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 Library Stabilization Fund Act Seeks $2 Billion for Pandemic Losses, Reopening Costs, and More By Lisa Peet On July 2, Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) and Rep. Andy Levin (D-MI) introduced the bipartisan Library Stabilization Fund Act in both chambers. The legislation would establish a dedicated $2 billion fund that would address the financial losses incurred in the pandemic shutdown and bolster library services going forward, with priority given to the hardest-hit communities. |
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 ValChoice Offers Free Insurance Education Tools for Libraries By Matt Enis ValChoice, an independent data analytics company focused on the U.S. insurance industry, is offering public and academic libraries permanent, unlimited access to online calculators, insurance company ratings, tutorials and “how-to” videos, worksheets, and other tools designed to help users understand how insurance—such as car and home insurance—is priced, and how to decide on policies based on their age, deductibles, coverage limits, and other factors. |
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SPONSORED CONTENT  The Impact of Remote Learning on Campus Libraries Shifting instruction and campus services entirely online in a matter of days in response to the COVID-19 pandemic was a near-Herculean feat for the nation’s colleges and universities. But for institutions that have developed robust and forward-looking library programs, the transition has proceeded more smoothly. Read More››› |
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 Ry Moran on Archiving Truth and Reconciliation Materials and Respecting the Record By Lisa Peet Ry Moran is the founding director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation at the University of Manitoba, Canada. For the past five years Moran, a member of the Red River Métis, has led the creation of a permanent home of a national archive for all materials gathered by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. LJ caught up with him recently to learn more about what it took to build an archive of such a critical chapter of Canada’s Indigenous history. See also: Ry Moran on Institutional Reconciliation and Equity Ry Moran will become the inaugural Associate University Librarian for Reconciliation at the University of Victoria, BC, this fall. LJ talked to him about his plans and thoughts on helping create institutional equity. |
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| "The survivors were the living archive, the living memory of what had occurred in the residential schools. We wanted to make sure that their voices were—and are—front and center of the NCTR, and that as many people as possible have the ability to hear directly from those survivors who had so courageously stepped forward and wanted their stories heard." | | |
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The Hidden Life of Ice: Dispatches from a Disappearing WorldBy Marco Tedesco & Alberto Flores d’Arcais A beautifully descriptive, lyrical love letter to Greenland that brings to life what it is like to work as a field scientist, from the daily hardships to the excitement of discovery. Readers who enjoy memoirs of field scientists, especially those set in polar areas like My Penguin Year by Lindsay McCrae, will relish this book. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCES Having and Being HadBy Eula Biss An engaging and accessible read for those interested in social justice and in better understanding our economy. | Marriage Equality: From Outlaws to In-LawsBy William N. Eskridge & Christopher R. Riano Though lengthy, the work is beautifully and accessibly written. Both general and academic readers will appreciate its comprehensiveness as well as its attention to the human side of the story. An essential work. | | |
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 News Briefs for July 20, 2020 By Lisa Peet UNC Chapel Hill Libraries has received a collection valued at $6.2 million from rare book collector and alumna Florence Fearrington, the Panorama Project has released a custom version of Panorama Picks spotlighting antiracist titles, the Library Freedom Institute has announced its fourth cohort, and more News Briefs. |
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 ACADEMIC BESTSELLERS: Chemistry By LJ Reviews A comprehensive guide to carbon inside Earth, an entry point to the growing journal literature on green oxidation in organic synthesis, and a useful tool for synthetic chemists top the list of best-selling chemistry books, as compiled by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO. 1. Deep Carbon: Past to Present Orcutt, Beth N. Cambridge University Press. 2020. ISBN 9781108477499. $79.99. 2. Green Oxidation in Organic Synthesis Jiao, Ning John Wiley. 2019. ISBN 9781119304166. $195. 3. Asymmetric Synthesis Of 3,3-Disubstituted Oxindoles Dalpozzo, Renato World Scientific. 2020. ISBN 9781786347299. $128. |
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