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| March 22, 2018 |  Marrakesh Treaty Bill Introduced By Lisa Peet On March 15 the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act (S. 2559) was introduced in Congress, moving the United States closer to adopting an international treaty facilitating access to works for the print disabled. |
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 Privacy with Google Analytics | Field Reports By Eric Hellman Google Analytics has a lot of configuration options, which is why webmasters love it. For the purposes of user privacy, however, there are just two configuration options to pay attention to. |
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Academic Movers & Shakers 2018 The 2018 class of Movers & Shakers features a wide range of library leaders, including nine academic librarians who are making a difference both inside and out of their institutions: |
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| SPONSORED BY JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. |
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 Net Neutrality Concerns Spark Criticism of ALA Madison Award Pick By Lisa Peet On March 9 the ALA Washington Office announced the recipients of its annual James Madison Award. However, this year’s choice, U.S. Representatives Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Mike Quigley (D-IL)—has drawn fire because of Issa’s opposition to net neutrality and other issues. |
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| "There are a lot of folks who work in the Library for the Blind network who have visual impairments, but there are only a few actual degreed librarians. And the ones that I know are working really hard to pass this thing because we see this as [an issue of] our civil rights." | | |
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 LJ Reference | Review Alert: April 1, 2018 By LJ Reviews A deeper understanding of the influences behind the world’s greatest artworks; a resource for lovers of crime fiction; an important database for libraries that serve students of music and musicianship. |
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| SPONSORED CONTENT  The Unique Value of MathSciNet® While most databases provide abstracting and indexing, MathSciNet® also provides users with 3rd party reviews of the published literature created by over 21,000 PhD reviewers. This approach dates back 75 years to the database's origin as the publication Mathematical Reviews launched in 1940 by Otto Neugebauer. Read More››› |
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 Women’s History Month: Read On | Wyatt’s World By Neal Wyatt Nonfiction explorations, a grand collection of comics portraits, and a welcome anthology of reimagined tales are just some of the books that help readers celebrate the history and achievements of women. |
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 LJ Nonfiction | Review Alert, April 1, 2018 By LJ Reviews Of significance to general readers and lovers of 20th-century art and art movements; highly recommended for U.S. colonial, middle period, and Civil War scholars; science enthusiasts and scientists alike will enjoy delving into this exciting extragalactic drama. |
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BESTSELLERS: BiologyBy LJ Reviews1. A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power To Control EvolutionDoudna, Jennifer A. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2017. ISBN 9780544716940. $28 2. Making Sense of Genes Kampourakis, Kostas Cambridge University Press 2017. ISBN 9781107128132. $84.99 3. Life Through Time and SpaceArthur, Wallace Harvard University Press 2017. ISBN 9780674975866. $29.95. |
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From the Annoyed Librarian ... |
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 Doubling Your Circ on a Dime How you manage your circulation matters—to keep patrons coming back for more and to demonstrate to stakeholders just how well-used the library is in your community. Don't miss this online course led by experts who have boosted their circulation numbers in creative and sometimes unexpected ways, without denting their budgets—April 25 & May 9. |
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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 City of Chesapeake, Virginia seeks a Public Library System Director |
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