Podcasts about Collection development

Kristine from the library's Collection Development department talks about some of the new books we'll be getting in 2025.

A primary question for many librarians, directors, and board members is how to evaluate diversity in a collection on an ongoing basis. Curating Community Collections: A Holistic Approach to Diverse Collection Development (Bloomsbury, 2024) by Mary Schreiber and Wendy Bartlett provides librarians with the tools they need to understand the results of diversity audits and to formulate a reasonable, achievable plan for increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion not only in the collection itself, but also in library collection policies and practices. Information on ways to make diversity, equity, and inclusion part of a library's everyday workflow will help ensure the sustainability of these principles. Schreiber and Bartlett teach readers how to increase the number of diverse materials in their collections and make them more discoverable to library patrons through the implementation of a community collections program. Stories from librarians around the United States and Canada who are auditing and improving the diversity of their collections add broad, scalable perspectives for libraries of any size, budget, and mission. Action steps provided at the end of each section offer a practical road map for all types of libraries to curate a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community collection. Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited are offering listeners of the New Books Network 20% off this title at Bloomsbury.com using the code NBN20. Mary Schreiber received her M.L.I.S. degree from Kent State University's School of Information. She has worked in children's services, collection development, and is currently a branch manager for Cuyahoga County Public Library. She authored Partnering with Parents: Boosting Literacy for All Ages, which was released in 2019. Wendy Bartlett is the Collection Development and Acquisitions Manager at Cuyahoga County Public Library. Wendy has also served as a branch manager for CCPL. Previously, Wendy was the Assistant Director at the Kent Free Library in Kent, Ohio, and before that Wendy was the Regional Manager for the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Borders Books and Music stores. Wendy's first book, Floating Collections: A Collection Development Model for Long-Term Success, was published by Libraries Unlimited. Dr. Michael LaMagna is the Information Literacy Program & Library Services Coordinator and Professor of Library Services at Delaware County Community College. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

A primary question for many librarians, directors, and board members is how to evaluate diversity in a collection on an ongoing basis. Curating Community Collections: A Holistic Approach to Diverse Collection Development (Bloomsbury, 2024) by Mary Schreiber and Wendy Bartlett provides librarians with the tools they need to understand the results of diversity audits and to formulate a reasonable, achievable plan for increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion not only in the collection itself, but also in library collection policies and practices. Information on ways to make diversity, equity, and inclusion part of a library's everyday workflow will help ensure the sustainability of these principles. Schreiber and Bartlett teach readers how to increase the number of diverse materials in their collections and make them more discoverable to library patrons through the implementation of a community collections program. Stories from librarians around the United States and Canada who are auditing and improving the diversity of their collections add broad, scalable perspectives for libraries of any size, budget, and mission. Action steps provided at the end of each section offer a practical road map for all types of libraries to curate a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community collection. Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited are offering listeners of the New Books Network 20% off this title at Bloomsbury.com using the code NBN20. Mary Schreiber received her M.L.I.S. degree from Kent State University's School of Information. She has worked in children's services, collection development, and is currently a branch manager for Cuyahoga County Public Library. She authored Partnering with Parents: Boosting Literacy for All Ages, which was released in 2019. Wendy Bartlett is the Collection Development and Acquisitions Manager at Cuyahoga County Public Library. Wendy has also served as a branch manager for CCPL. Previously, Wendy was the Assistant Director at the Kent Free Library in Kent, Ohio, and before that Wendy was the Regional Manager for the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Borders Books and Music stores. Wendy's first book, Floating Collections: A Collection Development Model for Long-Term Success, was published by Libraries Unlimited. Dr. Michael LaMagna is the Information Literacy Program & Library Services Coordinator and Professor of Library Services at Delaware County Community College. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/education

A primary question for many librarians, directors, and board members is how to evaluate diversity in a collection on an ongoing basis. Curating Community Collections: A Holistic Approach to Diverse Collection Development (Bloomsbury, 2024) by Mary Schreiber and Wendy Bartlett provides librarians with the tools they need to understand the results of diversity audits and to formulate a reasonable, achievable plan for increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion not only in the collection itself, but also in library collection policies and practices. Information on ways to make diversity, equity, and inclusion part of a library's everyday workflow will help ensure the sustainability of these principles. Schreiber and Bartlett teach readers how to increase the number of diverse materials in their collections and make them more discoverable to library patrons through the implementation of a community collections program. Stories from librarians around the United States and Canada who are auditing and improving the diversity of their collections add broad, scalable perspectives for libraries of any size, budget, and mission. Action steps provided at the end of each section offer a practical road map for all types of libraries to curate a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community collection. Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited are offering listeners of the New Books Network 20% off this title at Bloomsbury.com using the code NBN20. Mary Schreiber received her M.L.I.S. degree from Kent State University's School of Information. She has worked in children's services, collection development, and is currently a branch manager for Cuyahoga County Public Library. She authored Partnering with Parents: Boosting Literacy for All Ages, which was released in 2019. Wendy Bartlett is the Collection Development and Acquisitions Manager at Cuyahoga County Public Library. Wendy has also served as a branch manager for CCPL. Previously, Wendy was the Assistant Director at the Kent Free Library in Kent, Ohio, and before that Wendy was the Regional Manager for the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Borders Books and Music stores. Wendy's first book, Floating Collections: A Collection Development Model for Long-Term Success, was published by Libraries Unlimited. Dr. Michael LaMagna is the Information Literacy Program & Library Services Coordinator and Professor of Library Services at Delaware County Community College. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/communications

The conversation of Burnout continues as our host Tania Anders catches up with Chisa Uyeki, Collection Development Librarian Faculty of 17-years, to have a deeper discussion about her recent presentation from Spring Flex day 2024, on her findings regarding Burn-out during her sabbatical. We revisit the defining factors of Burnout from how it feels to how to recover and  how we can take on the work of social and environmental justice and anti-racism in a sustainable manner.   Resources: Mental Health Support EMPLOYEE COUNSELING CENTER (ECC)​ • Free, voluntary, and confidential counseling, workshops, and referrals.​ • In-person & zoom ​ • (909) 274-6211 www.mtsac.edu/ecc ​ • employeecounselingcenter@mtsac.edu ​   EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE SERVICE FOR EDUCATION (EASE)​ • Confidential counseling, phone consultation, and community referrals. ​ • (800) 882-1341 ​ • https://www.lacoe.edu/Home/EASE   NATIONAL SUICIDE & CRISIS LIFELINE​ • 24/7 free and confidential support • Dial 988​ National Alliance on Mental Illness: www.namiurbanla.org/resources ​ Black Mental Health Resources  https://www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Identity-and-Cultural- Dimensions/Black-African-American   Asian Mental Health Collective www.asianmhc.org​   Therapy for Latinx  www.therapyforlatinx.com​   Los Angeles City/County Native American Indian Commission- Health & Mental Health  https://lanaic.lacounty.gov/covid-19-resources/covid-19-health- mental-health/ Videos About Stress: Robert M. Sapolsky, Ph.D., is the John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn Professor of Biological Sciences and a professor of neurology and neurological sciences at Stanford University. In this clip from his talk for the Science of a Meaningful Life series, Sapolsky explains why the stress response, which evolved for short-term physical crises, can become a long-term, chronic problem for human beings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEcdGK4DQSg   Madhumita Murgia: How Stress Affects your Brain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuyPuH9ojCE&t=3s   Well-Being Resources: Mt. SAC Exercise Science/Wellness Center: https://www.mtsac.edu/wellness/index.html ​   Greater Good Science Center: https://ggsc.berkeley.edu/ ​   UC Berkeley center for studying the science of happiness - podcasts, meditations, articles, and more resources all backed by empirical studies, especially Stress Management for Educators: https://ggie.berkeley.edu/collection/stress-management-for-educators/ ​   The BIG JOY Over a week helps you identify what micro-acts of JOY work best for you: https://ggia.berkeley.edu/bigjoy guided   Mindfulness & Meditation​ Andrea Torres, M.S., MFT, Counselor/Professor; Mindfulness, Meditation and Breath Work Guide:  https://www.mtsac.edu/healthcenter/mindfulness/index.html    Check POD calendar for workshop Healthy Minds free evidence-based app for learning about meditation and guided meditation ​ Calm meditation app free to Faculty Association Members offers guided searchable database of guided meditation, music, sleep stories, and more: https://www.ctamemberbenefits.org/calm ​   Run time: 26:11 min To find the full transcript for this episode, click HERE

