Against the Grain - The Podcast

Nov 05 2024 255 ep. 41 mins 34
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Against the Grain is your key to the latest news about libraries, publishers, book jobbers, and subscription agents. Our goal is to link publishers, vendors, and librarians by reporting on the issues, literature, and people that impact the world of books and journals.

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ATGthePodcast 257 - A Conversation with Roy Kaufman, Managing Director of Business Development and Government Relations, Copyright Clearance Center

Nov 05 2024 38 mins  
Audio from the new Charleston Conference Leadership Interview Series. Meg White, Senior Consultant, Delta Think, and a Director of the Charleston Conference, interviews Roy Kaufman, Managing Director of Business Development and Government Relations, Copyright Clearance Center. In the interview, Roy talks about his professional history as an attorney working in copyright law. He r

ATGthePodcast 256 - A Conversation with Dr. Mark Hahnel, VP, Open Research, Digital Science, and Founder of Figshare

Oct 31 2024 17 mins  
This episode is sponsored by Digital Science, a global leader in AI-driven technology, providing advanced software and data solutions that empower researchers, universities, and organizations across the research ecosystem. Born out of the research community itself, Digital Science was founded by researchers who sought to solve the challenges they were facing. Now Digital Science is

ATGthePodcast 255 - Rubric Cubed: A New Method in Collections Decions-Making

Oct 20 2024 28 mins  
Audio from the 2023 Charleston Conference from the session titled: Rubric Cubed: A New Method in Collections Decions-Making presented by Erin Gallagher, Chair, Acquisitions & Collections Services, University of Florida; Courtney Pyche, Public Health Liaison Librarian, University of Florida Health Science Center Library; Ariel Pomputius, Health Sciences Liaison Librarian, Universit

ATGthePodcast 221 - A Conversation with Thomas Krichel, Founder, Open Library Society

Oct 13 2024 53 mins  
Today’s episode features guest host, Michael Upshall, Community and Outreach Manager at Core, who talks with Thomas Krichel, Founder, Open Library Society. Thomas Krichel is a digital librarian and a pioneer of scholarly repositories. In this conversation, Thomas discusses the development and significance of REPEC, a digital library for economics, which he founded in 1997. He e

ATGthePodcast 253 - Stewarding Electronic Resources During Challenging Times

Sep 22 2024 34 mins  
Audio from the 2023 Charleston Conference from the session titled: Stewarding Electronic Resources During Challenging Times presented by Denise Branch, Head Electronic and Continuing Resources at Virginia Commonwealth University, Beth Bernhardt, Consortia Account Manager, Oxford University Press, and Tamar Ganor, Content Product Manager, Ex Libris, a Clarivate Company. Libraries

ATGthePodcast 252 - Understanding the Impact on Print Revenues When University Press Books are Open Access

Sep 15 2024 27 mins  
Audio from the 2023 Charleston Conference from the session titled: Understanding the Impact on Print Revenues When University Press Books are Open Access presented by Erich van Rijn, Director, University of California Press; Laura Brown, Ithaka, John Sherer, University of North Carolina Press; and Miranda Bennett, Director of Shared Collections, California Digital Library. In Fe

ATGthePodcast 251 - A Conversation with Clifford Lynch, Executive Director of the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI)

Sep 08 2024 50 mins  
Today’s episode features guest host, Michael Upshall, Community and Outreach Manager at Core, who talks with Clifford Lynch, Executive Director of the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI). In this conversation, Clifford discusses his background and the evolution of CNI. He highlights the early days of library automation and the development of online catalogs. He explains t

ATGthePodcast 250 - Navigating the Complexities of Privacy: Issues for Libraries and Content Providers, A Charleston Briefing

Aug 25 2024 39 mins  
In today’s episode, Matthew Ismail, former editor-in-chief of the Charleston Briefings, talks with Heather Staines, Senior Consultant, Delta Think, and Doreen Bradley, Director of Learning Programs and Initiatives, University of Michigan. Heather, Doreen and Matthew discuss the recent Charleston Briefings on library privacy, the last title completed under Matthew’s tenure. Th

ATGthePodcast 249 - A Conversation with John Dove, Advisor, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Aug 18 2024 55 mins  
Today’s episode features guest host, Michael Upshall, Community and Outreach Manager at Core, who talks with John Dove, Advisor, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). An ambassador for open access, John discusses his diverse career and his work in transforming the scholarly process. He shares his experience as a software architect and developer, his role as CEO of Credo Refer

ATGthePodcast 248 - A Conversation With Peter Suber, Senior Advisor on Open Access, Harvard Library and Director of the Harvard Open Access Project

Aug 11 2024 58 mins  
Today’s episode features a guest host, Michael Upshall, Community and Outreach Manager at Core, who talks with Peter Suber, Senior Advisor on Open Access, Harvard Library and Director of the Harvard Open Access Project Peter Suber, one of the best-known figures in open access, discusses his background and involvement in the open access movement. He explains how he became infatu