engElPub - ELectronic PUBlishing2020-04-18Charting The Futures(s) of...Short Papers10.4000/proceedings.elpub.2020.96299journal articleTibor Koltay012Eszterházy Károly Katolikus Egyetem [Eger, Hungary] = Eszterházy Károly University = Université Eszterházy KárolyEszterházy Károly UniversityUniversité Eszterházy Károly=Eszterházy Károly Katolikus Egyetem [Eger, Hungary]From among the varied non-technical issues, related to self- publishing, the history ofsubscription-based book publishing is addressed first, followed by a discussion of selfpublishing’slegitimacy, then by an examination of self-publishing authors’ roles andresponsibilities. Subsequently, some processes of self- publishing are described, its relationshipto independent editors discussed. Self-publishing is also explored through the eyes of thelibraries and librarians. Some of the related issues, including motives for publishing selfpublishedtextbooks are dealt with. A short discussion directs attention to the possibility of selfpublishingresearch data. Last, self-publishing activities in Hungary are shortly presented.http://elpub.episciences.org/6299/pdfself-publishinghistorylibrariesdata publicationHungary[SHS.INFO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Library and information sciences