Monthly Archives: August 2011

Collaboration between Public & Academic Libraries, Part 2

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

I had a post suggesting that collaboration between public and academic libraries can be fruitful. Here, I’d like to discuss a little more how I see such a collaboration working to benefit both types of institutions. Again, I’m inserting the … Continue reading →

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Literary Agent Assistant, Anyone?

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

I got a funny email yesterday. Funny because I’ve never gotten email about a job in the publishing industry before. Turned out that it’s a job posting for a part-time assistant position to a literary agent who “represents authors who … Continue reading →

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Meta-post

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

This is a post about posting. When you sign up for an account or publish a post WordPress (which is free, and has been very kind to me, both things which I can appreciate), it helpfully gives you a screen … Continue reading →

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A Post

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

This is a post.

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Salience in the Cost of Academic Journals

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

I’ve written briefly before on the seemingly blithe response faculty members have to their academic journals’ rising costs. I wonder if the problem can be partly addressed by making the faculty more aware of the costs that libraries pay on … Continue reading →

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Kindle Singles

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

I seem to remember a lot of book reviews that run along the line of “The book at hand started as a compelling article in [The New Yorker, The Atlantic, or some other high-brow magazine] and should’ve stayed as such. … Continue reading →

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Books I’m Reading

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

Make that “Kindle single” I’m reading. At 369 locations, Andrew Losowsky’s Reading in Four Dimensions is (feels?) shorter than most articles in The Atlantic Monthly. Towards the end of this quick read, Lowsowsky comments on the permanence of printed materials … Continue reading →

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Publishing Agents

Posted on August 28, 2011 by

I have a a question, but first some background. I saw The Help last week, which is based on a book (that I didn’t read). I then read that the book was rejected by 60 literary agents before it was … Continue reading →

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Tea Houses and Book Stores

Posted on August 28, 2011 by

Some of the tea houses which I frequent and spend my (little but hardly hard earned) money are far from being ideal businesses. The proprietors’ command of English may be imperfect; the places of businesses often double as the family’s … Continue reading →

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Books I’m Reading

Posted on August 28, 2011 by

Tamin Ansary is a wonderful writer. After read his history of the Islam, Destiny disrupted : a history of the world through Islamic eyes, I’m now reading his autobiography, West of Kabul, East of New York : an Afghan American … Continue reading →

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