Getting the Word Out: Academic Libraries as Scholarly Publishers

摘要

ACRL recently announced the release of Getting the Word Out: Academic Libraries as Scholarly Publishers. Research libraries engaged in publishing activities in the past, but in recent years there has been an intense growth in the number of library publishing services supporting faculty and students. Unified by a commitment to both access and service, library publishing programs have grown from an early focus on backlist digitization to encompass publication of student works, textbooks, research data, as well as books and journals. This growing engagement with publishing is a natural extension of the academic library's commitment to support the creation of and access to scholarship. Despite intense interest in this emerging discipline,few publications have highlighted the diversity of library publishing programs, services, and philosophies.