Against-the-Grain.com » Book of the Week http://www.against-the-grain.com Linking librarians, publishers and vendors Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:25:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 ATG Book of the Week: Tell about Night Flowers: Eudora Welty’s Gardening Letters, 1940-1949 http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/06/atg-book-of-the-week-tell-about-night-flowers-eudora-weltys-gardening-letters-1940-1949/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/06/atg-book-of-the-week-tell-about-night-flowers-eudora-weltys-gardening-letters-1940-1949/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:29:23 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=30221 Title: Tell about Night Flowers: Eudora Welty’s Gardening Letters, 1940-1949 Editor: Julia Eichelberger Cloth: ISBN 978-1-61703-187-8; $45 Imprint: Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2013

 

Generally we reserve our book of the week for titles related to libraries and publishing but we couldn’t resist posting this book by a member of the [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/06/atg-book-of-the-week-tell-about-night-flowers-eudora-weltys-gardening-letters-1940-1949/feed/ 0 ATG Book of the Week: Web Analytics Strategies for Information Professionals: A LITA Guide http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/atg-book-of-the-week-web-analytics-strategies-for-information-professionals-a-lita-guide/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/atg-book-of-the-week-web-analytics-strategies-for-information-professionals-a-lita-guide/#comments Mon, 27 May 2013 15:09:10 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=29346 Title: Web Analytics Strategies for Information Professionals: A LITA Guide Authors: Tabatha Farney & Nina McHale Softcover: ISBN-13: 978-1-55570-897-9, $70 Imprint: Chicago: ALA TechSource, 2013

 

“Whether you’re gathering information for a department report or planning a website redesign, easy access to meaningful, actionable data is critical. Farney and McHale address the [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/atg-book-of-the-week-web-analytics-strategies-for-information-professionals-a-lita-guide/feed/ 0 ATG Book(s) of the Week: THE TECH SET® #11-20 http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/atg-books-of-the-week-the-tech-set-11-20/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/atg-books-of-the-week-the-tech-set-11-20/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 23:15:37 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=29068 Title: THE TECH SET® #11-20 Editor:  Ellyssa Kroski Paperback: ISBN: 9781555708092, $59.95 ea. $600 for set
Imprint: Chicago: Neal-Schuman, 2012

 

Now TECH SET® series editor Ellyssa Kroski brings you the field’s hottest tech gurus as they provide practical instructions and advice on everything from planning and development to marketing and metrics. [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/atg-books-of-the-week-the-tech-set-11-20/feed/ 0 ATG Book of the Week: From Codex to Hypertext: Reading at the Turn of the Twenty-first Century http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/28787/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/28787/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 20:58:55 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=28787 Title: From Codex to Hypertext: Reading at the Turn of the Twenty-first Century Editor: Anouk Lang Cloth: 978-1-55849-952-2, $80
Paper:978-1-55849-953-9, $28.95 Imprint: Amhurst: Univ. of Massachusetts, 2012

 

“The start of the twenty-first century has brought with it a rich variety of ways in which readers can connect with one another, [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/28787/feed/ 0 ATG Book of the Week: The World’s Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette’s, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/atg-book-of-the-week-the-worlds-strongest-librarian-a-memoir-of-tourettes-faith-strength-and-the-power-of-family/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/atg-book-of-the-week-the-worlds-strongest-librarian-a-memoir-of-tourettes-faith-strength-and-the-power-of-family/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 13:37:00 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=28283 Title: The World’s Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette’s, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family Author: Josh Hanagarne Hardcover: ISBN 9781592407873; $26 ebook: 9781101621776; $12.99 Imprint: New York: Gotham, 2013.

“Josh Hanagarne couldn’t be invisible if he tried. Although he wouldn’t officially be diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome until his freshman [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/atg-book-of-the-week-the-worlds-strongest-librarian-a-memoir-of-tourettes-faith-strength-and-the-power-of-family/feed/ 0 ATG Book of the Week: Fully Booked – Ink on Paper: Design and Concepts for New Publications http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/atg-book-of-the-week-fully-booked-ink-on-paper-design-and-concepts-for-new-publications/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/atg-book-of-the-week-fully-booked-ink-on-paper-design-and-concepts-for-new-publications/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:41:26 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=28075 Title: Fully Booked – Ink on Paper: Design and Concepts for New Publications Editors: Robert Klanten, Matthias Hübner, and Andrew Losowsky Hardcover: 978-3-89955-464-9, $65 Imprint: Berlin: Gestalten, 2013

 

“Digital media are disappointing for books. All books look the same on an iPad, for example. On a monitor, a book isn’t thick [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/atg-book-of-the-week-fully-booked-ink-on-paper-design-and-concepts-for-new-publications/feed/ 0 ATG Book of the Week: Epistolophilia: Writing the Life of Ona Simaite http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/atg-book-of-the-week-epistolophilia-writing-the-life-of-ona-simaite/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/atg-book-of-the-week-epistolophilia-writing-the-life-of-ona-simaite/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:01:01 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=27788 Title: Epistolophilia: Writing the Life of Ona Simaite Author: Julija Sukys Hardcover: ISBN 978-0-8032-3632-5, $24.95; Kindle Edition: ASIN: B008FMU34I, $9.99 Imprint: Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2012

