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 Get Your Pitch Just Right | Leading from the Library By Steven Bell
Seasoned leaders know the importance of having their 30-second pitch about the library down to perfection. If you’ve somehow overlooked this or are new to leadership, now is the time to craft your pitch. |
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| SPONSORED BY SCHOLASTICA  Ways Your Library Can Get Involved in Academic-Led Publishing Even with limited resources, libraries can get involved in open access journal publishing in a variety of ways. In this article, we share examples of ways libraries are publishing and supporting academic-led journals, as well as steps you can take to start or build out your library’s publishing program. Read More››› |
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 PLEs @ ALA | Office Hours By Michael Stephens Have you noticed that more conferences are emphasizing interactive sessions and engagement these days? Organizers have recognized that people want to be active, exchange ideas, and be challenged by one another. |
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 ALA Reveals Short List for 2019 Carnegie Medals By Barbara Hoffert The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the six books short-listed for the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, awarded for the previous year's best works for adult readers published in the United States. |
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| SPONSORED BY EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING |
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 Movers & Shakers 2019 | Call for Nominations The editors of Library Journal need your help identifying the emerging leaders in the library world. Movers & Shakers profiles 50 or more up-and-coming, innovative, creative individuals from around the world—both great leaders and behind-the-scenes contributors—who are providing inspiration and model programs for others. |
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| "If leaders can succinctly state their vision for the library, communicating a sense of purpose and why it matters, in a way that draws in and hooks the listener’s imagination, leaving them wanting to learn more, their pitch is perfect.” | | |
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| SPONSORED BY SAGE PUBLISHING  Utilizing Technology to Maximize User Experience Chad Haefele is the Head of User Experience and Assessment at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. There, he coordinates a team of three full-time staff members and two graduate students in the University Libraries. Their mission is to communicate the value and impact of campus libraries by assessing and improving the university’s web presence, services, and physical locations. Read More››› |
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 Nonfiction, October 26, 2018 | Xpress Reviews By LJ Reviews Reviews of Blowing the Bloody Doors Off: And Other Lessons in Life; Run to the Sound of the Guns: The True Story of an American Ranger at War in Afghanistan and Iraq; Heading Home: Motherhood, Work, and the Failed Promise of Equality; and more. |
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 Librarians Run for Office By Kara Yorio Frustrated and feeling a sense of urgency, library media specialists join the influx of educators seeking political office in the midterm elections. |
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 Nonfiction, October 19, 2018 | Xpress Reviews By LJ Reviews Reviews of My Life in a Cat House: True Tales of Love, Laughter, and Living with Five Felines; Borrowed Time: Two Centuries of Booms, Busts, and Bailouts at Citi; Slowhand: The Life and Music of Eric Clapton; and more. |
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BESTSELLERS: Engineering & TechnologyBy LJ Reviews1. Under Surveillance: Being Watched in Modern AmericaLewis, Randolph University of Texas Press 2017. ISBN 9781477312438. $27.95 2. The Efficiency Paradox: What Big Data Can’t Do Tenner, Edward
Alfred A. Knopf
2018. ISBN 9781400041398. $27.95
3. Graphene: The Superstrong, Superthin, and Superversatile Material That Will Revolutionize the World Johnson, Les
Prometheus
2018. ISBN 9781633883253. $19 |
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