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| January 10, 2019 |  Meet the Candidates: 2019 ACRL Election By Lisa Peet Voting in the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) election begins March 11, and members in good standing can cast their ballots through April 3. LJ invited this year’s presidential candidates, Anne Marie Casey and Jon E. Cawthorne, to weigh in on some current issues. |
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| SPONSORED CONTENT  Making Research More Discoverable Academic libraries do something remarkably well: They take information published in a variety of formats worldwide and make it easily searchable and accessible for students, faculty, and researchers. Now, a growing number of institutional leaders are asking: How can academic librarians take these same skill sets and apply them to the challenge of making a university’s research assets more easily discoverable among the broader research community?
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 Remembering Carlton Rochell By Nancy Kranich Dr. Carlton C. Rochell, who served as Dean of Libraries at New York University (NYU) from 1976–1999, died in Nashville, TN, on December 23 at the age of 85 after a brief illness. |
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| "New reports on student success suggest that academic librarians need to rethink how they define and contribute to student success because there is no one-size-fits-all approach. What’s needed is a student success framework that reflects each institution’s student body." | | |
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 Federal Library Authorization Act Passes House By Lisa Peet On December 19, the House of Representatives passed the Museum and Library Services Act (MLSA) by a margin of 331–28. The bill, also known as S. 3530, reauthorizes the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through 2025. |
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 Portraits of Cuba | History Reviews By LJ Reviews Cuba watchers should read this informative new work, as should all interested in a country that is geographically closer to the United States than some might realize; if you read only one recent book on Cuba, have it be this popular history. |
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  Nonfiction, December 21, 2018 | Xpress Reviews By LJ Reviews Reviews of Inside Academia: Professors, Politics, and Policies; Bobby Maduro and the Cuban Sugar Kings; Try Common Sense: Replacing the Failed Ideologies of Right and Left; and more. |
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 New Perspectives on the Opioid Epidemic By LJ Reviews A timely account that will interest advocates and concerned citizens; McGreal offers a brisk, persuasive, and sobering look at an epidemic that is unlikely to abate any time soon. |
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 Nonfiction, January 4, 2019 | Xpress Reviews By LJ Reviews Limited contextualization and the absence of Campbell’s responses obscure any deeper meaning of these writings; an alluring choice for readers with an academic bent. |
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 BESTSELLERS: Chemistry By LJ Reviews 1. The Many Lives of Carbon Hessen, Dag Olav Reaktion Books 2018. ISBN 9781780238517. $29 2. Mendeleev to Oganesson: A Multidisciplinary Perspective on the Periodic Table Scerri, Eric Oxford University Press 2018. ISBN 9780190668532. $105 3. Low Dose Radiation: The History of the U.S. Department of Energy Research Program Brooks, Antone L. Washington State University Press 2018. ISBN 9780874223545. $39.95 |
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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 Pennsylvania Integrated Library System seeks an Executive Director |
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