Date The Library as a Publisher Joseph Goh Director IG Publishing Pte Ltd
Dec 31, 2015
Professional Brief
Director of Publishing at IG Publishing (an iGroup Company)
Project and Business Development in the Library and Information Industry since 1997
Local Hosting Projects in Thailand, Malaysia, India, and China - Medline, US Patents, etc
Commercial Hosting Projects for Electronic Journals and Ebooks
Digitization Projects
Publishers - over 15K titles
Libraries - over 20K titles (Thailand, HK, and Singapore)
Forces of Change
Changing Landscape of Technology
Changing Landscape of Publishing
Changing Landscape of Buyers/Libraries
Changing Landscape of Sellers
Changing Landscape of Users
Conventional Publishing Flow
Author
Publisher
Wholesaler or Distributor
Reseller
Library / End User
Inefficient
New Publishing Work Flow
Multi-verse Format
Publisher Assisted or Self Publishing
Open Access Publishing
On Demand (POD or Electronic)
Electronic Rights Management
Changing User Behaviors
Instant Consumption
Discoverability
Ease of Use
Portability
Social Network Factor
Changing Role of Libraries
Fighting for Audience
Learning Spaces
Diminishing use of Library Automation System
Curation
Information Scientist
Value-added Services
Harvester of Knowledge
Library is the Gateway to Information
Acquisition - Buy, Lease, or Subscribe
Creation - Publishing
Repurposing - Digitization
Sharing of Knowledge - Get Plugged In
A Global Network of Libraries
The Library as a Publisher
Open Content Alliance
British Library
HKU Library
ISEAS Library
Siriraj Medical Library
The Digital Publishing Process
Content Selection
Proprietary
Public Domain
Digital Mastering
E-Publish
Marketing
Content Selection
Thesis / Dissertations
Student Projects
Research or Working Papers
Documentations
Old Books
Public Domain Books
Asian Studies Collection Project
Borneo (131)
Cambodia (45)
Korea (727)
Laos (21)
Singapore (153)
Thailand (802)
Vietnam (233)
Staying Relevant
Understanding the Winds of Change
Start Strategizing
Participate in the Digital Revolution or Evolution
Content Rules