Blog Posts

by Steven J. Bell, Associate University Librarian, Temple University Libraries How much time each day do you spend delving into the higher education news? Do you have a regular current awareness regimen for keeping up-to-date with the latest trends in higher ed? While...

by Rossana Morriello, Research Support Librarian, Politecnico di Torino, Italy On 1st September the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) released an important statement on open access and a call for action addressed to libraries....

Did you know that we have a podcast? New episodes are posted each Monday with interviews and conversations from luminaries in the library and publishing world. Episode 172 features a conversation between Simon Holt, Elsevier, and Matthew Ismail, Editor in Chief of the...

By Kent Anderson, MBA, Founder of Caldera Publishing Solutions and “The Geyser” Last week’s policy guidance announcement from the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) included three main documents — the guidance itself, a press release, and an economic...

by Meg White, Director of Vendor Partnerships, Charleston Hub / Conference Director, Charleston Conference August 25, 2022 marked a radical shift in policy related to access to federally funded research in the United States. In an eight-page memorandum (aka Nelson...

Editor's Note: This week's blog post was previously published in the "Learning Belongs in the Library" column for the June 2022 issue of Against the Grain, v34 #3, p. 41. by David Parker (Lived Places Publishing and Underline Science) In the fall of 1997, I was a...

by Steven J. Bell, Associate University Librarian, Temple University Libraries If you’re an Open Educational Resources (OER) purist, you might want to skip this post. For the rest of us who will accept non-OER paths to “textbook affordability”, this post shares some...

By John Lavender, Lavender Consulting and Senior Associate with Maverick Publishing Specialists The Charleston Conference asked Lavender Consulting to survey past attendees. There were three main objectives in doing this. To get feedback about the 2021 conference and...

…or a $50 Amazon gift card by Camille Gamboa, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Director, SAGE Publishing For about a decade, SAGE has organized a photo contest that awards one travel grant and five (or more) gift cards to runners up (or runner ups?). All...