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) <[email protected]> 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...OPEN SCIENCE, PART 1: THE FUTURE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IS HERE & IT’S OPEN – ATG Original
by Nancy K. Herther In a 2016 article, Daniel Saraga of the Swiss National Science Foundation explained the goal of Open Science as “to break the shackles that fetter the individual elements of the scientific production process – from the formation of...Part 3, JOURNALISM FACES NEW CHALLENGES: HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL
By Nancy K. Herther (Click here to read Part 1 & click here to read Part 2) Rich Gordon is a professor and director of digital innovation at Northwestern University’s Medill school, where he launched the graduate program in new media journalism and is the...Part 2, Journalism Faces New Challenges: Instead of A ‘White Knight’ We Got Hedge Funds
by Nancy K. Herther (Click here to read Part 1.) In her 2016 book The Rise of a New Media Baron and the Emerging Threat of News Deserts, Muse Abernathy makes the issue – and the cause — quite clear: “Over the past decade, a new media baron has emerged in the...Part 1, Journalism Faces New Challenges: The 21st Century Hasn’t Been Kind to Our Fourth Estate
by Nancy K. Herther (Click here to read Part 2) A new article by Frank Esser and Christoph Neuberger focuses on innovations in journalism. The “new forms of presentation (multimedia story-telling, immersive journalism), new ways of involving the audience...Subscribe to our Podcast:
