by Elizabeth R. Lorbeer (Chair, The Department of the Medical Library, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine) Introduction Four years ago, ATG published in its health sciences special issue a paper I wrote on founding a new medical...
by Ramune K. Kubilius (Collection Development / Special Projects Librarian, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine) Responding to encouragement from ATG editors, every few years, an opportunity...
Column Editor: Jared Alexander Seay (Media & Services Coordinator, Addlestone Library, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC 29424; Phone: 843-953-1428) [email protected] blogs.cofc.edu/seayj DISCLAIMER: The following well-reasoned and executed column is written...
by Susan E. Swogger (MOSDOH/CGHS Librarian, A.T. Still University; Health Sciences and Medicine Subject Editor, Resources for College Libraries) Column Editor: Anne Doherty (Resources for College Libraries Project Editor, CHOICE/ACRL) Column Editor’s Note: The...
by Mark Y. Herring (Dean of Library Services, Dacus Library, Winthrop University) We Americans are an addictive people. Give us a novelty and we’ll eventually have to turn it into a 12-step program. Fast food? We’ll eat it until it kills us....
by Joelen Pastva (Head, Collection Management and Metadata Services, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center) and Tony Olson (Cataloging Librarian, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center) The efficient management and discovery of...
by Daniel G. Kipnis (Life Sciences Librarian, Rowan University) [email protected] and Lisa A. Palmer (Institutional Repository Librarian, University of Massachusetts Medical School) [email protected] Introduction An institutional repository (IR) is an...
by Tom Gilson (Associate Editor, Against the Grain) and Katina Strauch (Editor, Against the Grain) ATG: Beth, according to your LinkedIn profile you direct both new media literacy programs and emerging technology initiatives for Georgetown University. Can...
WVU Libraries joins MIT Press Open Access Publishing Initiative Library Technology Guides notes that "MIT Press announced the launch of its Direct-to-Open framework. In this model, rather than purchasing licenses to eBook titles individually or through packages,...
WVU Libraries joins MIT Press Open Access Publishing Initiative Library Technology Guides notes that "MIT Press announced the launch of its Direct-to-Open framework. In this model, rather than purchasing licenses to eBook titles individually or through packages,...
Music Library Association Opens Publications at Internet Archive According to Caralee Adams and the Internet Archive Blog "For librarians who specialize in caring for music collections, it can be challenging to keep up with the latest technology and resources in the...
OCLC releases more than 150 million WorldCat Entities as the foundation of a linked data infrastructure Citing an OCLC press release, Library Technology Guides reports that "OCLC has completed a project, funded in part by a grant from the Mellon Foundation, to...
NASA and CHORUS sign participation agreement to expand public access to results of its funded research KnowledgeSpeak reports that "The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has signed a participation agreement with CHORUS to expand public access to the...
