Against The Grain - The Podcast
The audio supplement to "Against The Grain - Linking Publishers, Vendors and Librarians" publication. 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.
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In today’s episode, Matthew Ismail, a Conference Director and Editor in Chief of the Charleston Briefings, talks with Zack Ellis, Founder and CEO of TheirStory. Zack initially created TheirStory, an oral history recording and presentation platform, to allow his family members to record and share their life stories. Yet
In today’s episode, Matthew Ismail, a Conference Director and Editor in Chief of the Charleston Briefings, talks with Jonathan Grant, the Founding Director of Different Angles Ltd, a consultancy that focuses on the social impact of universities and research. His main interests are in biomedical and health R&D policy, r
A Conversation With Tuve Floden, Scholar, Middle Eastern Studies, Founder of the Blog “Other Things”
In today’s episode, we’re talking with Tuve Floden, Scholar, Middle Eastern Studies and Founder of the Blog “Other Things.” Tuve is interviewed by Matthew Ismail, a Conference Director and Editor in Chief of the Charleston Briefings. Tuve Floden is an independent scholar of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies with a PhD
In today’s episode, we’re talking with Paul Killoran, Founder and CEO, Ex Ordo. Paul is interviewed by Matthew Ismail, a Conference Director and Editor in Chief of the Charleston Briefings. In their conversation, Paul lays out his ideas on how societies can expand their opportunities and increase engagement by using da
Audio from the 2022 Charleston Conference from a Session titled "Evaluating AI Tools For Researchers: A Guide For Libraries.” This session was presented by Michael Upshall, Consultant, Former Publisher, and Igor Brbre, Information Specialist, NHS Healthcare Improvement, Scotland, and research librarian. In this session
A Conversation With David Myers, CEO at Data Licensing Alliance and DMedia Associates
In today’s episode, we’re talking with David Myers, CEO at Data Licensing Alliance and DMedia Associates. David is interviewed by Matthew Ismail, a Conference Director and Editor in Chief of the Charleston Briefings. David worked for seven years at Wolters Kluwer in licensing and was deeply involved in inbound licensin
