Libraries and the Academic Book

Matthew J. Shaw (The Queen’s College, Oxford)

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Cambridge University Press
12 December 2024

Literary theory; Library & information sciences; General studies; Publishing industry

Series: Elements in Publishing and Book Culture

This Element explores the history of the relationship between libraries and the academic book. It provides an overview of the development of the publishing history of the scholarly - or academic - book, and related creation of the modern research library. It argues that libraries played an important role in the birth and growth of the academic book, and explores how publishers, readers and libraries helped to develop the format and scholarly and publishing environments that now underpin contemporary scholarly communications. It concludes with an appraisal of the current state of the field and how business, technology and policy are mapping a variety of potential routes to the future.

By: Matthew J. Shaw (The Queen’s College Oxford)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781108729796
ISBN 10: 1108729797
Series: Elements in Publishing and Book Culture
Pages: 75
Publication Date: 12 December 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Introduction; 1. The Academic Book; 2. Libraries; 3. People and Institutions; 4. Networks and Scholarly Communications; 5. The New Normal?