Future of Statistical Publications

Publishing is the “how” that gets content from authors to

readers

Author

Reader

?

Each intermediary adds value to the authors’ content

Author

Reader

Aggregator

Bookseller

Librarian

Publisher

Value Creation is centred on the THREE PRODUCT “D”s

Author

Reader

DESIGN

DISCOVERY

DELIVERY

But does the great DISTRUPTOR DISINTERMEDIATE the

DISSEMINATORS?

Author

Reader

DESIGN

DISCOVERY

&

DELIVERY

This session looks in turn at each of the players as they adapt to the

future

Author

Reader

MIMAS

Databeuro

EIU

OECD

Design & Reproduction

Feedback

Author

Editorial

Where the Publisher Adds Value

Reader/User

Discovery & Delivery

FinancialManagement

ProductionFeedback

Discovery & Delivery

Author

Where the Publisher Adds Value

Reader/User

Editorial

- structure - organisation

- using feedback to help authors create

new publications that meet audience needs

Before (author-layout) After (publisher-layout)

ProductionFeedback

Discovery & Delivery

Author

Where the Publisher Adds Value

Reader/User

DESIGN & REPRODUCTION

- Turning ideas into reality!- layout

- e-editions- printing

- building websites that work!

Manuscripts

SpreadsheetsC

harts

Websit

es

CDs

Print & PDFs

Chaos, ‘author’ style, inconsistencies

Consistency, ‘house’ style, attention to detail

ProductionFeedback

Discovery & Delivery

Author

Where the Publisher Adds Value

Reader/User

Discovery & Delivery

- Discovery services to core & secondary audiences (Aggregators)

- Delivery channels (Booksellers) - Title Management (Librarians)

- Deals to reach tertiary audiences (Other Publishers)

Academia & Students

IGOs

NGOs

Corporate

Government

University Library PortalsGoogleA&I servicesAggregators (Ebsco, SWETS, Mimas, Ingenta)Publisher websites

Company IntranetsGoogle

Aggregators (Lexis Nexis, Bloomberg, Reuters,

Thompson)

GooglePublisher Websites

CDs & Books

Institutional IntranetsGoogle

Publisher WebsitesCDs & Books

Institutional IntranetsGooglePublisher WebsitesCDs & Books

1,000s of Channels (and Google)

Professional & Student Audiences

ProductionFeedback

Discovery & Delivery

Author

Where the Publisher Adds Value

Reader/User

Feedback

- On what works and what doesn’t

- On what’s being read and what isn’t!

ProductionFeedback

Discovery & Delivery

Author

Where the Publisher Adds Value

Reader/User

Financial Management

- Making sure that costs are balanced by income!- Making choices about

investments for the future

Design & Reproduction

Feedback

Author

Editorial

Will Publishers be Disintermediated?

Reader/User

Discovery & Delivery

FinancialManagement

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