Open book : a librarian's guide to academic publishing / James Wiser and Rolf A. Janke, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wiser, James, editor.

Janke, Rolf A., editor.

Series:

MBM peak series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scholarly publishing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Scholarly publishing.

Publishers and publishing.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 200 pages ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

[Santa Barbara] : Mission Bell Media, [2017]

Summary:

"Open Book, in an authoritative and conversational way, tackles many of the key services and products of academic publishers. This insiders guide gives librarians an informed perspective on academic publishing that will benefit both their team and career. Contributors range from experienced publishers across various platforms to leading librarians."--From publisher's website.

Contents:

I. The publishing ecosystem (the macro) :

Librarian leadership / Michael Levine-Clark

Dystopia or utopia? The role of the 21st-century commercial publisher / Stephen Rhind-Tutt

University presses in (permanent) crisis : reinventing culture and collaboration for the digital age / Alison Mudditt

Going it alone? Publishing agreements in associations and societies / Barbara Walthall

Open access : what we are really thinking / Robert Boissy

The library monographic service provider : the content to library information ecosystem / Mark F. Kendall

Globalization and academic publishing : it's a small world, after all / James Wiser.

II. The process : feeding the ecosystem (the micro) :

Market research : under the hood / Elisabeth Leonard

Making beautiful music : the role of a publisher in the world of journals / Jayne Marks

Acquisitions : where do books come from? / Steven D. Smith

Finding a needle in a haystack : the saga of a reference book / Rolf A. Janke

E-books are still books, after all : the challenge of e-book publishing and changing models / Rebecca Seger

More than libraries : copyright, licensing, and the key to ancillary revenue / Carol S. Richman

Sales : the road oft traveled / Jenni Wilson.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780997175714

0997175710

OCLC:

967725183

Publisher Number:

99970408266