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 Purdue Dean of Libraries Beth McNeil on How Reopening Campus Might Look By Lisa Peet On April 21 the president of Indiana’s Purdue University announced his intent to reopen the campus this fall, to some skepticism. Beth McNeil, dean and Esther Ellis Norton Professor at Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies, believes that a measured reopening of the university’s eight libraries is possible. |
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 One Academic Library’s Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Snapshot By Patricia Brandes The University of Hawai’i at Mānoa campus was closed to the public but open to faculty and students on March 15. The library closed to all on March 17, but the computer lab remained open on the first floor of Hamilton Library, because the university had moved all classes online for the remainder of the semester, and not all students had access to computers or the internet. |
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 Library Journal is fielding a survey about academic libraries’ involvement in the shift to online learning and remote access due to the COVID-19 crisis. We hope to quantify how libraries have supported faculty/students during this transition, and uncover methods that are working. Results from this survey will be made available to all respondents who complete the survey. As an extra thank you, respondents will be eligible to win one of five $100 American Express gift cards. The survey is estimated to take 10–12 minutes to complete. |
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 Ambient Pleasures and More: 9 Sound Libraries To Whisk You Away By Meredith Schwartz If it’s just too quiet for you nowadays, libraries have your hookup. Oxford University’s Bodleian Libraries, the Library of Congress, Cornell University, NYPL, and others have just the right kind and amount of sound for your workday. |
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| SPONSORED BY PROQUEST  Literary Studies in the Era of Distance Learning “Electronic library content has become more crucial than ever before to universities. Thanks to remote access, databases like ProQuest One Literature help students and faculty continue to get access to important, relevant and timely content for their classes and their research.” – Caroline Gale, Library Liaison Manager, University of Exeter Read More››› |
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| "By mid-August I'll know, based on the situation at hand, if I'm going to open one library or eight libraries, or somewhere in the middle. A couple of our libraries, it would be very possible for us to provide study space, remove some chairs to make it a little more spacious, but not have collections or staffing there—or staffing like they're doing at some fast food drive-throughs right now, where they've increased the size of the plexiglass [barriers]." | | |
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 Russell Lee, Magritte, Lucian Freud, Bruce McCall, Francis Bacon: Fine Arts Previews, Nov. 2020, Pt. 3 | Prepub Alert By Barbara Hoffert Reviews of Russell Lee: A Photographer’s Life and Legacy, The Lives of Lucian Freud: Fame, 1968–2011, Francis Bacon: Revelations, and more. |
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Hell in the Heartland: Murder, Meth, and the Case of Two Missing GirlsBy Jax Miller Over the course of her investigation, the author falls down several rabbit holes following rumors, suspects, and other area murders, which can muddle the story at times. However, true crime fans who are fascinated by the dark side of rural life and police incompetence and open to a somewhat ambiguous ending will find much to savor. |
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 Helping Students Through Pandemic Grief and Trauma By Kara Yorio As the world confronts this global health crisis, educators are also charged with helping students through the grief and trauma. SLJ spoke with mental health experts for advice and resources to meet the psychological and emotional needs of kids and adults. |
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 Don't Settle for Normal | Editorial By Meredith Schwartz It is important to take a moment, even in the midst of crisis, to honor this year’s Movers & Shakers. It is a waypost, a signifier of normalcy in a year from which so many landmarks are missing. But it’s also a reminder that we still need people moving us forward and shaking up our thinking—perhaps never more so than when we feel shaken by forces outside our control. |
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 ACADEMIC BESTSELLERS: Biology By LJ Reviews A head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body; a critical insight into the scientific, ethical, and political implications of human genome editing; and an in-depth, wide-ranging, first-hand narrative on the world's tropical rainforests top the list of best-selling biology books, as compiled by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO. 1. The Body: A Guide for Occupants
Bryson, Bill
Doubleday. 2019. ISBN 9780385539302. $30. 2. Altered Inheritance: CRISPR and the Ethics of Human Genome Editing
Baylis, Francoise
Harvard University Press. 2019. ISBN 9780674976719. $24.95. 3. Rainforest: Dispatches From Earth's Most Vital Frontlines
Juniper, Tony
Island Press. 2019. ISBN 9781642830729. $22. |
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