Blog Posts
ATG Book of the Week: The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America
Title: The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America Author: Margaret O'Mara Hardcover: ISBN: 978-0399562181, $30 Imprint: New York: Penguin, 2019 "Long before Margaret O'Mara became one of our most consequential historians of the American-led digital...
ATG Article of the Week: Survey says scientists mistrust a large amount of published research
Survey says scientists mistrust a large amount of published research is a recent post in the New Scientist that should raise a few red flags in the scholarly community. Authored by the staff of the New Scientist, the article provides a brief report as well as...
ATG “I Wonder” Wednesday: Does your library have a budget line for graphic novels?
ATG Book of the Week: Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen
Title: Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen Author: Mary Norris Hardcover: 978-1324001270, $25.95 Imprint: New York: Norton, 2019 "In her New York Times bestseller Between You & Me, Mary Norris delighted readers with her irreverent tales of pencils...
ATG Book of the Week: The Nonfiction Book Publishing Plan: The Professional Guide to Profitable Self-Publishing
Title: The Nonfiction Book Publishing Plan: The Professional Guide to Profitable Self-Publishing Author: Stephanie Chandler & Karl W. Palachuk Paperback: 978-1949642001, $19.99 Imprint: Gold River, CA: Authority Publishing, 2018 "Are you ready to turn your passion...
ATG “I Wonder” Wednesday: Do you think peer review is necessary in 21st century scholarly publishing?
ATG Article of the Week: Can Britain’s Top Bookseller Save Barnes & Noble?
Can Britain’s Top Bookseller Save Barnes & Noble? profiles James Daunt who according to author David Segal took on Amazon and rescued Great Britain's largest bookstore chain Waterstones from the verge of bankruptcy. And now he's planning to do the same for...
ATG “I Wonder” Wednesday: Does your library still use a subscription agent?
ATG Article of the Week: Putting Our Students at the Heart of What We Do — eTextbooks at the University of Manchester
Putting Our Students at the Heart of What We Do — eTextbooks at the University of Manchester is an article that just appeared in the June issue of Against the Grain. Written by Olivia Walsby, Reading List Services Manager and Flora Bourne, eTextbook...
ATG Book of the Week: The Joys of Search: A Google Insider’s Guide to Going Beyond the Basics
Title: The Joys of Search: A Google Insider's Guide to Going Beyond the Basics Author: Daniel M. Russell Hardcover: 978-0262042871, $29.95 Imprint: Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2019 (To be published Sept: 24th) How to be a great online searcher, demonstrated with...
ATG “I Wonder” Wednesday: Does your library have a process to include ILL information in purchasing decisions?
ATG Article of the Week: Partnering means more at the library
According to this post in the Harvard Gazette "by collaborating with other universities and sharing collections, Harvard Library is making 90 million books available to its users... When Sarah Thomas started as head of Harvard Library in 2013, she was...
ATG “I Wonder” Wednesday: Have you ever been a peer reviewer for a journal?
ATG Book of the Week: 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List
Title: 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List Author: James Mastich Hardcover: 978-1523504459, $14.79 Imprint: New York: Workman, 2018 "Celebrate the pleasure of reading and the thrill of discovering new titles in an extraordinary book that’s as...
ATG Book of the Week: The Future Academic Librarian’s Toolkit: Finding Success on the Job Hunt and in Your First Job
Title: The Future Academic Librarian’s Toolkit: Finding Success on the Job Hunt and in Your First Job Author Megan Hodge Softcover: 978-0-8389-8957-9, $62 Imprint: Chicago: ACRL, 2019 "Academic libraries are dedicated to supporting the academic pursuits of the...
