Librarian's Guide to Micropublishing : Helping Patrons and Communities Use Free and Low-Cost Publishing Tools to Tell Their Stories.
tarafından
Crawford, Walt.
Başlık
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Librarian's Guide to Micropublishing : Helping Patrons and Communities Use Free and Low-Cost Publishing Tools to Tell Their Stories.
Yazar
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Crawford, Walt.
ISBN
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9781573878845
Yazar Ek Girişi
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Crawford, Walt.
Fiziksel Tanımlama
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1 online resource (185 pages)
İçerik
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Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- About the Website -- Chapter 1: Libraries and Micropublishing -- Defining Micropublishing -- Why Libraries Should Be Involved in Micropublishing -- Making the Most of Micropublishing -- Library: Publisher or Facilitator? -- Self-Publishing, Vanity Presses, and Micropublishing -- Walking the Talk: This Book and Micropublishing -- A Few Key Terms -- The Rest of This Book -- First Have Something to Say -- Chapter 2: Publishing and Micropublishing -- Steps in Book Publishing -- What's Different in Micropublishing -- What's Covered Here -- What's Handled by Service Providers -- Dealing With Other Steps -- Micropublishing Works-But It's Not Magic -- Resources -- Chapter 3: The Low-Cost/No-Cost Approach -- Why Publishing Is Expensive -- Why Self-Publishing Is Expensive -- Back-End Savings From Micropublishing -- Low-Cost Assumptions -- No-Cost Alternatives -- When Cheap Can Turn Expensive -- Chapter 4: Dealing With Templates -- Why Use Styles? -- A Quick Introduction to Templates -- Elements of the Bk6pv Template -- Modifying the Template -- Alternative Approaches -- The Basics -- Just a Starting Point -- Chapter 5: Typography and Layout -- Basics and Norms -- Choosing a Typeface for the Body -- Choosing a Typeface for Headings -- Chapter 6: Making It Look Better -- Bad Breaks and Copyfitting -- Character Styles: Making It Faster -- Vertical Alignment -- Too Much Trouble? -- Alternative Approaches -- Chapter 7: Front and Back Matter -- Front Matter -- Back Matter -- That's It -- Chapter 8: Cover, Copyright, and Other Matters -- Creating a Cover -- ISBN -- Copyright and Creative Commons -- Outsourcing -- Chapter 9: PDFs and Providers -- PDF Tips and Warnings -- Putting the Project Together -- Lulu vs. CreateSpace -- Making a Book Using Lulu, Step by Step -- Differences When Using CreateSpace.
Chapter 10: Beyond Text Paperbacks -- Hardcover Books -- Other Bindings -- Photos -- Color and True Photo Quality -- Ebooks -- Chapter 11: Marketing and Publicity-and Making It Big -- Helpful Tips for Marketing and Publicity -- Some Useful Resources -- Making It Big: Beyond Micropublishing -- Chapter 12: Academic Libraries and Micropublishing: Ejournals in Print Form -- Academic Libraries as Publishers -- New OA Journals and Micropublishing -- Chapter 13: Closing Thoughts -- Publishers Still Matter -- Library Roles and Community Support -- The Writer's Needs -- No Significant Compromise -- Customizing the Templates -- Paying Attention Page by Page -- Passing It On -- Other Libraries -- Starting Small -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- About the Author -- Index.
Notlar
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
Konu Başlığı
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Desktop publishing.
Libraries -- Publishing -- Computer programs.
Libraries and publishing.
On-demand publications.
Tür
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Electronic books.
Elektronik Erişim
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Library | Materyal Türü | Demirbaş Numarası | Yer Numarası | Durumu/İade Tarihi |
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IYTE Library | E-Kitap | 1311026-1001 | Z716.6 -- .C73 2012 EB | Ebrary E-Books |