An international first-hand history of the changing face of library publishing – from the earliest days of reprint publishing, through microfilm, microfiche and CD-ROMs to the digital age – written by a pioneer of the industry.

Since the 1960s, Charles Chadwyck-Healey has been at the forefront of library publishing and the company he founded in 1973 remains a familiar brand name to academic libraries around the world. In this wide ranging book, Chadwyck-Healey charts his personal history of this constantly changing field, from the earliest days of reprint publishing, through microfilm, microfiche and CD-ROM publishing to the current digital age. He describes the early years of using computers in publishing and the introduction of the CD-ROM which was soon supplanted by online. Chadwyck-Healey was one of the first publishers to use both these new media. Focusing upon leading publishing endeavours around the world – in the USA, UK, Europe and post-Soviet Russia – this book includes vivid and informative first-hand accounts of such landmark publishing projects as the US National Security Archive, the catalogue of the British Library on CD-ROM, and Literature Online (LION).

"Interesting, readable and well-indexed." - Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association

"Fascinating ... should be of interest beyond the usual audience for a book of library and publishing history." - Library & Information History