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November 29, 2018
Library of Congress Library of Congress Launches Crowdsourcing Platform
By Matt Enis
The Library of Congress last month launched crowd.loc.gov, a new crowdsourcing platform that will improve discovery and access to the Library’s digital collections with the help of volunteer transcription and tagging.
Steven Bell Leaders Must Read, Think, and Evaluate Before Sharing | Leading from the Library
By Steven Bell
Leaders may find themselves inundated by a steady flow of reports and studies, some of which may be noteworthy while others are of questionable value. They need a clear path of action to make the distinction.
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The Year in Architecture 2018 The Year in Architecture 2018
By Bette-Lee Fox
There is nothing nostalgic or old-fashioned about this year's compilation of academic and public library building projects, completed between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2018.
Best Books 2018 LJ Editors Select the Best Books of the Year
By LJ
This year, LJ eschews our traditional top ten list of best books in favor of a larger and more diverse mix across 20 categories—with 188 titles in total.
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The University of St. Thomas Course Materials Affordability: A Win for University of St. Thomas

The University of St. Thomas is revolutionizing textbook affordability for students with the implementation of the Leganto reading solution.

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Filed by Gary Price
Global wage growth in 2017 fell to its lowest rate since 2008, far below levels before the global financial crisis, according to a new International Labour Organization (ILO) report.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes From Oliver Wendell Holmes to LeBron James: Biography Previews, May 2019, Pt. 3 | Prepub Alert
By Barbara Hoffert
Reviews of Oliver Wendell Holmes: A Life in War, Laws, and Ideas; The World's Fastest Man: The Extraordinary Life of Major Taylor, America's First Black Sports Hero; Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World’s Deadliest Special Operations Force; and more.
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Discovery Platform Six Ways a Discovery Platform Ensures Success with the Google Generation

The “Google Generation”, “Digi Natives”, “Generation Z” – the newest generation of today’s college students have arrived in your library bringing with them a paradoxical challenge.

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Wanted: Citizen Archivists Students As Citizen Archivists and Scientists: The New Community Service?
By Joyce Valenza
The Library of Congress, the National Archives, and the Smithsonian offer parts of their collections to be organized and made accessible thanks to the services citizen volunteers.

Oxford Dictionaries Word of the YearOxford Dictionaries Word of the Year is “Toxic” | infoDOCKET
Filed by Gary Price
From Oxford University Press: Defined as "poisonous" and with its origins in Greek (toxikon pharmakon, meaning "poison for arrows"), the word toxic has added more strings to its poisoned bow during 2018.


How to End the Autism Epidemic Nonfiction, November 16, 2018 | Xpress Reviews
By LJ Reviews
Reviews of Free All Along: The Robert Penn Warren Civil Rights Interviews; How To End the Autism Epidemic; Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes’s Hollywood; and more.
BESTSELLERS: History of Science
By LJ Reviews

1. A Lab of One’s Own: Science and Suffrage in the First World War
Fara, Patricia
Oxford University Press
2018. ISBN 9780198794981. $24.95

2. Unaffordable: American Healthcare from Johnson to Trump
Engel, Jonathan
University of Wisconsin Press
2018. ISBN 9780299314101. $34.95

3. On Grand Strategy
Gaddis, John Lewis
Penguin Books
2018. ISBN 9781594203510. $26

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