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From the Annoyed Librarian ...
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 On the Vietnam War | History & Literature By Barbara Hoffert Important anniversaries aside, the Vietnam War remains in the news. Witness Ken Burns’s ten-part, 18-hour documentary airing on PBS in September, with Burns and Geoffrey Ward’s The Vietnam War: An Intimate History publishing the same month, and the Vietnam newsletter now being pushed out by the New York Times. |
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| "It is surprising that so little attention has been paid [in LIS programs] to the intricacies and impassioned politics involved in creating support for a library budget." | | |
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 Library of Congress Hosts Bibliodiscotheque By Lisa Peet On May 6, the Library of Congress (LC) was transformed into a disco for one night. Librarians dressed up in their finest ’70s vintage duds and danced the night away under a mirror ball in the Great Hall of LC’s Thomas Jefferson Building. |
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| SPONSORED BY GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY PRESS  Powerful New Perspectives on the Civil War Based on meticulous archival research, Fighting in the Shadows illuminates the stories of ordinary and extraordinary deaf men and women who lived during the Civil War. This visually rich volume deepens our understanding of the diversity of voices and experiences that helped shape American history. Read an Excerpt››› |
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 Beyond the Battle: Stories from U.S. Navy Men By LJ Reviews Two outstanding autobiographies filled with bravery, courage, and first-person accounts of military heroics; readers interested in battlefield narratives will truly enjoy either book. |
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| SPONSORED BY MCGRAW-HILL EDUCATION  Enhance Student Engagement with Data Visualization Visualizations are highly effective teaching tools. They can help to improve comprehension, decrease learning time, enhance retrieval, and increase retention. When used effectively data visualization tools can help to grab students’ attention, stimulate their curiosity, and tap into their passions, according to data visualization expert Dr. Anselm Spoerri. Read More››› |
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BESTSELLERS: U.S. HistoryBy LJ Reviews1. “ They Can’t Kill Us All”: Ferguson, Baltimore, and a New Era in America’s Racial Justice MovementLowery, Wesley Little, Brown 2016. ISBN 9780316312479. $27 2. The Earth Is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American WestCozzens, Peter Alfred A. Knopf 2016. ISBN 9780307958044. $35 3. Blood at the Root: A Racial Cleansing in AmericaPhillips, Patrick W.W. Norton 2016. ISBN 9780393293012. $26.95 |
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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 The North Country Library System in Watertown, NY is seeking a System Director |
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