Publishing For Libraries

Download or read book A Librarian's Guide on How to Publish written by Srecko Jelusic and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2011-03-29 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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