Against the Grain v34#4 Thanks to Leah Hinds, Executive Director of the Charleston Hub, who has taken over writing Rumors! But y’all know me, there are still some Rumors that I want to personalize as long as I can. Also, please read Tom Gilson’s News &...
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“Caught My Eye” by Katina: Exploring the World of Data Science: A Primer for Librarians
Exploring the World of Data Science: A Primer for Librarians is by Larissa Pack. Ms Pack is a freelance science and medical writer. Her article appears on the Information Today website. "Data science is a concept that is continuing to gain popularity in mainstream...
“Caught My Eye” by Katina: Back to the Future of Digital-First Production: Highlights from SSP 2022
Back to the Future of Digital-First Production: Highlights from SSP 2022 appears on the Scholastica website. Image Credit: Jason Leung on Unsplash “Wait a minute. Wait a minute Doc, are you telling me you built a time machine out of a DeLorean?” "With those famous...
“Caught My Eye” by Katina: A*CENSUS II All Archivists Survey
A*CENSUS II All Archivists Survey is a Ithaka S+R report authored by Makala Skinner and Ioana G. Hulbert. Both Makala and Ioana are Senior Analysts on Ithaka S+R’s Libraries, Scholarly Communication, and Museums team. Executive Summary "Five thousand, six hundred and...
“Caught My Eye” by Katina: Guest Post — The Monograph and the Mission: University of Michigan Pledges $1.2 Million to Fund Open Access Book Publishing
Guest Post — The Monograph and the Mission: University of Michigan Pledges $1.2 Million to Fund Open Access Book Publishing appears in Scholarly Kitchen and is by Elizabeth Demers, Kristen Twardowski, and Charles Watkinson. Elizabeth is Editorial Director; Kristen is...
“Caught My Eye” by Katina: Everything You Need to Know About the Penguin Random House Trial
Everything You Need to Know About the Penguin Random House Trial is posted on the Esquire website and is by Sophie Vershbow , a social media strategist and freelance journalist in NYC; her work has appeared in The New York Times, Vogue, Vulture, Literary Hub, and...
“Caught My Eye” by Katina: Commentary: The future (budget) of the academic library
Commentary: The future (budget) of the academic library is by Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe and it appears in Physics Today. "Academic librarians are stewards of resources invested for the collective campus good. Responsible stewardship includes serving the institution’s...
ATG Quirkies: A librarian collects all the things left in books — from love letters to old photos
A librarian collects all the things left in books — from love letters to old photos is by Nell Clark an editor at Morning Edition and a writer for NPR's Live Blog. Her piece appears on the NPR website. Photo illustration: Vanessa Leroy and Nell Clark via Oakland...
“Caught My Eye” by Katina: How to fall back in love with reading
"How to fall back in love with reading" is by Alissa Wilkinson and appears in Vox. "I doubt you need to be told you should be reading more. There’s a good chance you struggle to make time for reading, and it feels like just another obligation, like hitting your daily...
ATG Quirkies: Bugs Bunny Scholarship Is a Wascally Wesearch Wabbit Hole
Bugs Bunny Scholarship Is a Wascally Wesearch Wabbit Hole is by the Editors of JSTOR Daily and aptly appears as part of their Research Rabbit Hole series of posts. "What’s up, Doc? Dunno, but let’s see what the PhD’s are saying about everyone’s favorite rascally...
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Jason Williams named Dryad Board Chair – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 12/7/22
Jason Williams named Dryad Board Chair According to this press release "Dryad, the open data publishing platform and community committed to the open availability and routine reuse of all research data, welcomes Jason Williams as chair of the Board of Directors for the...
Jason Williams named Dryad Board Chair – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 12/7/22
Jason Williams named Dryad Board Chair According to this press release "Dryad, the open data publishing platform and community committed to the open availability and routine reuse of all research data, welcomes Jason Williams as chair of the Board of Directors for the...
Ebook sales continue to decline in September 2022 – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 12/6/22
Ebook sales continue to decline in September 2022 According to Good e-Reader "Digital book sales in the United States had one positive month this year, but for the most part, the format continues to decline month by month. Revenues were down 2.7% for the month as...
C&RL News – December 2022 is Available Online – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 12/5/22
C&RL News – December 2022 is Available Online According to ACRL Insider "The December 2022 issue of College & Research Libraries News (C&RL News) is now freely available online both as a full issue PDF and as individual articles. MORE LIBRARY AND...
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