"Open Book, in an authoritative and conversational way, tackles many of the key services and products of academic publishers. This insiders guide gives librarians an informed perspective on academic publishing that will benefit both their team and career. Contributors range from experienced publishers across various platforms to leading librarians."--From publisher's website.
I. The publishing ecosystem (the macro) : -- Librarian leadership / Michael Levine-Clark -- Dystopia or utopia? The role of the 21st-century commercial publisher / Stephen Rhind-Tutt -- University presses in (permanent) crisis : reinventing culture and collaboration for the digital age / Alison Mudditt -- Going it alone? Publishing agreements in associations and societies / Barbara Walthall -- Open access : what we are really thinking / Robert Boissy -- The library monographic service provider : the content to library information ecosystem / Mark F. Kendall -- Globalization and academic publishing : it's a small world, after all / James Wiser.
II. The process : feeding the ecosystem (the micro) : -- Market research : under the hood / Elisabeth Leonard -- Making beautiful music : the role of a publisher in the world of journals / Jayne Marks -- Acquisitions : where do books come from? / Steven D. Smith -- Finding a needle in a haystack : the saga of a reference book / Rolf A. Janke -- E-books are still books, after all : the challenge of e-book publishing and changing models / Rebecca Seger -- More than libraries : copyright, licensing, and the key to ancillary revenue / Carol S. Richman -- Sales : the road oft traveled / Jenni Wilson.