by Nancy K. Herther (This is Part 2 of a 2 Part article. Here is the link to Part 1.) In a recent Scholarly Kitchen article , Ohio State University Press Director Tony Sanfilippo examined the impact of the current political emphasis on “alternative facts” and attacks...
by Nancy K. Herther Just as Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs left their mark on history with the early Apple Computer, Jobs redefined communication with the iPhone, and Bill Gates was able to define the very language of computing with DOS and later Windows; Amazon’s Jeff...
by Nancy K. Herther Sunday, February 26th 2017, Eugene Garfield passed away at 90 years old. He was a gentle giant of a man, renowned for his development of citation indexes and his foundational work in citation analysis and development of the impact factor, the...
by Nancy K. Herther This is part 3 of a 3 part series. Here are links to Part 1 & Part 2. ATG veteran blogger Don Hawkins has edited a well-reviewed book on personal archiving, Personal Archiving: Preserving Our Digital Heritage (Information Today, ISBN...
Mary Ann Liebert, CEO of Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., was recently interviewed for the just published issue of The CEO Forum. Click to read below. "It was wonderful to express, in my own words, why I got into scholarly publishing, how my mind works, and what drives me. I...
By Nancy K. Herther (This is Part 1 0f a 2 part article. Here is a link to Part 2.) In the past few years we have heard headlines about the death of print, the death of bookstores, and the rising dominance of online, ebooks and ereading. The same has been said about...
by Nancy K. Herther (This is part 1 of a 2 part series. Click to view part 2) On June 10th, 2015 Librarian of Congress (LnOC) James Hadley Billington announced his decision to retire from his position, noting in a video statement to his staff that “leading this great...
By Nancy K. Herther (Part 2 of a 2 part article. Click to view Part 1.) In the first part of this series we looked at the recent “rebellion” of the editorial board of the journal Lingua to work with a new publisher more inclined to their desire to create a more open...
OCLC launches Arabic Discovery Catalog to increase discoverability, access to Arabic library collections Citing a press release Library Technology Guides notes that "OCLC has introduced the Arabic Discovery Catalog, a new initiative that brings together bibliographic...
OCLC launches Arabic Discovery Catalog to increase discoverability, access to Arabic library collections Citing a press release Library Technology Guides notes that "OCLC has introduced the Arabic Discovery Catalog, a new initiative that brings together bibliographic...
ALA Council on Accreditation (COA) Announces 2023 ALA Standards for Accreditation of Master’s Programs in Library and Information Studies (via ALA) "The American Library Association Committee on Accreditation (CoA) of the American Library Association (ALA) is pleased...
NORTH Head of Cataloging Services, American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, MA Resident Librarian, Drexel University Libraries, Philadelphia , PA Assistant Librarian for Access Services, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury , CT Learning & Engagement...
12-1-23 Derek Law presents Darrell Gunter with the Swamp Fox award Darrell Gunter won the Whova most active member in the community leaderboard competition and was awarded a stuffed Swamp Fox (named after the restaurant in the Francis Marion). Plus many...
