TY - GEN AU - Holley,Robert P. TI - Self-Publishing and Collection Development : Opportunities and Challenges for Libraries SN - oapen_626378 PY - 2015///0915 CY - USA PB - Purdue University Press KW - Information Science KW - Academic library KW - Amazon (company) KW - E-book KW - Public library KW - Publishing KW - Self-publishing KW - Smashwords N1 - Open Access N2 - The current publishing environment has experienced a drastic change in the way content is created, delivered, and acquired, particularly for libraries. With the increasing importance of digital publishing, more than half the titles published in the United States are self-published. With this growth in self-published materials, librarians, publishers, and vendors have been forced to rethink channels of production, distribution, and access as it applies to the new content. Self-Publishing and Collection Development: Opportunities and Challenges for Libraries will address multiple aspects of how public and academic libraries can deal with the increase in self-published titles UR - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/31642/1/626378.pdf UR - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/31642/1/626378.pdf UR - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/31642/1/626378.pdf UR - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/35975 ER -