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TABLE OF CONTENTS
v.28 #4 September 2016 © Katina Strauch
ISSUES, NEWS, & GOINGS ON
Rumors.................................................. 1
From Your Editor................................. 6
Letters to the Editor............................. 6
Deadlines............................................... 6
FEATURES
Emerging from the Dark(room): Tales of Adversity and Triumph in
Collection Development — Guest Editor, Lindsey Reno
Emerging from the Dark(room)......... 1
Tales of Adversity and Triumph in Collection
Development by Lindsey Reno — Librarians
and patrons can be fiercely protective of library
collections. Read about several of the conflicts.
It’s My Deselection Project, I’ll Cry If
I Want To............................................ 12
by Megan Lowe — This article discusses
strategies as well as recommendations for
librarians and libraries for reducing or avoiding problems in a large-scale deselection of a
Library’s vast print collection.
Censorship in the Library................. 22
The Dark Side of Dystopia by Candace K.
Vance — This is about challenges to literature
in library collections.
Missing Multiculturalism.................. 25
Finding Diverse Picture Books for a Library
Collection by Angela Scott Warsinske —
Library patrons often come to the reference
desk asking whether or not there are picture
books that feature children who aren’t white.
Reversals of Fortune.......................... 26
The New Normal of Collection Development
by Karen Harker, Coby Condrey, Allyson
Rodriguez, and Emily Billings — How does
one decide to spend a relatively robust but
temporary budget?
You Want to Do What?...................... 32
Graphic Novels in an Academic Library
by Christi Piper, Joel Tonyan, and Emilie
Vrbancic — Some concrete suggestions for
exploring selection and location of graphic
novels in an academic library.
The Weeding Planner......................... 34
How a Research Library Weeded Approximately 2.76 Miles of Print Materials from
the Shelves to Repurpose Library Space OR
Much Ado About the New Normal by Cristina
Caminita and Andrea Hebert — The weeding
projects at LSU Libraries can serve as textbook
case study for change management practices.
Making the Most of Library Collections,
While Multitasking............................ 38
A Review of Best Practices for Marketing and
Promoting Library Collections by Jennifer
Jackson — Why should libraries believe that
users feel compelled to read or review a poorly
marketed book or other library resource?
Post-Secondary Acquisitions Budget
Challenges........................................... 41
a Canadian Perspective by Michael Shires
— Canadian consortia are exploring solutions to the foreign exchange and acquisitions
budget crisis.
Op Ed — Future Through the Past....52
Is the Future of Libraries “The Library of
the Future?” by Donald Beagle — Exactly
what is the future of libraries? There are
many opinions.
Back Talk............................................ 94
Habemus bibliothecariam! Alleluia! by Jim
O’Donnell — Jim is happy that we have a
new Librarian of Congress. He talks about the
importance of this cultural moment. He says
we must not lose our ability to summon the past
to advise, guide, and console us.
ATG SPECIAL REPORT
Part 2 — Industry Consolidation in the Information Services and Library
Environment: Perspectives from Thought Leaders...............................................64
Attn: Toni Nix, Just Right Group, LLC
398 Crab Apple Lane, Ridgeville, SC 29472
by David Parker — David Parker, Tom Gilson, and Katina Strauch decided to query some
of our colleagues regarding consolidation in the information services and library environment.
This is our second group of responses.
A. Bruce Strauch
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Liz Mason........................................... 45
VP, Gale Product, Gale | Cengage Learning
Dr. Eric Archambault........................ 48
CEO, 1science
LEGAL ISSUES
Edited by Bryan Carson, Bruce Strauch, and Jack Montgomery
Cases of Note...................................... 71
Copyright in Open Source Code by Bruce
Strauch — ROBERT JACOBSON V. MATTHEW KATZER AND KAMIND ASSOCIATES, INC. (DBA KAM INDUSTRIES).
Questions and Answers...................... 71
Copyright Column by Laura N. Gasaway
— Many relevant questions and answers. For
example, what images can be freely used from
the Internet?