What is burnout? What causes burnout? How can we recover from burnout? How can we take on the work of social and environmental justice and anti-racism in a sustainable manner that won't leave us burnt out?    While most of us have, unfortunately, seen the impact of burnout on ourselves, colleagues, and students, we may not have a shared understanding of the root causes or how to address burnout, manage stressors, and develop meaningful ways to break stress cycles and build resiliency. Additionally, the role and responsibility of individuals, institutions, and systems play a role in perpetuating a culture which leads to burnout.   Chisa Uyeki, Collection Development Librarian Faculty of 17-years embarked on a year-long sabbatical research project during which she studied burnout, it's causes, and how to recover, and she shared her findings with us at our 2024 Spring Flex Day to contribute to building a community of care at Mt. SAC. Enjoy   Resources: Mental Health Support EMPLOYEE COUNSELING CENTER (ECC)​ • Free, voluntary, and confidential counseling, workshops, and referrals.​ • In-person & zoom ​ • (909) 274-6211 www.mtsac.edu/ecc ​ • employeecounselingcenter@mtsac.edu ​   EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE SERVICE FOR EDUCATION (EASE)​ • Confidential counseling, phone consultation, and community referrals. ​ • (800) 882-1341 ​ • https://www.lacoe.edu/Home/EASE   NATIONAL SUICIDE & CRISIS LIFELINE​ • 24/7 free and confidential support • Dial 988​ National Alliance on Mental Illness: www.namiurbanla.org/resources ​ Black Mental Health Resources  https://www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Identity-and-Cultural- Dimensions/Black-African-American   Asian Mental Health Collective www.asianmhc.org​   Therapy for Latinx  www.therapyforlatinx.com​   Los Angeles City/County Native American Indian Commission- Health & Mental Health  https://lanaic.lacounty.gov/covid-19-resources/covid-19-health- mental-health/ Videos About Stress: Robert M. Sapolsky, Ph.D., is the John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn Professor of Biological Sciences and a professor of neurology and neurological sciences at Stanford University. In this clip from his talk for the Science of a Meaningful Life series, Sapolsky explains why the stress response, which evolved for short-term physical crises, can become a long-term, chronic problem for human beings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEcdGK4DQSg   Madhumita Murgia: How Stress Affects your Brain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuyPuH9ojCE&t=3s   Well-Being Resources: Mt. SAC Exercise Science/Wellness Center: https://www.mtsac.edu/wellness/index.html ​   Greater Good Science Center: https://ggsc.berkeley.edu/ ​   UC Berkeley center for studying the science of happiness - podcasts, meditations, articles, and more resources all backed by empirical studies, especially Stress Management for Educators: https://ggie.berkeley.edu/collection/stress-management-for-educators/ ​   The BIG JOY Over a week helps you identify what micro-acts of JOY work best for you: https://ggia.berkeley.edu/bigjoy guided   Mindfulness & Meditation​ Andrea Torres, M.S., MFT, Counselor/Professor; Mindfulness, Meditation and Breath Work Guide:  https://www.mtsac.edu/healthcenter/mindfulness/index.html    Check POD calendar for workshop Healthy Minds free evidence-based app for learning about meditation and guided meditation ​ Calm meditation app free to Faculty Association Members offers guided searchable database of guided meditation, music, sleep stories, and more: https://www.ctamemberbenefits.org/calm ​   Run time: 32:07 min To find the full transcript for this episode, click HERE

Moni Barrette, the Director, Collection Development & Publisher Relations at LibraryPass Comics Plus talks with Paul and David about her career and getting comic books into libraries.  Music: Andre Jetson - Bipolar (Original Mix)

What About Crowdfunded Comics? By Matthew Murray

On the latest episode of the New Title Drop  we share our cozy reading habits and Angela and Melanie share their picks for titles to check out this month. Check out this month's titles and place holds here.Check in with us on the first Tuesday of every month to hear about books we think you should be excited about. 

Thank you to the wonderful attendees at OASL23 who shared their strategies and library programs! I would like to thank composer Nazar Rybak at Hooksounds.com for the music you've heard today.   Literati Book Fairs: Speak with the Literati team today and mention the code UNITED to see if you qualify for a $500 Titlewave gift card once you complete your first Literati Book Fair.  Capstone *use UNITED for $20 off $100 or more on print and ebooks Editable PD Certificate FAQ's and ISO (In search of…) Online Doctoral Programs APA format for citing a podcast/podcast app SLU Playlists Search by title, guest and location! E125 Neurodiversity in our Libraries E153 DEI and Collection Development

Dan welcomes Lacie Griffin, Johnson County Library Collection Development Manager, and we get to learn about how collection development works in a large multi-branch library system. Also, Lacie lends her informed perspective on digital content, and how streaming services are problematic; you cannot borrow the Mandalorian from your library (though considering how season 3 is playing out, you may not want to). All this and more in our latest Unbound episode!

With Banned Books Week coming up, we talked with Janeal and Melissa from the library's Collection Development department about book challenges and how the library handles them.

Is AMMO Write For You?If you're an author with a handful of books published (or you've published nonfiction and have one book with a great program to help clients), AMMO is unlike any other program on the market. You're going to have to work the program to find success, and bestseller status likely won't hit in weeks of joining the program, but for many authors, AMMO is the beginning of a lucrative career that puts books first. Learn more here.THIS IS THE LINK TO MY SUBSTACK if you're listening elsewhere.Robin BradfordLibrary collection development is the holy grail. If you can get in good with collection developers, you just might find your books spread across the country.What was my biggest takeaway? Build relationships with active library users across the country. Solve that puzzle, and you solve just about every puzzle in the library landscape.With that in mind, if you have a library card and you want to help an author, request his or her book in your local branch. Often, just one request is all it takes for a library to buy that book. And if they buy the book, check it out.A Few Authors I MentionedMargaret Lukas: River People - get it here.Karen Thompson Walker: The Age of Miracles - get it here.Karen Russell: Vampires in the Lemon Grove - get it here.You can buy my novels here.Or get a great deal of 7 of my ebooks here.Or basically steal 2 paperbacks and 2 audiobooks from me here.TRBM is, in part, a listener-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to TRBM at jodyjsperling.substack.com/subscribe

There are many differences between industries and markets when you create surface pattern designs, but one of the main differences is the way we go about developing a collection, a group of prints or even a one off. Join me today to chat about the main ways you create art for fashion and differences between them. For more information about working together, visit:https://lesliekenehan.com/https://www.instagram.com/lesliekenehan/

On the latest New Title Drop we talk about our favorite reads of the year (so far) and Melanie and Angela share their picks for titles to look this month. Check out this month's titles and place holds here.Check in with us on the first Tuesday of every month to hear about books we think you should be excited about. 

On the first episode of our new monthly mini series, Collection Development librarians Angela and Melanie stop by to share new titles to get excited about this month. Check out this month's titles and place holds here. Check in with us on the first Tuesday of every month to hear about books we think you should be excited out. 

