The Scholarly Publishing Scene — For the Love of Books
by Myer Kutz (President, Myer Kutz Associates, Inc.) Against the Grain Vol. 33#4 Naturally, my first contact with Wiley was about a book. A potential book, actually. This was back in the mid-1960s. Ken Tong, a Wiley textbook sales rep, suggested to...Volume 33#4, September, 2021 Table of Contents
Links to full text articles are for subscribers only – you must be logged in with a username and password to view content. Full Issue – Read Online Now ISSUES, NEWS, & GOINGS ON Rumors p.1 From Your Editor p. 6 Letters to the Editor p. 6 Advertising...Stop, Look, Listen — New Wilderness in Orderly Markets
Academic Publishing in Times of APCs and Transformative Deals Column Editor: Dr. Sven Fund (Managing Director, Knowledge Unlatched GmbH, Maximiliankorso 66, 13465 Berlin, Germany) Against the Grain Vol. 33#4 Academic publishing is an orderly market — the big...eBooks in Academic Libraries: The Librarians’ Perspective
By David Gibbs (Interim Associate Dean, University Library, California State University, Sacramento) Against the Grain v33#4 It has been just over 20 years since eBooks first made their entrée into academic library collections. Since then, libraries...Don’s Conference Notes
Column Editor: Donald T. Hawkins (Freelance Editor and Conference Blogger) Against the Grain Vol. 33#4 Column Editor’s Note: Because of space limitations, the full text of my conference notes will now be available online in the issues of Against the Grain on...The Trials and Tribulations of Providing eBooks: A Small University Library Perspective
By Debbi Dinkins (Associate Dean of the Library, Stetson University) Against the Grain Vol. 33#4 Introduction Academic libraries have been providing eBooks to their users since the year 2000. At least that is the first mention that I find of eBooks...And They Were There — Reports of Meetings-2020 Charleston Conference
Against the Grain Vol. 33#4 Column Editors: Ramune K. Kubilius (Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine) and Sever Bordeianu (Head, Print Resources Section, University Libraries, MSC05 3020, 1...Ten Years of Demand-Driven Acquisition
By Keri Prelitz (Collection Development and Management Librarian, Pollack Library, California State University, Fullerton) and Ann Roll (Associate Dean of Collections and Scholarly Communications, Pollack Library, California State University,...Learning Belongs in the Library — An Interview with BibliU and Kanopy
An E-textbook and Streaming Video Platform Discussion About Access Innovation for Learning Content Through the Library Column Editor: David Parker (Publisher and Consultant; Phone: 201-673-8784) Against the Grain Vol. 33#4 The pandemic massively accelerated online...Subscribe to our Podcast:
