Title: The Library: A Fragile HistoryAuthors: by Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen Hardcover: ISBN: 978-1541600775, $35Imprint: New York, Basic Books, 2021 "Perfect for book lovers, this is a fascinating exploration of the history of libraries and the people who...
ATG Book of the Week: Book Row: An Anecdotal and Pictorial History of the Antiquarian Book Trade
TITLE: Book Row: An Anecdotal and Pictorial History of the Antiquarian Book TradeAUTHORS: Marvin Mondlin & Roy MeadorPAPERBACK: ISBN: 978-1510752559, $16.95IMPRINT: New York: Skyhorse, 2019 "New York City has eight million stories, and this one unfolds just south...
ATG Book of the Week: A Place for Everything: The Curious History of Alphabetical Order
Title: A Place for Everything: The Curious History of Alphabetical OrderAuthor: Judith FlandersHardcover: ISBN: 978-1541675070, $30Imprint: New York, Basic, 2020 A Place for Everything is the first-ever history of alphabetization, from the Library of Alexandria...
ATG Book of the Week: Confessions of a Bookseller
TITLE: Confessions of a BooksellerAUTHOR: Shaun BythellHARDCOVER: ISBN: 978-1567926644, $25.95IMPRINT: Boston: David R. Godine, 2020. "Inside a Georgian townhouse on the Wigtown highroad, jammed with more than 100,000 books and a portly cat named Captain, Shaun...
ATG Book of the Week: A History of Medical Libraries and Medical Librarianship: From John Shaw Billings to the Digital Era
Title: A History of Medical Libraries and Medical Librarianship: From John Shaw Billings to the Digital EraAuthors: Michael Reed Kronenfeld and Jennie Jacobs KronenfeldHardback: 978-1-5381-1881-8, $125; eBook: 978-1-5381-1882-5, $45Imprint: Lanham, MD: Rowman &...
ATG Book of the Week: Libraries, Digital Information, and COVID: Practical Applications and Approaches to Challenge and Change
TITLE: Libraries, Digital Information, and COVID: Practical Applications and Approaches to Challenge and ChangeAUTHORS: David Baker & Lucy EllisPAPERBACK: 978-0323884938, $94.95IMPRINT: Cambridge, UK: Chandos Publishing, 2021 "COVID-19 is profoundly affecting the...
ATG Book of the Week:The Book Proposal Book: A Guide for Scholarly Authors (Skills for Scholars)
Title: The Book Proposal Book: A Guide for Scholarly Authors (Skills for Scholars)Author: Laura Portwood-StacerPaperback: ISBN: 978-0691209678, $18.99Imprint: Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2021 A step-by-step guide to crafting a compelling scholarly book...
ATG Book of the Week: Along Came Google: A History of Library Digitization
Title: Along Came Google: A History of Library DigitizationAuthors: Deanna Marcum and Roger SchonfeldHardcover: ISBN: 9780691172712, $29.95 / £25.00; eBook: ISBN: 9780691208039Imprint: Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2021 "Libraries have long talked about...
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ATG NEWS FLASH: Free Webinar “Why and How to Staff for Privacy in Academic Libraries.”
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