By Donald T. Hawkins (Freelance Columnist and Conference Blogger) The second Charleston In Between conference took place virtually on May 12 and 13, 2022. It occurs approximately halfway between the main Charleston Conferences in the first week of November; its...
If Rumors Were Horses
Against the Grain V34#2 Happy Spring! Lots of rumors and news and updates to keep up with these days. We’ve been posting them online at https://www.charleston-hub.com/category/rumors/ in order to keep up and not have to wait until the next journal...
The Miles Conrad Lecture
Against the Grain V34#2 The Miles Conrad lecture has been a highlight of NISO conferences, and NFAIS meetings. It was established to honor the memory of G. Miles Conrad who was director of Biological Abstracts, (now BIOSIS Previews). In 1957 he organized a...
From Your (Springing!) Editor:
Against the Grain V34#2 It was a cold winter here in Sullivan’s Island! But spring has finally sprung and we are looking forward to the summer heat. Hope that all of you are looking forward to summer as well! We are getting used to ATG going totally...
And They Were There — Reports of Meetings
2021 Charleston Conference Column Editor: Ramune K. Kubilius (Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine) Against the Grain V34#2 Column Editor’s Note: Thanks to the Charleston...
Letters to the Editor
Against the Grain V34#2 Send letters to <[email protected]>, phone 843-509-2848, or snail mail: Against the Grain, Post Office Box 799, Sullivan’s Island, SC 29482. You can also send a letter to the editor from the Charleston Hub at...
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WVU Libraries joins MIT Press Open Access Publishing Initiative – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 5/27/22
WVU Libraries joins MIT Press Open Access Publishing Initiative Library Technology Guides notes that "MIT Press announced the launch of its Direct-to-Open framework. In this model, rather than purchasing licenses to eBook titles individually or through packages,...
WVU Libraries joins MIT Press Open Access Publishing Initiative – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 5/27/22
WVU Libraries joins MIT Press Open Access Publishing Initiative Library Technology Guides notes that "MIT Press announced the launch of its Direct-to-Open framework. In this model, rather than purchasing licenses to eBook titles individually or through packages,...
Music Library Association Opens Publications at Internet Archive – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 5/26/22
Music Library Association Opens Publications at Internet Archive According to Caralee Adams and the Internet Archive Blog "For librarians who specialize in caring for music collections, it can be challenging to keep up with the latest technology and resources in the...
OCLC releases more than 150 million WorldCat Entities as the foundation of a linked data infrastructure – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 5/25/22
OCLC releases more than 150 million WorldCat Entities as the foundation of a linked data infrastructure Citing an OCLC press release, Library Technology Guides reports that "OCLC has completed a project, funded in part by a grant from the Mellon Foundation, to...
NASA and CHORUS sign participation agreement to expand public access to results of its funded research – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 5/24/22
NASA and CHORUS sign participation agreement to expand public access to results of its funded research KnowledgeSpeak reports that "The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has signed a participation agreement with CHORUS to expand public access to the...