The most recent Ithaka S+R U.S. Library Survey shows that 67 percent of academic library directors indicate strategies that specifically address ensuring the accessibility of the library’s physical and digital collections are a high priority in their DEIA (diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility) efforts. How can we continue to foster support for—and innovation in—equitable access to library services and resources?
Most libraries don’t own their own ebooks. This shouldn’t come as a surprise to LJ readers, yet it’s a statement that continues to confound elected officials and administrators who get an astounding amount of say in how much money public and academic libraries are allotted. This is one of the reasons I, along with my coauthors Sarah Lamdan, Michael Weinberg, and Jason Schultz at the Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy at New York University Law, published our recent report, The Anti-Ownership Ebook Economy: How Publishers and Platforms Have Reshaped the Way We Read in the Digital Age.
Elvis is in two new books that offer a fresh look at the King of Rock and Roll. The books address the man who helped propel him to fame, the song “Hound Dog,” and the wider cultural implications of different streams of pop and rock music.
Media Source, Inc., announces the appointment of Hallie Rich as the new Editor-in-Chief of Library Journal. She joined LJ on August 7. Rich brings more than 20 years of experience as a communications professional to the role, spending the past decade working at the intersection of libraries and media as a member of the executive team at Cuyahoga County Public Library (Parma, OH).
Autumn brings thoughtful—and thought-provoking—books to the fore and showcases ongoing trends, including witches, nostalgia, and retellings.
“Addressing all types of disabilities requires constant effort and investment on the part of platform and content providers no matter what kind of entity supplies them—publisher, vendor, or library.”
The overarching concern at ALA Annual in Chicago this summer was the proliferation of censorship attempts and book challenges at libraries of all kinds, in all states.
One of the most thoroughly researched portraits to date of poverty in often forgotten and neglected areas of the United States. Purchase for behavioral and social science collections.
A timely and thought-provoking collection of feminist essays, which shows how far society has come and how much work is left to do to obtain true gender equality.
By 2030, some 78 million baby boomers are expected to reach the age of 65. They, as well as their current and potential caregivers, will welcome this practical advice.
This well-organized narrative of exploration and scientific discovery details the work of an important global science endeavor and brings together the topics of travel, microbiology, and sailing. It efficiently covers a vast amount of time, territory, and work.
An accessible, informative, instructive, and adroit analysis of the forces that are shaping choices and defining technology’s future promises. For policymakers, this is an essential read.
Library Journal announced that Barbara Hoffert, Editor of Prepub Alert, will retire effective September 14. In a career spanning more than 37 years, Hoffert has been a key voice within the LJ book review and in book criticism, herself shining a light on over a thousand titles each year through her prepublication recommendations and reviews.
Simon and Schuster is sold for $1.62 billion to the private equity firm KKR, which also owns OverDrive. Masha Gessen wins Germany’s Hannah Arendt Prize. The 2023 Cundill History Prize longlist is announced.
The longlist for the Diverse Book Awards, the longlist for the Toronto Book Awards, and the winners of the 2023 Baen Fantasy Adventure Award are announced.
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