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<p class="MsoNormal">Please excuse cross-postings</p>
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<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Library Publishing Forum 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">CFP and Scholarships Announcement</span><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Library Publishing Forum is an annual conference bringing together representatives from libraries engaged in (or considering) publishing initiatives to define and address major
questions and challenges; to identify and document collaborative opportunities; and to strengthen and promote this community of practice. The Forum is sponsored by the Library Publishing Coalition, but you do not need to be a member of the LPC to attend.
<b>The 2020 Forum will be held in Worcester, MA, May 4-6, hosted by the University of Massachusetts Medical School.</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This year we are moving away from the format of a one-day preconference followed by a two-day Forum and instead having a
<b>single, three-day Forum</b>. Adding a third day to the Forum will allow us to encourage deeper, continuing conversations, and to make space for different types of community activities. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">Call for Proposals</span><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">A call for proposals is now open! In addition to the
<b>full sessions</b> and <b>individual presentations</b> formats we have used for the last couple of years, we are also welcoming two new proposal formats:
<b>poster talks</b> and <b>experimental sessions</b>. We warmly encourage proposals from first-time presenters and representatives of small and emerging publishing programs. Proposals may address any topic of interest to the library publishing community and
all disciplines. However, with the conference being hosted by the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS), we extend a special invitation to sessions exploring projects or topics related to STEM publishing and the Open Science Movement.
<b>The proposal deadline is November 15th.</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__librarypublishing.org_program_&d=DwMFAg&c=WJBj9sUF1mbpVIAf3biu3CPHX4MeRjY_w4DerPlOmhQ&r=QdlbF_YjUhKXNsxHKn6nz1J70xIpzD5tyQeCloOPVCg&m=O-R2ujXNL5QeQ9AgLovWE2f09_v2D7Did9tZRq_JFWE&s=7e4z_hczX2-UxI9mzwMv-joRvv8BsEPsRBMpq9Dq12w&e="><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">Learn
more and submit a proposal</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">Library Publishing Forum Award</span><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Library Publishing Coalition is pleased to offer the third annual
<b>Library Publishing Forum Award</b>. This year, we will offer up to three awards to aid individuals from diverse backgrounds in attending and contributing at the Forum.
<b>Applications for the Forum Award are due by November 15. </b> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__librarypublishing.org_library-2Dpublishing-2Dforum_-23scholarships&d=DwMFAg&c=WJBj9sUF1mbpVIAf3biu3CPHX4MeRjY_w4DerPlOmhQ&r=QdlbF_YjUhKXNsxHKn6nz1J70xIpzD5tyQeCloOPVCg&m=O-R2ujXNL5QeQ9AgLovWE2f09_v2D7Did9tZRq_JFWE&s=t6RgMBnuPUzGlQqYw33Fc883xxMgTLVAZ8783KTiUXk&e="><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">Learn
more and apply</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">About the Forum</span><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Library Publishing Forum is an annual conference bringing together representatives from libraries engaged in (or considering) publishing initiatives to define and address major
questions and challenges; to identify and document collaborative opportunities; and to strengthen and promote this community of practice. The Forum includes representatives from a broad, international spectrum of academic library backgrounds, as well as groups
that collaborate with libraries to publish scholarly works, including publishing vendors, university presses, and scholars. The Forum is sponsored by the Library Publishing Coalition, but you do not need to be a member of the LPC to attend.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regina Fisher Raboin, MSLIS<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Associate Director <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Editor-in-Chief, <a href="http://escholarship.umassmed.edu/jeslib/">
<span style="color:blue">Journal of eScience Librarianship (JESLIB)</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lamar Soutter Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University of Massachusetts Medical School<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">55 Lake Avenue North<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Worcester, MA 01655<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: 1.508.856.2099<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fax: 1.508.856.5899<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:regina.raboin@umassmed.edu"><span style="color:blue">regina.raboin@umassmed.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__works.bepress.com_regina-5Fraboin_&d=DwMFAg&c=WJBj9sUF1mbpVIAf3biu3CPHX4MeRjY_w4DerPlOmhQ&r=QdlbF_YjUhKXNsxHKn6nz1J70xIpzD5tyQeCloOPVCg&m=O-R2ujXNL5QeQ9AgLovWE2f09_v2D7Did9tZRq_JFWE&s=9VthHRXe24ELgXtMkCDYr5JVb1tSxck9vlTaOS5yKNU&e="><span style="color:blue">http://works.bepress.com/regina_raboin/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Lamar Soutter Library: "A Leader in Service and Learning"<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
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