R2 Publications

2010

Lugg, Rick, 2010. Library Collaboration and the Changing Environment: an Interview with Rick Lugg, R2 Consulting. Collaborative Librarianship 2(1): 19-21.

Lugg, Rick and Fischer, Ruth, 2010. The Library on the Ground: 5 Reasons Why Consortia Matter More than Ever. Against the Grain March/April 2010

2009

Fischer, Ruth, and Lugg, Rick, 2009. Study of the North American MARC Records Marketplace. An R2 Report commissioned by the Library of Congress

Lugg, Rick, 2009. The Extended Library Enterprise: Collaborative Technical Services & Shared Staffing. An R2 Discussion Paper prepared for the Orbis Cascade Alliance

Lugg, Rick and Fischer, Ruth, 2009. Doing What's Obvious: Library Space and the Fat Smoker. Against the Grain 21 (1).

Lugg, Rick and Fischer, Ruth, 2009. The Disapproval Plan: Rules-Based Weeding and Storage Decisions. Against the Grain 20 (6).

2008

Lugg, Rick and Fischer, Ruth, 2008. Weeding: The Time is Now. Against the Grain 20 (4).

2007

Lugg, Rick and Fischer, Ruth, 2007. Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way: Management Succession in Libraries. Against the Grain 19 (2), 84-85.

2006

Lugg, Rick and Fischer, Ruth, 2006. Competitive Librarianship. Against the Grain 18 (3), 64-65.

2005

Lugg, Rick and Fischer, Ruth, 2005. Acquisitions' Next Step. Library Journal 130 (12), 30-32.

Fischer, Ruth, and Lugg, Rick, 2005. The Acquisitions Tool Belt. netconnect Summer 2005, 2-3. netconnect is issued quarterly as a supplement to Library Journal.

Lugg, Rick and Fischer, Ruth, 2005. Many Vendors, One Face. netconnect Summer 2005, 4-8. netconnect is issued quarterly as a supplement to Library Journal.

Lugg, Rick and Fischer, Ruth, 2005. Au Contraire, Robert! Against the Grain 17 (3), 90-91.

Breaux, Ann-Marie and Fischer, Ruth, 2005. Triskaidekaphobia No More. Against the Grain 17 (2), 1.

Lugg, Rick, 2005. The Song Remains the Same: eMusic, eBooks and the Format Blues. Academia: An Online Magazine and Resource for Academic Librarians (April 2005), http://www.ybp.com/features/0405_song.html (accessed April 8, 2005).

Fischer, Ruth, and Lugg, Rick, 2005. Just Say No: Eliminating Low-Value Tasks . Against the Grain 16 (6), 84.

2004

Lugg, Rick, 2004. Homegrown in Hard Ground: Writing and Publishing in New Hampshire . Academia: An Online Magazine and Resource for Academic Librarians (November 2004), http://www.ybp.com/features/1104_homegrown.html (accessed April 8, 2005).

Lugg, Rick, and Fischer, Ruth, 2004. Task-Based Strategic Planning: Changing Libraries Through Workflow Redesign . Against the Grain 16 (5), 84-86.

Fischer, Ruth , Lugg, Rick, and Boese, Kent, 2004. Cataloging: How to Take a Business Approach. The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances 17 (2), 50-54, (ISBN: 0888-045X).

2003

Lugg, Rick, and Fischer, Ruth, 2003. Agents in Place: Intermediaries in E-Journal Management. An R2 White Paper written with support from HARRASSOWITZ, October 2003.

Lugg, Rick, and Fischer, Ruth, 2003. The eBook Prospectus: 2004. Against the Grain 15 (5), 86-88.

Lugg, Rick, and Fischer, Ruth, 2003. The Real Cost of ILS Ownership. White Paper Presented at IUG, April 2003. Available: www.ebookmap.net

Lugg, Rick, and Fischer, Ruth, 2003. The Unbearable Lightness of Service: Notes on the Customer Experience. Against the Grain 15 (1), 86-92.

2002

Lugg, Rick, and Fischer, Ruth, 2002. ATG Interviews Jenny Walker and Oren Beit-Arie (SFX/ExLibris). Against the Grain 14 (5), 67-69.

