A Librarian’s Guide on How to Publish (Chandos Information Professional Series)

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.* Enables librarians to undertake successful publishing projects * Helps librarians to avoid professional mistakes which can be a challenge for library image and cause financial loses * Equips managers with the skills for supervising the main publishing process outcomes 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.

• Enables librarians to undertake successful publishing projects
• Helps librarians to avoid professional mistakes which can be a challenge for library image and cause financial loses
• Equips managers with the skills for supervising the main publishing process outcomes

Content: Front matter , Pages i-iii Copyright , Page iv Figures and tables , Page viii Acknowledgements , Page ix About the authors , Pages xi-xii 1 - Introduction , Pages 1-9 2 - Brief overview of the history of publishing , Pages 11-18 3 - Technology-driven publishing and libraries , Pages 19-33 4 - An overview of publishing fields and publishing capital , Pages 35-40 5 - Basics of the library publishing chain , Pages 41-74 6 - Basic professions in publishing applied to library publishing , Pages 75-104 7 - Variety in library publishing , Pages 105-131 8 - Relations with other publishers , Pages 133-136 9 - Conclusions , Pages 137-139 Appendix 1 - Checklist for library strategic plan development , Pages 141-142 References , Pages 145-148 Index , Pages 149-152 Appendix 2 - What to consider for future publishing projects , Pages 143-144 Introduction. -- Brief overview of the history of publishing. -- Technology-driven publishing and libraries. -- An overview of publishing fields and publishing capital. -- Basics of the library publishing chain. -- Basic professions in publishing applied to library publishing. -- Variety in library publishing. -- Relations with other publishers. - Conclusions. - Apendices: 1: Checklist for library strategic plan development; 2: What to consider for future publishing projects 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. This book serves as a useful guide indicating the main principles of professional library publishing activities in both print and virtual environments.