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ULM Library...................................... 16
Megan Lowe....................................... 18
Angela S. Warsinske.......................... 26
University of North Texas Libraries....28
Karen R. Harker................................ 29
Allyson Rodriguez.............................. 30
Emily Billings..................................... 32
Cristina Caminita.............................. 36
Andrea Hebert.................................... 36
Dr. Eric Archambault........................ 37
J. Michael Shires................................ 44
Liz Mason........................................... 46
Gale, a part of Cengage Learning.... 47
1science................................................ 50
REVIEWS
From the Reference Desk.................. 54
Collecting to the Core........................ 60
Reviews of Reference Titles by Tom Gilson
— Tom reviews Encyclopedia of Pharmacology and Society; The Encyclopedia of Nordic
Crime Fiction; and many more.
U.S. Presidential Campaigns by Jeremy
Darrington — Books we need to keep in our
collections. Presidential elections! How appropriate this time of year
Booklover............................................ 56
eBooks and McLuhan: The Medium is
Still the Message................................. 62
White Garden by Donna Jacobs — This one
features Patrick White’sThe Hanging Garden.
Book Reviews...................................... 57
Monograph Musings by Regina Gong —
This issue is filled with new reviews, Library
Management in Disruptive Times,and Putting
Assessment into Action are just a couple.
by Tony Horava — Marshall McLuhan died
before the digital era took hold, but Tony has
decided to deconstruct his most famous phrase
through the lens of the eBook.
PUBLISHING
Bet You Missed It............................... 10
by Bruce Strauch — What do bookworms and
spies have in common? Read it here!
Charleston Comings and Goings...... 51
News and Announcements for the Charleston Library Conference by Leah Hinds
— Keeping you updated on the 36th Annual
Charleston Conference.
Optimizing Library Services............. 73
Expanding Skills for Librarians Serving Children and Young Adults: A Transition into an
Emerging Digital Culture by Sylvia Vincent
Stavridi — New era librarians are expected
to be multitasking in order to meet the unique
needs and interests of today’s digital generation.
The Scholarly Publishing Scene........ 76
Nightmare by Myer Kutz — This is a fun
essay!
From A University Press.................... 75
Churchill University Press – Why Peer Review is the Worst Form of Quality Control
and Credentialing Except All Those Other
Forms that Have Been Tried From Time
to Time. by Mick Gusinde-Duffy — This is
one editor’s reflection on Peer Review’s past,
present, and future, as revealed through the
decision to publish a Best Practice Handbook.
Don’s Conference Notes..................... 77
Crossing Boundaries: The 2016 Society for
Scholarly Publishing Conference by Donald
T. Hawkins — Don reports on the 38th SSP
Conference which took place in Vancouver, BC.
And They Were There........................ 81
Reports of Meetings — Steve Oberg reports on
NASIG’s 31st Annual Conference and we have
more reports from the 2015 Charleston Conference by Ramune Kubilius and her reporters.
BOOKSELLING AND VENDING
Media-Centered.................................. 85
Have Fun Storming the Castle! by Winifred
Fordham Metz — The importance of a rich
and varied media resources collection is essential to academic institutions, public libraries,
and K-12 media centers.
Curating Collective Collections........ 87
Open Sesame: Collection Development at
the Network Level by Bob Kieft — If most
published materials were available to anyone
with an Internet connection, how would the
roles, practices, and purposes of collection
development shift?
Against the Grain / September 2016
Let’s Get Technical............................. 89
Nancy Drew and the Case of the Lost Books?
by Stacey Marien and Alayne Mundt — How
do you address the issue of thousands of lost
books in your catalog?
Being Earnest with Collections......... 90
Voting with our Dollars: Making a New
Home for the Collections Budget in the MIT
Libraries by Ellen Finnie — A succinct review
of recent changes in collections at MIT.
Both Sides Now: Vendors and
Librarians........................................... 93
Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance – The “5P’s” by Michael Gruenberg
— We live in age of acronyms – the 5P’s,
3R’s, 3C’s.
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