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April 18, 2019 | ACRL Roundup By Lisa Peet The theme of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) 2019 conference, “Recasting the Narrative,” was in evidence throughout the event. Offerings at the conference, held April 10–13 in Cleveland, OH, took on a range of subjects that reflected the ways academic libraries—and librarianship—are changing. |
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2019 Pulitzer Prizes Announced By Barbara Hoffert Announcing the 2019 Pulitzer Prizes at Columbia University’s School of Journalism on April 15, Pulitzer Administrator Dana Canedy demonstrated tremendous urgency by proclaiming of journalism that “our profession is mandated by the Constitution.” |
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Diversity in Academic Collections Survey Library Journal is conducting a survey to learn how inclusion and diversity factor into academic library acquisitions. Does your library strive to include representations of minorities and marginalized populations in acquisitions? Do faculty members assign reading with diversity in mind? The results will be revealed in a forthcoming LJ feature. All respondents who complete the survey will be entered into a drawing to win a $100 Amazon gift card. Please participate by clicking https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4936985/Diversity-in-Academic-Collections-Survey/&link=AN The survey deadline is April 29, 2019. |
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All About the Brand | Best Magazines 2018 By Peter Koonz With magazines going online-only, some publishers are emphasizing the brand rather than the print product. Nonetheless, new journals continued to debut in that format in 2018. Here are ten of the best. |
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SPONSORED CONTENT DRM-Free e-Books Are Now Available. Here’s Why That’s a Big Deal Since e-books first emerged as a way for readers to consume content digitally, publishers and authors have required content aggregators to apply Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology to the e-books they sell to libraries to prevent the unauthorized use, copying, and redistribution of these materials. Read More››› |
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Supporting Home Workers | Blatant Berry By John N. Berry III Those who once claimed the Internet would eliminate the need for physical libraries had it exactly backward: the demand for public spaces has only become more acute as digital technology enables everyone to fill their needs individually and privately online. |
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Nonfiction, April 12, 2019 | Xpress Reviews By LJ Reviews Reviews of Life Isn’t Binary: On Being Both, Beyond, and In-Between; The Volunteer: One Man, an Underground Army, and the Secret Mission To Destroy Auschwitz; The Untold Story of Hemingway in Revolutionary Cuba; and more. |
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Best Sellers: Asian History By LJ Reviews
1. Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China’s Last Golden Age Platt, Stephen R. Alfred A. Knopf 2018. ISBN 9780307961730. $35 2. What Is China? Territory, Ethnicity, Culture, and History Ge Zhaoguang Belknap: Harvard University Press 2018. ISBN 9780674737143. $39.95 3. Haunted by Chaos: China's Grand Strategy from Mao Zedong to Xi Jinping Khan, Sulmaan Wasif Harvard University Press 2018. ISBN 9780674977099. $29.95 |
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