LEADER 04866oam 2200565 450 001 9910779063303321 005 20190911103519.0 010 $a1-283-37908-2 010 $a9786613379085 010 $a1-57387-884-7 035 $a(OCoLC)778459389 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL8RRA 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000088232 100 $a20111128h20122012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe librarian's guide to micropublishing $ehelping patrons and communities use free and low-cost publishing tools to tell their stories /$fWalt Crawford 210 $aMedford, New Jersey $cInformation Today, Inc.$d2012 210 1$aMedford, New Jersey :$cInformation Today, Inc.,$d[2012] 210 4$d?2012 215 $a1 online resource (ix, 172 pages) $cillustrations 225 0 $aGale eBooks 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-57387-430-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""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""; ""Whata???s Different in Micropublishing"" 327 $a""Whata???s Covered Here""""Whata???s Handled by Service Providers""; ""Dealing With Other Steps""; ""Micropublishing Worksa???But Ita???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"" 327 $a""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""; ""Thata???s It""; ""Chapter 8: Cover, Copyright, and Other Matters""; ""Creating a Cover""; ""ISBN""; ""Copyright and Creative Commons""; ""Outsourcing"" 327 $a""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 Publicitya???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"" 327 $a""Academic Libraries as Publishers""""New OA Journals and Micropublishing""; ""Chapter 13: Closing Thoughts""; ""Publishers Still Matter""; ""Library Roles and Community Support""; ""The Writera???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"" 330 $aThis guide to libraries and community micropublishing offers step-by-step instructions for using MS Word to design and edit manuscripts, and also details the use of no-cost/low-cost publishing tools Lulu and CreateSpace, equipping librarians to guide their patrons in the production of quality print books. 606 $aLibraries and publishing 606 $aOn-demand publications 606 $aLibraries$xPublishing$xComputer programs 606 $aDesktop publishing 615 0$aLibraries and publishing. 615 0$aOn-demand publications. 615 0$aLibraries$xPublishing$xComputer programs. 615 0$aDesktop publishing. 676 $a070.5/94 700 $aCrawford$b Walt$0867326 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779063303321 996 $aThe librarian's guide to micropublishing$93810863 997 $aUNINA