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 Ithaka Library Director Survey on Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Antiracism Reveals Disconnects By Lisa Peet
On March 17, Ithaka S+R released results from its most recent survey of more than 600 academic library deans and directors across the United States. “National Movements for Racial Justice and Academic Library Leadership” looks at how their perspectives and strategies around diversity, equity, inclusion (EDI), and antiracism have changed over the last year, as well as their perceptions of COVID-19’s financial impacts on staff and faculty of color. |
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| "We know equity, diversity, and inclusion have long been values held by academic libraries. The results that we see in the national survey reinforce how these values are increasingly seen as important. They also serve to document a recognition of how little has been done to date to operationalize and act on these key values" | | |
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 Bluebird Languages | Reference eReviews By Rob Tench Language-learning app Bluebird aims to bring language instruction to everyone, regardless of mother tongue. Affordable, responsive, easy to set up, and simple to access, Bluebird is an excellent resource with an enormous amount of content. |
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SPONSORED BY TAYLOR & FRANCIS  Global Librarianship: Perspectives from Librarians in Five Countries How are librarians around the world innovating to improve user experience? How can librarians use space design to influence patron behavior? This curated collection of articles and book chapters from Taylor & Francis brings together perspectives from global librarians on important topics and challenges facing librarians today. Read More››› |
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PREMIUM Lost in Summerland: EssaysBy Barrett Swanson This wide-ranging work is part literary collection, part cultural examination; it should appeal to armchair travelers interested in learning about different worldviews and finding meaning in the everyday. |
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| Recommended for travelers interested in the history and politics of Prague |
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ECONOMICS
PREMIUM Economics in One Virus: An Introduction to Economic Reasoning through COVID-19By Ryan A. Bourne Readers interested in acquiring a basic knowledge of economics, as well as more experienced students who wish to study the economics of the pandemic will find this book very valuable. It updates the insights of Henry Hazlitt’s Economics in One Lesson and applies them to a specialized subject area. |
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| SPONSORED BY OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
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 Literary Lives| Arts & Humanities Reviews By LJ Reviews Bailey writes an essential companion to Philip Roth's semi-autobiographical novels. Langdon Hammer & Stephen Yenser compile the varied letters of poet James Merrill. |
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 World-Class Virtual Museum Tours By Robin Bradford Virtual museum tours are a creative field trip idea for students and a safe, fun way to engage the entire family. We highlight our favorites. |
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 ACADEMIC BESTSELLERS: Music & Art Pulse By LJ Reviews
Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration, The Inside Story of Instagram, Design Justice, and more in music and art titles: March 2020 to date as identified by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO. 1. Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration. Fleetwood, Nicole R. Harvard University Press 2020. ISBN 9780674919228. $39.95 2. No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram. Frier, Sarah Simon & Schuster 2020. ISBN 9781982126803. $28.00 3. Design Justice: Community-Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need. Costanza-Chock, Sasha MIT Press 2020. ISBN 9780262043458. $25.00 |
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