Future of Electronic Reference Publishing
Booklist Online has posted a roundup of the “Future of Electronic Reference Publishing” panel discussion at the ALA convention in Anaheim. It appears to have been an interesting session, with input from executives from several big publishers of both print and electronic products: Gale Cengage, Sage, Encyclopaedia Britannica, and Oxford University Press. As if their own recent publications (see here and here for examples) weren’t proof enough, it’s clear that these publishers recognize that their future success depends heavily on electronic publishing. I think that’s true for every reference publisher, no matter how large or small.