Small libraries face the same challenges as larger institutions, but with fewer resources, which is why it was so fascinating to talk for ATGthePodcast with Russell “Rusty” Michalak, Library Director at Goldey-Beacom College in Delaware. Despite having only 1300 students, Goldey-Beacom …
Sci-Hub, Anna’s Archive, Library Genesis – we are all familiar with these names. They are collectively known as shadow libraries; who knows, perhaps because they only exist in the …
Helen Bischoff gave a fascinating and inspiring presentation at the last Charleston Conference: how the library can become an active learning hub. Helen, who is liaison coordinator at the University of Kentucky. As a follow-up, I talked with her to find …
If you thought being a librarian was just licensing content and shelving books, then think again. Stacey Greenwell, of the University of Kentucky Library, is redefining the role of a librarian at every turn, blending instructional design, IT, and practical research …
Libraries and publishers interact all the time, but how can a library communicate its vision for scholarly publishing? We all know about the limitations of current metrics for journal publishing: all too often the much criticised journal impact factor is used, …
Herbert van de Sompel, recently interviewed for the ATG Podcast, describes himself, somewhat modestly, as an “infrastructure plumber” rather than a librarian. Putting it more accurately, he explains “Over the past 25, 30 years, I’ve done a lot of basic infrastructure …
The UKSG Forum (Birmingham, 5 December 2024) provided some remarkably informative sessions about AI, from the perspective from the library, as well as from researchers. As …
If the Search Solutions conference is to be believed, there isn’t much hope for genAI. This conference is always worth attending, because of its unique relaxed …
The current issue of Against the Grain (July 5 2024) contains two contrasting pieces about the use of generative AI for scholarly discovery. …
A workshop at the UKSG Annual Conference 2024 revealed, I believe, a vital role for the institutional library.
I joined a fascinating workshop run by the energetic and motivating Judith Carr …
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