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| September 6, 2018 |  Ban Extended for 3-D Printed Gun Plans By Matt Enis Since a growing number of U.S. public and academic libraries provide access to 3-D printers and CNC milling machines as part of Maker spaces and fab lab workshops, the case has drawn attention from the library field. |
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 Educators Must Mind Tone Policing By Edith Campbell Tone policing happens during conversations or debates when one person, typically of greater privilege, thwarts a speaker's thoughts or opinions by reacting to their emotional tone. |
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 Augmented Reality Exhibit at NCSU By Alison Blaine & Markus Wust To offer students an opportunity to explore and create AR content, a group of librarians at the North Carolina State University Libraries curated Art: Augmented Reality in 3D, an interactive exhibit. |
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| SPONSORED BY EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING  Back-to-school with the Case Method Discover 1,100 real world case studies in emerging and mature economies for the classroom. The case method creates opportunities for students to engage with real world business scenarios to apply business theory, analyze complex situations, and formulate solutions. Learn More››› |
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| "Those in Gen Z use new technologies that empower more young people than ever to be content creators, telling their own stories through their use of their vernacular and their expressions of fashion, body language and art, hair styles, and gestures. When tone policed, black teens of this generation may still shut down, but they may also persist and resist." | | |
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| SPONSORED BY EX LIBRIS A PROQUEST COMPANY  Improving Research Workflows Supporting cutting-edge research is critical to the mission of universities. But all too often, the various steps in the research lifecycle are disjointed. This leads to inefficiencies that make the process harder than it has to be, costing universities—and individual researchers—valuable time, money, and even recognition for their work. Read More››› |
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| SPONSORED BY SCHOLASTICA  Why Libraries Are Key to the Success of Academic-Led Publishing For the cost of just 4 articles at Elsevier’s self-reported average APC of $1,980, a library could fund an academic-led journal for an entire year! In this article, learn about different ways libraries are publishing and supporting academic-led journals and steps you can take to start or build out your library’s publishing program.
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 California Architecture | Fine Arts Reviews By LJ Reviews For anyone who loves contemporary design and architectural masterpieces; a nexus of solid photography and exciting architecture reveals a popular avant-garde in its shining youth. |
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 Julius C. Jefferson, Jr., Lance Werner Announced as ALA Presidential Candidates | INFOdocket Filed by Gary Price Julius C. Jefferson, Jr., Section Head, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, and Lance Werner, Executive Director, Kent District Library, Comstock Park, MI, are the candidates for the 2020-21 ALA presidency. |
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 Nonfiction, August 31, 2018 | Xpress Reviews By LJ Reviews Reviews of Claiming the B in LGBT: Illuminating the Bisexual Narrative, The Next American City: The Big Promise of Our Midsize Metros, The Boy on the Beach: My Family’s Escape from Syria and Our Hope for a New Home, and more. |
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BESTSELLERS: African HistoryBy LJ Reviews1. Boko Haram: The History of an African Jihadist MovementThurston, Alexander Princeton University Press 2018. ISBN 9780691172248. $29.95
2. African Dominion: A New History of Empire in Early and Medieval West Africa
Gomez, Michael A.
Princeton University Press
2018. ISBN 9780691177427. $45
3. Dare Not Linger: The Presidential Years
Mandela, Nelson
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
2017. ISBN 9780374134716. $28
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