Some Surprising Good News: Bookstores Are Booming and Becoming More Diverse appears in the New York Times and its is by Alexandra Alter, who writes about publishing and the literary world for The New York Times, and Elizabeth A. Harris, who writes about books and...
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“Caught My Eye” by Katina: The Death Of Literature-The Spectator World
(Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) The greatest men make the greatest mistakes. One thinks of the late John Lukacs, the Hungarian-American historian who claimed that the age of the book is at an end. That is far from being the case, the electronic book...
“Caught My Eye” by Katina: The Norwegian library with unreadable books
The Norwegian library with unreadable books appears on the BBC website and is by Richard Fisher. Mr. Fisher is a senior journalist for BBC Future and tweets @rifish. He writes the newsletter The Long-termist's Field Guide, and is the author of an upcoming book...
ATG Book of the Week: Managing Licensed E-Resources: Techniques, Tips and Practical Advice
TITLE: Managing Licensed E-Resources: Techniques, Tips and Practical AdviceEDITOR: Galadriel ChiltonPAPERBACK: ISBN: 978-1-945398-09-4, $15.99; epub: ISBN: 978-1-945398-10-0, free; PDF: ISBN: 978-1-945398-12-4, free.IMPRINT: Forest Grove, OR: Pacific University Press,...
ATG Quirkies: A Visual Tour of 35 Literary Bars and Cafés from Around the World
A Visual Tour of 35 Literary Bars and Cafés from Around the World appears on the Literary Hub website and is by Emily Temple, managing editor of Lit Hub. "In our habitual fantasies, writers do nothing but sit at small café tables, sometimes meeting with their friends,...
ATG Book of the Week: Book Wars: The Digital Revolution in Publishing
TITLE: Book Wars: The Digital Revolution in PublishingAUTHOR: John B. ThompsonHARDCOVER: ISBN: 978-1-509-54678-7, $35; PAPERBACK: ISBN: 978-1-509-55493-5, $26.95; eBook: ISBN: 978-1-509-54679-4, $28Imprint: Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity Press, 2021 "This book...
“Caught My Eye” by Katina: Inventing the Beach Read
Inventing the Beach Read appears in JSTOR Daily and is by Livia Gershon, a freelance writer in Nashua, New Hampshire. 1895: A group of holiday-makers sunning themselves on the beach at a South Coast resort. (Photo by Express/Express/Getty Images) "It’s the season for...
“Caught my Eye” by Katina: Inside the Push to Diversify the Book Business
Inside the Push to Diversify the Book Business by Marcela Valdes appears in the June 22, 2022 issue of the New York Times Magazine. "For generations, America’s major publishers focused almost entirely on white readers. Now a new cadre of executives like Lisa Lucas is...
“Rumors” by Katina: The Golden Age of The Department Store Restaurant
Women customers of Lord and Taylor department store have lunch in April 1946 at the shop's tea room, in New York City. (Photo by Eric SCHWAB / AFP) (Photo by ERIC SCHWAB/AFP via Getty Images) Reading this Gastro Obscura post reminded me of many years ago. I was in my...
Caught My eye By Katina: The Peer-Review Crisis
The Peer-Review Crisis by Colleen Flaherty, who covers faculty issues for Inside Higher Ed. The peer-review system, which relies on unpaid volunteers, has long been stressed. COVID-19 is making it worse—a lot worse. Possible solutions include paying reviewers or...
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2022 ACRL Academic Library Trends and Statistics Survey Now Open! – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 9/29/22
2022 ACRL Academic Library Trends and Statistics Survey Now Open! According to ACRL Insider "ACRL is now collecting responses for the Academic Library Trends & Statistics Survey for fiscal year 2022.If you have participated in the past, thank you. More than 1,514...
2023 I Love My Librarian Award Nominations Due September 30 – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 9/26/22
2023 I Love My Librarian Award Nominations Due September 30 ACRL Insider reports that "The September 30, 2022, nomination deadline for the I Love My Librarian Award is fast approaching! The I Love My Librarian Award encourages library users to recognize the...
ATG Job Bank for 9/25/22
NORTH Assistant Head of Cataloging/Metadata - Binghamton University Library – Binghamton, NY Research Sharing Borrowing Coordinator, Northeastern University, Boston, MA Director of Digital Scholarship and Public Services - Union College – Schenecady, NY Librarian -...
Federal Science and Engineering Support to Higher Education Increased 3% in FY 2020 – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 9/23/22
Federal Science and Engineering Support to Higher Education Increased 3% in FY 2020 According to this announcement by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES), "In FY 2020, federal agency obligations to universities and colleges for science...
Library of Congress launches effort to transform collections management and access – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 9/22/22
Library of Congress launches effort to transform collections management and access Library Technology Guides reports that "The Library of Congress has awarded a major contract to further develop and implement a new, open-source IT platform that will revolutionize how...
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