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| | Rumors | 1 |
| | From Your Editor | 6 |
| | Letters to the Editor | 6 |
| | Deadlines | 6 |
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| | Guest Editors, Ann-Marie Breaux (YBP) and Ruth Fischer (R2 Consulting) | |
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| | Triskaidekaphobia No More
by Ann-Marie Breaux and Ruth Fischer — The ISBN is expanding from 10 to 13 digits. This brings the numbering system into conformity with international product numbering standards. | 1 |
| | The ISBN Agency
by John Krafty — R. R. Bowker has been the U.S. ISBN Agency since 1968 and the Australian ISBN Agency (through its Thorpe-Bowker division) since 2002. | 20 |
| | Implementation Timeline for ISBN-13 at the Library of Congress
David Bucknum — Suppose you are a publisher and you want to begin to implement the new 13-digit ISBN format? Can you do it right now? | 20 |
| | ISBN-13: A Publisher’s Checklist
by Greg Giblin — By January 1, 2007 all publishers must be fully compliant with the new ISBN-13 standard. This article discusses the major changes and presents some of the key issues involved in making a smooth transition. | 24 |
| | Caught in the Middle: the Vendor’s Perspective on ISBN-13
by Wendell Lotz — We are assured that the industry’s computers will not blow up on December 31, 2006 nor will the world come grinding to a halt. But adequate preparation is necessary. | 26 |
| | ISBN-13: Key Issues for Library Systems
by Terry Willan — To enable a transition where trading partners can modify their systems independently and continue trading without disruption, the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) has published EDI Strategies for the Book Industry and the 13-Digit ISBN. | 30 |
| | ISBN-13 and OCLC: An Interim Solution
by Glenn Patton — The transition to the 13-digit ISBN began at a particularly awkward time for OCLC. | 32 |
| | Electronic Ordering and ISBN-13: “How Will I Order Books in a 13-digit World?”
by Eric Throndson — The good news is that the X.12 and EDIFACT formats can easily handle the transition to a 13-digit ISBN. | 34 |
| | ISBN-13 at the University of Chicago Library
by Frances McNamara — After 1/1/2007 when we have library systems retaining 10-digit ISBNs for older titles communicating with vendor systems that require 13-digit ISBNs we will need a way to transform the ISBN-10 to ISBN-13 when communicating with a vendor. | 36 |
| | Op Ed — Opinions and Editorials
by Robert Behra — Reaction to “I, User” column in Against the Grain December 2004-January 2005 issue titled “Just Say No: Eliminating Low-Value Tasks” (v.16, #6, p.84). | 40 |
| | ATG Special Report: Expanding Your Book Holdings Without Buying Anything New: Analytical Cataloging
by Annie Wu and Sherman Hayes — Annie and Sherman have identified a growing propensity of journal publishers to publish “theme” issues that are in many ways really books. In this article they describe motivations, strategies, selection criteria, cataloging issues, work flow process and estimated costs for the ongoing project to do analytical cataloging of these items. | 46 |
| | ATG Annual Survey Report
by Leah Hinds — Against the Grain’s Annual Survey is designed to provide readers with library information that is unavailable anywhere else. Check it out! | 70 |
| | Back Talk - Post Google Super Print and Post Tsunami (pdf)
Tony Ferguson — It is June 1, 2010 at a fictitious Southern California State University and the library and staff have been destroyed. Only the director remains. How does she recommend rebuilding library services? | 94 |
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| | Troy Williams, President and CEO, Questia (pdf)
Katina Strauch — | 42 |
| | Eckert Scheffler
Walter deGruyter | 80 |
Edited by Allison Mays |
| | John Krafty
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| | Ann-Marie Breaux
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| | Wendell Lotz
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| | Frances McNamara
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| | Christy Allen
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| | From the Reference Desk: Reviews of Reference Titles
