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Tuesday, January 10, 2023
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Get to Know the Kohler Arts/Industry Residency Program
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by Patti Gibbons
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The industrial technicians at Kohler make more than a desirable line of plumbing fixtures—they also impart their foundry skills to visual artists who are selected for the company's prestigious Arts/Industry residency program. In 1974, Kohler launched the program to forge collaborations between visiting artists and the industrial artisans at its factories. For nearly a half-century, Kohler has welcomed 500-plus artists and provides them with the opportunity to work alongside master ceramic and metal technicians in the company's pottery department, iron and brass foundries, and enamel shop.
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EDI Perspectives, Part 3
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by Gwen M. Gregory
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Gwen M. Gregory, associate dean for collections management at Northern Illinois University's Founders Memorial Library, writes a column for Information Today that explores issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI, sometimes referred to as DEI) in the information industry. Here's a look at her columns from April to November/December 2022, which have been lightly edited and condensed for the web.
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How to Meet the Challenge of Exponential Database Growth
Applied Knowledge Sciences CEO Art Murray discusses the five key drivers of knowledge growth and how to meet the challenges of that growth in this clip from his presentation at KMWorld 2022.
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Strangers in the Avalon Dunes (A Meg Daniels Mystery) by Jane Kelly
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After the turbulence of her last adventure, Meg Daniels swears she never wants to help someone find a lost loved one ever again. She settles into a lazy routine in an upscale home in the high dunes of Avalon, New Jersey, that is owned by a friend who has asked her and her fiancé, Andy Beck, to housesit for several months.
However, Meg finds she can't outrun her reputation. When a young woman asks Meg to find her long-lost grandfather, Ken Patterson, Meg just can't say no.
January 2023/284 pp/trade paperback/ISBN 978-1-940091-12-9 | Regular Price $15.95
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