Against The Grain - The Podcast

The Value of Publishing: In-Depth Panel Discussion On today's episode, we take an in-depth examination of the costs and complexities of scholarly publishing. Nancy Maron (ATGthePodcast #14) takes over the host duties in a panel discussion with three of the authors that contributed to her recent article in the Against The Grain journal titled The Value of Publishing:What's Worth Paying For. Nancy Maron is president of BlueSky to BluePrint, a consulting firm supporting leaders in libraries, publishing, and digital initiatives who want to build, grow, and sustain their innovative enterprises. Her guest authors and their referenced articles are: · Becky Brasington Clark, Director of Library of Congress Publishing Office. Before that, she was the longtime director of marketing for Johns Hopkins University Press and is a former marketing chief at Brookings Institutional Press. Becky's article, Ditching the Guillotine: An Education in Accessibility offers an eye-opening look at the challenges of making books easily