Welcome to Season 3 of The Manic Metallic Podcast! We're very excited to debut our first season in which we have episodes with guest interviews in addition to our much-loved solo episodes.In our first episode of the season, our conversation with designer Terina Nicole runs the gamut of:Tracing her path from a North Jersey childhood to becoming a sustainable accessories designerHer passion for being a fashion educatorWhy it is important to build relationships in the fashion industry - and how to do itAnd more!DOWNLOAD THE SHOW TRANSCRIPT FOR $1.99https://manicmetallic.com/product/the-manic-metallic-podcast-episode-040-transcript/TERINA'S BIO:Terina Nicole is a New Jersey native who creates beautiful, bold statement pieces for art & design lovers. She is the designer and founder of Jypsea Leathergoods, a line of luxe leather home goods, handbags & jewelry made primarily of recycled skins.She is also the author of ENVISION: The Young Accessory Designer's Guide to Collection Development, the founder of the Independent Designer Showcase, and co-founder of DIYMakersCon, a conference for creative women makers.In 2020 she founded The Fashion Design Center of South Jersey to make design education available to Camden residents.Her most recent venture is a boutique called the Sustainable Style Studio where she offers vintage and handcrafted fashion and home décor designed by local makers.RESOURCESStyle Careers https://stylecareers.com/Sustainable Style Studio https://www.terinanicole.com/book-onlineBorn Again Vintage @bornagainvintage (Instagram)Grant Blvd https://www.grantblvd.com/SHOP MANIC METALLIC'S E-COMMERCE STOREhttps://manicmetallic.com/shop/SUPPORT THE MANIC METALLIC PODCAST ($)https://app.redcircle.com/shows/11d2b542-f3b4-4462-b85e-5708034cb823/donationsCONNECT WITH THE MANIC METALLIC PODCASTInstagram: @themanicmetallicpodcastCONNECT WITH MANIC METALLICSubscribe To Our Newsletter: https://bit.ly/manicnewsletterVisit Our Website: https://manicmetallic.com/Follow Us On Instagram: @manicmetallicFollow Us On TikTok: @manicmetallicofficialCONNECT WITH LIBERTYInstagram: @liberty.imhoffWebsite: libertyimhoff.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-manic-metallic-podcast/exclusive-content

Ever wondered how school library collections are put together? Megan delves into the science of curating a collection for a school community. Plus, Allison has tips to help kids write when they really don't want to (but absolutely have to).Read the show notes for all book references at yourkidsnextread.comConnect with Allison, Megan and the Your Kid's Next Read Community on FacebookVisit allisontait.com | childrensbooksdaily.com | yourkidsnextread.com

In this episode, co-host Scott Ehrig Burgess speaks with SDPL's Collection Development team, Angie Stava, Heidi Wigler, and Zeina Guoin. They discuss expanding material offerings, keeping up with industry trends, and the mechanics of collection development and management. Scott's Pretentious Book List: Hamnet - Maggie O'FarrelDrive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead - Olga TokarczukEntangled Life - Merlin SheldrakeBaron Wenckheim's Homecoming - László KrasznahorkaiStrange Beasts of China - Yan GeStalking the Atomic City - Markiyan KamyshAt the Edge of the Woods - Masatsugu OnoGuyana Quartet - Wilson Harris Library LendingLibrary Collection Development PolicyLibrary Catalog

Many, many thanks to all the ISTE22 attendees who shared their voices to make this episode. Plus a bonus rant! I would like to thank composer Nazar Rybak at Hooksounds.com for the music you've heard today.   Capstone *use UNITED for $20 off $100 or more on print and ebooks Editable PD Certificate FAQ's and ISO (In search of…) Online Doctoral Programs SLU Playlists Crowdsourcing: #LibraryTwitter  Amanda Jone's ISTE22 Presentations ISTE22 Librarian Resources Future Ready Librarians Summit JoyAnn Boudreau  @MrsBoudreau E40 Advocating for LGBTQ+ and ALL Students E153 DEI and Collection Development

Join us for our latest podcast episode featuring a conversation between Trongthi Nguyen, Collection Development Librarian, RMIT University Library, Vietnam, and Matthew Ismail, Editor in Chief of the Charleston Briefings and Conference Director. Trongthi Nguyenwas born in Central Vietnam and moved to Ho Chi Minh City (AKA, Saigon) as a child to attend school. He obtained his MS in Library Science and decided to become a librarian upon graduation.  Thi said many people in Vietnam have seen the job of librarian as a very simple matter of checking books in and out, but things are changing and they are seeing that there is much more to librarianship than this. Thi and Matthew will discuss his job and what it's like to do Acquisitions work at RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) in Ho Chi Minh City, the different sorts of Universities in Vietnam and what their system of higher education is like. They will also discuss how RMIT (an Australian university) came to Vietnam and how it differs from other Vietnamese universities, how academic libraries have changed in Vietnam in the years since he first began his career at RMIT, and how a focus on customer service and communications is transforming the profession.  Social Media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thi-nguyen-a6947522/ Keywords: #academiclibraries #libraries #librarianship  #librarycollection #scholarlycommunication #podcasts #highereducation #university

Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/collection-development-matters-with-becky-calzada-and-liz-phillppi

Kristine: Welcome to the Clermont County Public Library's Booklovers podcast. I'm your host, Kristine. And I'm joined today by youth Service librarian, Cara and Collection Development librarian, Stacy. If you are not aware, January 2022, we'll mark the 100th anniversary of the Newbery award. So during today's episode, we're going to talk about the history […] The post The Newbery Award: Staff Favorites appeared first on Clermont County Public Library.

Join us for episode two of our exploration of the past, present and future of Atlanta punk. In this edition, Randy Gue, Assistant Director of Collection Development at Rose Library, and music writer Chad Radford talk to Hoff, KT, and Mikey of Upchuck, who have been called “one of the most talked about bands” in the local scene. You can hear Upchuck's latest single here. More Upchuck:Instagram BandcampLearn more about the Rose Library's Atlanta punk rock collection (1980-2009) here.

JoyAnn Boudreau shares her inspirations and resources for building a diverse, equitable and inclusive collection. I would like to thank composer Nazar Rybak at Hooksounds.com for the music you've heard today.   Editable PD Certificate FAQ's and ISO (In search of…) Online Doctoral Programs Can I just vent??? Form SLU Playlists Twitter @MrsBoudreau IG: @hijhpantherlib  E40 (Sept 9, 2019) Advocating for LGBTQ+ and ALL Students E150 Culturally Responsive Library with Fallon Farokhi Wakelet: DEI in Collection Development Rudine Sims Bishop: Mirrors, Windows  and Sliding Glass Doors (1990 Dr. Erica Buchanan-Rivera Tricia Ebarvia Read Woke - Cecily Lewis ALA's Celebrating Diversity reading lists WNDB: Where to find diverse books American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL) Native Land map

In today's episode we feature audio from an Interview of Curtis Brundy, Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Communications and Collections, Iowa State University. The interview was conducted by Matthew Ismail, Director of Collection Development, University of Central Michigan.  Curtis talks with us about his focus on the transformation of scholarly publishing. He says that we are at a unique time with open access; how do we work together with publishers, societies, university presses and libraries to affect this transformation of the scholarly ecosystem using our collection dollars as the lever to help affect that change? Curtis also share's Iowa State's approach to data sharing and their campus wide data sharing task force. Curtis is active in efforts to transform scholarly communications and is especially interested in finding sustainable open models for self-publishing societies and university presses. His work at Iowa State has largely focused on finding ways to shift its traditional subscription collections spend towards supporting open access. He currently chairs the OA2020 US Working Group and is involved with several other groups working to transform scholarly communications.

In today's episode we feature audio from an interview of Dr. Brian King, psychologist, stand up comedian and author of the international bestseller The Art of Taking It Easy, How to Cope with Bears, Traffic, and the Rest of Life's Stressors. The interview was conducted by Matthew Ismail, Director of Collection Development, University of Central Michigan.  The world's largest digital book club, Big Library Read, recently selected Dr. King's Book, The Art of Taking It Easy, for their program.  Public libraries hope to incorporate humor to reduce stress for their readers.      Dr. King received a degree in psychology before touring the world for over a decade as a comedian and the host of humor therapy seminars about how and why we experience stress and the health benefits of humor.  Dr. King tells us that the intent of what he does is to inform and entertain to help people live a happier, healthy life.   

In today's episode we will feature audio from an Interview of Jeff Paul, CEO and Co-Founder, Ziotag. The interview was conducted by Matthew Ismail, Director of Collection Development, University of Central Michigan.  Today's episode features the next in a series of conversations that ATG the Podcast is pleased to have with startups in the world of scholarly communication, an interview with Jeff Paul of Ziotag. Ziotag was launched in October of 2019, and their goal is to make long format videos searchable, navigable and discoverable using AI tools.     Jeff Paul is the CEO and Cofounder of Ziotag.  He is a lifelong learner and accomplished streaming media software professional with an expertise in the learning and development space.  Jeff is building out the emerging market of AI Driven video platforms and helping organizations get more value and usefulness from their learning, training and educational video libraries.  Jeff was a Co-founder of the industry’s first streaming media video tagging tool, Veotag, in 2009 which he successfully sold to a European based company, Kit Digital, in 2009.  

