Blog Posts
ATG “I Wonder” Wednesday: Do you have to compile an annual report placing a value on your library’s collections?
Guarding Against a Flood of OER: An ATG Hot Topic
by Anne C. Osterman We have all been there a thousand times – the decision to deal with something quickly to meet the immediate need versus the decision to take the longer, more difficult route. Technology and its associated capture and exchange of information have...
ATG Conferences, Meetings & Webinars 7/1/19
ALCTS Fundamentals of Collection Assessment Dates: Monday, 7/29/2019 - Friday, 9/6/2019 Description: This six-week online course introduces the fundamental aspects of collection assessment in libraries. The course is designed for those who are responsible for or...
ATG “I Wonder” Wednesday: Does your library provide research associate services for faculty projects?
ATG “I Wonder” Wednesday: Do you frequent independent bookstores regularly?
ATG Book of the Week: Digital Curation Projects Made Easy: A Step-by-Step Guide for Libraries, Archives, and Museums (LITA Guides)
Title: Digital Curation Projects Made Easy: A Step-by-Step Guide for Libraries, Archives, and Museums (LITA Guides) Author; Carmen Cowick Hardcover: 978-1538103500, $78; Paperback: 978-1538103517, $35; eBook: 978-1-5381-0352-4, $33.50 Imprint: Lanham, MD:...
ATG “I Wonder Wednesday: Does your library still purchase/collect CDs?
ATG Article of the Week: What’s a Collection Anyway?
“What’s a Collection Anyway? is a new issue brief on library collections from Ithaka S+R’s Oya Rieger. "Introduction: Collections at the Heart of Academic Libraries In 1953, Kenneth J. Braugh stated that the mission of Harvard’s library was to collect and...
ATG Book of the Week: What to Read and Why
Title: What to Read and Why Author: Francine Prose Hardcover: 978-0062397867, $23.99; Paperback: 978-0062397874, $17.99; Audiobook: 978-1538551042, $27.30 Imprint: New York, Harper, 2018 "In this brilliant collection, the follow-up to her New York Times...
ATG “I Wonder” Wednesday: Does your library still claim missing issues of print serials?
ATG Article of the Week: Are ‘Big Deals’ Actually Good Deals?
Are ‘Big Deals’ Actually Good Deals? is an article in Inside Higher Ed which features Kent Anderson’s (CEO of publishing and data analytics company RedLink) contention that "the subscription model is actually “pretty efficient” for institutions." It also offers...
ATG Book of the Week: Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
Title: Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style Author: Benjamin Dreyer Hardcover: 978-0812995701, $25 Imprint: New York, Random House, 2019 "We all write, all the time: books, blogs, emails. Lots and lots of emails. And we all want to write...
ATG “I Wonder” Wednesday: Does your library have a book club?
ATG Book of the Week: Reading Art: Art for Book Lovers
Title: Reading Art: Art for Book Lovers Author: David Trigg Hardcover: ISBN: 978-0714876276; $35 Imprint: New York: Phaidon, 2018 A celebration of artworks featuring books and readers from throughout history, for the delight of art lovers and bibliophiles As...
