In this edition's Against the Grain, I feature an interview with Marta Sanchez, the founder of Pragda, a distributor of documentary and feature film from Spain and Latin America with an emphasis on Spanish-language film; although many indigenous languages from Latin America are represented as well. Click to read the complete article: … [Read more...] about Learning Belongs in the Library — An Interview with Pragda Founder Marta Sanchez
Content Licensing
Learning Belongs in the Library — Developing and Delivering Identity Metadata: Authors and Publisher
In this edition's Against the Grain, I discuss a pathway toward a single publisher establishing author opted-in identity metadata at great detail. Readers want to know who is authoring the book they read and the "who" is increasingly multi-dimensional, intersectional, and layered. In this article I discuss a process for developing rich, … [Read more...] about Learning Belongs in the Library — Developing and Delivering Identity Metadata: Authors and Publisher
Learning Belongs in the Library — Two Years in the Making: The Lived Places Publishing Library Collection
In this edition's Against the Grain, my Learning Belongs in the Library column is dedicated to sharing the very happy news of the launch of the first Lived Places Publishing Library Ebook Collection of 40 titles, DRM-free, with whole ebook interlibrary loan rights, and 5% of all sales dedicated to funding Open Access at no cost to the … [Read more...] about Learning Belongs in the Library — Two Years in the Making: The Lived Places Publishing Library Collection
Learning Belongs in the Library — Stakeholders Across The Campus On Student Success And Course Materials Affordability
In this edition's Against the Grain, my Learning Belongs in the Library column features an interview with Niraj Kaji, CEO of Akademos, an online college bookstore services provider and course materials platform Click to read the complete article: Stakeholders Across the Campus on Student Success and Course Materials Affordability … [Read more...] about Learning Belongs in the Library — Stakeholders Across The Campus On Student Success And Course Materials Affordability
Learning Belongs in the Library — Perspectives on Post-Pandemic Library Provisioning of Course Reading and Textbook Material
In this edition's Against the Grain, my Learning Belongs in the Library column features an interview with Dominic Broadhurst of Salford University. I asked Dominic to delve into course reading and textbook acquisition in the library post-pandemic. Click to read the complete article: Perspectives on Post-Pandemic Library Provisioning of Course … [Read more...] about Learning Belongs in the Library — Perspectives on Post-Pandemic Library Provisioning of Course Reading and Textbook Material
Content Licensing Strategy (6-Part Series)
There are six steps to fully leverage partner distribution through the Higher Education library channel. These principles and recommendations apply to assessing and participating in other channels such as the consumer channel, the corporate library channel, or the public library channel as well. Part 1: Assess your catalog – published and forthcoming – to … [Read more...] about Content Licensing Strategy (6-Part Series)