LIBRARIES PARTNERING
LIBRARIES PARTNERING WITH SELF-PUBLISHING: A WINNING COMBINATION
This book provides everything you need to help patrons create, produce, and market their own books utilizing library resources. Help your library leverage opportunities in the popular do-it-yourself publishing movement by following this process.
WHAT WE PROVIDE
In this useful guidebook, you'll learn how to transform your library into a self-publishing center with advice and strategies for creating, producing, and printing books—both digitally and on paper. The book outlines your partnering role with patrons in the creation of published materials, offering step-by-step guidance for assisting library users who wish to put their written words in print. By using this reference, help patrons identify an audience for their material, select the best publishing software for their needs, and utilize social media to promote and distribute their work.
SEARCHING FOR A PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITY
Chapters follow the publishing process from planning to creative development, production, and marketing. The final chapter features books, websites, and Internet sources for designing brochures; creating a website; and designing, printing, and distributing a book. Helpful guidelines accompany excerpts from interviews with librarians experienced with this publishing model, examples of self-published books, and graphic models.
A WINNING COMBINATION
Details are available at https://tscpl.org/ and http://www.abc-clio.com/LibrariesUnlimited.aspx. ISBN 978-1-4408-4158-3.
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EXPLORE YOUR TALENTS
Offers librarians a broad overview of self-publishing and shows them how they can become part of the process
Features interviews with library professionals experienced with self-publishing
Expands and strengthens the role of the library as a publishing center
Includes practical advice for getting started in self-publishing
Describes publishing opportunities for both librarians and patrons
MEET THE AUTHORS
Robert J. Grover, PhD, formerly served as a university administrator and professor emeritus of library and information management at Emporia State University. Grover’s published works include a wide range of information services.
Kelly Visnak, PhD, is associate university librarian for the University of Texas at Arlington where she is leading the Division of Scholarly Communications. Her doctorate in library and information science is from Dominican University in Chicago.
Carmaine Ternes is a retired high school librarian and member of the Emporia State University planning committee for the Kansas Summer Institute for School Librarians. She also serves as an AASL Learning4Life state coordinator. She holds a master's degree in library science from Emporia State University.
Miranda Ericsson is a Public Service Specialist for the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library. She develops programs that support and engage writers and leads the Local Writers Workshop and Great Writers Right Here author fair teams.
Lissa Staley is a Public Services Librarian at Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, Topeka, Kansas. She is the Topeka Municipal Liaison with National Novel Writing Month and focuses on constantly improving customer experience and freely sharing successful ideas with other librarians.
NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) provides a wonderful opportunity to connect with local writers and artists. Enjoy working and creating independently or with budding or experienced authors.
COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS
Collaborative efforts result in a community novel. Learn how you can create, compose, edit, and publish. Fashion your novel with flair fitting your audience.
COMMUNITY NOVEL
"A community novel is one that is collaboratively conceptualized, written, illustrated, narrated, edited and published by members of your community."
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