Against-the-Grain.com » I Wonder Wednesdays 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 “I wonder” Wednesday: Are you considering, or have you already integrated your reference collection into the circulating collection? http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/06/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-are-you-considering-or-have-you-already-integrated-your-reference-collection-into-the-circulating-collection/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/06/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-are-you-considering-or-have-you-already-integrated-your-reference-collection-into-the-circulating-collection/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:04:02 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=30285 http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/06/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-are-you-considering-or-have-you-already-integrated-your-reference-collection-into-the-circulating-collection/feed/ 0 ATG “I Wonder” Wednesday: Do you have an electronic resource management component as part of your ILS? http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/06/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-do-you-have-an-electronic-resource-management-component-as-part-of-your-ils/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/06/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-do-you-have-an-electronic-resource-management-component-as-part-of-your-ils/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:06:13 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=29825 http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/06/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-do-you-have-an-electronic-resource-management-component-as-part-of-your-ils/feed/ 0 ATG “I Wonder” Wednesday: Is Facebook past its prime? http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-is-facebook-past-its-prime/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-is-facebook-past-its-prime/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 19:25:37 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=29483 http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-is-facebook-past-its-prime/feed/ 0 ATG “I Wonder” Wednesday: Does your library collect self-published books? http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-does-your-library-collect-self-published-books/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-does-your-library-collect-self-published-books/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 14:33:43 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=29142 http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-does-your-library-collect-self-published-books/feed/ 0 ATG “I wonder” Wednesday: Does your library provide 3D printers for student and faculty use that can create three-dimentional solid objects? http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-does-your-library-provide-3d-printers-for-student-and-faculty-use-that-can-create-three-dimentional-solid-objects/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-does-your-library-provide-3d-printers-for-student-and-faculty-use-that-can-create-three-dimentional-solid-objects/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 12:17:36 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=28643 http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-does-your-library-provide-3d-printers-for-student-and-faculty-use-that-can-create-three-dimentional-solid-objects/feed/ 0 ATG “I Wonder” Wednesday: Does your library purchase all print textbooks and etextbooks for each class offered at your institution? http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-does-your-library-purchase-all-print-textbooks-and-etextbooks-for-each-class-offered-at-your-institution/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-does-your-library-purchase-all-print-textbooks-and-etextbooks-for-each-class-offered-at-your-institution/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 21:18:49 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=28214 http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-does-your-library-purchase-all-print-textbooks-and-etextbooks-for-each-class-offered-at-your-institution/feed/ 0 ATG “I Wonder” Wednesday: Does your library stay open 24/7 during final exams? http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-does-your-library-stay-open-247-during-final-exams/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-does-your-library-stay-open-247-during-final-exams/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:07:47 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=27953 http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-does-your-library-stay-open-247-during-final-exams/feed/ 0 ATG “I Wonder” Wednesday: Is your library still collecting dissertations that are not written by your faculty? http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-is-your-library-still-collecting-dissertations-that-are-not-written-by-your-faculty/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-is-your-library-still-collecting-dissertations-that-are-not-written-by-your-faculty/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 02:50:17 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=27724 http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-is-your-library-still-collecting-dissertations-that-are-not-written-by-your-faculty/feed/ 0 ATG “I Wonder” Wednesday: Is your library currently providing or considering offering faculty a searchable and accessible repository for their research data? http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-is-your-library-currently-providing-or-considering-offering-faculty-a-searchable-and-accessible-repository-for-their-research-data/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-is-your-library-currently-providing-or-considering-offering-faculty-a-searchable-and-accessible-repository-for-their-research-data/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:27:04 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=27360 http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-is-your-library-currently-providing-or-considering-offering-faculty-a-searchable-and-accessible-repository-for-their-research-data/feed/ 0 ATG “I Wonder” Wednesday: Has you library added compact shelving or used remote storage within the last 12 months? http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-has-you-library-added-compact-shelving-or-used-remote-storage-within-the-last-12-months/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-has-you-library-added-compact-shelving-or-used-remote-storage-within-the-last-12-months/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:13:32 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=27151 http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-has-you-library-added-compact-shelving-or-used-remote-storage-within-the-last-12-months/feed/ 0 ATG “I Wonder” Wednesday: Have you used Patron Driven Acquisitions (Demand Driven Acquisitions) to purchase materials in the past year? http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/03/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-have-you-used-patron-driven-acquisitions-demand-driven-acquisitions-to-purchase-materials-in-the-past-year/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/03/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-have-you-used-patron-driven-acquisitions-demand-driven-acquisitions-to-purchase-materials-in-the-past-year/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:53:16 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=26655 http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/03/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-have-you-used-patron-driven-acquisitions-demand-driven-acquisitions-to-purchase-materials-in-the-past-year/feed/ 0 ATG “I Wonder” Wednesday: Should academic libraries maintain a significant majority of their space as quiet/silence areas? http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/03/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-should-academic-libraries-maintain-a-significant-majority-of-their-space-as-quietsilence-areas/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/03/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-should-academic-libraries-maintain-a-significant-majority-of-their-space-as-quietsilence-areas/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:45:57 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=26276  

