Self-Publishing and Collection Development Opportunities and Challenges for Libraries

"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 g...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Holley, Robert P. (auth), Holley, Robert P., editor (editor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: USA Purdue University Press 2015
West Lafayette, Indiana : [2015]
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Charleston insights in library, archival, and information sciences.
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Sumario:"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"--
Notas:Includes index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (185 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781557539687
9781612494432
9781612494425