The Association of University Presses (AUPresses), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and the Library Publishing Coalition (LPC) are laying the groundwork for a new University-Based Publishing Futures effort, mapping out shared goals as a foundation for future collaborative work.
AUPresses continues to work with the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) and the Association of Learned Society Publishers (ALPSP) as part of the Joint Task Force on Career Progression, aiming to create a scholarly publishing position reference directory that charts position descriptions and career paths across the industry.
The completed 5-year TOME pilot, a project of ARL, the Association of American Universities (AAU), and AUPresses, published a final stakeholders report this program year. This report surveyed authors, funders, and publishers on their experiences—both successes and challenges—with the piloted Open Access book funding model. The partner organizations are using this report to further discussions of TOME’s future.
The Association also maintained membership with:
- Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers
- American Council of Learned Societies
- Book Industry Study Group (BISG)
- Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Communications (C4DISC)
- Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
- Free Expression Network (FEN) and the Banned Book Week Coalition
- International Publishers Association
- National Coalition for History
- National Humanities Alliance (NHA)
- National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
- Think. Check. Submit. Committee
Executive Director Peter Berkery continues to engage the wider community through roles on:
- the BISG Association Advisory Council
- the C4DISC Steering Committee
- the Participating Organization Council for Humanities Commons
- the NHA Board of Directors
- the Seminary Co-op Bookstores Board (as Treasurer)