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Librarian Publishers and the Convergence of Data Repositories

Tome ReaderIn his 2-part look at libraries as publishers, Phill Jones from The Scholarly Kitchen, examines the history of libraries as publishers but also their possible future.

In part one, he examines the start of library publishing programs. Many, he points out, “were partly motivated by a desire to disrupt subscription publishing and a feeling that digital publishing ought to be cheaper and faster than traditional print.” Those libraries quickly learned that digital was just as costly.

Jones points out that the higher cost lead libraries to collaborative relationships with university presses, learned societies, and small print-only journals. For many this has been an highly successful relationship.

In part two, Jones talks about still having hope that libraries as publishers can disrupt the existing publishing industry. He points to the idea of data sharing and data repositories as ways that libraries can go beyond the traditional and couple it with something publishers aren’t offering.

The future of libraries as publishers certainly has yet to be written. What do you see? What do you want?

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Book Nostalgia

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Image by Pattys-Photos. Retrieved in Flickr. Used under Creative Commons’ licensing.

This week, CMLE highlights the printed book!

The Scholarly Kitchen recently posted an article about the time honored tradition of making a print book. Originally housed in the archives at Oxford University Press, a series of three silent films were showcased.

Just for Fun, take a step back in time to the 1920s; experience the once labor intensive process of creating a beloved classic; the printed book!

The making of a book, take three, and…..action!