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ALA's $2 Million Shortfall American Library Association’s $2 Million Shortfall Prompts Demands for Transparency, Reform | ALA Midwinter 2020
By Meredith Schwartz
By far the biggest and most contentious issue dominating the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting Council sessions was not the organization’s governance, but its finances: specifically, how and why a shortfall of approximately two million dollars in operating funds occurred.
FY21 Budget Preliminary FY21 Budget Once Again Targets IMLS, Cultural Agencies, Education
By Lisa Peet
The Trump administration’s preliminary FY21 budget, submitted on February 10, calls for drastic cuts and eliminations of cultural and educational agencies, including—for the fourth year in a row—zeroing out the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
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Serving Veterans Serving Veterans | Collection Development
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These resources pay homage to service members and their contributions throughout U.S. history, plus cover the history of foreign wars, the legacy of the Department of Veterans Affairs and of veterans' advocates and activism.
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“Librarians are the original search engines.” Those are the words of Dr. Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress and the featured guest on this episode of Broadband Conversations.
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Ottawa Library Ottawa Library-Archives Joint Facility; New Commons at Babson College; Connected Facilities in St. Charles, IL; and a New Home for Meridian Library District’s unBound | Branching Out
By Lisa Peet
The design for Ontario’s Ottawa Public Library and Library and Archives Canada is unveiled, Babson College’s Horn Library gets a new Commons, and more library construction and renovation news.
"IMLS is one of the very few funding sources for libraries to scale tools, research findings, models, services, practices, or alliances that will be widely used, adapted, or replicated across the country. At a time that research libraries must align with the research and learning policies of our institutions and our federal agencies, the IMLS is a critical source of funding our commitment to building the workforce of the future."
Vesper Flights Science, Arts, Self-Help, & More: Last of the Nonfiction, Aug. 2020, Pt. 4 | Prepub Alert
By Barbara Hoffert
Helen Macdonald’s new essay collection, Michael Gorra’s reassessment of William Faulkner, Ron Lieber's look at the cost—and value—of college, and more.
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SOCIAL SCIENCES
PREMIUM

140 Days to Hiroshima: The Story of Japan’s Last Chance to Avert Armageddon
By David Dean Barrett
This look at the negotiations surrounding the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is appropriate for any beginning World War II scholar.
PREMIUM
On All Fronts: The Education of a Journalist
By Clarissa Ward
Ward’s journalism skills shine, putting readers on the front lines. Readers interested in the life stories of intrepid women journalists and the nature of investigative, international journalism will be captivated by this engrossing account.
POLITICAL SCIENCE
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The Abandonment of the West: The History of an Idea in American Foreign Policy
By Michael Kimmage
This is an exceedingly important book and certainly one that would benefit all American readers who wonder how we arrived at our current status in an increasingly interconnected world. Highly recommended for all collections.
Zelizer’s accessible study of political behavior and leadership directly relates to today’s tumultuous political scene. Anyone interested in American politics will devour this book.
HISTORY
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Three Tigers, One Mountain: A Journey Through the Bitter History and Current Conflicts of China, Korea, and Japan
By Michael Booth
An enjoyable read that provides a useful introduction to the cultures, histories, and current events of three major countries in East Asia. Highly recommended for general readers with an interest in the region.
PREMIUM
The Cornfield: Antietam’s Bloody Turning Point
By David A. Welker
The extensive use of primary sources makes this book of interest to all Civil War enthusiasts.
PREMIUM
The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the World—and Globalization Began
By Valerie Hansen
Readers of medieval history and anyone interested in the achievements of non-Europeans will enjoy this work. However, readers wanting to get a better understanding of globalism may be disappointed.
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Systems and methods for enhanced tracking of user interactions with online documents, such as interaction tracking on a sub-document level of granularity and/or interaction tracking that involves storing one or more interaction parameters.
Books To Have on Your Radar Now 2020 Forward Forecast: Books To Have on Your Radar Now
By Neal Wyatt
Nearly 50 hotly anticipated titles for spring/summer, spanning fiction and nonfiction.
Editors' Spring Picks 2020 Seasonal Selections | Editors' Spring Picks 2020
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LJ editors' personal picks for spring 2020 spotlight horror and historical sagas, essays and romance, bold nonfic and raw poetry, from both emerging and established authors.
Handbook of Fractional Calculus with Applications ACADEMIC BESTSELLERS: Mathematics
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A unique, comprehensive overview of fractional calculus and its applications; a synergized analysis of mathematics education and psychology; and an unprecedented perspective on the possibility of solving the quadrature of the circle top the list of best-selling mathematics books, as compiled by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO.

1. Handbook of Fractional Calculus with Applications: Volume 6, Applications in Control
Petras, Ivo
De Gruyter. 2019. ISBN 9783110570908. $149.99.

2. Handbook of Fractional Calculus with Applications: Volume 7, Applications in Engineering, Life and Social Sciences, Part A
Baleanu, Dumitru
De Gruyter. 2019. ISBN 9783110570915. $149.99.

3. Handbook of Fractional Calculus with Applications: Volume 8, Applications in Engineering, Life and Social Sciences, Part B
Baleanu, Dumitru
De Gruyter. 2019. ISBN 9783110570922. $149.99.
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