The Analytics Age | Placements & Salaries 2019
By Suzie Allard
Recovery from the 2008 recession continues: This year’s Placements & Salaries survey indicates that graduates from LIS programs have more options and better opportunities in the field.

 

• Work Settings and Skills
Current positions in the field, with a new look at soft skills training

• Job Search Strategies

How and when LIS students and grads conducted their job searches

• How Pay Shakes Out
Full-time grad earnings up, led by private sector and special collections jobs

• Jobs by Region
Where the high and low paying jobs are, and how regional salaries differ

• The LIS Pipeline
The education and experience grads are bringing to second careers

• Survey Methods

Time for a New Position in the Academic Library? | From the Bell Tower
By Steven Bell
As academic libraries open their doors to the public, they’ll experience some of the same challenges as public libraries. Should we follow their lead when it comes to staff social workers?

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Julius Jefferson on Convening the Conversation
By Lisa Peet
Julius C. Jefferson Jr., section head of the Library of Congress’s Congressional Research Service, is the American Library Association (ALA) president-elect for 2020–21.

Barbara’s Picks (Götz Aly, Robert D. Putnam, Richie Robertson, Chris Whipple), Plus America Past & Present: History Previews, Apr. 2020, Pt. 3 | Prepub Alert
By Barbara Hoffert
The Holocaust as all Europe’s responsibility, how America became a more equitable society in the early/mid-1900s and can do it again, the Enlightenment as more than a fount of reason, and how the CIA really works. Plus American adventures from Wyatt Earp to the Kennedys, globalization before 1000 CE, airplane vs. airships, and more.

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National Book Award Finalists and More, Oct. 9, 2019 | Book Pulse
By Neal Wyatt
The National Book Awards finalists are announced. More lists for Fall, October, and Halloween arrive.

PHILOSOPHY
PREMIUM
Out of My Head: On the Trail of Consciousness
By Tim Parks
The presentation of this work may appeal to some readers seeking a new approach to the elusive trail of consciousness. Yet the majority of audiences will find this structure off-putting as its style further complicates an already complex topic.

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Becoming Beauvoir: A Life
By Kate Kirkpatrick
Marked by a clear narrative contextualizing the many key figures interacting with Beauvoir across her life, as well as the international events that also touched and affected her, this biography belongs in both academic and popular philosophy collections.

SOCIAL SCIENCES
PREMIUM
South Away: The Pacific Coast on Two Wheels
By Meaghan Marie Hackinen
Biking and adventure travel enthusiasts will revel in the author’s descriptions and ability to endure such an arduous trip, and find this account restores one’s faith in human goodness.

PSYCHOLOGY
PREMIUM
Bedlam: An Intimate Journey into America’s Mental Health Crisis
By Kenneth Paul Rosenberg
Providing a comprehensive overview of critical issues continuing to plague our mental health system, this well-researched volume serves as a nice companion to Pete Earley’s Crazy: A Father’s Search Through America’s Mental Health Madness.

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2019 Academic Research: The Librarian’s Point of View On the Need for Varied Content Types

NEW! The academic collections survey gives the librarian’s perspective on the needs and challenges facing researchers as they discover and use the overwhelming variety of information available. The report identifies the fundamental issues facing researchers and solutions that make access to multiple formats and appropriate information easier for students.

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ACADEMIC BESTSELLERS: Microbiology
By LJ Reviews

1. The Vaccine Debate
Davidson, Tish
Greenwood
2019. ISBN 9781440843532. $40

2. Beautiful Cure: The Revolution in Immunology and What It Means for Your Health
Davis, Daniel M.
University of Chicago Press
2018. ISBN 9780226371009. $25

3. Discovering Retroviruses: Beacons in the Biosphere
Skalka, Anna M.
Harvard University Press
2018. ISBN 9780674971707. $27.95

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