Full Description
A Librarian's Guide on How to Publish discusses the publishing strategies needed for the development of skills that are essential for successful job requirements and the production of quality print and electronic publications. The book serves as a useful guide indicating the main principles of professional library publishing activities in both print and virtual environments. A number of library activities are, in fact, publishing, and requires librarians to have the knowledge and skills in order to manage it. With the wide use of web sites, these competencies are becoming indispensable. Whether it is publishing catalogues of their collections, selected bibliographies, exhibition catalogues, or journals. The Internet has transformed libraries' web pages into real publishing projects.
Contents
Figures and tablesAcknowledgementsAbout the authorsChapter 1: IntroductionAbstract:The aim of the bookBackgroundOrganisation of the bookChapter 2: Brief overview of the history of publishingAbstract:Clay tabletsScrolls and codicesPrintChapter 3: Technology-driven publishing and librariesAbstract:Publishing and technologyThe e-transition in publishingE-publishing and librariesChapter 4: An overview of publishing fields and publishing capitalAbstract:Economic capitalHuman capitalSymbolic capitalIntellectual capitalChapter 5: Basics of the library publishing chainAbstract:Where to start and how to manage the processWhy publish?Who is the audience for library publications?What do libraries publish?Print or electronic?Why is an editorial board important?The publishing planManuscript selectionAuthors' contractsLayoutPrint publishingElectronic publishingDistribution by the libraryDistribution by a retailerChapter 6: Basic professions in publishing applied to library publishingAbstract:Publishing as adding valuePublisherEditorial boardEditorGraphic editorRewriterReviewerTranslatorLanguage (copy) editorProofreaderDesignerStatement of responsibilityFinal notes on basic professions in library publishingChapter 7: Variety in library publishingAbstract:Library typesDigital librariesNational librariesResearch and university librariesSpecial librariesSchool librariesPublic librariesLibrary associations as publishersConcluding remarks concerning all types of libraryChapter 8: Relations with other publishersAbstract:Co-publishingLibraries as partners in co-publishingChapter 9: ConclusionsAppendix 1: Checklist for library strategic plan developmentReferencesIndexAppendix 2: What to consider for future publishing projects