In today's episode we feature an interview of Philip Hess, Head of Publisher Relations, Knowledge Unlatched; and Marcel Wrzesinski, Open Access Officer, Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society.  The interview was conducted by Matthew Ismail, Director of Collection Development, University of Central Michigan.  We'll hear from Philip and Marcel about a German OA project that focuses on supporting small, non-APC, scholar-led journals. It's a Knowledge Unlatched and Humboldt University project. Philipp Hess is currently the Head of Publisher Relations at Knowledge Unlatched and is pursuing a complimentary master’s degree at the University of St. Gallen and the University of Arts Berlin in Leadership in digital Innovation. Before that he studied Engineering and Industrial Design in the Netherlands and Japan, before getting into scholarly content while working in the Management Department for Kiron, a platform that offers higher education to refugees. His goal is to make knowledge accessible to everyone, everywhere and to help shape the future dissemination of scholarly content. Marcel Wrzesinski is an Open Access Officer at the Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society and works in the research project “Sustainable journal financing through consortial support structures in small and interdisciplinary subjects" (in cooperation with Knowledge Unlatched). Prior to this, he led Open Access activities at the International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture (Giessen) and developed transformation strategies for gender studies at Freie Universität (Berlin). He is an editor of two open access journals, headed various working groups on digital publishing, and advises research institutions on Open Access and Open Science. His interests lie in fostering and sustaining Open Access in smaller and interdisciplinary fields. Social Media: Twitter handle is @mb_wrzesinski. ORCID is: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2343-7905

Conversation with Daniel Garzon, CEO, Booklick In today's episode we will feature audio from a conversation with Daniel Garzon,  CEO of Booklick, a technology company based in Bogata, Columbia.  The interview was conducted by Matthew Ismail, Director of Collection Development, University of Central Michigan.  There is an energy to a discussion around startups that is very appealing. There is a dynamism and sense of possibility about a new venture that is very different from the staid dynamic of an established organization that is simultaneously consolidating its position in the marketplace and seeking to expand even further. A startup is a hopeful venture and calculated risk of a different variety. ATG has had some recent conversations with Tommy Doyle, who advises a variety of startups and new ventures (and with whom ATG the Podcast has chatted in the past), and Tommy brought to our attention some exciting ventures that sparked our interest. That is why ATG the Podcast is pleased to present a number of conversations with startups in the world of scholarly communication, starting with Daniel Garzon, CEO of the Columbian startup Booklick, a technology company based in Bogata, Columbia. We hope that these conversations will spark interest in these sorts of new ventures and the possibilities for innovation they represent."  

In today's episode we will feature audio from an Interview of Michael Upshall, of UNSILO.  The interview was conducted by Matthew Ismail, Director of Collection Development, University of Central Michigan.  Michael Upshall is head of sales and business development at UNSILO, the B2B part of Cactus Communications specialising in AI tools. He started in publishing compiling dictionaries, then moved to editing how-to books for Dorling Kindersley, before co-founding reference publisher Helicon Publishing. He has worked with publishers on digital creation and delivery, including The IET, CABI, and Cambridge University Press, as well as managing  projects for JISC, the UK Association for Digital Solutions in UK higher education. He has written articles and books (Content Licensing, Elsevier, 2009), and writes a regular column on digital publishing. Today Michael gives his take on AI in publishing with a focus on feet on the ground reality.    

In today's episode we will feature audio from an Interview of Scott Garrison,  Executive Director of the Midwest Collaborative for Library Services.  The interview was conducted by Matthew Ismail, Director of Collection Development, University of Central Michigan.   “Scott Garrison serves as Executive Director at the Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS). MCLS serves over 650 member libraries of all types and sizes, throughout Indiana and Michigan. MCLS is currently offering members of its Cambridge University Press and Wiley group purchasing groups access to transformative agreement programs with the two publishers. Several MCLS member libraries (ranging from hospital/health sciences to research universities, regional comprehensive universities, private colleges, and a community college) are participating in these programs, to gain experience through participating in emerging models for increasing open access publishing at their institutions." "Most transformative agreements have been negotiated with large entities such as national consortia in Europe or state consortia in the US. But smaller universities are seeking to join together to negotiate agreements, as well, and Scott Garrison of MCLS is helping to facilitate."  

In today's episode we feature an interview with Stephen Barr, President of SAGE International. This interview is part of the popular "Views from the Penthouse Suite" series and was conducted by Tom Gilson, Associate Editor, Against the Grain, and Matthew Ismail, Director of Collection Development, University of Central Michigan.  In the interview, Stephen talks about his presentation at the 2020 Charleston Conference titled "What Would It Really Take to Achieve The OA transition: An Open Take from a Publisher, a Librarian and a Funder." Stephen gives his take on the Open Access Transition and what this could mean for the scholarly communications system as a whole, and whether a massive, systemic change is inevitable.  Stephen discusses his view of transformative agreements, the potential benefits and limitations involved and what may happen to those who don't do transformative agreements in the future, whether by choice or due to funding restrictions. In a space which can be quite polarized, Stephen says it is important to think of how we got here (the focus on journals) and how do we move forward? How do we change a system where publishers are perceived as restrictive, reluctant and self-seeking? He likens the current state to "changing the engines on a plane as it is flying.  None of us wants to sort of stop the system, land, slow down and do a big transformation and then take off again. We're trying to re-engineer the whole process mid-flight."  Stephen gives his take on the actions that librarians and publishers can take to help the industry moving forward with OA transition and transformative agreements.   Stephen says it is important to not just represent your own interests, and he feels that his position at SAGE, a distinctive player in the scholarly communications space, enables him to do this as their primary goal is dissemination of knowledge.  Stephen is also on the Board of Directors at Manchester University Press in the UK. This allows him to view the issues and challenges through the lenses of both a large publisher and a small university press.   Video of the Presentation is available at:  https://youtu.be/luC7JVAnpcc  

Looking to up your collection development game in a way that will have people singing your praises? If so, this conversation with Beth Atwater is for you. She’s the 2020 Recipient of the Allie Beth Martin Award for her depth of knowledge about books and other library materials, as well as the distinguished ability to share that knowledge with others. Beth is a buyer with the Johnson County Library Collection Development Team in Kansas where she has turned superfandom into super collections. 

We are excited to welcome guest Debi Stears, who is the Collection Development Manager for the entire Washoe County Library System here in the Biggest Little City in the World - Reno, Nevada. Debi will be answering all kinds of questions about libraries and how purchasing books works. This episode is loaded with popular book titles you’re going to want to add to your TBR list! First, and most importantly, don't forget to check out our patreon site this month.  We're giving all our listeners a glimpse of all the good stuff we offer to supporters. Biggest Little Library Patreon Link While there are so many books we mention during this episode, but the top hot books for Washoe County Library System are: Daylight by David Baldacci - Has the most 'holds' on Overdrive The Guest List by Lucy Foley The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett The Law of Innocence Michael Connelly The Sentinel by Lee Child A Time for Mercy by John Grisham Midnight Sun by Stephanie Meyer Anxious People by Frederick Bauchman Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline The Searcher by Tana French A Promised Land by Barack Obama (250 users are waiting for this title- and they have about 45 copies) Untamed by Glennon Doyle Greenlights by Mathew McConaughey Caste by Isabel Wilkerson Atomic Habits by James Clear The other numerous titles can be found on our shownotes here:  CLICK HERE! Finally, click here to sign up for our newsletter.  Great things live in the newsletter! See you in the stacks! P.S.  Need a library card?  Please use the Washoe County Library's Website for a library card and so much more!  They have the New York Times!  www.washoecountylibrary.us

On today's episode, Matthew Ismail, Editor in Chief of the Charleston Briefings: Trending Topics for Information Professionals, and Director of Collection Development at Central Michigan University talks with Sara Bosshart of IWA Publishing and Philipp Hess of Knowledge Unlatched about why the subscribe-to-open model of open access is a good fit for IWA Publishing Journals. International Water Association Publishing is a small society publisher that is working with Knowledge Unlatched to convert their remaining 10 subscription journals to open access. Sara Bosshart is Open Access Publisher for IWA Publishing of the International Water Association. Philipp Hess is Head of Publisher Relations with Knowledge Unlatched.  

