#NoTechforICE Campaign Protests Data Vendor Contracts with ICE By Lisa Peet #NoTechforICE was started by the national Latinx and Chicanx social justice advocacy group Mijente in 2018, when it became clear that government agencies such as ICE and CBP were purchasing public, private, and commercial data to gather information to aid in the sweeps and deportations of undocumented immigrants. | Growing Services: Libraries Creating Access for Incarcerated People By Chelsea Jordan-Makely, Jeanie Austin, and Charissa Brammer Public and academic library workers who provide services for people negatively impacted by the prison industrial complex (PIC) are proud of their work—even though it can be difficult—from starting and keeping programs going, to carrying the load over time. | SPONSORED BY EX LIBRIS, PART OF CLARIVATE Breaking Out of the Box by Harnessing RIMS Analytics to Serve Researchers The integration of a research information management system (RIMS) expands those options. The Weizmann Institution of Science Library transformed analytics results and narratives into faculty-facing communication, integrating context and metadata and supporting scientists in complying with their research grant open access requirements.
Read More››› | 5 Design Challenges from NYC | Design Institute NYC 2022 By Meredith Schwartz, Matt Enis, Jeanne Marie Ryan, Kiera Parrott, & Davis Erin Anderson At LJ’s 2022 Design Institute in New York City, held at the New York Public Library's Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library on June 9, five public and academic libraries in Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Illinois, Connecticut, and New Jersey enlisted architects and attendees to brainstorm on upcoming library design challenges. | Mass Observation Project, Module III | eReviews By Gricel Dominguez The Mass Observation Project remains one of the most unique and intriguing collections offered to patrons. The niche aspect of it being a British project should not stop one’s decision to purchase it; this is an impressive collection of observational, primary source data regarding world events and life in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. | “It’s incredibly important for the library community to play a role in these efforts, because #NoTechforICE raises questions about privacy, about research data, and about human rights. Librarians can look into what this means for their local communities, but also join a national movement that’s thinking through these questions and thinking through what kind of alternatives librarians can pivot to.” From “#NoTechforICE Campaign Protests Data Vendor Contracts with ICE” | Bloomsbury Fashion Central (Updated) | eReviews By Gricel Dominguez Responding to user feedback, this updated version of Bloomsbury Fashion Central brings together a rich collection of resources to provide one-stop access to interdisciplinary materials on fashion and dress. It is a strong collection for institutions that support art, design, and fashion, as well as business studies with an emphasis on the fashion industry. | SPONSORED BY EX LIBRIS, PART OF CLARIVATE Elevate Your Library, Part 1: Budget Cuts and Uncertainties Abstract: Librarians are feeling the squeeze. As they seek to meet changing patron expectations and a dynamic technological environment, they are often simultaneously faced with budget cuts and leadership looking over their shoulder for evidence of institutional value. Read More | Call for Information: Completed library renovation or construction projects Library Journal is collecting information about recently completed library construction/renovation projects for our annual Year in Architecture feature. If your institution completed a library construction or renovation project between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022, please tell us about it! The link below will direct you to download a pdf of the form before filling out your responses online. www.LibraryJournal.com/AcademicArch2022 THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2022 | ACADEMIC BESTSELLERS: Engineering and Technology By LJ Reviews Where Big Tech Went Wrong, Myths about Surveillance, Mother of Invention, and more in engineering and technology titles: July 2021 to date as identified by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO. 1. System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot. Reich, Rob HarperCollins 2021. ISBN 9780063064881 $27.99 2. I Have Nothing to Hide: And 20 Other Myths about Surveillance and Privacy. Boghosian, Heidi Beacon 2021. ISBN 9780807061268 $17.00 3. Mother of Invention: How Good Ideas Get Ignored in an Economy Built for Men; Trans. by Alex Fleming. Marcal, Katrine Harry N. Abrams 2021. ISBN 9781419758041 $26.00 | 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 Glendora is seeking a Library Services Manager. | |