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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.

Against The Grain Journal

Charleston Library Conference 

Apr 26, 2021

We’re pleased to feature a conversation and interview with Jeffrey MacKie-Mason, University Librarian and economics professor at UC Berkeley, and co-chair of UC’s publisher negotiation team, and Ivy Anderson, Associate Executive Director of the California Digital Library and co-chair of UC’s publisher negotiation...


Apr 19, 2021

Conversation with Daniel Garzon, CEO, Booklick

In today's episode we will feature audio from a conversation with Daniel Garzon,  CEO of Booklick, a technology company based in Bogata, Columbia.  The interview was conducted by Matthew Ismail, Director of Collection Development, University of Central Michigan

There is...


Apr 12, 2021

Audio from the 2020 Charleston Library Conference, presented by Michael Levine-Clark, Dean of Libraries, University of Denver; Jason Price, Research and Scholarly Communication Director, SCELC, and John McDonald, Director, Product Management, Analytics, EBSCO Information Services

Faced with unexpected double-digit...


Apr 5, 2021

In today's episode we will feature audio from an Interview of Michael Upshall, of UNSILO.  The interview was conducted by Matthew Ismail, Director of Collection Development, University of Central Michigan

Michael Upshall is head of sales and business development at UNSILO, the B2B part of Cactus Communications...