We are the Central Minnesota Libraries Exchange, and our members are all types of libraries and their staff. You can find our full show notes page right here! Today’s episode is part of our series on Library Basics. We are working through some of the skills people need in every library. Not everyone is going to school for a Master’s degree in Library Science, and that’s fine. We want to be sure everyone has the skills to be comfortable in a library and to be successful for the community you are serving. This week we are talking about collection development. Libraries are known for their books and the neat things we can share with our communities. But this does not mean buying just anything at all, or only the things we like. It means creating a collection of materials that meet the needs of the community - the things they want and the things that will be useful and helpful to them even if they don’t know it yet.  This was a quick overview of the foundations of collection development. We hope you feel like you are part of the larger community! Here are a few takeaways for you: Write down your collection development procedure and policies. It does not have to be long and complex, just something you can refer to as needed. Acquisitions are usually fun. Buy widely, across all kinds of topics and interests. Be very deliberate in not just choosing things you like or know. Weed your collection. Don’t let it get choked out by old, junky, out of date books that need to be discarded. Keep it in good shape.

On this week's episode, Matthew Ismail, editor in chief of the Charleston Briefings: Trending Topics for Information Professionals and Director of Collection Development at Central Michigan University, talks with Sam Herbert, co-founder of software development consultancy 67 Bricks.  The UK based firm works with many respected industry names in scholarly publishing such as De Gruyter, Wiley, Emerald and British Medical Journal.  67 Bricks were recently named by Outsell Inc as one of the key STM platform providers in their 2020 Report.

In this episode, Matthew Ismail, editor in chief of the Charleston Briefings: Trending Topics for Information Professionals and Director of Collection Development at Central Michigan University, talks with Jessica Polka and Iratxe Puebla on the topic of preprints in the biological sciences. Jessica Polka is Executive Director of ASAPbio, a scientist-driven nonprofit preprint organization that is promoting innovation and transparency in life sciences communication. Before becoming a visiting scholar at the Whitehead Institute, Jessica performed postdoctoral research in the department of Systems Biology at Harvard Medical School (2013-2016) following a PhD in Biochemistry from UCSF (2012). Iratxe Puebla is Associate Director at ASAPbio. Following a background in biochemistry research, Iratxe moved into open access editorial roles, first at BMC and then PLOS. She was Deputy Editor-in-Chief at PLOS ONE and also serves as a Facilitation Officer at COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics). Jessica and Iratxe are working with Oya Rieger on a Charleston Briefing on preprints in the biological sciences.  

Today we talk with Tommy Doyle, a strategist and executive who specializes in bringing innovation and growth to information and data businesses. Tommy has a degree in Chemistry from the University of Oxford and an MBA from the global business educator INSEAD “In-See-Ahd." Tommy has been a regular at the Charleston Conference. Tommy is interviewed by Matthew Ismail, editor in chief of the Charleston Briefings: Trending Topics for Information Professionals and Director of Collection Development at Central Michigan University.

In this week's episode we feature an interview with Steven Weiland, Professor in the Department of Educational Administration at Michigan State University. Steven also holds a PhD in English from the University of Chicago. Steven is interviewed by Matthew Ismail, Editor In Chief of The Charleston Briefings and Director of Collection Development at Central Michigan University. 

This week’s episode features the 2019 ATG Views from the Penthouse Suite Interview with Kumsal Bayazit, CEO of Elsevier. The interview was conducted by Tom Gilson, Associate Editor of the journal publication "Against The Grain" and Matthew Ismail, Director of Collection Development at Central Michigan University Libraries. Video of presentation: https://youtu.be/cP52L4qZ45w    

In today's episode we have an interview with Amanda Click, Head of Research and Instruction at Nimitz Library at the United States Naval Academy.  She is interviewed by Matthew Ismail, Editor In Chief of The Charleston Briefings and Director of Collection Development at Central Michigan University.  Matthew and Amanda worked together at the American University in Cairo, Egypt from 2008-2011, after which Amanda completed a PhD in Information Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Amanda brought her years of international experience to bear on her dissertation which deals with the cultural adaptation of international students to higher education in the United States.

In today's episode we have an interview with Belinda Carp, formerly a director at Textiles Intelligence and currently a freelance business consultant and writer specializing in textiles sustainability and communications in the Manchester England area. She is interviewed by Matthew Ismail, Editor In Chief of The Charleston Briefings and Director of Collection Development at Central Michigan University.  Textiles Intelligence was founded in 1992 as a spinoff of the Economist Intelligence Unit in London. Textiles Intelligence provides business information on the global textile and apparel industry. They publish reports which focus on the analysis of international trade and production trends and strategy.  

Learn how Carrie Betts considers all the stakeholders and steps to building a collection to support the entire school community. I would like to thank composer Nazar Rybak at Hooksounds.com for the music you’ve heard today.   Presentation: Strategies for Collection Development Strategies for Collection Development Collection Devt workpage @westmaplemedia cbetts@birmingham.k12.mi.us

Alanna hosts our school library panel on the topic of developing a school library collection collaboratively. Our coast-to-coast #CollaboNation panel of experts Lila Armstrong, Sonja Clark, and Leigh Borden covers really nerdy topics including: the ratios of library resources to students, how to improve the collection with data, vigorous weeding, strategic cataloguing, budget advocacy and the precarious nature of gatekeeping. We talk about working to diversify the collection for culture, compassion, reading ability and mental health.Shoutouts to Follett Destiny, Junior Library Guild, Adrienne Gear, Stephen Krashen and Paul Fleischman.

This episode features a Charleston Conference Penthouse Suite Interview with Ashley Bailey (Dir, Collection Development & Workflow Solutions, Central US, GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO) and Doug Way (Associate University Librarian for Collections and Research Services, University of Wisconsin, Madison). They are interviewed by Matthew Ismael (Dir, Collection Development, Central Michigan University Library; Editor, Charleston Voices) about the impact of automation on the future of collections development. https://youtu.be/giHX7tBU9k4 Doug Way & Ashley Bailey Video This is the last episode the summer! We look forward to returning for the Fall season, where we will be looking ahead to 2019’s Charleston Conference with a series of episodes that offer a sneak peak at some of the offerings of the conference. That season begins on September 9, 2019. ****************************************  Remember that you can still take advantage of the early bird discount if you register for The Charleston Conference before September 14th. You can find all of the info about the conference at charlestonlibraryconference.com We are also in the open nominations phase of the Charleston Fast Pitch Competition. Do you know of a project in a library or publishing entity that deserves attention? Perhaps one that could be adapted/expanded by others to generate influence in the wider community? We are particularly interested in scholarly communication and publishing as well as academic and research library initiatives but we are not limited exclusively to those areas. More information is available at charlestonlibraryconference.com/fastpitch. Charleston Fast Pitch Competition Webinar: https://charlestonlibraryconference.com/video/webinars/fast-pitch-bootcamp/  

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Aidan Flax-Clark welcomes co-host Jason Baumann, Assistant Director for Collection Development and Coordinator of Humanities and the Library’s LGBTQ Initiative, for a special episode about queer life before the Stonewall Riots.  Frank Collerius, Manager of the Jefferson Market branch at NYPL, interviews writer and curator Hugh Ryan about his new book 'when brooklyn was queer.' We also hear a reading of 'The How and Why of Virginia,' the personal story of Virginia Prince, the founder and editor of the magazine 'Transvestia,' read by actor LeLand Gantt. Next week we'll hear what happened during those few days at the Stonewall Inn in 1969 from iconic transgender rights activists Sylvia Rivera, Marsha P. Johnson, and Miss Major. Jason Baumann returns for an interview with pioneering photojournalist and gay rights activist Kay Tobin Lahusen. Plus stories from Eric Marcus' podcast 'Making Gay History' and a story from the archives at The Schomburg Center. Also mentioned: -'The Stonewall Reader' -The exhibit 'Love & Resistance: Stonewall 50' Special Thanks to: The Transgender Archives at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada for use of Virginia Prince's story.

