Meet the Candidates: 2019 ACRL Election
By Lisa Peet
Voting in the American Library Association Association of College and Research Libraries election begins March 11. This year’s presidential candidates are both accomplished academic library leaders.

Keach Library Hosts Online Privacy Exhibit
By Matt Enis
From January 2 through 18, the Nueces County Keach Family Library in Robstown, TX, is hosting the Glass Room Experience, a special exhibition designed to spark discussion about personal data and online privacy.

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DPLA and the Punk Rock Future of Public Libraries

“To me, punk rock is the freedom to create, freedom to be who you are. It's freedom.”-Patti Smith

When the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) launched in 2013, it felt like a DIY library moment of the best kind. DPLA has done the hard work of creating a platform and agenda that has community at its core. In 2019, DPLA is tackling the new challenges libraries face in providing fair and equal access to digital collections and ebooks.

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Midwinter Galley Roundup 2019
By Barbara Hoffert
This roundup of selected titles from top publishers at ALA Midwinter will help attendees navigate the show floor and gives others an overview of top spring and summer titles.

Social Justice in Seattle | ALA Midwinter 2019
By Meredith Schwartz
This year’s Midwinter Meeting is all about the societal role of libraries.

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The Value of Indexing for Accelerating Research

Whether you’re a librarian, scientist, student or general consumer, when seeking research for your work, relevant information and sources seem plentiful, especially since the internet has made it easier than ever to discover and share content. However, the more there is, the harder it becomes to find what you need.

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A Taste of Seattle | ALA Midwinter 2019
By Fodor's Travel Guides for LJ
Here’s where to find a bite of Seattle between sessions at ALA Midwinter.

For First-Generation College Students, More Peer Support, Scholarships, and Resources
By Grace Hwang Lynch
Nationwide, an increasing number of students are the first in their families to pursue higher education. A common theme: mentors and a support system.

Student Success: Academic Librarianship’s New Holy Grail | From the Bell Tower
By Steven Bell
There is little debate in academic librarianship over our role in contributing to student success. The year ahead is likely to see more debate over what it should mean, how we demonstrate that contribution, and to what extent data is used to accomplish it.

Run Your Week: Big Books, Sure Bets, & Titles Making News | Book Pulse
By Neal Wyatt
Liar Liar by James Patterson and Candice Fox leads holds this week and several other hot titles have high hold ratios. Game of Thrones will debut on April 14. NPR reports on "The World's Most Beautiful Bookstore."

Helping Patrons Find What They’re Looking for On Our Shelves
By Karen Jensen
Some of our standard operating procedures make it really difficult for our patrons to walk up to a shelf, find what they want or discover something new, and walk away a satisfied customer.

Page to Screen | Book Pulse
By Neal Wyatt
EarlyWord updates its diversity title list. There is also a spreadsheet. Mouthful of Birds: Stories by Samanta Schweblin gets a glowing review. A Discovery of Witches, the TV series, starts its run on Thursday.

Newbery / Caldecott 2019: Final Prediction Edition
By Elizabeth Bird
At this point in the proceedings, after doing a mess of reading, and reviewing, and contemplating, and pondering, you have a sense of how the year has shaped up.

Remembering Carlton Rochell
By Nancy Kranich
Dr. Carlton C. Rochell, who served as Dean of Libraries at New York University from 1976–1999, died in Nashville, TN, on Dec. 23 at the age of 85 after a brief illness.

Xpress Reviews

WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA

In fiction, Barry Eisler's The Killer Collective is a "solid recommendation for fans of Robert Ludlum’s Jason Bourne and Daniel Silva’s Gabriel Allon." In nonfiction, Led Zeppelin All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track, by Jean-Michel Guesdon and Philippe Margotin, is "a valuable offering for seasoned [fans] and newcomers alike." Paige Braddock's graphic novel Love Letters to Jane’s World "gently lampoons romance and gender stereotypes without rancor and can be enjoyed by all genders and orientations.... This overview offers a meaty omnibus for newbies and a binge read for aficionados." And in e-originals, Addison Cole's The Corner of Heartbreak and Forever is "a truly heartwarming second-chance romance.... Readers come to Cole/[alter ego Melissa] Foster for solid family stories with sass, that touch of steam, and a country life that completes them.

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