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 Public Libraries and Open Government Data: Partnerships for Progress By Carole L. Palmer, Nic Weber, Kaitlin Throgmorton, & Bree Norlander University of Washington iSchool researchers present an overview of the Open Data Literacy project's work to date, and share highlights from a survey of the current landscape of open data in Washington State's public libraries. |
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 City Lights Founder Lawrence Ferlinghetti Has Died | Book Pulse By Mary Bakija Poet and publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti died on Monday at the age of 101. He'll be remembered for his San Francisco bookstore City Lights, for inspiring many other independent publishers with his press City Lights Books, and for his role in the Beat poetry movement. The Audio Publishers Association announced finalists for the 2021 Audie Awards, including the Audiobook of the Year. |
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SPONSORED BY OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS  What Everyone Needs to Know About 2020 Across the globe, 2020 has proved to be one of the most tumultuous years in recent memory. From COVID-19 to the US Election, gain insight into some of the many events of 2020 with OUP’s curated reading list from the What Everyone Needs to Know® series. Read More››› |
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| "Data ethics…, liability, and moral issues that come with openly publishing research data—I knew this was important but didn’t really realize what it looked like in practice until working with the county clerk.”
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Information: A Historical CompanionEd. by Ann Blair & others A fascinating multidisciplinary essay collection that will appeal to information history junkies as well as history, journalism, and library science students. |
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PREMIUM New Yorkers: A City and Its People in Our TimeBy Craig Taylor A varied book that will appeal to armchair travelers and others curious about New York. Highly recommended for public libraries as well as large academic libraries the world over. |
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Christianity: A Historical AtlasBy Alec Ryrie This cartographic chronicle of Christianity is an excellent, affordable resource for students of history, geography, and religion; both public and academic libraries will want to add it to their collections. |
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| | Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food, from Sustainable to SuicidalBy Mark Bittman Worldwide famine and the collapse of the climate are real, and the author’s stark challenge to change the system or suffer catastrophe is a clarion call. This ardent work will appeal to devotees of Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma and Jared Diamond’s Collapse. Highly recommended for all libraries. |
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 ACADEMIC BESTSELLERS: History of Science By LJ Reviews Hidden Valley Road, Inside Instagram, the Secret History of Nuclear War, and more in history of science titles: February 2020 to date as identified by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO. 1. Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family.
Kolker, Robert
Doubleday
2020. ISBN 9780385543767. $29.95 2. No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram.
Frier, Sarah
Simon & Schuster
2020. ISBN 9781982126803. $28.00 3. Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War.
Kaplan, Fred M.
Simon & Schuster
2020. ISBN 9781982107291. $30.00 |
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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 Merrimack Valley Library Consortium (MA) seeks an Executive Director |
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