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 Reveal Digital Collects, Digitizes American Prison Newspapers By Lisa Peet Reveal Digital, part of Ithaka’s not-for-profit digital arm JSTOR, has launched a new project, American Prison Newspapers 1800–2020: Voices from the Inside. The initiative aims to digitize newspapers published in prisons from nearly every state in the United States and make them available on an open access basis—the first time these documents have been assembled in one place. |
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 Add Antiracism to Your Web Usability Work By James C. Miller When we talk about web usability, we are talking directly about our patrons’ experiences in a library’s digital space, so rethinking how we do this work through the lens of antiracism is important. |
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Liberty Is Sweet: The Hidden History of the American RevolutionBy Woody Holton Holton’s exhaustive, masterfully written chronicle demonstrates that the Revolution was much more than a movement instigated by the political ideologies of a handful of elite, revered (although flawed) Founding Fathers against the British parliament and king. This book will be pivotal for scholars and requested by American history enthusiasts. |
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Colonial America: Facts and FictionBy K. David Goss & A.A. Grishin Thoroughly researched, clearly written, and eye-opening in major and minor ways, this book will be valuable not only to academics but to all readers. |
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 Arthur C. Clarke Awards Announced | Book Pulse By Kate Merlene The 2021 Arthur C. Clarke Foundation Awards are announced, with Samuel R. Delany and Michio Kaku receiving special awards. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of New Zealand announces the 2021 Sir Julius Vogel Awards Winners. Overdrive will sunset the legacy OverDrive app to focus on Libby, and there is more news from Digipalooza. |
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 OverDrive To Launch AI Driven Collection Management Tool By Matt Enis OverDrive is preparing to launch Readtelligence, a suite of new features for ebook selection and curation developed using artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning tools to analyze every title in the company’s inventory. |
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 Interlibrary Advisory | Editorial By Meredith Schwartz LJ’s first readers’ advisory (RA) survey in eight years found that RA is a growing practice, but librarians want more training and tools to do it better, particularly in genres they don’t read for pleasure. Can crowdsourcing help RA keep up? |
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 Job Zone utilizes unique job matching technology to help you find the perfect job (and employers find the perfect candidate), whether you’re actively seeking or just keeping an eye out for your possibilities. Log on today and check out our newest features, including automated job and candidate matches, and email alerts. JOB OF THE WEEK Poudre River Public Library District (CO) seeks an Executive Director |
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