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Three Librarians on the Databases They Count On
By A.J. Muhammad, Kate Lambaria, & Marcella E. Barnhart
Three librarians from specialized institutions, focusing on Black history and culture, the performing arts, and business, discuss their collections and explore several databases that are often the first resources they go to when fielding questions from patrons. |
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| Movers & Shakers 2022 | Call for Nominations The editors of Library Journal need your help identifying the emerging leaders in the library world. Movers & Shakers profiles up-and-coming, innovative, creative individuals from around the world—both great leaders and behind-the-scenes contributors—who are providing inspiration and model programs for others, including programs developed this year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please use this form to let us know about anybody you think we should be aware of. Submissions will close on December 6, 2021. |
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Grow, Read, Repeat | Reader’s Shelf
By Neal Wyatt
Late fall may seem the wrong time to read gardening books, but it is actually ideal. The following titles, devoted to growing beautiful plants indoors and out, will inspire wintertime dreams of spring and summer gardens to come and keep interior landscapes bright and glowing through chilly days. |
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SPONSORED BY EX LIBRIS A PROQUEST CO. Four Ways to Achieve More Success as an Academic Librarian
Academic libraries have experienced dramatic changes over the last few decades. With information now just a few clicks away, libraries are transforming from collections of knowledge to modern hubs for supporting teaching, learning, research, and student success.
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PREMIUM
Seven Games: A Human History
By Oliver Roeder
A surprisingly introspective look at the history of machine learning as it relates to games, and its impact on gameplay and society. This will have appeal across game enthusiasts, technologists, and those interested in the interplay of it all. |
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News Briefs from IMLS, Library of Congress, and More
By Lisa Peet
IMLS signed a memorandum of understanding with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Library of Congress has acquired the M.C. Migel Memorial Rare Book Collection from the American Foundation for the Blind, and more news briefs. |
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Challenging Times | Editorial
By Meredith Schwartz
Book challenges are, of course, nothing new to libraries. But they are ramping up in both frequency and intensity, and will take teamwork to resist. of Literature. |
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Academic Best-Sellers: Politics and Law
By LJ Reviews
What Racism Costs Everyone, Epidemics and the Law, Whiteness of Wealth, and more in politics and law titles: November 2020 to date as identified by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO.
1. The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together.
McGhee, Heather C.
One World Ballantine
2021. ISBN 9780525509561. $28.00 2. American Contagions: Epidemics and the Law from Smallpox to COVID-19.
Witt, John Fabian
Yale University Press
2021. ISBN 9780300257274. $20.00
3. Whiteness of Wealth: How the Tax System Impoverishes Black Americans—And How We Can Fix It.
Brown, Dorothy A.
Crown
2021. ISBN 9780525577324. $27.00 |
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