Research and Markets: A Librarian's Guide on How to Publish

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/88b5zf/a_librarians) has announced the addition of Woodhead Publishing Ltd's new book "A Librarian's Guide on How to Publish" to their offering.

“A Librarian's Guide on How to Publish”

"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.

Readership: Staff at managerial levels within library and information professional and teaching institutions, and LIS students at graduate and postgraduate levels, as well as participants of wide range of professional workshops.

Key features:

- 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

- Provides practical solutions to real job requirements

Key Topics Covered:

1. Introduction
2. Brief overview of the history of publishing
3. Technology-driven publishing and libraries
4. An overview of publishing fields and publishing capital
5. Basics of the library publishing chain
6. Basic professions in publishing applied to library publishing
7. Variety in library publishing
8. Relations with other publishers
9. Conclusions

Appendices

- 1: Checklist for library strategic plan development

- 2: What to consider for future publishing projects

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Source: Woodhead Publishing Ltd