Lugg, Rick, and Fischer, Ruth, 2002. ATG Interviews Ted Fons and Laurie Davidson (Web Bridge/Innovative Interfaces). Against the Grain 14 (5), 70-72.

Lugg, Rick, and Fischer, Ruth, 2002. The Amazon Effect: Virtual Approval Plans and the Changing Nature of Book Selection. Against the Grain 14 (3), 1-22.

Fischer, Ruth, and Lugg, Rick, 2002. Down By the Ol' Mainstream: Backlogs and Bottlenecks. Against the Grain 14 (2), 72-74.

Fischer, Ruth and Lugg, Rick, 2002. Discipline-Based Portals: The New Content Mediators. Against the Grain 13 (6), 81-83.

Lugg, Rick, and Fischer, Ruth, 2002. Opportunities in E-Book Publishing. The Charleston Advisor 3 (3).

Lugg, Rick, and Fischer, Ruth, 2002. The Host with the Most: eBook Distribution to Libraries. Against the Grain 13 (6), 35-40.

Lugg, Rick, and Fischer, Ruth, 2002. ATG Interviews Jay Jordan, CEO, OCLC. Against the Grain 13 (6), 47-50.

2001

Lugg, Rick, and Fischer, Ruth, 2001. Dear Amazon: An Open Letter on the Academic Library Market. Against the Grain 13 (5), 83-85.

Fischer, Ruth, and Lugg, Rick, 2001. eBooks: Evolving in Content and Form. Information Standards Quarterly 13 (4), 1-12. (A publication of the National Information Standards Organization. ISSN: 1041-0031.)

Lugg, Rick, and Fischer, Ruth, 2001. The Selector in the Garden: Do Palm Pilots Dream of Electronic Slips? Against the Grain 13 (4), 38-40.

Fischer, Ruth, and Lugg, Rick , 2001. eBook Basics. Collection Building 20 (3), 119-122. (MCB University Press, ISSN: 0160-4953.)

R2's eBook Map featured in TrendSiters article, Maps of Cyberspace.

eBookMap.net featured website in Librarian's eBook Newsletter 1(5); published by the Rochester eBook Evaluation Project.

Lugg, Rick, and Fischer, Ruth, 2001. Grunge, Bliss, and a 48-Hour Free Trial (of Questia). Against the Grain 13 (2), 32-34.

Lugg, Rick, and Fischer, Ruth, 2001. First Encounters with the RCA eBook. Against the Grain 13 (1), 32-34.

Homegrown in Hard Ground: Writing and Publishing in New Hampshire

"A sturdy lad from New Hampshire or Vermont, who in turn tries all the professions, who teams it, farms it, peddles, keeps a school, preaches, edits a newspaper, goes to Congress, buys a township, and so forth, and always like a cat falls on his feet, is worth a hundred of those city dolls. [...] He has not one chance, but a hundred chances." [Emerson, "Self-Reliance"]

Leaving aside Ralph Waldo's misguided inclusion of the Green Mountain State in this sentiment, and further adjusting to include sturdy lasses, this fine quote remains as true today as when he wrote it. As a native Granite Stater who has tried a few professions myself (teaming it, peddling it), I can attest that New Hampshire breeds headstrong individualists, people used to fending for themselves and getting along at whatever they do. This is a state where media consultants are not needed to craft a political statement. In the town of Epsom, N.H. a few years back, one property owner erected a massive wooden horse on wheels (and thus Trojan) looming over dozens of white crosses, labeled "Estonia," "Lithuania", "Vietnam, etc." Beside the horse stood a tall hand-lettered sign: "KEEP THE U.N. OUT OF THE U.S." No spin needed there. Someone burned it down, but the owner just built another one.

This is the state where Manchester Union Leader editor William Loeb made presidential candidate Edmund Muskie cry in the snow. No taxes; no frills. A land of harsh winters, muddy springs, black flies, hot summers, and about ten temperate days a year. You have to want to live here; it's not easy. The state motto sums it up best: Live Free or Die. New Hampshire writers and publishers draw their character from these very wells ...