by Tom Gilson — Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America; Encyclopedia of African History; Encyclopedia of Public Relations; Encyclopedia of 20th Century Technology; Sax’s Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials; and Directory of Business Information Resources are the titles Tom has reviewed for this issue. | 50 |
| | Book Reviews
by Debbie Vaughn — This month, reviewer Phillip Powell reads up on great composers. | 53 |
| | Architecture Books Every Library Should Have (pdf)
Gene Waddell — This selection of architecture books attempts to represent the best Western buildings and architects in proportion to their merit. Tell us what you think. | 53 |
Edited by Bryan Carson, Bruce Strauch and Jack Montgomery |
| | Legally Speaking: The Top Ten Intellectual Property Cases of the Past 25 Years
by Bryan M. Carson — Remember 2 Live Crew, Feist, Tasini and Texaco? And there are six more. | 58 |
| | Cases of Note: Work for Hire
Bruce Strauch — Estate of Burne Hogarth v. Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. and Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Dumas. | 67 |
| | Questions and Answers: Copyright Column
by Laura Gasaway — Questions and Answers galore! Have you ever heard of “orphaned works”? Read all about them and more! | 68 |
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| | Biz of Acq: From Student to Supervisor: Ten Management Tips for Recent Graduates
by Christy Edina Allen — Managing people can be one of the most challenging aspects of librarianship. Christy made the transition from student to supervisor and offers some helpful suggestions based on her experience. | 72 |
| | Books Are Us
by Anne Robichaux — Who says that librarians aren’t passionate? | 74 |
| | And They Were There: Reports of Meetings
by Sever Bordeianu — Reports from the 2004 Charleston Conference. | 74 |
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| | Little Red Herrings
Mark Herring — South Carolina was the last state in the region to get a state-supported academic consortium. And now the money is in jeopardy. Sound familiar? Mark urges you to write your congressional representative NOW. | 81 |
| | Group Therapy: More on Google
by Beth Bernhardt — This issue’s Gripe was submitted anoymously and asked the question, “Why are librarians so upset about Google?” | 82 |
| | Lost in Austin: Boxes of Books
by Thomas W. Leonhardt — Tom read books for Foreword magazine last year. Here is what he found out ... | 84 |
| | Issues in Vendor/Library Relations: How was ALA?
by Bob Nardini — Bob says there aren’t many better ways of learning what’s important to librarians than to attend their meetings and programs, and to join their committees and groups. | 84 |
| | Bet You Missed It
by Pamela Rose — What do Monks, Martha Stewart, and Google have in common? Read about it in this issue. | 86 |
| | Leaving the Books Behind: Research and Recycling
by Mary Massey — Do you remember Betsy McCall, the paper doll at the end of McCall’s magazine? Times, have changed ... | 87 |
Edited by Sandra K. Paul and Albert Simmonds (SKP Associates) |
| | Webworthy
by Pamela Rose — Unique and interesting Websites organized by broad subject area. | 16 |
| | Technology Left Behind
Cris Ferguson — A new column talking about issues for public and technical service librarians to ponder. This one’s about Kodak’s recent announcement of the discontinuation of its line of slide projectors. | 88 |
| | CHAOS: “It Takes More Than a Village” to Develop a Standard
by Pat Harris — The expansion of the ISBN from 10-digits to 13 although it appears to be a simple change, was done deliberately and required coordination at both the national and international levels. | 91 |
| | IMHBCO: In My Humble But Correct Opinion (pdf)
Rick Anderson — Not Even Wrong: Gorman on Google | 92 |
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| | AGAINST THE GRAIN DEADLINES
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| | Adventures in Librarianship: Recent Developments
by Ned Kraft — In a recent issue of Science, Jeb Cartledge and Surri Ray finally confirm through carbon dating and other techniques what many of us have long suspected. | 38 |
| | ATG Fiction Contest
Deadline for entries is August 15th. | 40 |
| | Charleston Conference 2005 (pdf)
Katina Strauch — Call for Papers, Ideas, Speakers, etc. — Plus details for this year’s Rachel Schenk Scholarship | 90 |
