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 Best New Magazine Launches of 2019 By Peter Koonz In 2019, the year saw some publishers close down or sell off long-lived titles, others tried creative adaptation in an effort to survive, while still others bravely entered the field with fresh ideas. |
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 How Serious Is America's Literacy Problem? By Amy Rea The first step in solving a problem is seeing it clearly. This article, part one of an ongoing series, defines the broad scope and depth of the literacy crisis in the United States, among both children and adults. |
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 Library Journal is fielding a survey about academic libraries’ involvement in the shift to online learning and remote access due to the COVID-19 crisis. We hope to quantify how libraries have supported faculty/students during this transition, and uncover methods that are working. Results from this survey will be made available to all respondents who complete the survey. As an extra thank you, respondents will be eligible to win one of five $100 American Express gift cards. The survey is estimated to take 10-12 minutes to complete. Please click this link to begin. Please respond before May 4. |
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| "One challenge is trying to reach people [who] may be devastated financially, professionally, or personally. We hope that those most affected by the crisis will tell their stories, but we must be sensitive to the real trauma that people are living right now." | | |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE
Dark Mirror: Edward Snowden and the American Surveillance StateBy Barton Gellman Gellman effectively details the scope and ambition of the NSA, and has written a well-documented account on the far-reaching impact of U.S. domestic surveillance and the resulting intrusions of privacy; highly recommended both for general readers and those with an interest in national security. |
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 Library of Congress Launches Collections App For iOS By Gary Price To celebrate the 220th anniversary of its founding, the Library of Congress announced the release of the LOC Collections app, the premiere mobile app that puts the national library’s digital collections in the hands of users everywhere. |
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 Books to Battle Quarantine Sleep Problems By Rachel Owens It’s been widely reported that insomnia, bad dreams, and other sleep difficulties have grown during the coronavirus pandemic among kids and adults alike. The titles below, all available electronically, will help readers understand the reasons for insomnia and offer practical solutions for addressing sleep disturbances. |
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 ACADEMIC BESTSELLERS: Business & Economics By LJ Reviews The dramatic story of the Silicon Valley startup at the center of one of the great venture capital power struggles of our time; an in-depth, evidence-based examination of how unchecked corporate power harms workers, consumers, and the economy; and the fascinating untold history of digital cash and its creators top the list of best-selling business and economics books, as compiled by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO.
1. Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
Isaac, Mike W. W. Norton. 2019. ISBN 9780393652246. $27.95.
2. Great Reversal: How America Gave Up on Free Markets Philippon, Thomas Belknap Harvard. 2019. ISBN 9780674237544. $29.95. 3. Digital Cash: The Unknown History of the Anarchists, Utopians, and Technologists Who Created Cryptocurrency Brunton, Finn Princeton University Press. 2019. ISBN 9780691179490. $26.95. |
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