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The Innovations in Publishing Research Hub blog features discussions on recent developments in publishing research and the industry, as well as updates on research hub activities.
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INNOVATIONS IN PUBLISHING Symposium Sept 2023
10 June 2024
After two successful annual symposia, we hosted another group of researchers to explore further innovations in publishing in September 2023. As last year, this symposium presented a variety of recent research exploring new approaches to publishing and aspects of innovation management. Topics included transparency in open access publishing, e-lending in Swedish public libraries, audio-originals, algorithmic translations, and business strategy in Afrikaans trade publishing.
Read the full summary here.
INNOVATIONS IN PUBLISHING Symposium Sept 2022
by Anna Klamet | 4 November 2022
After last year’s successful CIMRH symposium on innovation management in the publishing industry, we hosted another group of researchers to explore further innovations in publishing. As last year, this symposium presented a variety of recent research exploring new approaches to publishing and aspects of innovation management. Read the full summary here.
June 2022 – Event: AMPLIFYING VOICES IN PUBLISHING
by Frania Hall | 1 July 2022
‘Amplifying Voices in Publishing’ was an event hosted by the Media School at LCC in June 2022. The event was curated by LCC staff and students, looking at industry issues in terms of navigating inclusion as well as exploring employability topics. It was put together by Dr Laura Little and Dr Frania Hall from the Journalism and Publishing programme and students Sanika Joshi from the Media School and Emma Crampton-Thomas from the Screen School at LCC. The discussion was hosted by Gulsum Altinbas a current student on MA Publishing. Read the full post here.
Transcript: THE RELATIVE INNOVATIVE DIMENSION OF SOCIAL READING – Innovations in Publishing Symposium
Laura Bousquet| 16 September 2021
Laura Bousquet, a PhD Candidate at the universities Lyon 2 Lumière in France and Johannes-Gutenberg Mainz in Germany, spoke about her dissertation focused on Social Reading platforms as players of the book industry in France, Germany and the US. Read the full transcript here.
INNOVATION IN PUBLISHING SYMPOSIUM 2021
by Frania Hall | 1 July 2022
The event included a number of presentations covering a variety of recent research from the UK and Europe exploring different aspects of innovation in publishing in both book and magazine sectors. Topics included examining the digital transformation of the book publishing industry in small nation states, the way effective collaborations can lead to further creative innovation in book publishing, the impacts of social reading platforms, the way the magazine industry is innovating in light of changes in the business environment as well as innovations in digital printing. Read the full summary here.