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The Next Wave of Tech Change | Self-Publishing & Libraries
Over the past 30 years or so , there have been several waves of technological change in the library world. First was the replacement of the card-based catalog and circulation system with the integrated...
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Jukepop: Back to the Future | Self Publishing and Libraries
Serialized writing has a long history, and can be hugely popular. It is said that American fans of Charles Dickens, eager to get the latest chapter of “The Old Curiosity Shop,” lined up at the docks of...
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SELF-e Comes to Cuyahoga | Self-Publishing and Libraries
SELF-e is the partnership between Library Journal and Charleston, SC’s BiblioLabs. A BiblioLabs product, Biblioboard, is a platform that seeks to bring (among other things) self-published works into...
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BlueInk Review—Patti and Patty | Self-Publishing and Libraries
This month, I visit with one of the first organizations to tackle one of the fundamental librarian concerns about self-publishing: quality. Few libraries have ever had enough money to buy...
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LAPL, SELF-e, Surprising Stats | Self-Publishing & Libraries
For at least a generation, libraries have focused their collection development efforts on the Big Six (now Big Five) publishers. But that domination of library purchases and circulation may be about...
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ONEBOOKAZ | Self-Publishing & Libraries
One of the more exciting library projects—ONEBOOKAZ—is occurring under the leadership of the Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records, a division of the Secretary of State’s office. Many...
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Three Books on Self-Publishing | Self-Publishing & Libraries
While your lIbrary probably already collects some of the many guides on how to write a book, this month I’d like to recommend three essential titles for your collection that can help aspiring authors...
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No Cold Shoulder in Kentucky | Self-Publishing & Libraries
A Computers in Libraries conference got Jim Blanton thinking: ebooks were on the rise. Self-publishing was taking off. How could libraries turn the challenge into an opportunity? In his previous...
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