ALPSP, the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers, has shared feedback following a recent survey conducted with both members and non-members in the scholarly and professional publishing industry.
Over 300 respondents participated in the survey, which sought to gain insight into the needs of the sector – both present and future requirements and important priorities. The responses highlighted the following as key issues facing organisations: Open Access (including Plan S and transformative agreements); effective use of data and analytics; business models and funding (including the subscription model, big deals and content sharing); and business continuity and new revenue streams. The ranking of these issues varied across the different organisations.
For current members, the aspects most valued were the Alert monthly newsletter, closely followed by training courses, webinars and conferences, policy and representation and seminars. The aspects which non-members considered most attractive in terms of joining were firstly, webinars then seminars, then the Learned Publishing Journal, conferences, member evening networking events, and training courses.
When asked about improvements to existing services provided by ALPSP, members mentioned expanding or refining training, offering a greater global perspective/reach and also the importance of overcoming a perceived tension between the needs of small, learned societies and large commercial publishers.
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