Project Gutenberg is offering audiobooks powered by AI According to Good e-Reader "Project Gutenberg is one of the best places to download royalty-free ebooks in a myriad of popular formats, such as EPUB and MOBI. The company has millions of monthly downloads and is...
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The Oldest Treasures From 12 Great Libraries – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 9/18/23
The Oldest Treasures From 12 Great Libraries According to this article, Sarah Laskow of Atlas Obscura "contacted some of our favorite libraries to ask about the oldest books in their collections, we were treated to a wealth of information about the treasures they...
ATG Job Bank for 9/17/23
NORTH Director, University Libraries - University of Hartford - West Hartford, CT Director of Research, Instruction and Data Services - Middlebury College - Middlebury, VT Legal Research Librarian - Suffolk University - Boston, MA Data Services Librarian- Carnegie...
ATG Job Bank – Electronic Resources Librarian – NC State University Libraries
Electronic Resources Librarian - NC State University Libraries The NC State University Libraries invites applications and nominations for the position of Electronic Resources Librarian in the Acquisitions & Discovery department. Acquisitions & Discovery’s 6...
Public.Resource.Org and EFF Win Case on the Right to Post Public Laws Online – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 9/15/23
Public.Resource.Org and EFF Win Case on the Right to Post Public Laws Online Information Today reports that the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has shared the following: "Technical standards like fire and electrical codes developed by private organizations but...
Africa Commons from Coherent Digital, Moi University, and Digital Divide Data partner to digitize a major East African Archive – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 9/14/23
Africa Commons from Coherent Digital, Moi University, and Digital Divide Data partner to digitize a major East African Archive Citing a press release Library Technology Guides notes that "The legacy of Hilary Ng'weno, recognized as one of Africa's most accomplished...
USC Press and University Libraries Launch Open – Access Publishing Platform – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 9/13/23
USC Press and University Libraries Launch Open-Access Publishing Platform According to a recent announcement by the Office of the Provost "The University of South Carolina Press and University Libraries are embarking on a new collaborative venture: Open Carolina, an...
Internet Archive appeals loss in library ebook lawsuit – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 9/12/23
Internet Archive appeals loss in library ebook lawsuit The Verge reports that "The Internet Archive announced today that it has appealed its loss in a major ebook copyright case. A notice indicates that it’s filed with the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Hachette...
Amazon to require some authors to disclose the use of AI material – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 9/11/23
Amazon to require some authors to disclose the use of AI material According to this AP post "After months of complaints from the Authors Guild and other groups, Amazon.com has started requiring writers who want to sell books through its e-book program to tell the...
ATG Job Bank for 9/10/23
NORTH Manager of Serials Cataloging - Harvard Library - Cambridge, MA Public Services Supervisor, Music Librarian, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Massachusetts Knowledge Synthesis Librarian, Boston University, MA Research Services Coordinator, Fairfield...
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Tea Time With Katina and Leah
9-29-23 What wonderful people you meet living on the water at Sullivan’s Island! Just met Jake and Ruby and their teenage adult/children. They have come all the way from North Dakota and some of them have never seen the ocean! They have moved their business from North...
Celebrate Peer Review Week 2023 – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 9/27/23
Celebrate Peer Review Week 2023 According to ACRL Insider "Peer Review Week is annual event celebrating the value of peer review and the essential role it plays in maintaining research quality. Running from September 25 to 29, 2023, it brings together scholarly...
MIT Libraries Receives Grant From Mellon Foundation to Support Postdoctoral Research Program – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 9/26/23
MIT Libraries Receives Grant From Mellon Foundation to Support Postdoctoral Research Program According to this post on the MIT Libraries website "MIT Libraries has received a grant of $500,000 from the Mellon Foundation for a second cohort in the postdoctoral research...
New Report: “Alternative Publishing Platforms. What Have We Learnt?” – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 9/25/23
New Report: “Alternative Publishing Platforms. What Have We Learnt?” Citing Knowledge Exchange, infoDOCKET reports that "Different alternative publishing platforms have appeared over recent years. But what are their pros and cons? Do they differ significantly from...
ATG Job Bank for 9/24/23
NORTH Education Librarian - UMass Amherst Coordinator of Information Literacy, Lehman College, NY Head of University Archives Reference Services, HUA, Cambridge, MA Assessment Coordinator - University of Pittsburgh Libraries - Pennsylvania Open Educational Resources...
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