Presses and the Library Publishing Coalition) were thrilled by the number of attendees and the level of excitement displayed at the launch meeting, and we are deeply grateful to our communities for supporting this work.
If you believe that university-based publishers play a vital role in scholarly publishing and that we, along with the communities we serve, would benefit from closer collaboration and increased advocacy, we encourage you to get involved and help spread the word! Interested individuals can join the community group on Knowledge Commons and/or volunteer for a working group (deadline: October 31). Interested organizations can sign on to the community statement and share information with employees and members. Visit the Get Involved page to learn more.