Virtual Open Programme (October 2020)

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The Virtual Open Programme was held on 15th October 2020 and featured seven 8-minute presentations (lightning talks) from around the world.  The event was organised by Ann Okerson and a team of people she had assembled to progress the work of the SIG.  Jane Buggle facilitated the session while Geoffrey Little managed the Q&A.

Topics, Speakers, and Abstracts

• An analysis of a publishing business plan for the UP College of Law Information and Publication Division
  Gianina Cabanilla
  University of the Philippines College of Law, Philippines
• Publishing to inspire the library profession
  Ekaterina V. Nikonorova and Ekaterina Shibaeva
  Russian State Library, Russian Federation
• Library Publishing as an Essential Function in Today’s Information World: Models and Sustainability Plan by Academic Libraries in Nigeria
  Dr Aishat Joyce Egbunu and Dr Ngozi Blessing Ukachi
  University of Abuja, University of Lagos, Nigeria
• Publishing as a library: Our reasons to develop PUBLISSO – Publishing and Advice Services
  Dr Ursula Arning
  ZB MED – Information Centre for Life Sciences, Germany
• Yilmaz Akkilic City Research Awards and Publications: A Library Publishing Example from Turkey
  Safat Baba Pala, Nazan Akdogan and Selin Can Cemgil
  Nilufer Municipality, Turkey
• Library Publishing and Editors – A Promising Partnership Built on Open Access
  Dr Kathrin Ganz and Dr Agnieszka Wenninger
  Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
• Collaboration and Commitment: Publishing Diverse Academic Scholarship for the Public Good
  Jason Colman, Karen E. Downing and William Lopez
  University of Michigan, USA