Publications Committee Annual Report 2021
submitted by Deborah Campana
Current Roster
- Deborah Campana (Chair, 2020– )
- Kathleen Abromeit (Basic Manual Series, 2017– )
- Kirk-Evan Billet (Music Cataloging Bulletin, 2015– )
- Kathleen DeLaurenti (Open Access, 2017– )
- Maristella Feustle (Index & Bibliography Series, 2017– )
- Stephen Henry (Website editor, 2020– )
- Elizabeth Hille Cribbs (MLA Administrative Officer, 2021– )
- Amy Hunsaker (Copyright Website Editor, 2021– )
- Jacey Kepich (Newsletter editor, 2020– )
- Anna Kijas (Technical Reports Series, 2021– )
- Stephen Mantz (Advertising Manager, 2019– )
- Jonathan Sauceda (Notes, 2020– )
- Anne Shelley (Notes e-contracts editor, 2015– )
- Patrick Wall (A-R Editions)
- James L. Zychowicz (A-R Editions)
List of Previous Goals and Progress Made
- Website revamp: Drafts of revised publications pages are in Basecamp which Katie Buehner presented at our meeting during the MLA conference in March.
- Strategic plan: advocacy (ethical dissemination and evolution of scholarly communication) and the value of the profession (increase the visibility of the association).
- Progress: Work advanced but much more needs to be done.
- Anna Kijas was appointed editor of the Technical Reports Series. She is considering adding a small editorial group to plan toward future volumes, consider scope and priorities, and provide reviewing assistance.Strategic plan: advocacy (ethical dissemination and evolution of scholarly communication) and the value of the profession (increase the visibility of the association)
- Progress: seek individuals to participate on an editorial board.
List of Future Goals
- Continue work on the website revamp on the whole and specifically address matters of access to our journal, Notes.
- Strategic plan: advocacy (ethical dissemination and evolution of scholarly communication) and the value of the profession (increase the visibility of the association).
- Promote new monographic series volumes.
- Strategic plan: advocacy (ethical dissemination and evolution of scholarly communication) and the value of the profession (increase the visibility of the association)
- Promote MLA Publications within MLA by hosting a reception for authors (and potential authors) at the 2022 Salt Lake City meeting.