The librarian's guide to micropublishing [[electronic resource] ] : helping patrons and communities use free and low-cost publishing tools to tell their stories / / Walt Crawford

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910457815403321
• Autore: Crawford Walt
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Medford, New Jersey, : Information Today, Inc., 2012
• ISBN: 1-283-37908-2; 9786613379085; 1-57387-884-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (185 p.)
• Disciplina: 070.5/94
• Soggetti: Libraries and publishing; On-demand publications; Libraries - Publishing - Computer programs; Desktop publishing; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""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""; ""Whatâ€?s Different in Micropublishing""; ""Whatâ€?s Covered Here""""Whatâ€?s Handled by Service Providers""; ""Dealing With Other Steps""; ""Micropublishing Worksâ€?But Itâ€?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""; ""Thatâ€?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 Publicityâ€?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 Writerâ€?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""