The ATG NewsChannel presents the last in it’s co-published series of four Q&A interviews from Richard Poynder and his Open & Shut blog. As many of you know, Richard is an independent journalist and blogger specializing in information technology, scholarly...
If you’ve been paying attention to Rumors, you’ll know that the 2015 Charleston Conference is full steam ahead despite the unprecedented rain and flooding that has struck the state of South Carolina this week. Compared to Hurricane Hugo back in 1989, Joaquin was...
By Nancy K. Herther (This completes Nancy's 3 part series – please click here to read part 1, and here to read Part 2 ) Many productive collaborations are based on combining distinct expertise toward a common goal. The Library Publishing Coalition, for example,...
By Nancy K. Herther (Part 2 of a 3 part series – read part 1 here. Part 3 will be posted next week so stay tuned) Libraries and university presses both have deep and strong roots throughout academe. Libraries have perhaps had a clearer relationship due to their direct...
Academic Library Publishing, Part 1: Changing Times, Changing Roles (1 of a 3 part series - click here to view part 2) by Nancy K. Herther Today’s academic library is surprisingly different from what it was just ten years ago. For years, spurred on by the internet as...
The ATG NewsChannel presents the second interview in a series being posted by Richard Poynder on his Open & Shut blog. ATG is co-publishing four Q&A interviews from Richard's well respected blog. As many of you know, Richard is an independent journalist and...
by Nancy K. Herther On April 8, 2015, ProQuest announced that it had acquired SIPX, “a unique digital course materials solution that addresses a variety of copyright and costs concerns for universities” to be managed through its Bowker affiliate. According to ProQuest...
The ATG NewsChannel presents the third in it's co-published series of the next four Q&A interviews from Richard Poynder and his Open & Shut blog. As many of you know, Richard is an independent journalist and blogger specializing in information technology,...
9-29-23 What wonderful people you meet living on the water at Sullivan’s Island! Just met Jake and Ruby and their teenage adult/children. They have come all the way from North Dakota and some of them have never seen the ocean! They have moved their business from North...
Celebrate Peer Review Week 2023 According to ACRL Insider "Peer Review Week is annual event celebrating the value of peer review and the essential role it plays in maintaining research quality. Running from September 25 to 29, 2023, it brings together scholarly...
MIT Libraries Receives Grant From Mellon Foundation to Support Postdoctoral Research Program According to this post on the MIT Libraries website "MIT Libraries has received a grant of $500,000 from the Mellon Foundation for a second cohort in the postdoctoral research...
New Report: “Alternative Publishing Platforms. What Have We Learnt?” Citing Knowledge Exchange, infoDOCKET reports that "Different alternative publishing platforms have appeared over recent years. But what are their pros and cons? Do they differ significantly from...
NORTH Education Librarian - UMass Amherst Coordinator of Information Literacy, Lehman College, NY Head of University Archives Reference Services, HUA, Cambridge, MA Assessment Coordinator - University of Pittsburgh Libraries - Pennsylvania Open Educational Resources...
