SESSION: How Book Publishers Use Analytics to (Try and) Do Good
David Parker will be presenting on a panel in the ANALYSIS & ASSESSMENT track:
- Thursday, December 12, 2024
- 11:20 am – 12:00 pm
- VIRTUAL
This event includes a replay of the recording for November’s in-person conference, followed by a live discussion with David and the other panelists.
Session Description:
Usage counts, indicators of engagement, demographics, impact metrics… deeper data collection across big tech has raised increasing levels of concern in librarianship about the use and potential misuse of analytics by publishers. Strict privacy legislation such as GDPR has been established in Europe and is becoming tighter in many U.S. states. The need to protect patron privacy has never been greater in a politically charged environment where books are banned and marginalized identities are targeted. Over-metricization of research assessment has led more and more signatories to DORA. The concerns are real, but not all data are bad.
In this session, three publishers from both the non-profit and commercial sectors share how they use data to advance more equitable and inclusive publishing models. The session has several particular focuses:
- How faculty engagement with a content strategy focused on DEI-centered topics can inform a publisher’s acquisition strategy and the launch of new books and collection;
- How usage data helps enlist financial support from libraries and other stakeholders for open access programs that don’t require author payments;
- How quantitative as well as qualitative information can be used to communicate impact, especially in an open access environment.
Speakers:
- Charles Watkinson, Michigan Publishing, Associate University Librarian for Publishing / Director, University of Michigan Press
- Emily Farrell, Taylor & Francis, Global Commercial Director, Open Research
- Kelsey Mrjoian, Michigan Publishing, Library Relations Manager
- David Parker, Lived Places Publishing, Co-Founder/Publisher
About Lived Places Publishing
Lived Places Publishing (LPP) is building a catalog of applied and concise course reading material in interdisciplinary collections. Each title we publish explores the intersection of identity and place, humanizing an issue through lived experience(s).
Our Intersections Collection is 105 titles, designed with libraries in mind:
- Intersections is a DRM-free, one-time acquisition with no ongoing fees.
- Unlimited user access and unrestricted PDF download of titles.
- Whole ebook ILL is permitted (one partner institution at a time).
- 5% of all sales are set aside to fund open access publishing based on our average production cost. To date, we have published three Open Access ebooks; we invite you to add these to your holdings today
See complete information about all of the above here in our Librarian Resource Center, including MARC & KBART records.
Each LPP book includes learning objectives, recommended assignments and discussion guides, and is written at a length (100-150 pages) to be completed in 2-3 weeks of a course. Lived Places Publishing books are written to bring theory and concept to life and to illustrate the theories and concepts that underpin the curriculum in each discipline we publish to.
The rapid adoption of the Intersections Collection by institutions both large and small showcases how these narrative works provide value within the classroom and increase the visibility of marginalized voices.
More info and title list: https://livedplacespublishing.com/intersections
Our Mission and Model
- The “why” behind Lived Places Publishing’s focus on exploring the intersection of social identity and place/context
- How publishers can serve libraries with better pricing models, DRM, and ILL policies
- On the CRT “debate” and how publishers must be outspoken in our support of access to books that our faculty and librarians select
- How the library is central to supporting course design and content selection by Dominic Broadhurst
- On new models for sustainable open access publishing – and our first 3 open access books published under this new model.
