2020-2021 / DOCU0009-2

Aspects of digital publishing

Duration

15h Th

Number of credits

 Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : general (120 ECTS)5 crédits 

Lecturer

Pascal Durand

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course will make a deep insight into the "digital turn" of the publishing industry, from author to reader. Each lecture will focus on a specific thematic.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

1. Understanding, thanks to cases studies, its internal (between several economical systems) as well as external tensions (regarding traditional publishing or other medias).
2. Developing a wide knowledge of the possibilities offered by the digital revolution in terms of books.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lectures and exercices.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

The timetable will be set in agreement with the students, who are requested to get in touch with the lecturer at the end of the first quarter.
See: http://www.infocom.ulg.ac.be

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Recommended or required readings

Recommended readings :
- ANDERSON (Chris), La Longue traîne, Paris, Pearson Education France, 2007 [2006]. - DACOS (Marin) et MOUNIER (Pierre), L'édition électronique, Paris, La Découverte, 2010. - DONNAT (Olivier), Les Pratiques culturelles des français à l'ère numérique, Paris, La Découverte, 2009. - DOUYÈRE (David) et REILLIER (Frédéric), « L'édition électronique », dans LEGENDRE (Bertrand) (dir.), Les Métiers de l'édition, Paris, Éditions du Cercle de la Librairie, 2007, pp. 79-135. - JACQUESSON (Alain), Google Livres et le futur des bibliothèques numériques, Paris, Éditions du Cercle de la librairie, 2010. - MOLLIER (Jean-Yves) (dir.), Où va le livre ?, La Dispute, 2007. - ROBIN (Christian), Les livres dans l'univers numérique, La Documentation Française, « Études de la Documentation française », 2011.

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Written examination on a subject defined by the teacher for each student.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Course head, Pascal Durand, lecturer, Department of the art and science of communication, Place du 20-Août, 7, 2nd floor, pascal.durand@ulg.ac.be.
Assistant :  Tanguy HABRAND tanguy.habrand@uliege.be
Secretariat, tel. 04 366 32 86.