ATGthePodcast 098 – Subscribe to Open Publishing: Knowledge Unlatched and the International Water Association Publishing Journals

On today’s episode, Matthew Ismail, Editor in Chief of the Charleston Briefings: Trending Topics for Information Professionals, and Director of Collection Development at Central Michigan University talks with Sara Bosshart of IWA Publishing and Philipp Hess of Knowledge Unlatched about why the subscribe-to-open model of open access is a good fit for IWA Publishing Journals.
International Water Association Publishing is a small society publisher that is working with Knowledge Unlatched to convert their remaining 10 subscription journals to open access.
Sara Bosshart is Open Access Publisher for IWA Publishing of the International Water Association.
Philipp Hess is Head of Publisher Relations with Knowledge Unlatched.
Don Hawkins blogs about conferences for Information Today and Against The Grain (ATG) and writes about conferences in his ATG column “Don’s Conference Notes”. He also maintains the Conference Calendar on the Information Today website and is the Editor of Personal Archiving: Preserving Our Digital Heritage, published by Information Today in 2013, and Co-Editor of Public Knowledge: Access and Benefits, published by Information Today in 2016. He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and has worked in the information industry for over 45 years.
ATGthePodcast 097 – ATG Penthouse Suite Interview with Jasmin Lange, Brill Publishing

This week’s episode is a flashback to the 2019 Charleston Conference, where Tom Gilson and Leah Hinds interviewed Jasmin Lange, Chief Publishing Officer at Brill, for the ATG Penthouse Suite Interview series.
Conversation topics include Jasmin’s background and current role at Brill, Brill’s open access initiatives, a humanities and social sciences perspective on Plan S, and more.
Link to the video of this interview: https://youtu.be/fE0kzCT3xog
Don Hawkins blogs about conferences for Information Today and Against The Grain (ATG) and writes about conferences in his ATG column “Don’s Conference Notes”. He also maintains the Conference Calendar on the Information Today website and is the Editor of Personal Archiving: Preserving Our Digital Heritage, published by Information Today in 2013, and Co-Editor of Public Knowledge: Access and Benefits, published by Information Today in 2016. He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and has worked in the information industry for over 45 years.
ATGthePodcast 096 – Sam Herbert Interview

On this week’s episode, Matthew Ismail, editor in chief of the Charleston Briefings: Trending Topics for Information Professionals and Director of Collection Development at Central Michigan University, talks with Sam Herbert, co-founder of software development consultancy 67 Bricks.
The UK based firm works with many respected industry names in scholarly publishing such as De Gruyter, Wiley, Emerald and British Medical Journal. 67 Bricks were recently named by Outsell Inc as one of the key STM platform providers in their 2020 Report.
Don Hawkins blogs about conferences for Information Today and Against The Grain (ATG) and writes about conferences in his ATG column “Don’s Conference Notes”. He also maintains the Conference Calendar on the Information Today website and is the Editor of Personal Archiving: Preserving Our Digital Heritage, published by Information Today in 2013, and Co-Editor of Public Knowledge: Access and Benefits, published by Information Today in 2016. He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and has worked in the information industry for over 45 years.
ATGthePodcast 095 – Jessica Polka and Iratxe Puebla

In this episode, Matthew Ismail, editor in chief of the Charleston Briefings: Trending Topics for Information Professionals and Director of Collection Development at Central Michigan University, talks with Jessica Polka and Iratxe Puebla on the topic of preprints in the biological sciences.
Jessica Polka is Executive Director of ASAPbio, a scientist-driven nonprofit preprint organization that is promoting innovation and transparency in life sciences communication. Before becoming a visiting scholar at the Whitehead Institute, Jessica performed postdoctoral research in the department of Systems Biology at Harvard Medical School (2013-2016) following a PhD in Biochemistry from UCSF (2012).
Iratxe Puebla is Associate Director at ASAPbio. Following a background in biochemistry research, Iratxe moved into open access editorial roles, first at BMC and then PLOS. She was Deputy Editor-in-Chief at PLOS ONE and also serves as a Facilitation Officer at COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics).
Jessica and Iratxe are working with Oya Rieger on a Charleston Briefing on preprints in the biological sciences.
ATGthePodcast 094 – Interview with Steven Rosato, OverDrive Professional

