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| February 1, 2018 |  NEH Announces New Grants to Support Humanities Infrastructure By Lisa Peet The National Endowment for the Humanities recently announced a new program to create and sustain humanities initiatives in public libraries, archives, museums, colleges and universities, historic sites, scholarly associations, and other cultural institutions. |
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 Lucky 13 | ER&L Preview 2018 By Matt Enis The 13th annual Electronic Resources and Libraries conference returns to the AT&T Conference Center at the University of Texas at Austin on March 4–7, offering attendees a range of presentations on electronic resources management. |
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 History, Current Events, & More | Last of the Nonfiction Previews, Jul. 2018 By Barbara Hoffert Reviews of The Brink: President Reagan and the Nuclear War Scare of 1983; Valley of Genius: The Uncensored History of Silicon Valley, as Told by the Hackers, Founders, and Freaks Who Made It Boom; The Strange Case of Dr. Couney: How a Mysterious European Showman Saved Thousands of American Babies; and more. |
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| "We hope that by becoming a learning organization, we are able to keep up with the pace of change…. We sought to create a framework that is flexible enough for us to gather and synthesize information from a variety of sources and be able to course correct to respond to changing needs." | | |
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 LJ Reference | Review Alert, February 15, 2018 By LJ Reviews An excellent choice for seminarians, religious professionals, and others wishing to learn more about Evangelical America; market guides for artists, writers, and poets; The Papers of Woodrow Wilson Digital Edition is recommended for large academic libraries serving robust U.S. history collections. |
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 Compass Reading: IMLS’s 2018–22 Strategic Plan Sets a New Tone | Editorial By Rebecca T. Miller With 2018 under way, the work to ensure key funding at the federal level steps up. The bipartisan Museum and Library Services Act of 2017 reasserts the value of libraries and museums in the cultural fabric and creates an opportunity for political leaders to put a stake in the ground for these vital institutions. |
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 LJ Nonfiction | Review Alert February 15, 2018 By LJ Reviews Scholars and casual fans of printing history will enjoy this insider’s look; well-known and untold moments in women’s history; the resilience and struggle within black communities in the 20th and 21st centuries; a feminist critique of health care, especially in the treatment of women. |
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From the Annoyed Librarian ... |
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BESTSELLERS: MedicineBy LJ Reviews1. The Case Against SugarTaubes, Gary Alfred A. Knopf 2016. ISBN 9780307701640. $26.95 2. An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back
Rosenthal, Elisabeth
Penguin Books
2017. ISBN 9781594206757. $28 3. The Death Gap: How Inequality Kills
Ansell, David A.
University of Chicago Press
2017. ISBN 9780226428154. $26 |
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 The Latest Trends in Library Design Hosted in partnership with Salt Lake County Library and The City Library—at SLCo’s Viridian Center—the newest installment of our library building and design event will let you dig deep with architects, librarians, and vendors to explore building, renovating, and retrofitting spaces to better engage your community. |
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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. |
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