Amazon, Publishers and Antitrust – Part 2: Where Do We Go From Here? A Conversation with Maurice Stucke
By: Nancy K. Herther (writer, consultant and former Sociology/Anthropology Librarian, University of Minnesota Libraries) Rather than wait for more information or the next steps in this governmental process, ATG has asked one of the acknowledged legal experts on...Amazon, Publishers and Antitrust – Part 1: Where Do We Go From Here?-An ATG Original
By: Nancy K. Herther (writer, consultant and former Sociology/Anthropology Librarian, University of Minnesota Libraries) “When Americans fear the future, they turn to antitrust action,” David Streitfeld wrote in a 2019 article for the NY Times. “It happened in...Are Print Magazines Still Relevant? ATG Asks the Expert: Mr. Magazine-An ATG Original
by Nancy K. Herther (writer, consultant and Sociology/Anthropology Librarian, University of Minnesota Libraries) A woman looks at magazines displayed at a kiosk in Zurich March 16 , 2015. One of Switzerland’s two big supermarkets, Coop, is to stop selling...ATG Original: Streaming Changes the Rules of Video Distribution-Will Libraries Win or Lose?
by Nancy K. Herther (writer, consultant and former Sociology/Anthropology Librarian, University of Minnesota Libraries) Early in my consulting career my “fun job” was working occasional evenings at one of the Minneapolis Public Library branches. And...ATG Original:Conferencing During a Pandemic- Technology Provides a Solution
by Nancy K. Herther (writer, consultant and Sociology/Anthropology Librarian, University of Minnesota Libraries) If some feel that participating in virtual or video conferencing would be “boring people to tears” as a recent Forbes article noted, “the reality is...ATG Original: Pandemics and Bookstores: A Crisis that Can be Met
by Nancy K. Herther (writer, consultant and Sociology/Anthropology Librarian, University of Minnesota Libraries) Just a year ago, the American Booksellers Association convened its 2019 Annual Membership Meeting noting that “The indie channel remains ‘vibrant and...ATG Originals: The New ABC’s of Children and Early Reading
by Nancy K. Herther (writer, consultant and Sociology/Anthropology Librarian, University of Minnesota Libraries) <herther@umn.edu> In her book, Children, Media and American History: Printed Poison, Pernicious Staff and other Terrible Temptations, Margaret...ATG Originals: Seeking Long-term Solutions to the Future of Collections: Part 3 – Insight Into the Potential
By Nancy K. Herther “The greatest obstacle faced in implementing these models is that they challenge some established norms,” the OCLC explains in their latest research report, called Operationalizing the BIG Collective Collection. “Yet challenges to established norms...ATG Original: Seeking Long-term Solutions to the Future of Collections: Part 2 – Collective Collections
By Nancy K. Herther In a 2010 blog post, Google estimated that, according to their advanced algorithms, the number of book titles published at least in recent times was 129,864,880, which seems a low estimate; however, there are no solid data on which to base any...Subscribe to our Podcast:
