The academic book of the future
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The academic book of the future
(Palgrave pivot)
Palgrave Macmillan, 2016
- : hardback
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 104-117) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book is open access under a CC-BY licence. Part of the AHRC/British Library Academic Book of the Future Project, this book interrogates current and emerging contexts of academic books from the perspectives of thirteen expert voices from the connected communities of publishing, academia, libraries, and bookselling.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements List of contributors Introduction: The Academic Book of the Future
- Rebecca E. Lyons and Samantha J. Rayner PART I: ACADEMICS 1. The academic book as a socially-embedded media artefact
- Tom Mole 2. Wearable books
- Michael Pidd 3. The impossible constellation: Practice-as-Research as a viable alternative
- Sarah Barrow PART II: PUBLISHERS 4. The academic book of the future and the need to break boundaries
- Jenny McCall and Amy Bourke-Waite 5. The academic 'book' of the future and its function
- Frances Pinter 6. The university press and the academic book of the future
- Anthony Cond PART III: LIBRARIANS 7. National libraries and academic books of the future
- Maja Maricevic 8. Strategic engagement and librarians
- Neil Smyth 9. Academic libraries and academic books: vessels of cultural continuity, agents of cultural change
- Kate Price PART IV: BOOKSELLERS 10. Selling words: an economic history of bookselling
- Jaki Hawker 11. The future of the academic book: the role of booksellers
- Peter Lake 12. Back to the future: the role of the campus bookshop
- Craig Dadds Bibliography Further Reading Index
by "Nielsen BookData"