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If Rumors Were Horses Katina Strauch Against the Grain, Kstrauch@Comcast.Net Against the Grain Volume 29 | Issue 5 Article 1 November 2017 If Rumors Were Horses Katina Strauch Against the Grain, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/atg Part of the Library and Information Science Commons Recommended Citation Strauch, Katina (2017) "If Rumors Were Horses," Against the Grain: Vol. 29: Iss. 5, Article 1. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7771/2380-176X.7829 This document has been made available through Purdue e-Pubs, a service of the Purdue University Libraries. Please contact [email protected] for additional information. c/o Katina Strauch Post Office Box 799 Sullivan’s Island, SC 29482 CHARLESTON CONFERENCE ISSUE TM volUME 29, NUMBER 5 NOVEMBER 2017 ISSN: 1043-2094 “Linking Publishers, Vendors and Librarians” The Evolving Role of the Library in Supporting a Changing Research Landscape by Karen Phillips (SVP Global Learning Resources, SAGE Publishing) <[email protected]> n this special issue of Against the Grain, We will draw on the perspective of the needs of researchers. Roz Tedford’s article, we aim to highlight some of the diverse academic and student researcher, the librarian “Expert, Guide, Cheerleader, Coach, Fake Iways that academic librarians support the as researcher, as well as the librarian as pro- News Combatant,” focuses on the librarian research endeavors of researchers in their in- vider of research materials and resources and support for the student researcher ranging from stitutions at all levels and across all disciplines as advisor in managing research data. As new a whole class session to one-to-one support for and in a changing methods landscape. At types of big data research emerge, the need a research project. In an era of fake news, she SAGE Publishing, we share with librarians a will only increase for knowledgeable support points to a faculty need for the library to help focus of supporting the researcher, and we do in how to manage data and maintain openness students learn which sources to trust. this primarily through our research methods and transparency in both data and research. We are delighted to bring to this issue the publishing program, from our introductory ref- In this issue we start with two librarian per- voices of both a researcher and student, Diane erence resources, our journals spectives on how they support research Hirshberg and Iain Miller, each talking publishing, through to our in their institutions. Anne Langley’s about how they use library services and take QASS series of quantitative article, “How Research Libraries Sup- advantage of the expertise of their librarians, techniques for the advanced port the Research Process,” points when they find the library most helpful, researcher, and of course our to how the research process has and tips for librarians looking to strengthen digital library research tool become more complicated for their relationship with faculty and support SAGE Research Methods. researchers with new funder for students. We also bring the voice of the In this issue, we want to requirements, metrics to un- librarian as researcher with an article by Frans draw on our publishing ex- derstand, and demands of in- continued on page 8 perience to highlight some formation management. She of the trends in research outlines how librarians have as well as the library’s re- become more service-orient- What To Look For In This Issue: sponse to these changes. ed, listening and responding to the Blogs & Research ..............................38 Deciphering and Archiving If Rumors Were Horses History ...............................................46 Jack Walsdorf: Bookman o everyone! We are all gearing up for to help students trans- Nonpareil ...........................................48 the 37th Charleston Conference! Can form their learned Book Proposals ..................................66 it be? Really? skills into successful Peering into Peer Review ..................67 Y careers. Sounds ex- Surprise! Just heard from the awesome Print Journals at a Regional (does she ever sit still?) Franny Lee. She citing. We are interviewing Franny in the University Library .............................74 Penthouse during the Charleston Confer- has jumped into a new gig! She will be VP YOGA Websites Webliography ..........81 Market Development at “Chegg, a public- ence! Stay tuned! ly-traded company with the leading connected https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chegg Interviews learning platform that puts students first. Its https://www.chegg.com/ Ann Michael ......................................40 http://investor.chegg.com/Press-Releases/ current product lines include textbook rental, Profiles Encouraged tutoring services, test prep, internship and default.aspx scholarship platforms, etc.” Franny says Speaking of the Penthouse Suite inter- New profiles for nine people, two she will be focusing on outcomes. It’s been views, total credit goes to Tom Gilson who companies, and