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| October 3, 2019 |  Next Gen Librarians | LIS and Careers By April Witteveen There will always be a place in libraries for people to fill traditional roles in programming, collection development, and working with children or teens. But many recent graduates earning their MLS (or equivalent degree) have learned new competencies that are increasingly in demand. |
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| SPONSORED BY TAYLOR & FRANCIS |
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 Patty Wong, Steven Yates Announce ALA Presidential Candidacy By Lisa Peet Patricia “Patty” M. Wong, City Librarian at Santa Monica Public Library, CA, and Steven Yates, Assistant Director of the University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies, Tuscaloosa, are the candidates for the American Library Association (ALA) 2020–21 presidency. |
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 Using the Dark Web in Libraries | Field Reports By Brady Lund The dark web offers something that few online platforms can or will: a very high level of anonymity. Many people use the dark web for legitimate, anonymous information seeking purposes: those who live in high-censorship countries, who identify as transgender, and who are undocumented immigrants. |
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| SPONSORED BY PROQUEST  Making Academic Research More Efficient Students and other researchers face many challenges when they’re searching for information. One of the biggest is sifting through the sheer volume of search results their query generates and honing in on the specific resources that are most relevant to their work. Read More››› |
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 Further Reading: Impeachment in Action By Jacob Sherman With the possibility of impeachment for President Trump making headlines, library patrons are bound to be seeking information and context. These titles will help explain the process, the current controversy, and the historical precedents. |
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| "The crossover to [librarianship] seems natural, especially since what we do on a daily basis is interpret information for our patrons and guide them to what is most important and/or useful. We are no longer gatekeepers, but more like guides.” | | |
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 How Much Coffee Do Librarians Drink? By Lisa Peet How much coffee do library workers need to get their jobs done? The results of LJ’s informal poll are in, and as it turns out, only about 60 percent drink coffee at all, with tea the beverage of choice for abstainers. |
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SCIENCES
PREMIUM Erosion: Essays of UndoingBy Terry Tempest Williams These essays are wide ranging and heartfelt and will attract dedicated environmentalists. |
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| Braverman, Irus
University of California Press
2018. ISBN 9780520298842. $85
3. Geography: Why It Matters Murphy, Alexander B.
Polity Press
2018. ISBN 9781509523009. $45 |
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