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
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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
Word of the Week
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
In Volume 16 we speak with Jacqueline Knee from West Dean College.
Follow West Dean College on Twitter: https://twitter.com/westdeancollege
Word of the Week
Elysian
Using my Ancient History degree here… the word stems from Elysium which was an afterlife concept held by some sects in Ancient Greece. Elysium was a paradise, so expectedly, Elysian means delightful or blissful. You may remember the Elysian Fields appearing in Gladiator!
The Interview
What’s your role in the library?
I’m the assistant librarian, with a … Keep Reading
In Volume 15 we speak with Beth Hewitt from Falmer Library, University of Brighton.
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Word of the Week
Chrestomathy
A collection of selected literary passages (usually from a single author); a selection of literary passages from a foreign language assembled for studying the language; or a text in various languages, used especially as an aid in learning a subject.
The Interview
What’s your role in the library?
Information Adviser at Falmer Library, University of Brighton.… Keep Reading