LIS413: Publishing and Book Trade

Module 1: Overview of Publishing and Book Trade in Nigeria

• Unit 1: Concept, Overview Publishing in Nigeria
• Unit 2: Paper and Paper Making
• Unit 3: Nature and Scope of Publishing and Book Trade

Module 2: Editing, Quality Control and Ownership/Authors Right

• Unit 1: Editing, Quality Control and their Significance
• Unit 2: Ownership and Author’s Right

Module 3: Piracy and Plagiarism

• Unit 1: Concept, Forms, Factors Responsible for Piracy in Nigeria
• Unit 2: Concept, Cases, Consequences of Plagiarism

Module 4: Intellectual Property, Copyright and Patent

• Unit 1: Nature and Definitions of Intellectual Property
• Unit 2: Copyright Concept, History, Nature and Challenges

Module 5: ICT and Legal Implication of Book Trade

• Unit 1: Various Models of e-publishing, Benefits and Challenges of e-publishing
• Unit 2: Legal Implication of Selling Document