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Paper Planner People: A Unique Subculture in Academic Librarianship
By Steven J. Bell, Associate University Librarian, Temple University Libraries There was a time before computers when scheduling and planning one’s workload using paper calendars and planners was the rule rather than the exception. Those of us in the library profession who continued using paper planning products well into the digital age were regarded as eccentric oddballs. Times have changed. It’s beyond just all right to show up with a paper planner. Paper planner people are now...
Conference Travel Tips Part 2: Using AI for Travel Planning
by Leah Hinds, Executive Director, Charleston Hub Photo by Sanket Mishra on Unsplash (Read "What Works for me: Conference Travel Tips" part one) I wanted to update my earlier "conference travel tips" post to include tips on using AI in your travel planning and...
Don’s Conference Notes- Charleston In Between 2023: ”The Future of Scholarly Communication in a ChatGPT World”
By Donald T. Hawkins (Freelance Columnist and Conference Blogger) Charleston In Between conferences are held approximately midway between the annual Charleston Library Conferences in November. They typically feature an in-depth look at a major event in the information...
We Have Met the Enemy
By Jim O’Donnell (University Librarian, Arizona State University) Editor’s Note: This article was first published in the “Back Talk” column of the April 2023 issue of Against the Grain. The deadline for Back Talk is here again and the thought occurs irresistibly:...
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APA Report: US Sees Double-Digit Audiobook Sales Growth for 11th Year – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 6/5/23
APA Report: US Sees Double-Digit Audiobook Sales Growth for 11th Year According to Publishing Perspectives "... the United States-based Audio Publishers Association says that audiobook revenue in the American market grew by 10 percent in 2022 to US$1.8 billion—the...
ATG Job Bank for 6/4/23
NORTH College Librarian, Colby-Sawyer College, (Lake Sunapee, NH) Head of Collection Strategies - Smith College Job Location: Massachusetts Associate Dean for Content and Discovery, UMass Amherst, (Amherst, MA) Research Librarian for the Sciences – Tufts University,...
C&RL News – June 2023 is now available – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 6/2/23
C&RL News – June 2023 is now available According to ACRL Insider "The June 2023 issue of College & Research Libraries News (C&RL News) is now freely available online both as a full issue PDF and as individual articles...." MORE LIBRARY AND PUBLISHING NEWS...
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ATG Job Bank for 6/4/23
NORTH College Librarian, Colby-Sawyer College, (Lake Sunapee, NH) Head of Collection Strategies - Smith College Job Location: Massachusetts Associate Dean for Content and Discovery, UMass Amherst, (Amherst, MA) Research Librarian for the Sciences – Tufts University,...
ATG Job Bank for 5/28/23
NORTH Head of Collections Strategies at Smith College Libraries, Northampton, MA Research & Evidence Synthesis Librarian - Cornell University - New York Digital Media Librarian - Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY Director of Cataloging and Discovery – Brown...
ATG Job Bank for 5/21/23
NORTH Instructional Services Librarian, Mortola Library, Pace University, (Pleasantville, NY) Cataloger/Technical Services Librarian, Regina Library (Rivier University), Nashua, NH Head of Collection Strategies - Smith College - Northampton, MA Reference/Scholarly...