Open AccessMIT Press Direct and University of Michigan Press Ebook Collection: First Year Lessons Learned and Future Prospects
Author(s) -
Elizabeth Farrell,
Lanell White,
Sharla Lair
Publication year - 2020
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.5703/1288284317198
Subject(s) - humility , adventure , persona , value (mathematics) , action (physics) , appeal , selection (genetic algorithm) , point (geometry) , sociology , media studies , public relations , political science , computer science , library science , law , artificial intelligence , physics , quantum mechanics , machine learning , geometry , mathematics , human–computer interaction
In 2019, MIT Press and University of Michigan Press launched their own ebookcollections for direct sale to libraries. Nearly a year has gone by. In that year, threebasic truths have emerged and continue to guide them on this journey: 1. EstablishPrinciples - Our principles must be our central reference point. We must innovate bytaking a “values-based” approach not just a solely “value-based” selection process. 2.Embrace Exploration, Agility and Humility - We are perpetual searchers and seekers,always novices and beginners. Transformation comes from discovering the right questionsmore than having the right answers. 2. Take Action - We cannot think ourselves into newways of acting, rather we act ourselves into a new way of thinking. Impactful changewill only happen when we take risks, focus on people, and shift from monologue todialogue when engaging with the communities we serve. How did they come to these truths?What are the prospects for each of their individual endeavors? Why should librariescare? In this paper, representatives of the two presses will tell their respectivestories about this last year’s adventures. We they share why they chose to work directlywith libraries, what they expected after launching their new collections, as well asdivulge what reality actually dealt them.