In this episode we will talk about one of the foundations of all library service: Collection Development. Without good collections, we might be nice places to visit - but it’s not a good library. This week we have returning Guest Host Amy, from the Great River Regional Library System to help us get some ideas!   Check out our shownotes page here! Collection development can involve all kinds of things - books, DVDs, periodicals, maps, online material, toys - whatever. Good collection development principles will be pretty similar regardless of the type of collection you are building, but today we will probably talk a lot about books. Use those ideas to go across all your other collection ideas.

"We're kind of the Men in Black... People don't even know we exist." - Mike N. Jason and Wendy wonder how a book gets from the publisher's catalogue to your local hold shelf. Jason digs behind the scenes to find out - and meets library staff you never knew existed. Books and videos mentioned in this episode: Coffee Lids: Peel, Pinch, Pucker, Puncture by Louise Hartman and Scott Specht Amy processes Fire and Fury by Alice What Valerie's reading this season: Valerie's Picks, Winter/Spring 2019 Read episode transcript Your hosts: Christina, Mike, Jason, and Wendy Contact us at shelveunder@torontopubliclibrary.ca Please take our survey.

Welcome to ATG the Podcast! I’m Leah Hinds, Executive Director of the Charleston Conference, and I’m happy to welcome two guests to the podcast today. Stephanie S. Rosen is a librarian scholar who brings insights from disability studies—and its intersections with feminist, queer, and critical race studies—into library administration and digital scholarship. She is Associate Librarian and Accessibility Specialist at the University of Michigan Library and holds a PhD in English from University of Texas at Austin. Stephanie is the author of the upcoming title for the Charleston Briefings series, "Accessibility and Publishing". She’s also presenting on the same topic at the upcoming Charleston Conference in just a little over a week! Matthew Ismail will be interviewing Stephanie. Matthew is the Director of Collection Development at Central Michigan University, and editor in chief of the Charleston Briefings. Thanks so much to both of you for being here with us today! Now I’ll turn it over to Matthew and Stephanie for the interview. And thanks also to all of our listeners for tuning in. We’d love to hear from you. If you have questions or comments about today’s show, or suggestions for future podcast topics or speakers, please get in touch. You can use the Contact form on the podcast website, atgthepodcast.com, or you can email me directly at leah@charlestonlibraryconference.com.  Links mentioned in the interview: Guidebooks BISG Quick Start Guide to Accessible Publishing Describing Visual Resources Toolkit Accessible EPUB 3 Disability and Higher Ed Negotiating Disability: Disclosure and Higher Education Legal Lainey Feingold Legal Updates Disability Studies Disability Studies Quarterly Canadian Journal of Disability Studies  

Today, on episode 55, we’re featuring audio from a webcast titled “Reading in a Digital Age.” The session was recorded live on Monday, March 26, and was hosted by the Charleston Library Conference. The webcast was presented by David Durant, East Carolina University, and Tony Horava, University of Ottawa. It was moderated by Matthew Ismail, Director of Collection Development at Central Michigan University and Editor-in-Chief of the Charleston Briefings. The session was based on a book titled “Reading in a Digital Age,” by David Durant. The title is part of the Charleston Briefings, a series short open access ebooks that are available at www.charlestonbriefings.com. We’ve provided a link to the book, as well as a video of the webcast and slides, in the show notes below. Thanks for listening! We’ve provided a link to the book, as well as a video of the webcast and slides, in the show notes below. Thanks for listening! Links: Charleston Briefings www.charlestonbriefings.com Reading in a Digital Age https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/cb/mpub9944117/--reading-in-a-digital-age?view=toc Webcast Video and Slides http://www.charlestonlibraryconference.com/video/webinars/reading-in-a-digital-age/  

This week, on Episode 51, we’re featuring the audio from a previously recorded webcast titled “Library as Publisher: New Models of Scholarly Communication for a New Era.” It broadcast live on Wednesday, February 28, 2018. The session was moderated by Matthew Ismail, Director of Collection Development at Central Michigan University and Editor in Chief of the Charleston Briefings. It was presented by Sarah Lippincott, Scholarly Communications and Digital Scholarship Consultant, and Isaac Gilman, Dean of University Libraries at Pacific University (Oregon), and founder and Director of the Pacific University Press. Sarah Lippincott is the author of a book in the Charleston Briefings series that the webcast and a session at the 2017 Charleston Conference were based on. Her open access e-book, and more information on the Charleston Briefings can be found at charlestonbriefings.com. The video recording, slides, poll results, and more are available on the Charleston Conference website at the link in the show notes. Thanks for listening, and I hope you enjoy the presentation. Charleston Briefings: www.charlestonbriefings.com Video recording of webcast: http://www.charlestonlibraryconference.com/video/webinars/library-as-publisher/

Welcome to episode 47 of ATG: The Podcast.  This week, we’re featuring a webcast titled “Meeting the Modern Marketing Challenge in Libraries.” The session was recorded live on Wednesday, January 31, and was hosted by the Charleston Library Conference. The session was based on a book titled “Library Marketing: From Passion to Practice,” by Jill Stover Heinze. The title is part of the Charleston Briefings, a series short open access ebooks that are available at charlestonbriefings.com.  Charleston Briefings Library Marketing: From Passion to Practice Webcast Video and Slides In today’s libraries, marketing is everyone’s job. Yet, many librarians don’t know what modern marketing is and the preconditions for marketing success. During this year’s Charleston Conference, Charleston Briefing author Jill Stover Heinze convened a lively discussion about these topics in her new book, Library Marketing: From Passion to Practice. The session made clear that many of us share deep concerns and unresolved questions about what adopting modern marketing means in a library context. This webinar extends the Conference conversation, sharing an overview of the Briefing’s main themes, and revisiting the topics and ideas that were most pressing for session attendees, including: Understanding how marketing, strategic planning, communications, and assessment relate to one another and what that means for how library staff should think about their roles Why focusing only on ‘telling our story’ misses the mark, and doesn’t guarantee patrons will listen What segmentation is and how you can efficiently reach patrons in new ways by innovating how you approach your user base Jill is joined by Northern Kentucky University’s Dean of the Library, Arne Almquist. Arne successfully implemented a marketing orientation at Steely Library by modifying its organizational structure to better accommodate marketing as a circular, holistic communication process.  Matthew Ismail serves as the Q & A Moderator. He is Director of Collection Development, Central Michigan University Libraries and is Editor in Chief, Charleston Briefings.    

Michele Melady, Manager of Collection Development at Toronto Public Library, joined the Kelly Cutrara Show to give us all the details of Kanopy, the library's new movie streaming service.

In today's episode, Matthew Ismail, Head of Collection Development at Central Michigan University, conducts a fascinating interview with Lamia Eid from the American University in Cairo. Topics of conversation range from her family background and upbringing in Cairo, to her education, and how she came to a career in the library at the AUC. Lamia Eid, Associate Dean of Main Library, Libraries and Learning Technologies (LLT) at the American University in Cairo oversees the overall teaching and services functions and operations of the main library. Lamia plays a leadership role in continuing the evolution of the AUC’s research library and in directing efforts to increase the AUC’s libraries prominence in the community as an organization worthy of support. As the Associate Dean of the Main library, she works on expanding the role of the library and reputation - nationally, regionally and globally - in education and research. More about her background and biography can be found at http://www.aucegypt.edu/fac/lamiahosny-eid.  

