Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe and Christine Wolff-Eisenberg on the Final Academic Library Response To COVID-19 Survey Analysis
By Lisa Peet 
Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe and Christine Wolff-Eisenberg discuss the fourth and final analysis of their Academic Library Response to COVID-1 survey, “Indications of the New Normal,” looking at the current phases of academic library pandemic.

Identifying 1,257 Married Women by their Full Names in Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library Finding Aids | Peer to Peer Review
By Celeste Brewer
It was once accepted practice to call married women by their husbands’ names, with the honorific “Mrs.” attached—for example, “Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt.” During the library shutdown, archivists at Columbia University’s Rare Book and Manuscript Library began to remedy that issue in their finding aids. 

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Research and Learning

The events of 2020 have sparked an awakening to long-standing inequalities in our society. As a result, students and researchers are looking to their libraries and universities for insights and information from a wider variety of perspectives, including those of people who have been historically marginalized.

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Internet Archive Digitizes Marygrove College’s Library After Closure
By Matt Enis 
After initially exploring the donation of some of its library collections to nearby Wayne State University, Marygrove College ultimately decided to give its 70,000 books and 3,000 journal volumes to the Internet Archive, which digitized the collection and made it available via Controlled Digital Lending.

IMLS Funds Five Pandemic Response, Professional Development, Digital Inclusion Library Projects  
By Gary Price 
From the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS): The Institute of Museum and Library Services today announced five FY 2020 out of cycle awards totaling more than $2.4 million that will help these libraries to build diversity and inclusion programs and provide resources for their communities in the wake of the pandemic.

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Celebrate OA Week with Project MUSE

Celebrate OA Week with Project MUSE as we host thousands of open access books and several OA journal titles, all freely available to anyone worldwide on our platform!

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REALM Project Reveals Coronavirus Detected on Leather and Synthetic Leather After Eight Days
By Kara Yorio 
As experts continue to try to learn more about the coronavirus and transmission, the REALM Project reports on results of the fifth round of testing library materials.

Vincent Brown, Camilla Townsend, & William Dalrymple Are Cundill History Prize Finalists | Book Pulse
By Neal Wyatt
Vincent Brown, Camilla Townsend, and William Dalrymple are the 2020 finalists for the Cundill History Prize. The Millions selects “Must-Read Poetry” for October. Tor.com has a piece on Alternate History by Alaya Dawn Johnson. 

SOCIAL SCIENCES
Shipwrecked: Coastal Disasters and the Making of the American Beach
By Jamin Wells  
This accessible, thoughtful work is ideally suited for academic libraries, as well as undergraduate and graduate courses, and general readers of maritime history. 

PREMIUM
Diners, Dudes, and Diets: How Gender and Power Collide in Food Media and Culture
By Emily J.H. Contois  
A fascinating work of cultural studies that makes evident the continued power and threat of explicitly gendered food production and consumption in the 21st century. Recommended broadly for students and scholars of fields related to gender, culture, and consumption.   

Life and Culture in Northeast India
By Dipti Bhalla Verma & Shiv Kunal Verma 
Highly recommended for adventurers and armchair travelers who appreciate geographically isolated locales. 

HISTORY
PREMIUM
We Gather Together: A Nation Divided, a President in Turmoil, and a Historic Campaign To Embrace Gratitude and Grace
By Denise Kiernan  
Thanksgiving can often get lost in the commercialization of the holiday season, but this history of its origins puts the holiday in a fresh perspective. Readers seeking an inspiring story of persistence and achievement will appreciate.

The Last Slave Ships: New York and the End of the Middle Passage
By John Harris 
A signal contribution to U.S. antebellum historiography. Highly recommended for U.S. Middle Period, African American, and Civil War historians, and for all general readers. 

PREMIUM
The Daughters of George III: Sisters and Princesses
By Catherine Curzon  
This fascinating look at the lives and times of the six daughters of George III and Queen Charlotte delivers an engaging read for enthusiasts of the royals and British history.

PSYCHOLOGY 
PREMIUM
Brain-Changing Strategies to Trauma-Proof Our Schools: A Heart-Centered Movement for Wiring Well-Being
By Maggie Kline  
Despite its flaws, this book is recommended for teachers and all those interested in helping individuals experiencing and healing from traumatic events.

Movers & Shakers 2021 | Call for Nominations
The editors of Library Journal need your help identifying the emerging leaders in the library world. Movers & Shakers profiles up-and-coming, innovative, creative individuals from around the world—both great leaders and behind-the-scenes contributors—who are providing inspiration and model programs for others, including programs developed this year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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