by Steven J. Bell, Associate University Librarian, Temple University Libraries Fall has arrived and along with it what looks like the reinvigoration of the on-site library conference. Fall months were always prime time for state library conferences, scholarly...
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A New Free-to-Read Collection From SAGE Publishing Shares Research Supporting Librarians is Now Available Online – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 10/14/22
A New Free-to-Read Collection From SAGE Publishing Shares Research Supporting Librarians is Now Available Online infoDOCKET reports that "SAGE has launched a free-to-read collection of research and other resources supporting library professionals as they make...
NC State University Libraries Digitizes a Trove of NC Literary Voices – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 10/13/22
NC State University Libraries Digitizes a Trove of NC Literary Voices According to infoDOCKET "Video interviews with many of North Carolina’s most notable authors—including Guy Owen, Lee Smith, Linda Beatrice Brown, Clyde Edgerton, and Gerald Barrax—are now publicly...
OIF’s (Office of Intellectual Freedom) workbook of privacy best practices for libraries – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 10/7/22
OIF's (Office of Intelectual Freedom) workbook of privacy best practices for libraries Citing an ALA press release Library Technology Guides notes that "Privacy is a core value of librarianship, yet it often feels like an overwhelming and onerous undertaking. With the...
New Research Tools: CCSD and COAR Announce Launch of Directory of Open Access Preprint Repositories – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 10/6/22
New Research Tools: CCSD and COAR Announce Launch of Directory of Open Access Preprint Repositories According to infoDOCKET "The Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe (CCSD) of France and the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) are pleased to...
EBSCO Information Services releases Serials Price Projection Report for 2023 – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 10/4/22
EBSCO Information Services releases Serials Price Projection Report for 2023 According to Library Technology Guides "EBSCO Information Services has published the 2023 Serials Price Projection Report. This year's report projects that the overall effective publisher...
Stanford Libraries creates new division to support scholars’ data needs – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 9/30/22
Stanford Libraries creates new division to support scholars’ data needs According this post in the Stanford Report "Stanford Libraries has created a new division called Research Data Services (RDS) that will collaborate with other campus units, such as the Stanford...
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...
Two New Higher Ed Ideas That Should Get Academic Librarians Thinking
by Steven J. Bell, Associate University Librarian, Temple University Libraries How much time each day do you spend delving into the higher education news? Do you have a regular current awareness regimen for keeping up-to-date with the latest trends in higher ed? While...
University of Louisville: Courier Journal, Bingham Family Create and Support Photo Collection of More Than Three Million Images – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 9/28/22
University of Louisville: Courier Journal, Bingham Family Create and Support Photo Collection of More Than Three Million Images Citing the University of Louisville, infoDOCKET reports that "The current and former ownership of one of America’s most respected newspapers...
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Amigos NISO consortium agreement announced – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 3/24/23
Amigos NISO consortium agreement announced Citing this NISO press release Library Technology Guides reports that "Amigos Library Services and the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) have announced a consortium agreement to provide NISO Library Standards...
Amigos NISO consortium agreement announced – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 3/24/23
Amigos NISO consortium agreement announced Citing this NISO press release Library Technology Guides reports that "Amigos Library Services and the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) have announced a consortium agreement to provide NISO Library Standards...
Writers Guild is considering using AI Writing Tools – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 3/23/23
Writers Guild is considering using AI Writing Tools GoodEReader reports that "The Writers Guild of America is proposing to allow its authors to employ ChatGPT and other AI tools to write scripts for television and movies. There are a few use cases that the Guild...
Sage wins Open Athens UX award 2023 – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 3/22/23
Sage wins OpenAthens UX award 2023 Library Technology Guides reports that "OpenAthens is proud to announce Sage as the winner of its Best publisher user experience (UX) award 2023. Sage was declared the winner at OpenAthens' annual online Access Lab event on Monday 20...
ATG Job Bank – Carnegie Mellon University – Liaison Librarian for Science and Engineering
Liaison Librarian for Science and Engineering Carnegie Mellon University: Libraries Location Pittsburgh, PA Open Date Feb 08, 2023 Description The University Libraries invites applications from enthusiastic forward-looking candidates for the faculty position of...