This course is required of all students in the Scholarly Publishing program but is open to all graduate students. The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to scholarly publishing both for students who plan a career in the field and for those who, in their academic or writing careers, expect to interact with scholarly publishers. Trade publishing is discussed when relevant.
Readings vary from year to year.
Since 1900 Students are expected to write six papers of five to fifteen pages each. On some assignments, cartoons may be substituted for the paper, and the final paper may be written as fiction. The class rarely enrolls more than twenty students, and discussion is an important component. This course is required of, and restricted to, students in the Scholarly Publishing program. Publishing research has no particular methodology of its own.