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INSTG055 Publishing Today

This module will provide students of librarianship, information science and related areas with an insight into the business of publishing: its structure, functions and challenges. Examples will be predominantly Anglo-American but there will be reference to publishing elsewhere. The module is taught by, Dr Penelope Woolf, and there will be a number of guest speakers from industry.

Module themes:

• Change: structure of the business; business models
• Challenges: balancing the need to innovate with the need to make money
• The digital transition
• Skills
• The future

Topics include:

• Industry overview
• The legal environment of publishing (copyright, intellectual property, contracts)
• Discovering & exploiting content
• Creating content
• Journals Publishing
• Children’s Publishing
• Business context

The course will include case studies from different types of publishing e.g. academic/ELT/trade/children’s. There will be a visit to a publishing company and the opportunity to meet and interact with publishing professionals.

Assessment: By coursework

Prerequisites: There are no formal prerequisites for this module

Optional for masters students: Library & Information Studies, Archives and Records Management, Electronic Communication & Publishing

Delivered by: Dr. Penelope Woolf and guest speakers

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