By Donald T. Hawkins (Freelance Conference Blogger and Editor) The 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP), held on May 24-27, 2001, was SSP’s first virtual meeting. It attracted a global audience of 770 attendees and featured plenary/keynote...
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ATG! The Podcast: Episode 116- Blurred Lines: Libraries, Bookstores and Academic Partnerships
Today’s audio is from a Neopolitan Session of the 2020 Charleston Library Conference, presented by Meg White, Senior Consultant, DeltaThink and Director of Vendor Partnerships, Charleston Hub; Richard Hershman, Vice President of Government Relations, National...
MoLSAMP Collaborates with Librarians to Create a Virtual Research Experience
The Missouri Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program (MoLSAMP) brings underrepresented undergraduate students, from across the state of Missouri, interested in pursuing science and science related careers to the University of Missouri campus for a 9...
ATG! The Podcast- Episode 115: What Would It Really Take To Achieve A Full OA Transition? An “Open” Take From A Publisher, Librarians and A Funder
In today’s episode we feature the audio from a Neopolitan Session of the 2020 Charleston Library Conference, presented by Ashley Farley, Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Stephen Barr, President, SAGE International, and Managing Director, SAGE UK; ...
Scholarly Presses and Bookstores Unite!
The Seminary Co-op Bookstores in Chicago announced the launch of two publishing imprints in partnership with scholarly presses Northwestern University Press and Prickly Paradigm Press. The Northwestern imprint will yield two to four titles per year, and the list will...
Meet Alexia Hudson-Ward, MIT Libraries News
By Brigham Fay on May 6, 2021 in All news A Q&A with the Libraries’ new associate director for Research and Learning Alexia Hudson-Ward In October, the Libraries welcomed Alexia Hudson-Ward as the new associate director for Research and Learning. Previously the...
How Researchers Can Help with Recovery Efforts for the Jagger Library at the University of Cape Town
Recovery efforts at the Jagger Library at the University of Cape Town. (Source: http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/jagger-recovery) Posted on May 25, 2021 by Abbey Lovell In late April, the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa, was devastated by a wildfire that...
ATG! The Podcast: Episode 113-Conversation With Curtis Brundy, Iowa State University
In today’s episode we feature audio from an Interview of Curtis Brundy, Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Communications and Collections, Iowa State University. The interview was conducted by Matthew Ismail, Director of Collection Development, University of...
ATG! The Podcast: Episode 112: Conversation With Dr. Brian King, Psychologist, Comedian And Author of “The Art of Taking It Easy”
In today’s episode we feature audio from an interview of Dr. Brian King, psychologist, stand up comedian and author of the international bestseller The Art of Taking It Easy, How to Cope with Bears, Traffic, and the Rest of Life’s Stressors. The interview was...
Microfilm?! Digitizing an old medium yields new discoveries
For many years, the Rare Book and Manuscript Library has been working with the National Library of Israel’s Manuscripts Department to include our digitized Hebrew manuscripts in KTIV, the International Database of Hebrew Manuscripts. In the 1970s, Columbia Libraries...
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A New Coalition of Educational Content Creators is launched – Plus More ATG News & Announcements
Social Learning Across Content is a New Coalition Launching Today infoDOCKET notes the launch of Social Learning Across Content, a coalition of educational content creators, technology platforms, service providers, and stakeholder groups are coming together in support...
A New Coalition of Educational Content Creators is launched – Plus More ATG News & Announcements
Social Learning Across Content is a New Coalition Launching Today infoDOCKET notes the launch of Social Learning Across Content, a coalition of educational content creators, technology platforms, service providers, and stakeholder groups are coming together in support...
ATG Quirkies: Think You Love Houseplants? This One Just Sold for Almost $20,000
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2021 Charleston Conference Registration Now Open!
We're back! And our conference theme this year is "On the Road Again!" The 2021 Charleston Conference, to be held November 1 - 5, will be a hybrid event with options for attendance in person and online. We are so excited to welcome attendees back to the beautiful city...
IFLA Issues Statement on Controlled Digital Lending – Plus More ATG News & Announcements
IFLA Issues Statement on Controlled Digital Lending Citing the International Federation of Library Associations, infoDOCKET notes that "Controlled Digital Lending has emerged in the last few years as a specific means of enabling libraries to fulfill their missions. It...
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