NOTE: This is a re-post of the episode originally published on 8/13/17, that was removed due to a technical issue. Welcome to episode 34 of ATG: The Podcast.  This week, we’re featuring a conversation between David Hirsch and Matthew Ismail. David Hirsch is the Middle East Librarian at UCLA's Charles E. Young Research Library. He received his MA in Middle Eastern Studies and a second MA in Library Science from the University of Chicago in 1990. He had previously obtained a BA in Oriental Studies from the University of Pennsylvania in 1980. His first professional job was as a cataloguer on the Near East Cataloging Team at Princeton University. He moved to UCLA in 1989 where he initially served as Near East Bibliographer and gradually added on responsibilities in Central Asian, Armenian, South Asian and Islamic Studies. Since arriving at UCLA has worked closely with UCLA’s Middle Eastern print collections as well as the Islamic Manuscripts collection. He has a special interest in Arab diaspora communities and their literatures. David is interviewed by Matthew Ismail, who is currently Director of Collection Development at Central Michigan University. He worked at the American University in Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates, from 1999 to 2006 and at the American University in Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt, from 2006 to 2011. Matthew is on the Editorial Board of Charleston Insights in Library, Archival, and Information Sciences, and is the series editor of a new publishing project called the Charleston Briefings associated with the Charleston Conference and Against the Grain.  We get started with David telling us about his background and how he became a librarian, and then more about the specifics of his work at UCLA and abroad.    

This week, Leah Hinds hosts another installment in our series of Charleston Conference preconference previews! You can find registration for these sessions on the main conference registration page, and session details are available on the conference website. Charleston Library Conference Website Metadata Preconference Preview A big welcome to Clare Dean and Jennifer Kemp today! They’re presenting a preconference session titled, “Sharing and Discovery ‘Without Good Metadata, What is the Cost to Society? What Discoveries Are We Missing?” It’s scheduled for Tuesday, November 7, from 1:00 – 4:00 pm. Clare Dean is a Marketing and Communications Publishing Consultant and the Community Outreach Manager for Metadata 2020. With over 12 years of experience in the publishing industry, she has worked for a variety of publishers including John Wiley & Sons, Emerald Group Publishing, and most recently as the Director of Marketing and Communications for the open access journal, Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene. Jennifer Kemp is Crossref’s Outreach Manager for Metadata Delivery Services, working with a variety of organizations and publishers that use Crossref metadata.  Jennifer previously worked for Springer Nature and HighWire Press and remains influenced by her years as a librarian at IBM Research. ------------------------------------------ Next up, we’re talking with Colleen Campbell about the preconference session titled, “Evaluating a Growing Body of Evidence, on the Road to Strategic Decision Making for Collection Development and Open Access.” Motivated by a strong personal commitment to the principle of Open Access, Colleen Campbell recently joined the Max Planck Digital Library, based in Munich, Germany, to lead Partner Development in the global Open Access 2020 Initiative. In this role she facilitates collaboration among stakeholders in the transition from subscription-based dissemination of scholarly outputs to open access. Before coming to the MPDL, she held the position at the non-profit organization, ITHAKA, as European Director of Institutional Participation and Strategic Partnerships for JSTOR and the Portico digital preservation service. She is an active member of the scholarly communications community, as an elected member of the UKSG Main Committee and serving on the Open Scholarship Initiative Summit Group. She travels extensively, speaking frequently at industry events; the Charleston Conference community will remember her for her long-time collaboration with Casalini Libri. Also participating in this session are Kristin Antelman, University Librarian at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Ralf Schimmer, Head of Scientific Information Provision at the Max Planck Digital Library, and Éric Archambault, President and CEO of 1science and Science-Metrix.  

Reflections on the 2017 Fiesole Collection Development Retreat This week, we’re talking with the group that’s the driving force behind the Fiesole Collection Development Retreats: Becky Lenzini, Michele Casalini, and our own Katina Strauch. David Worlock is also joining us to give his insights and take aways from this year’s retreat. http://www.casalini.it/retreat/retreat_2017.html We also have another “Cases of Note” article from Bruce Strauch on Invasion of Privacy, Appropriation. BELA GEORGE LUGOSI et al. v. UNIVERSAL PICTURES Rebecca Lenzini is President of The Charleston Company which publishes The Charleston Advisor and The Charleston Report, and is co-sponsor/co-founder of the Fiesole Collection Development Retreat Series. She began her career in libraries in the Serials Department of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and was Vice President and Director of The Faxon Company’s Academic Division. Following her tenure at Faxon, Rebecca served as President of CARL Corporation (Denver, CO) and was one of the founders of UnCover, the original article retrieval and document delivery service which is now part of IngentaConnect. She is a former member of the Editorial Board of Serials, the official publication of the UKSG and served on the Board of Visitors for the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Library and Information Sciences. Rebecca currently splits her time between Denver, Colorado and Taos, New Mexico. Michele Casalini is CEO of the family-run company Casalini Libri, which supplies bibliographical data, books and journals to libraries, and offers e-content through the Torrossa platform, thanks to its dedicated Digital Division. Following studies in Modern Languages and Literature at the University of Florence, and a period working with the publishing company La Nuova Italia, Michele specialized in the field of Information Technology and Management. He has been an active member in standardization processes such as the definition of EDIFACT for the book sector and the translation of RDA into Italian, and is currently heavily involved in work on the development of tools based on the BIBFRAME model. Member of several professional associations, Michele attends conferences, consultations and debates, liaising personally both with libraries and publishers. Among his recent interests is the digital transition and the current situation of HSS academic publishing, in particular the potential risks of marginalization facing these subject areas, and analysis of collaborative measures that can contribute to preserving cultural heritage for the future. And last but certainly not least, as Co-Chair of Outsell's Leadership Programs, David Worlock uses his extensive information industry experience to support Outsell’s strategy and business objectives worldwide. He manages Outsell’s Leadership Councils in the US and Europe, a member service for CEOs and senior executives of media publishing and information provider firms. A respected thought leader, David is also Chairman of Business Information Industry Association (BIIA), and he speaks frequently at industry conferences and advises clients worldwide. He founded Electronic Publishing Services Ltd. (EPS) in 1985, a research and consultancy company working with the digital content industry in developing strategies for products and markets in consumer and business sectors. Outsell acquired EPS in 2006.  

