Against the Grain V35#4 Whew, we have a lot going on in library and publishing land! Read on for this installment of “Rumors!” People A big thank you to Sven Fund for helping to plan and organize the event at Frankfurt mentioned above. Sven is also...
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Against the Grain V35#4 We’re battening down the hatches for Hurricane Idalia here in South Carolina at dateline. Lots and lots of rain expected, but before the storm we’ve had weeks and weeks with sweltering temps and drought! When it rains it pours for...
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Against the Grain V35#4
Sensemaking in An Era of Crisis and Change: Global Trends in Library and Information Services
By Steven Witt, PhD. (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Editor, IFLA Journal) Against the Grain V35#3 Introduction During February 2023 SLA members gathered at the 8th International Conference of Asian Special Libraries (ICoASL 2023) in Cibu City,...
Libraries and Technology: A Dynamic Partnership for Advancing Learning and Research
By Daniela Duca, PhD. (Head of Product Innovation at Sage Publishing) Against the Grain V35#3 Every few years, there are hopes of a groundbreaking technology that can transform higher education, often leaving many of us skeptical that it would ever...
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NORTH Business Research Librarian Professional, MIT Lincoln Library, Lexington, MA Consortial Systems Librarian - University of Maryland Libraries - College Park, MD Multiple Positions, CUNY Queens College, NY Assistant Director, Content Access - Princeton University...
ATG Job Bank for 10/1/23
NORTH Business Research Librarian Professional, MIT Lincoln Library, Lexington, MA Consortial Systems Librarian - University of Maryland Libraries - College Park, MD Multiple Positions, CUNY Queens College, NY Assistant Director, Content Access - Princeton University...
Tea Time With Katina and Leah
9-29-23 What wonderful people you meet living on the water at Sullivan’s Island! Just met Jake and Ruby and their teenage adult/children. They have come all the way from North Dakota and some of them have never seen the ocean! They have moved their business from North...
From Dall-E to ChatGPT: Navigating AI in Academic Libraries – Webcast – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 9/29/23
From Dall-E to ChatGPT: Navigating AI in Academic Libraries - Webcast (ACRL) Join ACRL from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Central on Wednesday, October 11 for the Online Learning webcast “From Dall-E to ChatGPT: Navigating AI in Academic Libraries. Lately, it seems like everywhere...
University of Leeds Research Report on Potentials for AI in LIbraries – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 9/28/23
University of Leeds Research Report on Potentials for AI in LIbraries According to the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) "The Library at the University of Leeds in the UK has just issued a fascinating report on AI in what they call “library spaces” titled...