Abstract:

Library publishing has been a hot topic in foreign academic libraries, while the study of library publishing is becoming deeper and deeper in China. In fact, there are some foundations for libraries to conduct publishing service, including users' need, function orientation, service system, competence development, and relative technics. Moreover, libraries provide flexible and additional publishing services, such as metadata processing, digital services, copyright consulting, editing and processing services for different types of publications, such as academic journals, academic works, proceedings and so on. Library publishing has been promoted by establishing institutional repository, funding and supporting the publication of OA journals. The characteristics and advantages of library publishing could help the expansion of libraries’ business in publishing, and then help libraries obtain new competence of publishing content acquisition, valueadded publishing, publishing communication and capital raising. Druing the construction and transformation of new academic communication system, libraries need to play the role of digital publishers, recognize the importance of technological innovation to libraries, adapt to the changes in academic publishing in order to prepare for the future.

Key words: Library publishing, Publishing services, Open access publishing, Digital publishing, Core competence