Hi, all. Given the discussion about publishing models taking place on the list, it seems a good moment to announce that MediaCommons is hosting an open discussion of the Association of American University Presses report, released on Monday, "Sustaining Scholarly Publishing: New Business Models for University Presses." This report examines the experiments currently underway in university press publishing and makes several key recommendations for the success of future innovation. Central to these recommendations is a call for greater collaboration and communication in these publishing processes. Thanks to the support of Monica McCormick, Program Officer for Digital Scholarly Publishing at NYU NYU, the AAUP task force has not only graciously agreed to but enthusiastically supported this discussion. The report is available at http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/mcpress/sustaining/. I hope you'll all come by and join in the discussion -- there's an awful lot to dig into in the report. I also hope you'll spread the word to your own social networks, to get their participation as well. We've got the opportunity not just to respond to the AAUP's thoughts about the future, but to do so in a form that might get them to consider more possibilities for future innovation -- not to mention a form in we'll be able to engage directly with them; the report authors will be involved in these discussions. I'll hope to see you in the comments! -- Kathleen Fitzpatrick | Professor of Media Studies | Pomona College Co-editor, MediaCommons | machines.pomona.edu | @kfitz