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| April 18, 2017 |  First Impressions: LJ’s First Year Experience Survey By Jennifer A. Dixon First-year college and university students enter with widely varying levels of information literacy, particularly in light of the funding crisis that has left so many K–12 public schools without functioning school libraries and trained school librarians/media specialists. |
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 Conference Catch-Up: ACRL, ER&L By Matt Enis, Lisa Peet, & Meredith Schwartz The 2017 conferences held by the Association of College and Research Libraries and Electronic Resources & Libraries, in March and April respectively, covered trends ranging from diversity to emerging technology. |
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 Mystery Preview 2017 By Jessica Moyer As readers continue to clamor for more crime fiction, suspense, and thrillers, publishers are once again responding with a great lineup of titles for the summer/fall 2017 season. |
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 ULU Conference Proposes Advocacy, Activism By Lisa Peet Librarians from the New York metro area and beyond gathered to share and learn about advocacy, social justice, alternative service models, privacy, leadership, and more at the Urban Librarians Unite 2017 Conference. |
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 Knight’s Move: Investing in Today—and Tomorrow | Editorial By Rebecca T. Miller The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has stepped up at a critical moment, offering libraries more support via a new report on library innovation, plus funding to move forward five projects to the tune of nearly $1 million. |
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| "Many [first year college students] don’t have previous experiences doing research and using peer-reviewed journals and other materials or resources of the library." | | |
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 OU Library Melds Art and High Tech In Field Trip By Linda Rodgers Seventh and eighth graders are a tough audience to please, but 50 of them from Norman, OK, had plenty of fun with an innovative program from the University of Oklahoma’s library and art museum. |
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|  Junior Library Guild and 3DBear To Partner
By SLJ
Finnish edtech company 3DBear Ltd has entered into an agreement with Junior Library Guild to bring augmented reality and virtual reality to schools in the United States.
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 Information for Immigrants | Blatant Berry By John N. Berry III While a host of obstacles, prejudices, and hostile forces are arrayed against immigrants, the public library is still one of the vital agencies making entry into our nation easier and more effective. |
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 Branching Out, March 2017 By Bette-Lee Fox News of renovations and new facilities for the Detroit Public Library, MI, the Dayton Metro Library, OH, and the Pinewoods Library and Learning Center in Athens, GA. |
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| Xpress Reviews WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA  M.L. Rio's If We Were Villains is this week's starred fiction title. "In this strong and assured first novel, Rio crafts an intricate story about friendship, love, and betrayal. Recommended for readers who enjoy literary fiction by authors such as [Donna] Tartt or Emily St. John Mandel." In nonfiction, "readers interested in 19th-century America and/or the history of infrastructure engineering will enjoy" Erica Wagner's Chief Engineer: Washington Roebling, the Man Who Built the Brooklyn Bridge, a "riveting biography of an early modern engineer whose work still stands." Dan Méndez Moore's graphic novel, Six Days in Cincinnati: A Graphic Account of the Riots That Shook the Nation a Decade Before Black Lives Matter, is "a solid purchase for YA collections.... This work introduces readers to an event that in a few years may be representative of the recent reemergence of community demonstrations against excessive police violence." And in e-originals, Mated: A Paranormal Romance Shifter Anthology, by Kerry Adrienne and others, "offers an interesting take on shifter mating. Copious detailed lovemaking as well as action and suspense makes this a winning anthology."
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 Designing a People-Focused Library Designing a great library used to start with the books. Now, it starts with users and their needs. Learn what people want from their library, from shelf space to social space, in this immersive online course. Don’t wait, register by April 22 to take advantage of our special early-bird rate. Please call 646-380-0773 to inquire about our discounted team rates. |
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 Job Zone utilizes unique job matching technology to help you find the perfect job (and employers find the perfect candidate), whether you’re actively seeking or just keeping an eye out for your possibilities. Log on today and check out our newest features, including automated job and candidate matches, and email alerts. JOB OF THE WEEK Princeton University Library seeking Head of the Science Libraries |
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