To get an idea of how seriously one library takes a “quiet” environment,  checkout our recent Caught My Eye: Oxford University librarian is SACKED after students do the Harlem Shake

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Decreases? Little Change? http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/02/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-libraries-who-include-ebook-usage-in-their-circulation-figures-are-seeing-increases-decreases-little-change/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/02/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-libraries-who-include-ebook-usage-in-their-circulation-figures-are-seeing-increases-decreases-little-change/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:53:33 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=25197 http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/02/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-libraries-who-include-ebook-usage-in-their-circulation-figures-are-seeing-increases-decreases-little-change/feed/ 0 ATG “I Wonder” Wednesday: Cutbacks on copyediting and similar services are worth the cost savings and will not appreciably reduce the quality of publication http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/02/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-cutbacks-on-copyediting-and-similar-services-are-worth-the-cost-savings-and-will-not-appreciably-reduce-the-quality-of-publication/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/02/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-cutbacks-on-copyediting-and-similar-services-are-worth-the-cost-savings-and-will-not-appreciably-reduce-the-quality-of-publication/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:14:20 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=24971 http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/02/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-cutbacks-on-copyediting-and-similar-services-are-worth-the-cost-savings-and-will-not-appreciably-reduce-the-quality-of-publication/feed/ 0 ATG “I Wonder” Wednesday: Does your library report statistics on usage of e resources like eBooks and eJournals in your library’s annual reports? http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/02/does-your-library-report-statistics-on-usage-of-e-resources-like-ebooks-and-ejournals-in-your-librarys-annual-reports/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/02/does-your-library-report-statistics-on-usage-of-e-resources-like-ebooks-and-ejournals-in-your-librarys-annual-reports/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:43:46 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=24755 http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/02/does-your-library-report-statistics-on-usage-of-e-resources-like-ebooks-and-ejournals-in-your-librarys-annual-reports/feed/ 0 ATG “I wonder” Wednesday: Does your library collect and catalog PDFs? http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/02/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-does-your-library-collect-and-catalog-pdfs/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/02/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-does-your-library-collect-and-catalog-pdfs/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:05:19 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=24411 http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/02/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-does-your-library-collect-and-catalog-pdfs/feed/ 0 ATG “I Wonder” Wednesday: Should libraries continue to collect current print materials? http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/01/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-should-libraries-continue-to-collect-current-print-materials/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/01/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-should-libraries-continue-to-collect-current-print-materials/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 04:08:20 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=24140 http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/01/atg-i-wonder-wednesday-should-libraries-continue-to-collect-current-print-materials/feed/ 0 ATG “I Wonder” Wednesday: Academic libraries and block purchases of self-published ebooks like the recent Douglas County Libraries/Smashwords deal? http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/01/academic-libraries-and-block-purchases-of-self-published-ebooks-like-the-recent-douglas-county-librariessmashwords-deal/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/01/academic-libraries-and-block-purchases-of-self-published-ebooks-like-the-recent-douglas-county-librariessmashwords-deal/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 01:50:12 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=23289  

To read about the Douglas County Library’s acquisition of 10,000 ebooks from Smashwords, check out our News & Announcements post from 1/5/12.

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