Public and academic libraries alike can benefit from books that draw both browsers and researchers looking for quick facts. Many of the recent and upcoming titles listed offer that versatility, compellingly and factually covering everything from objects carried on the famed Silk Roads to the United States Constitution.
Libraries across the globe have quickly increased staff productivity and decreased ILL turnaround time for user requests. Results are impressive. For example, a large university library reported a 40% fill rate increase and a midsize public library saved more than 150 staff hours.
Launched in 2022, this groundbreaking research database brings together ProQuest’s rich array of African American studies content from a wide range of sources, including scholarly journals, historical newspapers, encyclopedias, dissertations, and archival materials totaling around 10 million pages. Researchers of all levels will appreciate the database’s powerful search, user-friendly design, and extensive scholarly and archival content.
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The surge of interest in fake news in the last decade has prompted an outpouring of research on how the American public interacts with misinformation. This list of suggested resources will appeal to academics, to high school and undergraduate students seeking better methods for engaging with the news, and to general readers.
“Having the certificate will definitely support my career goals, because it will make the skills gained for my MS Info degree more obvious to employers. While ‘information science’ is very broad and not that clear to most people, ‘data science’ is a popular and recognizable term.”
This database contains thousands of primary documents from 1870 through 1920, sourced from eight archives and libraries (including the Library of Congress, the New-York Historical Society, and Yale’s Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library). It is an outstanding resource for general researchers, scholars, and students of late 19th and early 20th-century American history, culture, and society.
Concerns about students’ mental health during lockdowns prompted Middlesex student engagement and wellbeing teams to launch a monthly survey to assess and support student mental health.
Business readers will admire Lowe’s acumen and the bite-sized takeaways at the end of each chapter. Media consumers will appreciate Lowe’s insider history of game-changing film companies.
The anti-imperialist theme, reminiscent of Neruda’s Canto general, will be especially appealing to Latinx readers in general and to the Borinquen community in particular.
Beethoven is said to have said “Art demands of us that we shall not stand still,” and Kramer here effectively demonstrates that similar demands apply to musical analysis and revelation. Recommended for scholars of classical music.
An essential read for anyone with an interest in accessible futures, community building, and social justice. Readers who enjoy Kai Cheng Thom and Adrienne Maree Brown will embrace this.
The author’s use of cited local history books in libraries along his journey gives the book a strong factual basis as a history text, and his incorporation of literary words from writers of the flatboat era infuse his own writing with humor and poetic charm. Highly recommended for all libraries.
This dense biography is best for readers seeking a deep understanding of a countercultural icon of futurist thinking that has impacted many modern tech industry leaders.
The Aisle-by-Aisle Exhibitor Guide & Coupon Booklet is now available for download. Get an early look at the exhibitors and what’s happening on the show floor: book signings, show specials, prize drawings, and booth giveaways.
Ann Shin wins the Trillium Book Award. The fifth annual Indigenous Voices Award winners are announced. So are the 2022 Alberta Book Publishing Awards shortlists. Audible, Inc. announces a first-look production deal with the Obamas’ media company, Higher Ground.
On Earth Day 2022, Suffolk County, NY, Executive Steven Bellone announced a $12 million investment in electric vehicle charging stations. He chose the Lindenhurst Memorial Library—the second library in the country to be certified under the Sustainable Libraries Initiative’s Sustainable Library Certification Program—as the location for the press conference.
In a new insights report from Gale, academic thought leaders discuss their role in championing EDI on campus—and provide advice to help other colleges and universities develop effective, sustainable programs.
The 2022 Manitoba Book Awards are announced. Andrew Roberts wins the Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography for George III: The Life and Reign of Britain’s Most Misunderstood Monarch.
Fighting the First Wave, Premonition, Plagues upon the Earth, Unwell Women, and more in medicine titles: May 2021 to date as identified by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO.
1. Fighting the First Wave: Why the Coronavirus Was Tackled So Differently across the Globe. Baldwin, Peter Cambridge University Press U.K
2021. ISBN 9781316518335 $25.00
2. Premonition: A Pandemic Story. Lewis, Michael W W Norton
2021. ISBN 9780393881554 $30.00
3. Plagues upon the Earth: Disease and the Course of Human History. Harper, Kyle Princeton University Press 2021. ISBN 9780691192123 $35.00
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