by Steven J. Bell, Associate University Librarian, Temple University Libraries When we get to the end of the year, it seems we have collectively come to express how terrible that just-ending year was. At the same time, we also tell ourselves there is no chance the...
How to Craft Compelling Messages for Patrons
In my role at SAGE Publishing, I’ve had the amazing opportunity to learn from Victoria Dew, founder and CEO of Dewpoint Communications. Victoria has been incredible in helping my colleagues and me cut through all of the “noise” and improve how we communicate within our organization. I spent some time with her and asked her to share some of her best advice for academic librarians who are working to ensure that their invaluable resources and services are used by students and faculty.
Scholarly Publishing at the Crossroads: The 40th SSP Meeting
by Donald T. Hawkins, Freelance Conference Blogger and Editor <dthawkins@verizon.net> Note: A summary of this article appeared in the xxx issue of Against The Grain v30 #4 on Page aa. The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) met at the Sheraton Grand...
ATG Article of the Week: Some Colleges Cautiously Embrace Wikipedia
According to Some Colleges Cautiously Embrace Wikipedia by Megan Zahneis, recently posted on the Chronicle of Higher Education website, "LiAnna Davis remembers when people didn’t want to talk to her at academic conferences: “I had this woman one time who held her...
ATG “I Wonder” Wednesday: Does your library actively maintain re-shelving statistics?
ATG “I Wonder” Wednesday: Do your librarians utilize games with faculty and students for classroom learning and bibliographic instruction?
ATG Book of the Week: Licensing Electronic Resources in Academic Libraries: A Practical Handbook
Title: Licensing Electronic Resources in Academic Libraries: A Practical Handbook Authors: Corey S. Halaychik & Blake Reagan Paperback: 978-0081021071, $78.95; eBook: 9780081021088, $78.95; Bundle Print & eBook: $94.74 Imprint: Cambridge, MA : Chandos...
ATG Book of the Week: Scholarly Communication: What Everyone Needs to Know
Title: Scholarly Communication: What Everyone Needs to Know® Author: Rick Anderson Hardback: 9780190639440, $74; Paperback: 9780190639457, $16.95; Ebook: To purchase visit your preferred Ebook provider Imprint: New York: Oxford University Press, 2018 "The internet has...
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ATG Job Bank for 2/5/23
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CCC Releases a Study of How Knowledge Workers Handle Information – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 2/3/23
CCC Releases a Study of How Knowledge Workers Handle Information CCC is unveiling key findings from “Information Seeking and Consumption Study,” which is based on data gathered by Outsell. They include the following: [P]otential instances of unlicensed sharing per...
Library of Congress Opens New Web Archive Collection Documenting Protests Against Racism … Plus MORE ATG News & Announcements for 2/2/23
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arXiv announces new policy on ChatGPT and similar tools – PLUS MORE ATG NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 2/1/23
MORE LIBRARY AND PUBLISHING NEWS FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES arXiv announces new policy on ChatGPT and similar tools According to the arXiv.org blog "The recent release of AI technology that generates new text has raised serious questions among the research community....