Self-Publishing and Collection Development Opportunities and Challenges for Libraries

• Main Author: Holley, Robert P. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: USA Purdue University Press 2015
• Series: Charleston Insights in Library, Archival, and Information Sciences
• Subjects: Information Science; Academic library; Amazon (company); E-book; Public library; Publishing; Self-publishing; Smashwords
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

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.