SPEC Kit 357: Libraries, Presses, and Publishing (November 2017)

Abstract

Publishing Activities The survey presented seven categories of publishing activities-project development, editorial, design, image and permissions clearance, material production, printing and binding management, and distribution and marketing-and asked whether the library, the institutional press, or the library press provides any of them. Project Development This category includes project planning and management, peer review, developmental editing, editorial/ advisory board activities, and grant preparation. Thirty-eight of the 52 respondents to this question have an institutional press. Nine of these have both an institutional and a library press. Overall, these presses are highly engaged in all project development activities, particularly peer review, though only half of the institutional presses and one library press do grant preparation. The majority of libraries at these institutions also provide project planning services and a significant number do grants and serve on editorial boards. Six respondents have no press, but most of those libraries manage projects and serve on advisory boards. Editorial Editorial activities include ISBN/ISSN assignment, indexing, typesetting, copyediting, proofreading, and copyright registration. As with project development, both institutional and library presses, unsurprisingly, are highly engaged in all these activities. Only about half of the libraries are active in editorial work. They are most likely to assist with ISBN/ISSN assignment and indexing.

O escritório de comunicação científica como perspectiva de atuação para bibliotecas universitárias

“…No que se refere aos serviços propriamente ditos, tem-se o desenvolvimento de projetos, as atividades editoriais (aqui inserindo-se a publicação e hospedagem de periódicos científicos em repositórios), design, liberação e permissões de imagens, produção de material, gerenciamento de impressão e encadernação e distribuição e marketing (Perry et al, 2011;Taylor et al, 2017). Para Helge, Tmava e Zerangue (2019) os serviços de apoio à publicação se assentam em três bases: o financiamento de publicações em acesso aberto, a hospedagem de revistas publicadas pela universidade e um conjunto de serviços de publicação que contribuam para o aumento da reputação acadêmica da instituição, como aqueles relacionados à propriedade intelectual (direitos autorais e licenciamento alternativo, especialmente Creative Commons).…”

Developing a Business Plan for a Library Publishing Program

“…. most of the 123 ARL (Association of Research Libraries) member libraries are engaged in publishing or publishing support activities" [3]. Libraries started publishing programs for a variety of reasons, including "mission-aligned work for exploring new opportunities in the digital age [ .…”

“…. ], demonstrating the market for scholarly, peer-reviewed, open access monographs, and empowering the library to engage with and effect changes in scholarly publishing" [3]. Although the goals of individual programs may vary, overall, library publishing programs " .…”