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by Patrick L. Carr (Head of Electronic and Continuing Resource Acquisitions, Joyner Library, East Carolina University) <carrp@ecu.edu>
The transition of library collections from print to electronic formats has presented extraordinary challenges to traditional concepts of preservation. Although these challenges have been a point of emphasis within the profession’s literature and conference programs, I believe [...]
Read More... →by Amy Kirchhoff (Archive Service Product Manager, JSTOR & Portico)
Shifting from Print to Electronic
Narrow shelves full of books, some new and sparkling, some old and musty, have long been the retreat of undergraduates frantically finishing papers, graduate students searching for the perfect argument in support of their theses, and faculty performing literature [...]
Read More... →Reports of Meetings — 25th Charleston Conference Issues in Book and Serial Acquisition, “Things Are Seldom What They Seem,” Francis Marion Hotel and Embassy Suites Historic District, Charleston, SC, November 2-5, 2005
Column Editor: Sever Bordeianu (University of Mexico) <sbordeia@unm.edu>
From your Editor: The 2005 Charleston Conference was fabulous! Many thanks to Ramune Kubilius [...]
Read More... →In April, Elsevier announced a couple of “app” challenges. These challenges were launched in two areas: Apps for Science and Apps for Library Idea Challenge. These challenges were to allow end users, developers, and librarians to suggest new approaches and/or actually build tools within SciVerse to enhance information search and discovery. Tom Gilson and I [...]
Read More... →by Mary Y. Herring (Dean of Library Services, Dacus Library, Winthrop University) <herringm@winthrop.edu>
If you’ve made it this far—and I’m sure many of you have—then you know what this article is about: QR codes, or Quick Response codes (also referred to, though less frequently, as mobile codes 2d barcodes, or 2d codes). QRs are [...]
Read More... →The recent news regarding the merger of EBSCO and H.W. Wilson is an exciting development. ATG’s Associate Editor Tom Gilson (GilsonT@cofc.edu) and Editor Katina Strauch (kstrauch@comcast.net) interviewed Sam Brooks, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at EBSCO Publishing, about the merger and issues related to it.
ATG: You note in your press release that the “Wilson database products are known for their [...]
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