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Come Meet David Parker at the UKSG 46th Annual Conference and Exhibition in Glasgow

Lived Places Publishing (LPP) will be exhibiting at this year’s UKSG Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, April 13-15. 

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Lived Places Publishing Announces First Three Books in their Disability Studies Collection

Lived Places Publishing is proud to announce the release of the first three books in their Disability Studies Collection, aimed at promoting a deeper understanding of disability issues and advocating for a more inclusive society.

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Rebecca
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Roundtable Discussion: Teaching and Publishing in Asia and Asian Studies | AAS 3/18/23

LPP Collection Editor and Author Dr Dong Wang and LPP Founder David Parker will be participating in a roundtable discussion at the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) Conference in Boston, MA.

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Rebecca
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David Parker at ER&L in Austin Mar 6

Come Meet David Parker at the Electronic Resources and Libraries (ER&L) Conference, Austin, TX

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Rebecca
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Locating Queerness in Your Lived Place and Experiences

How might queerness be understood in the context of an individual lived experience and a specific place? Collection Editor Seutaʻafili Dr Patrick Thomsen reflects on his own queer identity through personal recollection of experience and place.

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Entrepreneurship in Places Unexplored

Dr Drew Harris outlines his vision for the stories and explorations of entrepreneurs who don’t fit the “norm”, who operate on the margins, or who face challenges that others don’t. 

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Meet the Advisory Board #2: Q&A on Libraries and Academic Publishing with Dominic Broadhurst

This Q&A with LPP Advisory Board member Dominic Broadhurst explores the relationship between libraries and publishers, and how that impacts the decisions that Lived Places Publishing makes.

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David
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Meet the Advisory Board #1: Q&A on DEIB in Publishing with Sanjyot P. Dunung

This Q&A with LPP Advisory Board member Sanjyot P. Dunung explores some of the questions of diversity, equity, belonging and inclusion that Lived Places Publishing are actively considering.

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David
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Education is Everywhere: Call for Proposals for LPP’s Education Studies Collection

Dr Janise Hurtig, editor for the Education Studies collection, is seeking authors to contribute proposals. Here she explores some possible topic areas and provides ideas and inspiration for possible submissions.

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The Voice of Disability: Storytelling for Disability Inclusive Places

What is ableism, and what does “nothing about us without us” mean? Collection editors Dr Damian Mellifont and Dr Jennifer Smith-Merry are seeking authors to raise their own voices of disability.

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Recent Posts

Lived Places Publishing Announces the Launch of Intersections: Identity and Place

by Michael Boezi

Faculty are increasingly asking campus libraries to provide materials from a broader, more diverse range of authors and subject areas. LPP exists to support librarians and faculty in this goal with a new Collection of 105 ebooks designed as course readings called Intersections: Identity & Place.

Lived Places Publishing at the 2024 Charleston Conference

by Michael Boezi

David Parker will be presenting at The Charleston Library Conference in Charleston, SC on a panel of three publishers (non-profit and commercial) about how to use data & analytics to advance more equitable and inclusive publishing models. 

Healthy Creative Outlets for Anger, Anxiety, and Frustration

by Anne Cecil

The power of creative expression is a tool for young people to process and reflect on their realities. Whether through art, writing, or music, fostering these outlets can empower them to confront complex issues and find their voice amid the noise.

How to Inspire and Sustain Creative Resistance

by Cindy Horst

How do we remain hopeful to maintain ‘the energy to act’ when confronted with a daily onslaught of visual evidence of the worst in mankind? This requires a shift from an individual to a relational ethics that strengthens our response-ability.

Why Female Entrepreneurs Get Significantly Less Startup Funding than Men

by Jennifer Brogee

While women own more than 40% of all businesses in the US, female founders receive significantly less in funding. There are steps we can take to close this funding gap for women in business.

The Forgotten in Care Homes: Older People with Dual Sensory Impairment

by Annmaree Watharow

Older people who live with combined hearing and vision loss (also called dual sensory impairment) are not being recognised, diagnosed and supported due to low levels of awareness among community and staff. A donate-a-book program to a care home is one innovative way to get information into care facilities. 

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