All Male Cats Are Named Tom: Or, the Uneasy Symbiosis between T. S. Eliot and Groucho Marx is by Ed Simon, Editor-at-Large for The Marginalia Review of Books, a channel of The Los Angeles Review of Books. It appears in JSTOR Daily. T. S. Eliot and Groucho MarxGetty...
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ATG Quirkies: How Public Libraries Are Seeding America’s Gardens
How Public Libraries Are Seeding America’s Gardens is by Bridget Shirvell and it appears on the EATER website. This story was originally published on Civil Eats. "At the public library in Mystic, Connecticut, a card catalog that formerly stored book due dates now...
ATG Quirkies: The Bug in the Computer Bug Story
The Bug in the Computer Bug Story appears in JSTOR Daily and is by Matthew Wills who has published in Poetry, Huffington Post, and Nature Conservancy Magazine, among other places, and blogs regularly about urban natural history at matthewwills.com. The First Computer...
ATG Quirkies: ‘Everywhere I stop bookshops are thriving’: novelist Jon McGregor tours his latest book by bike’
‘Everywhere I stop bookshops are thriving’: novelist Jon McGregor tours his latest book by bike' - Bored of the online book readings brought on by Covid, the writer saddled up to see how many independent book stores he could visit in a week on two wheels.This article...
ATG Quirkies: How Word Puzzles Tickle the Brain and Satisfy the Soul
How Word Puzzles Tickle the Brain and Satisfy the Soul - A.J. Jacobs on the Joy of Playing With Words appears on Literary Hub. "Many things keep me awake at night. I worry about my kids’ future. I worry about rising sea levels and declining democracies. But if I’m...
If Rumors Were Horses: April 15, 2022
Tom Gilson Carol and Tom Gilson are moving away from Charleston after many years. Carol has lived in Charleston since she was a child and Tom came here in the early 1980s. They have lived here since they were married more than 25 years ago. A lot of people are moving...
“Caught My Eye” by Katina: Special Collection Pops Up Off the Page at the University of North Carolina | Archives Deep Dive
by Elisa Shoenberger When people think of special collections, they tend to envision medieval pamphlets, rare Egyptian papyrus, or handwritten letters. Few think of a bouquet of flowers that never wilt, working pinhole cameras, or even a Tyrannosaurus Rex trying to...
“Caught My Eye” By Katina: More Suggested Reading About Ukraine | Booklist
Librarian Irina Kurylec (Ukrainian Library at the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center in Jenkintown, PA) suggests titles in history, political science, graphic novels, poetry, and literature for U.S. library patrons looking to read about the history of Ukraine...
ATG Book of the Week: Data Science in the Library: Tools and Strategies for Supporting Data-Driven Research and Instruction
TITLE: Data Science in the Library: Tools and Strategies for Supporting Data-Driven Research and InstructionEDITOR: Joel HerndonPaperback: ISBN: 9781783304592, $81.99Imprint: Chicago: ALA, 2022 "In the last decade, data science has generated new fields of study and...
ATG Quirkies: A Scientific Explanation for Your Urge to Sniff Old Books
A Scientific Explanation for Your Urge to Sniff Old Books is by Jude Stewart who writes about design and culture for Slate, the Believer, Fast Company, Design Observer and other publications. In this post Ms. Stewart "Breaks Down the Chemical Reactions Behind...
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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...
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...
What Does My Library Need to Know about Ebook Laws? – Plus More ATG News & ANNOUNCEMENTS for 5/23/22
What Does My Library Need to Know about Ebook Laws? In this edition of American Libraries online column Letters of the Law , "Mary Minow and guest author Kyle K. Courtney discuss the library ebooks landscape and state-level efforts to institutionalize fair licensing...
ATG Quirkies: All Male Cats Are Named Tom: Or, the Uneasy Symbiosis between T. S. Eliot and Groucho Marx
All Male Cats Are Named Tom: Or, the Uneasy Symbiosis between T. S. Eliot and Groucho Marx is by Ed Simon, Editor-at-Large for The Marginalia Review of Books, a channel of The Los Angeles Review of Books. It appears in JSTOR Daily. T. S. Eliot and Groucho MarxGetty...
Pre-Meeting Training sessions for SSP’s 44th Annual Meeting – plus more ATG News & Announcements for 5/20/22
CONFERENCES, MEETINGS, AND WEBINARS If you live in or near the Chicago metropolitan area, you’re just a drive or train ride away from SSP’s pre-meeting sessions, to be held on the first day of their 44th Annual Meeting at the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk Hotel on...