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Stick to Your Ribs: The Library With No Books In It

Editor’s Note: This post is being republished to coincide with the launch of the Digital Public Library.

  • By Joseph Esposito
  • Apr 18, 2013
  • 0 Comments

Interesting Findings from Ithaka S&R's Latest Faculty Survey

A new survey reinforces so long-term trends, but shows some surprising reversals that anyone interested in scholarly communication should note.

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Apr 11, 2013
  • 6 Comments

Librarians and Societies and Publishers – Oh My!

A meeting between librarians, publishers, and society leaders reveals common concerns and the ways in which roles are overlapping and mingling.

  • By Alice Meadows
  • Apr 3, 2013
  • 5 Comments

Six Mistakes the Library Staff Are Making

In a follow-up to the six mistakes sales reps make, here’s a list of six mistakes library staff can make. It’s a sobering comparison.

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Jan 10, 2013
  • 18 Comments

(Re)Defining the Library, Part 1: Why?

With changes in the scholarly communications world, many old questions for the library are unsettled once again, and many news ones arise. In this first part of a two-part post, we’ll ask the questions.

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Sep 11, 2012
  • 9 Comments

A Little Library Can Make a Big Difference — With Your Help

A little library has big plans, and you can help.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Mar 8, 2012
  • 2 Comments

Achieving the "Golden Age of Librarians" — An Ambitious Project of Deep Redefinition

Are you a library or a librarian? How you answer that question may have a direct bearing on your ability to adapt to the digital age, T. Scott Plutchak tells us in a recent paper based on a 2011 lecture.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Feb 23, 2012
  • 3 Comments

"Librarians" — An Endangered Species?

A recent analysis suggests some worrisome trends for librarianship.

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Aug 25, 2011
  • 16 Comments

Will a Renewed Re-examination of the Big Deal Itself Be a Big Deal?

As budgets make librarians look for better deals, the Big Deals fall under close scrutiny.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jul 18, 2011
  • 5 Comments

The Rhetorical Consequences of STM "Madlibs" — Saving [ __________ ] from [ ____________ ]

Instead of filling in the blanks of attribution with the same old agents, maybe we need to go beyond the usual suspects.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jun 9, 2011
  • 3 Comments

What Patron-Driven Acquisition (PDA) Does and Doesn't Mean: An FAQ

Patron-driven acquisition — what does it mean? This FAQ deals with how PDA approaches books, journals, and libraries.

  • By Rick Anderson
  • May 31, 2011
  • 55 Comments

HarperCollinsGate: Some Thoughts

The HarperCollins e-book lending limitations provide lessons in how both sides typically deal with change.

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Mar 21, 2011
  • 10 Comments

Prices, Models, and Fairness: A (Partly) Imaginary Phone Conversation

[Phone rings.] Librarian: Hello? Sales Rep: Hello! Robert from Acme Scholarly Journals here. As you know, for the past year we’ve been working on a new pricing model for our journal package, and now that it’s ready my boss and […]

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Mar 3, 2011
  • 19 Comments

Responding to One of Darnton's Three Jeremiads — the Google Books Settlement

An essay in the New York Review of Books about the Google Books Settlement is based on flawed reasoning. Here’s why.

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Jan 3, 2011
  • 15 Comments

Libraries and Netflix — Questionable Borrowing Practices From People Who Know From Borrowing

Libraries publicize their use of Netflix to save money on acquiring digital video for patrons, opening a potentially costly can of worms.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Sep 23, 2010
  • 4 Comments
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