In partnership with The Stage, Exact Editions is delighted to announce the addition of the weekly theatre magazine on its digital platform, that includes back issues spanning two years and comprising of over 70 issues worth of performing arts content.
Established in 1880, The Stage is a weekly newspaper committed to covering theatre and the performing arts across the UK and beyond. Each issue features highlights of breaking theatre news, … Keep Reading
In Volume 18 we speak with Carolyn from Dunedin Public Library in Florida.
You can find Carolyn on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Circ_Nation
Berserk
Initially used to describe Norse warriors who worked themselves into a frenzy and fought with frightening ferocity. The word berserk has now been tempered to mean losing your temper. It is thought the word derives from the Old Norse berserkr, possibly combining bjorn (bear) and serkr (coat). Another theory suggests it stems from berr ‘bare’ … Keep Reading
I write this post as Exact Editions have added a score of new titles to the platform in the last six months. This acceleration on content acquisition got me thinking about the battle for ‘real estate’ in the digital publishing world. With several established online magazine platforms on the market, it has now become a competition to convince publishers to come aboard. There is a kind of Noah’s Ark situation going on, with magazines scrambling to find a vessel as … Keep Reading
Exact Editions is delighted to welcome The Strad to its digital platform, with back issues available now as quarterly or annual subscriptions to institutions going back five years with over 60 back issues included.
The Strad is a trusted and influential monthly string music magazine that began publishing issues in 1890. Along with the latest news, reviews and leading opinion editorials, each monthly issue additionally includes masterclasses accompanied with commentary … Keep Reading
In Volume 17 we speak with Sierra Jones-Martel from North Grenville Public Library.
You can find them on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NGPLibrary
Quarantine
Originally derived from the Latin quadraginta / forty in reference to Jesus’s 40 days in the desert. It was later adopted in Venice as quarantina giorni to denote the length of time which ships suspected of carrying the plague were kept in isolation. Elsewhere it was used to signify the 40 days that widows were allowed … Keep Reading