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The Year in Architecture 2018 By Bette-Lee Fox Library spaces honor the past while moving full steam ahead in Library Journal's Year in Architecture 2018. |
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SPONSORED BY BIBLIOLABS Ebooks Minnesota Helps Bridge Access Gaps People who live in small, rural communities often struggle to find access to high-quality literature and nonfiction content. Minnesota is solving this access problem with a shared ebook collection that is available to every Minnesotan through their local library. Read More››› |
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Controlled Digital Lending Concept Gains Ground By Matt Enis Copyright experts have begun building a framework for Controlled Digital Lending with the recent publication of a white paper and an official position statement initially supported by 40 individual and 24 institutional signatories. |
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MIT Press, Media Lab Launch Knowledge Futures Group By Lisa Peet MIT Press and MIT Media Lab recently launched the Knowledge Futures Group, a first-of-its-kind collaboration between a major academic publisher and academic lab to create and share research information. |
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Seize the Future | Spotlight on SF/Fantasy 2018 By Emily Wagner As ever, sf and fantasy reflect the present through the lens of alternate pasts and possible tomorrows. This year that means dystopias, "cli-fi," resistance, and optimism. |
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"I’m especially fond of species with interesting defensive strategies such as explosive weapons, conspicuously advertised chemical defenses, or elaborate body armature." | From "Cataloging Creepy-Crawlies | Q&A" |
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SPONSORED BY GALE, A CENGAGE COMPANY Data-Driven Strategies Improve Public Service Yolo County Public Library achieves positive outcomes through data. Concentrating information gives leaders a wider worldview. As community leaders and public servants, modern librarians play an increasingly vital civic role in the information age. Read More››› |
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Book Clubs for Beginner Readers By Carli Spina Book clubs are classic library programs for a reason: They offer a chance to socialize, learn about new books, and share (or build) a love of reading. These days, more public libraries are bringing this excitement to its youngest patrons, engaging very young kids in book discussion. |
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Cataloging Creepy-Crawlies | Q&A By Mahnaz Dar Stephen A. Marshall, author of Beetles: The Natural History and Diversity of Coleoptera, offers tips on learning the “language of entomology.” |
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Page to Screen Nets Some Big Tickets | Book Pulse By Neal Wyatt Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, My Brilliant Friend, and Widows opened last weekend. Both Time and LibraryReads pick their best of the year. In new adaptation news David Baldacci, Mira Grant, and Annalee Newitz all head to the screen. |
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Branching Out, November 2018 By Bette-Lee Fox Temple University, Philadelphia, builds a four-story library; NYPL's new Van Cortlandt Library breaks ground; Van Couver Public Library Central Library, BC, opens its rooftop garden; and more new construction and renovation news from the November 1, 2018 issue of Library Journal. |
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New to the Bestseller Lists | Book Pulse By Neal Wyatt Past Tense: A Jack Reacher Novel, by Lee Child, tops the bestsellers list this week. The National Book Awards have been announced. The Washington Post picks its best books of 2018. |
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Xpress Reviews WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA In fiction, Un-Su Kim's "high-voltage" novel The Plotters is "an adrenaline-fueled thriller in an alternate realm." J.B. Handley's How To End the Autism Epidemic is this week's starred nonfiction title. "Highly recommended for parents, caregivers, and physicians working and living with this population." In graphic novels, The Jekyll Island Chronicles, Bk. 2, A Devil’s Reach, by Steve Nedvidek and others, with illustrations by J. Moses Nester and S.J. Miller, is "a well-crafted [Dieselpunk] alt-history that, while taking many liberties, transports readers to a world of innovation and intrigue." And in e-originals, "two mature characters still have blind spots concerning their families but help each other come to terms with them in this satisfying twist on a Christmas romance," Therese Beharrie's A Wedding One Christmas. See All Xpress Reviews››› |
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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 `Iolani School (HI) seeks a Director of Library Services |
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