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10 Trends I Observed Interviewing 10 Publishing Executives About the Future of Academic Books

As co-host of the Scholarly Communication Podcast, I’ve spent the last six months speaking with university press publishers and small to mid-size commercial book publishers. Here’s what I’ve learned.

  • By Avi Staiman
  • May 23, 2023
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Measuring Metadata Impacts: Books Discoverability in Google Scholar

Although Google Scholar claims to not use DOI metadata in its search index, a recent study finds that books with DOIs are generally more discoverable than those without DOIs.

  • By Lettie Y. Conrad, Michelle Urberg
  • Jan 17, 2023
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Whither (or Whether) the Monograph? Karin Wulf and Rick Anderson Discuss Some Recent Research

Karin Wulf and Rick Anderson discuss some implications of a recent research report on the future of the scholarly monograph.

  • By Rick Anderson, Karin Wulf
  • Oct 17, 2019
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Guest Post, Adam Hodgkin: Do Books Need More Aggregation or More Curation — Time to Uncircle the Wagons?

Guest post from Adam Hodgkin, looking at the differences between the academic books and journals markets, and how the aggregation strategies for journals may not work in the same manner for books.

  • By Scholarly Kitchen
  • Oct 12, 2016
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