This publication, edited by Robert P. Holley and published by Purdue University Press, delves into the critical area of Self-Publishing and Collection Development, offering insights relevant to libraries. It addresses the multifaceted challenges and opportunities presented by the rise of self-published titles within both public and academic library systems. The content explores key topics such as library acquisitions, digital publishing, and bibliographic control, while also examining issues related to proprietary formats and vendor difficulties in sourcing these works.
The manual is designed to guide librarians, publishers, vendors, and academic institutions through the evolving publishing landscape. It provides practical examples, such as initiatives from Los Gatos Public Library and Kent District Library, to illustrate effective strategies. The publication aims to facilitate understanding and management of change, concluding with a bibliographic essay on self-publishing, thereby serving as a comprehensive resource for navigating this transformative sector.
The current publishing environment has experienced a drastic change in the way content is created, delivered, and acquired, particularly for libraries. With the increasing importance of digital publishing, more than half the titles published in the United States are self-published. With this growth in self-published materials, librarians, publishers, and vendors have been forced to rethink channels of production, distribution, and access as it applies to the new content. Self-Publishing and Collection Development: Opportunities and Challenges for Libraries will address multiple aspects of how public and academic libraries can deal with the increase in self-published titles.While both academic and public libraries have started to grapple with the burgeoning issues associated with self-published books, many difficulties remain. To develop effective policies and procedures, stakeholders must now tackle questions associated with the transformation of the publishing landscape. Obstacles to self-publishing include the lack of reviews, the absence of cataloging and bibliographic control, proprietary formats for e-books, and the difficulty for vendors in providing these works.General chapters will include information on reviewing sources, cataloging and bibliographic control, and vendor issues. Information addressing public libraries issues will highlight initiatives to make self-published materials available at the Los Gatos Public Library in California and the Kent District Library in Michigan. Chapters on academic library issues will address why self-published materials are important for academic institutions, especially those with comprehensive collecting interests. Several self-published authors focus on how they attempt to make their works more suitable for public libraries. Finally, the book concludes with a bibliographic essay on self-publishingAs the term "traditional publishing" begins to fade and new content producers join the conversation, librarians, publishers, and vendors will play an important role in facilitating and managing the shift.
Editor: Holley, Robert P.
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Illustration: n
Language: ENG
Title: Self-Publishing and Collection Development: Opportunities and Challenges for Libraries
Pages: 00198 (Encrypted EPUB) / 00198 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2015-09-15
SKU-13/ISBN: 9781557537218
Category: Language Arts & Disciplines : Library & Information Science
The current publishing environment has experienced a drastic change in the way content is created, delivered, and acquired, particularly for libraries. With the increasing importance of digital publishing, more than half the titles published in the United States are self-published. With this growth in self-published materials, librarians, publishers, and vendors have been forced to rethink channels of production, distribution, and access as it applies to the new content. Self-Publishing and Collection Development: Opportunities and Challenges for Libraries will address multiple aspects of how public and academic libraries can deal with the increase in self-published titles.While both academic and public libraries have started to grapple with the burgeoning issues associated with self-published books, many difficulties remain. To develop effective policies and procedures, stakeholders must now tackle questions associated with the transformation of the publishing landscape. Obstacles to self-publishing include the lack of reviews, the absence of cataloging and bibliographic control, proprietary formats for e-books, and the difficulty for vendors in providing these works.General chapters will include information on reviewing sources, cataloging and bibliographic control, and vendor issues. Information addressing public libraries issues will highlight initiatives to make self-published materials available at the Los Gatos Public Library in California and the Kent District Library in Michigan. Chapters on academic library issues will address why self-published materials are important for academic institutions, especially those with comprehensive collecting interests. Several self-published authors focus on how they attempt to make their works more suitable for public libraries. Finally, the book concludes with a bibliographic essay on self-publishingAs the term "traditional publishing" begins to fade and new content producers join the conversation, librarians, publishers, and vendors will play an important role in facilitating and managing the shift.
Editor: Holley, Robert P.
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Illustration: n
Language: ENG
Title: Self-Publishing and Collection Development: Opportunities and Challenges for Libraries
Pages: 00198 (Encrypted EPUB) / 00198 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2015-09-15
SKU-13/ISBN: 9781557537218
Category: Language Arts & Disciplines : Library & Information Science
