Contenidos de este número Within the Pages of a Book: Professional Media Information BY Open Book: A Librarian’s Guide to Academic Publishing. Mission Bell Media. Sept. 2016. 240p. ed. by James Wiser & Rolf A. Janke. index. ISBN 9780997175714. pap. $49.95. PRO MEDIA This edited volume contains chapters from publishers, vendors, librarians, and directors in an attempt to present an perspective” on the present and future of “authoritative academic publishing. Editors Wiser (Community Coll. League of CA) and Janke (CEO and founder, Mission Bell Media) draw distinctly from their own experiences in the library and publishing industries in shaping the book’s overall arc, which strongly argues for a more collaborative, mutually beneficial relationship between academic librarians and publishers, particularly in the face of recent changes in scholarly communication. Contributors effectively support this argument by providing practical and personal details related to either the or aspects of scholarly publishing, including the role of “macro” “micro” librarians, publisher business strategies, realities of globalization, and processes related to acquisitions, ebooks, and copyright. Takeaways” at the start of most chapters lend the “Top work a sense of consistency that might otherwise be lost along the way. VERDICT A quick and practical look at academic publishing from those and leading the way. “on-the-ground” Recommended for librarians and LIS students interested in collection development, acquisitions, or scholarly publishing.—Robin Chin Roemer, Univ. of Washington Lib., Seattle
Contenidos de este número Within the Pages of a Book: Professional Media Information BY Open Book: A Librarian’s Guide to Academic Publishing. Mission Bell Media. Sept. 2016. 240p. ed. by James Wiser & Rolf A. Janke. index. ISBN 9780997175714. pap. $49.95. PRO MEDIA This edited volume contains chapters from publishers, vendors, librarians, and directors in an attempt to present an “authoritative perspective” on the present and future of academic publishing. Editors Wiser (Community Coll. League of CA) and Janke (CEO and founder, Mission Bell Media) draw distinctly from their own experiences in the library and publishing industries in shaping the book’s overall arc, which strongly argues for a more collaborative, mutually beneficial relationship between academic librarians and publishers, particularly in the face of recent changes in scholarly communication. Contributors effectively support this argument by providing practical and personal details related to either the “macro” or “micro” aspects of scholarly publishing, including the role of librarians, publisher business strategies, realities of globalization, and processes related to acquisitions, ebooks, and copyright. “Top Takeaways” at the start of most chapters lend the work a sense of consistency that might otherwise be lost along the way. VERDICT A quick and practical look at academic publishing from those “on-the-ground” and leading the way. Recommended for librarians and LIS students interested in collection development, acquisitions, or scholarly publishing.—Robin Chin Roemer, Univ. of Washington Lib., Seattle
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