Library Science Programs Move Largely Online for Fall
By Elisa Shoenberger 
As universities and colleges across the United States grapple with the best way to proceed with fall terms given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, American Library Association–accredited library science programs are providing a variety of options to their students. Some are going fully online while others are offering hybrid courses with online and in-person components. 

University of Iowa To Create Archive of Black Lives Matter Protesters’ Spray Painting
By Lisa Peet 
In Iowa City, a group known as the Iowa Freedom Riders (IFR) demonstrated against systemic racism and police violence during the first week of June, by blocking traffic and spray-painting messages across the city, including on the walls of a number of University of Iowa (UI) buildings.  UI archivists recognized that the messages were part of the school’s institutional memory. 

Publishers’ Lawsuit Against Internet Archive Continues Despite Early Closure of Emergency Library
By Matt Enis 
On July 27, the Internet Archive responded to a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, Wiley, and Penguin Random House by filing a brief in the U.S. Southern District of New York that denies all charges of willful infringement. 

Addressing Bias in Research Instruction
By Susannah Goldstein 
While considering research material, students need to talk about whose voices are not at the table and think critically about how sources came to be. 

Fatima Shaik’s Economy Hall: The Hidden History of a Free Black Brotherhood: History Previews, Feb. 2020, Pt. 5 | Prepub Alert
By Barbara Hoffert 
Handwritten ledgers from the Société d’Economie et d’Assistance Mutuelle in New Orleans serve as the basis of an intriguing new history embracing Black America. 

7 Virtual Museum Exhibits That Explore Pandemics
By Mahnaz Dar 
With most museums still closed, digital exhibits offer opportunities to consider outbreaks past and present from a safe distance. 

Soul of a Nation: More Black History Previews, Feb. 2021, Pt. 5 | Prepub Alert
By Barbara Hoffert 
From an illustrated history to the mothers of great men to the utopian founding of Soul City. 

SCIENCES
What Can I Do? My Path from Climate Despair to Action
By Jane Fonda 
This urgent call for environmental action will have the most impact on readers already familiar with Fonda and her activism during the Vietnam War. It will also pique the interest of others wondering, What can I do? 

All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis
Ed. by Ayana Johnson & Katharine K. Wilkinson
By grouping a range of women’s voices, the editors have crafted a hopeful narrative, with many calls to action. 

LAW & CRIME 
I Have Struck Mrs. Cochran with a Stake: Sleepwalking, Insanity, and the Trial of Abraham Prescott
By Leslie Lambert Rounds  
Ideal for serious scholars of criminal history. 

Juror Number 2: The Story of a Murder, the Agony of a Neighborhood
By Efrem Sigel
Social inequalities and their effects on the criminal justice system are issues worthy of discussion; however, this title, which proposes largely microlevel solutions to systemic problems, adds little to the conversation. 

We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence
By Becky Cooper 
Cooper’s suspenseful, intensely intimate work casts a critical lens on institutional misogyny. Sure to appeal to true crime readers, especially fans of Michelle McNamara’s I’ll Be Gone in the Dark. 

HISTORY   
Agent Sonya
By Ben Macintyre 
This fast-paced historical account reads like a novel, with surprising twists and turns, and will thrill readers until the very last page. Readers who enjoy the writings of Neal Bascomb or Candice Millard, and fans of historical fiction will relish this book. 

Dead Doubles: The Extraordinary Worldwide Hunt for One of the Cold War’s Most Notorious Spy Rings
By Trevor Barnes   
This fast-paced narrative will engage those interested in Cold War international espionage and true crime. 

Publishing Braces for a Full Fall: 42 Titles for the Coming Season
By Neal Wyatt 
Long-anticipated titles, stunning debuts, and a deluge of books held over from the spring present challenges and opportunities for authors, publishers, and librarians. 

Charles Blow, Annalee Newitz, & More: Nonfiction Previews, Feb. 2021, Pt. 5 | Prepub Alert
By Barbara Hoffert 
From political manifesto and Obamacare to the fall of civilizations, the dangers of tech-based hype, and the first all-Black team to win the National Interscholastic Polo championship. 

Emma Donoghue, Abi Daré, & Shahnaz Ahsan Added to the “Not the Booker” Shortlist | Book Pulse
By Neal Wyatt  
Emma Donoghue, Abi Daré, and Shahnaz Ahsan are added to the Not the Booker shortlist. The James Tait Black Prizes for Fiction and Biography are announced. DC FanDome gets wall-to-wall coverage, with plenty of new trailers. 

Request for Info: Library Renovation or Construction Projects
Library Journal is collecting information about recently completed library construction projects for inclusion in an upcoming issue. If you completed a library construction or renovation project between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020, please tell us about it! Click on the link below where you can download a working copy of the form and fill out your responses online.

Academic libraries: www.LibraryJournal.com/AcademicArch2020


The deadline for submissions has been extended to September 4, 2020.

Turn the Page: 15 Editors' Picks for Fall/Winter 2020
By LJ Reviews
In a year when the ground is constantly shifting beneath our feet, one thing remains steady—our excitement over new books. 

Women Doctors, a Spying Countess, and Small-Town Mobsters: History Previews, Feb. 2021, Pt. 5 | Prepub Alert
By Barbara Hoffert 
Ten key history titles for February 2021. 

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