LATEST BLOG POSTS
Back To The (Librarian) Future: New Report…Same Old Story
by Steven J. Bell, Associate University Librarian, Temple University Libraries In July 2022 I published a two-part blog post titled Our Wicked Discovery Problem. Part one, titled “Inconvenient and Boring” examined why academic library discovery systems are often the choice of last resort for many students and researchers. Part two, titled “Embed and Personalize” explored ways in which library services and resources could be better integrated into the assignment and research workflows of...
Don’s Conference Notes- Peer Review Challenges and Opportunities: The 2023 Charleston In Between Conference
By Donald T. Hawkins, Freelance Columnist and Editor The Charleston In Between conference occurs approximately halfway between two Charleston Library Conferences in the first week of November; its purpose is to conduct an in-depth exploration of important developments...
Don’s Conference Notes- Transformation, Trust, and Transparency: The 2023 SSP Meeting
By Donald T. Hawkins (Freelance Conference Blogger and Editor) The Society for Scholarly Publishing’s (SSP’s) 45th Annual Meeting in Portland, OR had 712 attendees, 611 in person and 101 online (I attended online). According to a recent report in The Scholarly...
Are We Ready to Find Joy and Meaning in Our Work?
by Steven J. Bell, Associate University Librarian, Temple University Libraries Student mental health is frequently found at or near the top of any list of the higher education’s most pressing problems. One way in which colleges and universities are responding is to...
LATEST NEWS
University of Leeds Research Report on Potentials for AI in LIbraries – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 9/28/23
University of Leeds Research Report on Potentials for AI in LIbraries According to the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) "The Library at the University of Leeds in the UK has just issued a fascinating report on AI in what they call “library spaces” titled...
Celebrate Peer Review Week 2023 – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 9/27/23
Celebrate Peer Review Week 2023 According to ACRL Insider "Peer Review Week is annual event celebrating the value of peer review and the essential role it plays in maintaining research quality. Running from September 25 to 29, 2023, it brings together scholarly...
MIT Libraries Receives Grant From Mellon Foundation to Support Postdoctoral Research Program – Plus More ATG News & Announcements for 9/26/23
MIT Libraries Receives Grant From Mellon Foundation to Support Postdoctoral Research Program According to this post on the MIT Libraries website "MIT Libraries has received a grant of $500,000 from the Mellon Foundation for a second cohort in the postdoctoral research...
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ATG Job Bank for 9/24/23
NORTH Education Librarian - UMass Amherst Coordinator of Information Literacy, Lehman College, NY Head of University Archives Reference Services, HUA, Cambridge, MA Assessment Coordinator - University of Pittsburgh Libraries - Pennsylvania Open Educational Resources...
ATG Job Bank for 9/17/23
NORTH Director, University Libraries - University of Hartford - West Hartford, CT Director of Research, Instruction and Data Services - Middlebury College - Middlebury, VT Legal Research Librarian - Suffolk University - Boston, MA Data Services Librarian- Carnegie...
ATG Job Bank – Electronic Resources Librarian – NC State University Libraries
Electronic Resources Librarian - NC State University Libraries The NC State University Libraries invites applications and nominations for the position of Electronic Resources Librarian in the Acquisitions & Discovery department. Acquisitions & Discovery’s 6...