Did Thoreau Do Yoga? by Livia Gershon, a freelance writer in Nashua, New Hampshire, appeared in JSTOR Daily on Oct 2, 2021 Henry David Thoreau via Wikimedia Commons "Yoga, mediation, and other practices derived from Asian traditions have become increasingly mainstream...
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ATG Book of the Week – Data Literacy in Academic Libraries: Teaching Critical Thinking with Numbers
TITLE: Data Literacy in Academic Libraries: Teaching Critical Thinking with NumbersEDITOR: Julia BauderPAPERBACK: ISBN: 978-0838948835; $59.99IMPRINT: Chicago: ALA Editions, 2021 "The strategies and initiatives detailed in this book will empower data librarians,...
ATG Quirkies: How to Deal with Rejection (and Get Revenge) Like Edgar Allan Poe
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Wiley Acquires Editorial Services Group
By: ANGELA COCHRAN Today it was announced that Wiley has purchased J&J Editorial and once again, a major commercial publisher has acquired a previously publisher-agnostic service. If you are not familiar with J&J Editorial, let me provide a brief background....
Historic Getaway: 3 Reasons to Visit Fort Sumter- Guest Post
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Cactus Communications Makes Additional Investment In Kudos
~ Reaffirms commitment to encourage start-ups working towards advancement of science and technology ~ Oxford, UK, September 29th, 2021: Cactus Communications (CACTUS), a technology company transforming science, today announced that it has made a further...
ATG Book of the Week: Along Came Google: A History of Library Digitization
Title: Along Came Google: A History of Library DigitizationAuthors: Deanna Marcum and Roger SchonfeldHardcover: ISBN: 9780691172712, $29.95 / £25.00; eBook: ISBN: 9780691208039Imprint: Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2021 "Libraries have long talked about...
ATG Book of the Week: Envisioning the Framework: A Graphic Guide to Information Literacy
Title: Envisioning the Framework: A Graphic Guide to Information LiteracyAuthor: Jannette L. FinchSoftcover: ISBN: 978-0-8389-3893-5, $109; eEditions PDF e-book: 978-0-8389-3894-2, $76Imprint: Chicago, ACRL, 2021 "Data visualization—making sense of the world through...
Boston Library Consortium To Implement Controlled Digital Lending For Interlibrary Loan
The Boston Library Consortium (BLC) will implement controlled digital lending as a mechanism for interlibrary loan among its interested member libraries, under a new plan approved by its Board of Directors at their August 2021 meeting. In this resource sharing model,...
ATG Book of the Week: Storycraft, Second Edition: The Complete Guide to Writing Narrative Nonfiction (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
Title: Storycraft, Second Edition: The Complete Guide to Writing Narrative Nonfiction (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)Author: Jack HartPaperback: ISBN: 978-0226736921, $18; Imprint: Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press, 2021 "Jack Hart, master writing...
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University of California, Santa Cruz to Become 126th Member of ARL ARL News reports that "At its Fall 2021 Association Meeting held virtually September 28–October 6, the membership of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) voted to invite University of...
University of California, Santa Cruz to Become 126th Member of ARL – Plus More ATG News & Announcements
University of California, Santa Cruz to Become 126th Member of ARL ARL News reports that "At its Fall 2021 Association Meeting held virtually September 28–October 6, the membership of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) voted to invite University of...
F1000 Research is now open to all disciplines, … Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 10/14/21
F1000 Research is now open to all disciplines, including Humanities and Social Sciences No Shelf Required reports that "Open research publisher F1000, has announced that it has now extended its publishing offering on its own publishing platform, F1000Research, into...
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Duke University: $10 Million Grant Brings Lilly Library Transformation Closer – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 10/11/21
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