 

“The librarian walks the streets of her beloved Paris. An old lady with a limp and an accent, she is invisible to most. [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/atg-book-of-the-week-epistolophilia-writing-the-life-of-ona-simaite/feed/ 0 ATG Book of the Week: Learning from Libraries that Use WordPress… http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/atg-book-of-the-week-learning-from-libraries-that-use-wordpress/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/atg-book-of-the-week-learning-from-libraries-that-use-wordpress/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:40:31 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=27537 Title: Learning from Libraries that Use WordPress: Content-Management System Best Practices and Case Studies Authors: Kyle M. L. Jones and Polly-Alida Farrington Softcover: 978-0-8389-1162-4 $65 Imprint: Chicago: ALA Editions, 2013

 

“With its intuitive interface and open-source development method, the WordPress web platform has emerged as a uniquely flexible content management system [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/atg-book-of-the-week-learning-from-libraries-that-use-wordpress/feed/ 0 ATG Book of the Week: Student Engagement and the Academic Library http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/atg-book-of-the-week-student-engagement-and-the-academic-library/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/atg-book-of-the-week-student-engagement-and-the-academic-library/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:38:49 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=27276 Title: Student Engagement and the Academic Library Editor: Loanne Snavely Paperback: 978-1-59884-983-7, $55 ebook: 978-1-59884-984-4, call for pricing: 800-368-6868 ext. 2; or email: suborder@abc-clio.com Imprint: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2012.

 

“This unique book explores exciting programs and initiatives that can both engage undergraduate students with [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/atg-book-of-the-week-student-engagement-and-the-academic-library/feed/ 0 ATG Book of the Week: Academic and Professional Publishing http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/atg-book-of-the-week-academic-and-professional-publishing/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/atg-book-of-the-week-academic-and-professional-publishing/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:51:34 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=26881 Title: Academic and Professional Publishing Editors: Robert Campbell, Ed Pentz, and Ian Borthwick Paperback: 978-1843346692, £60.00 / US$100.00 / €70.00 e-book:   Visit Chandos Publishing Online Imprint: Oxford : Chandos Publishing, 2012

 

“Academic and professional publishing represents a diverse communications industry rooted in the scholarly ecosystem, peer review, and added [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/atg-book-of-the-week-academic-and-professional-publishing/feed/ 0 ATG Book of the Week: APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur-How to Publish a Book http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/03/atg-book-of-the-week-ape-author-publisher-entrepreneur-how-to-publish-a-book/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/03/atg-book-of-the-week-ape-author-publisher-entrepreneur-how-to-publish-a-book/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:30:32 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=26531 Title: APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur – How to Publish a Book Authors:  Guy Kawasaki & Shawn Welch Paperback: ISBN: 978-0988523104; $24.99; Kindle Edition, $9.99 Imprint: Nononina Press, 2013

“In 2011 the publisher of Guy Kawasaki’s New York Times bestseller, Enchantment, could not fill an order for 500 ebook copies of the book. [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/03/atg-book-of-the-week-ape-author-publisher-entrepreneur-how-to-publish-a-book/feed/ 0 ATG Book of the Week: Personalising Library Services in Higher Education: The Boutique Approach http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/03/atg-book-of-the-week-personalising-library-services-in-higher-education-the-boutique-approach/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/03/atg-book-of-the-week-personalising-library-services-in-higher-education-the-boutique-approach/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:10:01 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=26186 Title: Personalising Library Services in Higher Education: The Boutique Approach Editors: Andy Priestner and Elizabeth Tilley Hardcover: $99.95 ISBN: 978-1-4094-3180-0 Other editions: ebook ePUB, ebook PDF Imprint: Farnham, Surrey, England : Ashgate, 2012

“In an economic climate where cuts are becoming the norm, a boutique library service may seem a contradiction. [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/03/atg-book-of-the-week-personalising-library-services-in-higher-education-the-boutique-approach/feed/ 0 ATG Book of the Week: 3/11/13 http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/03/atg-book-of-the-week-31113/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/03/atg-book-of-the-week-31113/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:07:36 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=25800 Title: Big Data A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think Authors: Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, Kenneth Cukier Hardcover: 978-0544002692; $27;  Ebook: $27; Kindle Edition, $12.99 Imprint: Boston: Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013

 

A revelatory exploration of the hottest trend in technology and the dramatic impact it will have on the [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/03/atg-book-of-the-week-31113/feed/ 0 ATG Book of the Week: Reflecting on the Future of Academic and Public Libraries http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/03/atg-book-of-the-week-3/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/03/atg-book-of-the-week-3/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:16:42 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=25612 Title: Reflecting on the Future of Academic and Public Libraries Editors: Peter Hernon and Joseph R. Matthews Softcover: 978-0-8389-1187-7; $55 Imprint: Chicago: ALA Editions, 2013