four libraries ...........96 “a long-standing passion to leverage big data conceived of the idea back in November 2011 Plus more .............................. See inside approaches to ensure we are as effective as we and Jared Seay who does all the technical can possibly be at educating and contributing work and filming. Hip Hip Hooray and thanks! to society.” Chegg partnered with Ingram The Penthouse interviews are on the Against Content in 2015. Franny says they are the Grain website. For this year, interviews working on new programs and product lines continued on page 6 1043-2094(201711)29:5;1-P From Your (hurricane-hating) Editor: his year has been especially tiresome ford (supporting students), Diane Hershberg Library and Penn State University Libraries with all the tropical storms and hurri- and Iain Miller (faculty and student perspec- as well as Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries. Tcanes. Hurricane Hugo (September tives), Frans Albarillo (a librarian research Regina Gong, Tom Gilson, Donna Jacobs, 22, 1989) is emblazoned in my memory. Had practitioner), Michael Levine-Clark (impor- Jeremy Garritano, and John Riley review to bundle computers, dogs, kids, and as many tance of primary sources), Sayeed Choudhury and discuss books. Tom Leonhardt pens a belongings as could fit in the car and evacuate (preservation of digital research data) touching remembrance of our old Charleston! The devastation afterwards was and Eric Moran (a question and colleague Jack Walsdorf. unbelievable. My condolences and sympathies answer session with Dr. Arthur Scott Smith returns with go out to Puerto Rico, Florida Keys, Houston, Lupia on the state of transpar- “Notes From Mosier,” Mark Louisiana, Alabama, and all those affected by ency in science). Herring is into peer review, these natural disasters. Our Op Ed is about the Myer Kutz talks about el- This issue of ATG – The Evolving Role fidelity of encoding and re- ements of book proposals, of the Library in Supporting a Changing production, Back Talk is Caroline J. Campbell and Research Landscape is guest edited by Kar- about IFLA’s annual World Lindsay Wertmen explore the en Phillips and we extend special thanks to Library and Information problem (is it?) of donations, Camille Gamboa who helped brainstorm the Congress. Our interview is with Ann Mi- Susan J. Martin and Christie Thomas want contents. We have papers by Anne Langley chael, President and founder of DeltaThink. to simplify the ordering process, Joe Badics (libraries and the research process), Roz Ted- There are library profiles ofB rooklyn College talks about staffing and print journals, Jenni- fer Albers-Smith talks about marketing and bookmarks. We have a brand new column from John McDonald and Kathleen McEvoy, dealing with library analytics, Don Beagle Letters to the Editor returns to part 3 of Belmont Abbey’s QEP, Pat Send letters to <[email protected]>, phone or fax 843-723-3536, or snail mail: Sabosik talks about blogs and their importance Against the Grain, Post Office Box 799, Sullivan’s Island, SC 29482. You can also send to research, and the YOGA webliography is the focus of Dr. Lucretia T. Dye and Roxanne a letter to the editor from the ATG Homepage at http://www.against-the-grain.com. Myers Spencer. We have meeting reports from Don Hawkins and Ramune Kubilius and more and more! Dear Editor: Meanwhile, enter Hurricane Ophelia, the I enjoy Against the Grain and the invaluable, useful content. Thank you to you and the crew 10th straight Atlantic named storm to become who keep it going, very appreciated. My email is in regards to membership. a hurricane! Whew! I am more than happy to pay the fee to view the online content that is for print subscribers I am ready for winter! And the Charleston only however the snag for me, being located in the Middle East, is sending Conference! you a check. How do other international members pay? See you all soon and travel safe! Yr. Ed. Thank you for your time in advance. Regards, Robin Bishop (Supervisor, Library Tech Serv., Dept of Library, Higher Colleges of Technology) <[email protected]> Rumors Dear Robin: We are happy to accept your payment by credit card. Please from page 1 contact us at <[email protected]>. Thank you. — Yr. Ed. are planned with Maggie Farrell, Franny Lee, Judy Luther, Brewster Kahle, Georgios Pa- AGAINST THE GRAIN DEADLINES padoulous, Loretta Parham, Dave Tyckoson, VOLUME 29 & 30 — 2017-2019 and Charles Watkinson. Was excited to learn that Dr. J. K. Vijay- 2017 Events Issue Ad Reservation Camera-Ready akumar has been appointed as the Library Director of King Abdullah University of ALA Midwinter Dec. 2017-Jan. 2018 11/09/17 11/24/17 Science & Technology (KAUST) in Saudi 2018 Events Issue Ad Reservation Camera-Ready Arabia. He was the Acting Director and Man- ager of Collections and Information Service Annual Report, PLA February 2018 01/04/18 01/18/18 and has been working with award winning MLA, SLA, Book Expo April 2018 02/15/18 03/08/18 KAUST Library since its start-up in 2009.
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