University of Rhode Island Opens AI Lab in Library
By Matt Enis
On September 25, the University of Rhode Island (URI) opened an Artificial Intelligence (AI) lab on the first floor of the Robert L. Carothers Library and Learning Commons. While many universities have launched AI labs in recent years, URI officials believe this is the first such facility located in a university library, and designed to be open to all students and faculty, as well as researchers from the Rhode Island community.

Making the Best of Time Spent in Meetings | Leading from the Library
By Steven Bell
Leaders spend considerable time in meetings. They need strategies to make sure they maximize that time for organizational productivity and progress. Strategies for productive individual and group meetings should be in the leader’s toolbox.

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Accessibility on Campus
By Adam Lipkin
Ensuring accessibility continues to be a major issue for academic libraries, but thanks to improvements in technology, awareness, and staffing, academic libraries have made major strides, considering accessibility a core part of their mandate.

The End of Fines?
By Lisa Peet
As more and more public and academic libraries are finding, eliminating fees lowers barriers while still bringing books back into circulation.

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How Your Library Can Support Academic-Led Journals

As corporate APCs continue to rise, more libraries are looking for alternatives to help lower their publishing costs. 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.

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Art & Criticism: Nonfiction Previews, Mar. 2019, Pt. 3 | Prepub Alert
By Barbara Hoffert
Two group biographies, cutting-edge criticism, and an examination of the human obsession with miniatures.

NYPL to Create Permanent Exhibit with $12M Gift
By Lisa Peet
Thanks to a $12 million gift, the New York Public Library (NYPL) has begun work on a permanent exhibition of treasures from its extensive—and eclectic—research library collections, to be housed in the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street.

MIT Press, MIT Media Lab Launch the Knowledge Futures Group | INFOdocket
Filed by Gary Price
The MIT Press announced today the launch of the Knowledge Futures Group, a first-of-its-kind collaboration between a leading publisher and a world-class academic lab to transform how research information is created and shared.

Nonfiction, September 21, 2018 | Xpress Reviews
By LJ Reviews
Pieces from a preeminent critic reward a wide swath of music fans; this work may be valuable for negotiators, facilitators, and those wishing to effect social change.

BESTSELLERS: Medicine
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1. Zika: From the Brazilian Backlands to Global Threat
Diniz, Debora
Zed Books
2017. ISBN 9781786991591. $95

2. Medical Bondage: Race, Gender, and the Origins of American Gynecology
Owens, Deirdre Cooper
University of Georgia Press
2017. ISBN 9780820351353. $48.9

3. Medicalizing Blackness: Making Racial Difference in the Atlantic World, 1780–1840
Hogarth, Rana A.
University of North Carolina Press
2017. ISBN 9781469632865. $90

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