Legal Talk from Bruce Strauch and Bill Hannay All of us at Against The Grain - The Podcast have been busy lining up great new content and interviews for future episodes. Due to scheduling issues and Leah Hind’s trip to France for a conference, we had a gap to fill in the podcast schedule. Fortunately two of our regular contributors to the Against The Grain journal, Bruce Strauch and Bill Hannay were able to step in and put together a quick conversation around banned books (specifically D. H. Lawrence’s “Lady Chatterley’s Lover”) and the resulting litigation that ensued. Bruce Strauch, The Citadel, Professor of Business Law (Retired) Bruce Strauch, J.D. is a Professor of Business Law and Director of the Citadel Mentors Program. He holds degrees from UNC-Chapel Hill and Oxford, is extensively published in the field of copyright and trademark, is the author of nine novels and the publisher of a trade journal of the scholarly publishing industry. His wife Katina is the founder of the Charleston Conference and Assistant Dean for Technical Services and Collection Development at the College of Charleston (SC) Libraries; his son is a U.S. Army major and his daughter a medical doctor. Bill Hannay Partner, Schiff, Hardin, LLP William M. Hannay regularly represents corporations and individuals in civil and criminal matters, involving federal and state antitrust law and other trade regulation laws. He is an Adjunct Professor, teaching courses at IIT/Chicago-Kent law school in antitrust, intellectual property, and international business transactions, and is the author or editor of several books on antitrust and intellectual property law, including "The Corporate Counsel's Guide to Unfair Competition," soon to be published by Thomson Reuter's West Publishing. He is a frequent lecturer at The Charleston Conference. Mr. Hannay is active in the American Bar Association and is currently Co-Chair of the Joint Editorial Board for International Law, which is co-sponsored by the Uniform Law Commission and the ABA. He served as an Assistant District Attorney in the New York District Attorney's Office and was a law clerk for Justice Tom Clark on the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a graduate of Yale College and Georgetown University Law Center. We also have another weekly update from Katina Strauch from her rumors segment. Katina’s Notes: As you all might suspect it is getting HOT in Charleston! Air conditioning becomes essential and it’s time for flip flops and shorts and t-shirts. Speaking of t-shirts, I signed up for one from AAAS online to support science. I also noticed that Gale (and probably others) are into the t-shirt movement. Let’s pull out all our old Charleston Conference t-shirts! We are gearing up for the 37th Charleston Conference – What’s Past Is Prologue. As you all know, the dates have been moved up slightly making many of you very happy! November Nov 6 – 7: Pre-conferences; November 7: Vendor Showcase, November 8 – 10: Main Conference. Our keynote speakers are – Brewster Kahle Founder of the Internet Archive, the San Francisco–based nonprofit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". Loretta Parham (CEO and Director of the Atlanta University Center). Loretta is the 2017 ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year, and Georgios Papadopoulos, the founder and CEO of Atypon which recently sold to John Wiley. More speakers will be announced soon! charlestonlibraryconference.com PS Did you see that Loretta Parham is on the cover of the April, 2017 College & Research Libraries! The Charleston Conference Call for Papers was posted this week. Submit your proposal! Please! http://www.charlestonlibraryconference.com/call-for-papers/ Listen up! The innovator extraordinaire, Mark Sandler has won the 2017 Hugh Atkinson Award. Mark is the principal in Novel Solutions Consulting. He is indeed a leader of great vision with exceptional persuasive skills! Congratulations, Mark! Hip Hip Hooray! When I talked to Mark the other day, he and his wife were headed to Canada where they are planning to board a flight to Scotland! Just got an email from Mark Herring, the Director of Libraries at Winthrop. For those of you who are looking for a position in libraries, Mark has a few good ones. Head of Content Services and Library Development (http://bit.ly/2oRpBPv) And Acquisitions and Collections Management Librarian (http://bit.ly/2plFmzq). These are now posted on the ATG Newschannel at: http://www.against-the-grain.com/category/jobs/ ”Naked Lunch: The Musical” will be performed at St. Sebastian Players Theatre in Chicago June1, 2, and 3. It features the likes of Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, Norman Mailer who are portrayed by several of Bill’s Yale Class of 1966. Naked Lunch is about one of the last landmark decisions on obscenity in the 20th Century and was just featured on Broadwayworld.com! http://www.broadwayworld.com/chicago/article/NAKED-LUNCH-THE-MUSICAL-Comes-to-St-Sebastian-Players-Theatre-20170420 Just reading about the Houghton Library at 75, A Celebration of its Collection a new book by Heather Cole and John Overholt which is due to be released on my mother’s birthday May 8. Houghton Library ― the primary repository for Harvard University’s rare books, manuscripts, and much more ― celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2017. Houghton’s holdings span nearly the entire history of the written word, from papyrus to the laptop. This anniversary volume presents a snapshot of the unique items that fill the library’s shelves. From miniature books composed by a teenage Charlotte Brontë to a massive medieval manuscript hymnbook; from the plays of Shakespeare to costume designs for Star Trek; and from the discoveries of Copernicus to the laptops of twenty-first century writers, the selections celebrate great achievements in many and diverse fields of human endeavor. I Hope to buy a copy! www.amazon.com Meanwhile, talk to y’all next time and happy summer! Katina  

Views from the Penthouse Suite Interview with Anja Smit Anja Smit, Library Director, Ultrecht University, The Netherlands is interviewed by Erin Gallagher Director of Collection Services for the Eric V. Hauser Memorial Library at Reed College and Matthew Ismail, Director of Collection Development, Central Michigan University in November 2016 in an "Against the Grain" Penthouse interview at the 2016 Charleston Conference in Charleston, South Carolina. Anja discusses her career and international work experience. The interview moves on to Anja’s concepts of “a library without a collection” and “a library without a catalog.” She notes that future libraries will add value by offering consulting services, not serving as a gateway to content. The library role in assessing information and in teaching information literacy is also highlighted. The conversation turns to the disconnect between how researchers work and how librarians view research. Anja notes the need for librarians to be more familiar with researcher workflows and stresses the need for discipline knowledge. Librarians acting as consultants and their role as emissaries for content providers are then discussed. They discuss impacts of open access on preservation and the library’s role in data management. The conversation then switches to how librarians can learn the new skills & competencies needed to add relevant value. This moves the discussion to library education with Anja noting there are no library schools in the Netherlands. There libraries are recruiting people with the new skills and competencies. The conversation continues exploring several topics including the European and US approaches to OA, global collaboration, standards & standardizing, and discovery. The interview ends on a light note as Anja is asked what she reads for fun. Links to news articles mentioned: AAAS and Gates Foundation Partnership Tate Publishing Closes It’s Doors Jisc National Monograph Strategy 21st Century Library    

Hyde Park Debate Resolved: APC-Funded Open Access is Antithetical to the Values of Librarianship In Favor: Alison Scott, UC Riverside Opposed: Michael Levine-Clark, University of Denver The debate will be conducted in general accordance with Oxford Union rules. All in the audience will vote their opinion on the resolution before the debate begins using text message voting, and the vote totals will be recorded. Each speaker will offer a formal opening statement, followed by a response to each other's statements, and then we'll open the floor to discussion. At the conclusion of the debate, another vote will be taken. The winner of the debate is the one who caused the most audience members to change their votes. Members of the audience have an opportunity to make comments and pose questions as well. www.against-the-grain.com www.charlestonlibraryconference.com Michael Levine Clark University of Denver Libraries Dean and Director library.du.edu Michael Levine-Clark, the Dean and Director of the University of Denver Libraries, is the recipient of the 2015 HARRASOWITZ Leadership in Library Acquisitions Award. He writes and speaks regularly on strategies for improving academic library collection development practices, including the use of e-books in academic libraries, the development of demand-driven acquisition models, and implications of discovery tool implementation.  Alison Scott University of California, Riverside Associate University Librarian for Collections & Scholarly Communication library.ucr.edu/ Alison has strategic responsibility for the ways and means by which the University of California, Riverside Library’s collections grow and change. Alison joined the UCR Library in 2014, following services as Head of Collection Development for the George Washington University Libraries, Charles Warren Bibliographer for American History at Harvard University, and Head of the Popular Culture Library at Bowling Green State University. She holds a B.A. in English literature from Whitman College, an M.L.S. and M.A. in religion from the University of Chicago, and a Ph.D. in American studies from Boston University.  

Join Skylar and Jessica in episode two of Intragalactic Librarian! After the events of the last episode (Other Duties as Assigned), Skylar and…

Listen to the podcast (mp3, ~60 minutes)This month we're joined by Robin Chin Roemer, Communication Librarian (and Rachel's colleague) from American University. The discussion covers topics from orientation to Manga to flipped classrooms to bibliometrics to outreach, showcasing the variety of endeavors, we, as instruction librarians take on in the beginning of the school year (or in Anna's case, the end of the summer).~02:30 --> Jason's updates, including attending an ethics workshop for Communication graduate students, as well as delivering the budget cut news to his faculty~10:30 --> Anna's instruction updates, including a recent website creation workshop and an upcoming LinkedIn workshop~19:00 --> Rachel's instruction endeavors, including her orientation (a la treasure hunt and monkey costumes) and a flipped classroom strategy in an ENVS 250 course~37:00 --> Robin's upcoming instruction and orientation sessions, including bibliometrics workshops for new faculty to measure scholarly impact, as well as her instructional roll for a Collection Development course in a library science program in the Washington, DC area.~55:00 --> Impromptu discussion about the people (or are they robots) behind the services in the library. Show Notes:"Redefining" mangaA quickie overview of bibliometrics

US Consortia in SCOAP3 Ivy Anderson is the Director of Collection Development and Management at the California Digital Library where she provides leadership for a broad range of shared collection activities across the ten campuses of the University of California. Ivy's professional interests and contributions have centered on issues related to licensing, scholarly communications, and electronic resource management. She was a founding member of the Digital Library Federation's Electronic Resource Management Initiative (ERMI).

US Consortia in SCOAP3 Ivy Anderson is the Director of Collection Development and Management at the California Digital Library where she provides leadership for a broad range of shared collection activities across the ten campuses of the University of California. Ivy's professional interests and contributions have centered on issues related to licensing, scholarly communications, and electronic resource management. She was a founding member of the Digital Library Federation's Electronic Resource Management Initiative (ERMI).