Scholarly Publishing In An Electronic Era - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1856045366 ISBN 13 : 9781856045360

Editeur : Facet Publishing, 2004

Synopsis

'The International Yearbook of Library and Information Management' is a thematic, refereed annual publication in the field of library science and information management worldwide. Each volume contains substantive chapters covering current issues, emerging debates and trends, and models of best practice and likely future developments, contributed by an internationally respected panel of researchers, practitioners and academics.

The theme for Volume 5, 'scholarly publishing in an electronic era', has been chosen in view of significant recent changes in the publishing world and the impacts that these changes are having on the management of information provision and on access to information in specific communities.

The first part of the book offers an overview of current trends in scholarly publishing, and the book is divided into a further six parts each covering an area of core interest:

institutional perspectives on scholarly publishing;
open access initiatives
technical issues in scholarly publishing;
use of scholarly publications;
economics and logistics of scholarly publishing;
international issues.

Readership: The International Yearbook is essential reading for information professionals wishing to keep up-to-date with recent developments in library science and information management on a global basis. The International Yearbook of Library and Information Management (IYLIM) is a thematic, refereed annual publication in the field of library science and information management worldwide. Each volume contains substantive chapters covering current issues, emerging debates and trends, and models of best practice and likely future developments, contributed by an internationally respected panel of researchers, practitioners and academics.

The theme for Volume 5, 'scholarly publishing in an electronic era', has been chosen in view of significant recent changes in the publishing world and the impacts that these changes are having on the management of information provision and on access to information in specific communities.

The first part of the book offers an overview of current trends in scholarly publishing, and the book is divided into a further six parts each covering an area of core interest:

- institutional perspectives on scholarly publishing;
- open access initiatives
- technical issues in scholarly publishing;
- use of scholarly publications;
- economics and logistics of scholarly publishing;
- international issues.

Readership: The International Yearbook is essential reading for information professionals wishing to keep up-to-date with recent developments in library science and information management on a global basis.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dr G. E.Gorman BA MDiv STB GradDipLib MA ThD FCLIP FRSA is Professor of Library and Information Management at the School of Information Management, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Facet Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1856045366
• ISBN 13: 9781856045360
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 384
• Éditeur: Gorman G E
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible