White House: Make Public Access to Research Immediate By Lisa Peet On August 25, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released new guidance calling for all federally funded research to be made available to the public for free access and use upon publication. The memorandum on Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research advises all federal agencies to eliminate the current 12-month embargo period on the outputs of taxpayer-supported research and the data that supports it, to establish transparent procedures in doing so, and to coordinate with OSTP to ensure its equitable delivery. | ALA’s Tracie D. Hall Receives 2022 NBF Literarian Award By Lisa Peet On September 7, American Library Association (ALA) executive director Tracie D. Hall was awarded the National Book Foundation (NBF) Literarian Award for 2022. The annual award celebrates an individual “for a lifetime of achievement in expanding the audience for books and reading,” the NBF website states. This marks the second year that the honor has gone to a librarian; 2021’s award was given to Nancy Pearl. | SPONSORED BY EX LIBRIS, PART OF CLARIVATE 4 Ways to Use the Ex Libris CampusM App to Recruit New Students 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 | Hilary Mantel Has Died at Age 70 | Book Pulse By Anita Mechler Book prize announcements abound including the 2022 Cundill History Prize shortlist, CBC Nonfiction Prize, Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize, and the Financial Times Book of the Year shortlist. There is more coverage on book banning for Banned Books Week and of author Hilary Mantel’s passing. | SPONSORED BY EX LIBRIS, PART OF CLARIVATE Five Questions That Can Elevate Your Library - Part 2: Agility and Adaptation
Abstract: Many technological trends in library management were evident before the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the pandemic significantly accelerated the pace of those changes. To boost agility, libraries are turning to SaaS solutions, analytics, digital transformation, open applications and their community of peers. Read More | ACADEMIC BESTSELLERS: Education By LJ Reviews The State Must Provide, Complaint!, How Student Loans Became a National Catastrophe, and more in education titles: September 2021 to date as identified by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO. 1. The State Must Provide: Why America's Colleges Have Always Been Unequal—and How to Set Them Right. Harris, Adam Ecco 2021. ISBN 9780062976482 $27.99 2. Complaint!. Ahmed, Sara Duke University Press 2021. ISBN 9781478015093 $109.95 3. Debt Trap: How Student Loans Became a National Catastrophe. Mitchell, Josh Simon & Schuster 2021. ISBN 9781501199448 $27.00 | 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 San Mateo County Libraries is seeking a CLLS AmeriCorps Library Literacy Member | |