We’re back after our two-week hiatus and ready to start the Fall season of ATG: The Podcast. This episode features an interview with Steve Rosato, Manager of OverDrive Professional. The interview was conducted by Tom Gilson, Associate Editor of Against the Grain and Leah Hinds, Executive Director, Charleston Library Conference. We discussed Steve’s background and how he came to OverDrive, the recent launch of OverDrive Professional, and what academic librarians need to know about it.
2020 Charleston Conference Info and Registration: https://www.charlestonlibraryconference.com/registration-info/
2020 Charleston Vendor Showcase Info and Booth Registration:
https://www.charlestonlibraryconference.com/events/vendor-showcase/
ATGthePodcast 093 – Sami Benchekroun Interview

This week’s episode features an interview and conversation between Leah Hinds, Executive Director of the Charleston Conference; Tom Gilson, Associate Editor of Against the Grain, and Sami Benchekroun, Co-Founder and CEO of Morressier.
Sami has over ten years experience in academic conferences, scholarly publishing, and entrepreneurship. He drives Morressier’s vision forward and is dedicated to bridging the gap between early-stage research and wider scholarly communications. Sami studied management at ESCP Europe. Morressier was founded in 2014 to build an online platform for conference content, including abstracts, posters, presentations, and proceedings. We’d like to thank Sami for participating in the interview, and we hope you enjoy our conversation.
Please note that we will take a 2 week break, so there will be no podcast episodes airing on Labor Day or the following Monday. We’ll be back on Monday, September 21, to start our fall season.
2020 Charleston Conference Registration: https://charlestonconference.regfox.com/2020-charleston-conference
2020 Charleston Vendor Showcase Registration: https://www.charlestonlibraryconference.com/events/vendor-showcase/
Charleston Conference Scholarships: https://www.charlestonlibraryconference.com/scholarships/
ATGthePodcast 092 – Tommy Doyle Interview

Today we talk with Tommy Doyle, a strategist and executive who specializes in bringing innovation and growth to information and data businesses. Tommy has a degree in Chemistry from the University of Oxford and an MBA from the global business educator INSEAD “In-See-Ahd.” Tommy has been a regular at the Charleston Conference.
Tommy is interviewed by Matthew Ismail, editor in chief of the Charleston Briefings: Trending Topics for Information Professionals and Director of Collection Development at Central Michigan University.
ATGthePodcast 091 – Rick Anderson Interview

This episode features an interview with Rick Anderson, currently the Associate Dean for Collections & Scholarly Communication at University of Utah, and recently appointed University Librarian at Brigham Young University. The interview was conducted by Tom Gilson, Associate Editor of Against the Grain, and Leah Hinds, Executive Director of the Charleston Conference. Join us to hear about Rick’s transition from University of Utah to BYU, his love of music and his CD Hotlist website, and some recent articles and projects he’s been involved with.
2020 Conference Registration Now Open: https://www.charlestonlibraryconference.com/registration-info/
2020 Charleston Vendor Showcase Info and Registration:
https://www.charlestonlibraryconference.com/events/vendor-showcase/
ATGthePodcast 090 – Steven Weiland Interview

In this week’s episode we feature an interview with Steven Weiland, Professor in the Department of Educational Administration at Michigan State University. Steven also holds a PhD in English from the University of Chicago.
Steven is interviewed by Matthew Ismail, Editor In Chief of The Charleston Briefings and Director of Collection Development at Central Michigan University.
ATGthePodcast 089 – Roger Schonfeld Interview

This week, we have a new interview with Roger Schonfeld, Director, Libraries, Scholarly Communication, and Museums Program at Ithaka S+R. The interview was conducted by Tom Gilson, Associate Editor of Against the Grain, and Leah Hinds, Executive Director of the Charleston Conference.
Join us to hear about Roger’s recent reports and projects with Ithaka S+R, discussions about racial equity and justice in the library and publishing industry, as well as a sneak peek about a new upcoming report coming soon.
2020 Conference Registration Now Open: https://www.charlestonlibraryconference.com/registration-info/
2020 Charleston Vendor Showcase Info and Registration:
https://www.charlestonlibraryconference.com/events/vendor-showcase/