ACRL 2019 Conference Preview
By Lisa Peet
This year’s Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) conference in Cleveland, April 10–13, promises over 500 programs that will explore new roles for academic library professionals, as well as new ways the library can position itself—on campus and within the higher education landscape.

FY20 Budget Proposes to Eliminate IMLS; Advocates Called On to Step Up
By Lisa Peet
The White House released President Trump’s preliminary FY20 budget proposal on March 11. As with the administration’s FY18 and FY19 budgets, it calls for major cuts to domestic federal spending, and proposes the elimination of a number of non-military agencies, including the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

Academic Movers & Shakers 2019
The 2019 class of Movers & Shakers features a wide range of library leaders, including 11 academic librarians who are making a difference both inside and out of their institutions:

• Craig Arthur
• Courtney Dean
• Lae'l Hughes-Watkins
• Julia Maddox
• Marisa Méndez-Brady
• Pete Schreiner
• Mega Subramaniam
• Azusa Tanaka
• Erica Titkemeyer
• Fangmin Wang
• Scott W.H. Young

Disaster Preparedness, Modern Library Design, Project Management | Professional Media, March 2019
By LJ Reviews
This month's professional media reviews include an excellent tool for training and planning sessions for library staff, boards, and government officials; useful strategies and ideas for library administrators and marketers; and a solid playbook for managers overseeing all types of projects.

From Roman-Era London to Palestine Today: History Previews, Sept. 2019, Pt. 3 | Prepub Alert
By Barbara Hoffert
Reviews of The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917–2017, Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control, Maoism: A Global History, and more.

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Wiley Digital Archives: 2019 Digital Archives Survey Report

This in-depth global survey report analyzes the current challenges, opportunities and best practices as described by researchers, students, faculty and librarians regarding primary source digital archives. Gain critical insight into the current library acquisition trends, how students and faculty discover digital archive collections, and so much more.

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Nonfiction, March 8, 2019 | Xpress Reviews
By LJ Reviews
Reviews of Merchants of Truth: The Business of News and the Fight for Facts, Signature Wounds: The Untold Story of the Military’s Mental Health Crisis, Armies of Deliverance: A New History of the Civil War, and more.

BESTSELLERS: Religion
By LJ Reviews

1. Spirituals and the Birth of a Black Entertainment Industry
Graham, Sandra J.
University of Illinois Press
2018. ISBN 9780252041631. $99

2. Christianity in the Twentieth Century: A World History
Stanley, Brian
Princeton University Press
2018. ISBN 9780691157108. $35

3. The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World
Nixey, Catherine
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
2018. ISBN 9780544800885. $28

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