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| June 20, 2017 |  The Midcareer MLIS | LIS Education By Lisa Peet Going back to school can take a library career to the next level, or enable entry in midstream, but it presents its own challenges. |
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 New York City’s FY18 Budget Promises $110M for Libraries By Lisa Peet In what New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio called the earliest budget agreement since 1992, on June 6 New York City Council voted to adopt the city’s FY18 budget, which will include $110 million for capital projects in libraries across the city, more than doubling capital library funding. |
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| SPONSORED BY MCGRAW-HILL EDUCATION  Guidelines for Conducting Ethical Clinical Trials A clear understanding of how to conduct ethical clinical trials is required for anyone involved in the process. Improper experimentation methods can have devastating and long-lasting negative effects. Just consider the controversy created by Andrew Wakefield when he published a paper in 1998 claiming colitis and autism spectrum disorders were linked to the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) vaccine. Read More››› |
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 Marmot Launches Digital Archive By Matt Enis Marmot Library Network has developed a Digital Archive, enabling its member libraries to showcase digitized collections of images, postcards, books, magazines, videos, recorded oral histories, music, and academic research. Users can discover archive content from throughout the multi-type consortium with a simple catalog search. |
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 Life + Library | Innovation Marta Murvosh Libraries in Chicago, San Francisco, and Cornelius, OR, have taken advantage of economies of scale to plan new locations in the same building as affordable senior housing developments. |
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| "In law school I practically lived in the library, and I always sought out the help of the librarians…. I just felt the pull." | | |
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 The Empathy Builders: A More Compassionate World Through Stories | Editorial By Rebecca T. Miller When was the last time you read beyond your comfort zone—whether in point of view, genre, or format? Graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang has focused on doing just that from his platform as the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, a position to which he was named in early 2016. |
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 Formula for Success | Office Hours By Michael Stephens How do we “build a librarian” for 21st-century information work? It’s an ongoing discussion in libraries and LIS programs that has many sides and a range of opinion. |
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 Branching Out, May 2017 By Bette-Lee Fox The Indian Trails Public Library District, Wheeling, IL, reopens; Gladwyne Free Library, PA, wraps up a renovation; the Sandhills Branch of the Richland Library, Columbia, SC, continues a multimillion, multibranch building effort; and more new construction and renovation news from the May 15, 2017 issue of Library Journal. |
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 Comics Cross Over | Genre Spotlight: Graphic Novels By Douglas Rednour Continuing to fuel today’s pop culture landscape, graphic novels have become the lifeblood of new and innovative work. This year, we see more genres blending and mutating into fresh forms of storytelling. |
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 Reading for Our Political Times | Wyatt’s World By Neal Wyatt From ongoing wars and mounting refugee crises to corrupt policies and the traumatic fight for health care, there is plenty of noise and heat in today’s politics. Well-argued and insightful nonfiction helps inform readers of these timely debates and adds much-needed perspective on the issues. |
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| Xpress Reviews WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA  Edgar Cantero's Meddling Kids is this week's starred fiction title. "This story will have readers riding on the edge of their seats as the thrills and danger increase to the frightening climax. Highly recommended for fans of Scooby-Doo and stories in the Lovecraftian realm." In nonfiction, Jeffrey Tambor's Are You Anybody? A Memoir is this week's starred title. "An insightful meditation on adversity and how it intrinsically shapes us all, this essential read will have broad appeal." Stephen King’s Creepshow: A George A. Romero Film, written by King, with illustrations by Bernie Wrightson and Jack Kamen, is this week's starred graphic novel. "This top-notch movie adaptation is a gory nightmare fun house worth exploring again and again." And in e-originals, Meara Platt's Garden of Dragons, a "mix of the supernatural with the Regency...turns up the heat on the battlefield and in the bedroom."
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 How To Integrate Multiple Literacies Into Your Strategic Plan We have convened some of today’s leading advocates, thinkers, and doers on literacy programming in public libraries to discuss in actionable terms how public librarians are redefining literacy. Don’t wait, register by June 23 to take advantage of our special early-bird rate. Please call 646-380-0773 to inquire about our discounted team rates. |
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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 Rochester Regional Library Council is seeking an Executive Director |
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