 

“Academic and public libraries are much different today than they were even 15 years ago. With even bigger changes on the horizon, what lies in store? [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/03/atg-book-of-the-week-3/feed/ 0 ATG Book of the Week: Library Use of eBooks, 2013 Edition http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/02/atg-book-of-the-week-library-use-of-ebooks-2013-edition/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/02/atg-book-of-the-week-library-use-of-ebooks-2013-edition/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:20:07 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=25133 Title:Library Use of eBooks, 2013 Edition Print and PDF format: ISBN 978-1-57440-223-0;  $89.50. (Site licenses cost $189.00) Primary Research Group, 2013

 

This 103-page study is based on data from 68 public, academic, corporate, legal and government libraries, with data broken out by type of library, size of library and other criteria. The [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/02/atg-book-of-the-week-library-use-of-ebooks-2013-edition/feed/ 0 ATG Book of the Week: Good Prose: The Art of Nonfiction http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/02/atg-book-of-the-week-good-prose-the-art-of-nonfiction/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/02/atg-book-of-the-week-good-prose-the-art-of-nonfiction/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:55:52 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=24928 Title: Good Prose: The Art of Nonfiction Authors: Tracy Kidder and Richard Todd Hardcover: ISBN: 978-1-4000-6975-0; $26 Imprint: New York: Random House, 2013

 

“Good Prose is an inspiring book about writing—about the creation of good prose—and the record of a warm and productive literary friendship. The story begins in 1973, in the [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/02/atg-book-of-the-week-good-prose-the-art-of-nonfiction/feed/ 0 ATG Book of the Week: What Editors Want: An Author’s Guide to Scientific Journal Publishing http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/02/atg-book-of-the-week-what-editors-want-an-authors-guide-to-scientific-journal-publishing/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/02/atg-book-of-the-week-what-editors-want-an-authors-guide-to-scientific-journal-publishing/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:28:51 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=24676 Title: What Editors Want: An Author’s Guide to Scientific Journal Publishing, Authors: Philippa J. Benson and Susan C. Silver Cloth: ISBN: 9780226043135, $55.00 Paperback: 978-0226043142, $20 E-book:   ISBN: 9780226043159, $7.00 to $20.00 Imprint: Chicago: University of Chicago Press; 2012.

 

“Research publications have always been key to building a successful career in science, [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/02/atg-book-of-the-week-what-editors-want-an-authors-guide-to-scientific-journal-publishing/feed/ 0 ATG Book of the Week: Sustaining Our Digital Future Institutional Strategies for Digital Content http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/02/atg-book-of-the-week-sustaining-our-digital-future-institutional-strategies-for-digital-content/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/02/atg-book-of-the-week-sustaining-our-digital-future-institutional-strategies-for-digital-content/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:38:36 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=24313 Just published by Ithaka S+R with the support of Jisc, Sustaining Our Digital Future Institutional Strategies for Digital Content  provides a close look at efforts at three institutions in the United Kingdom: University College London, the Imperial War Museums and the National Library of Wales.  According to the announcement from Duraspace.com  [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/02/atg-book-of-the-week-sustaining-our-digital-future-institutional-strategies-for-digital-content/feed/ 0 ATG Book of the Week: The Librarian’s Legal Companion for Licensing Information Resources and Services http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/01/atg-book-of-the-week-the-librarians-legal-companion-for-licensing-information-resources-and-services/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/01/atg-book-of-the-week-the-librarians-legal-companion-for-licensing-information-resources-and-services/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 03:51:20 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=24117 Title: The Librarian’s Legal Companion for Licensing Information Resources and Services Author: Tomas A. Lipinski Paperback: ISBN: 9781555706104, $130 Imprint: New York: Neal-Schuman, 2012

This title is also available for purchase as an e-book or as a print/e-book bundle.

 

“Legal expert Lipinski offers a definitive sourcebook for information licensing in [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/01/atg-book-of-the-week-the-librarians-legal-companion-for-licensing-information-resources-and-services/feed/ 0 ATG Book of the Week: Environments for Student Growth and Development: Libraries and Student Affairs in Collaboration. http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/01/atg-book-of-the-week-environments-for-student-growth-and-development-libraries-and-student-affairs-in-collaboration/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/01/atg-book-of-the-week-environments-for-student-growth-and-development-libraries-and-student-affairs-in-collaboration/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 01:01:13 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=23535 Title: Environments for Student Growth and Development: Libraries and Student Affairs in Collaboration. Editors: Lisa J. Hinchliffe and Melissa A. Wong. Softcover: ISBN 9780838986097; $60.00 Imprint: Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2012. 267p. alk.paper,

This title is also available for purchase as an e-book or as a print/e-book bundle.

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