LTStraipsnyje analizuojamas vienintelės Lietuvoje valstybinės leidyklos – Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos centro (MELC) – leidybos procesas, tiriama, kaip leidykla atrodo kitų Lietuvos užsienio leidyklų kontekste, ką būtų galima keisti remiantis privačių leidyklų praktika. Aptariama, kas reglamentuoja ir lemia leidyklos statuso ir profilio specifiką, nagrinėjama leidyklos struktūra, darbo organizavimas ir vadyba, lyginama su panašaus profilio užsienio leidyklomis, tiriamas MELC teminio plano sudarymas, finansų vadyba, aptariami leidyklos prioritetai ir veiklos tendencijos, ateities perspektyvos. Prieita prie išvados, jog laiku ir racionaliai manipuliuojant disponuojamu MELC prestižu ir produkto kokybe, galima pasiekti gerų rezultatų plečiant leidybinio produkto liniją ir pritaikant jį prie informacinio amžiaus keliamų poreikių. [Iš leidinio]Reikšminiai žodžiai: Leidyba; Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos centras; Valstybinė leidykla; Publishing; Science and Encyclopedia Publishing Centre; State-owned publishing; State-owned publishing house.
ENThe article deals with the publishing process in the only state-owned publishing house of Lithuania – the Science and Encyclopedia Publishing Centre (MELC), its status in the context of other publishing houses of Lithuania and similar publishers abroad, the possible changes in its practice organization on the example of private publishers. The tasks were to analyse the factors that regulate and influence the specific features and status of the publishing house, its structure, work organization and management in the MELC, its situation in the context of foreign publishing houses, and to compare it with similar publishers, to analyse its thematic plan formation and finance management. It was also important to discuss the MELC priorities, tendencies and future prospects. The study has shown that the MELC disposes of a high quality intellectual product, skilled personnel, long-term experience and a good name in the market. However, it is recommended to consider the global publishing tendencies and experience, to evaluate the barriers that influence practice efficiency and their proportion to benefits granted by the status so that the maximum potency in the market could be exploited and the MELC could be assumed as a representative example. [From the publication]