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Re-envisioning Web Preservation with The Weekly List | Peer to Peer Review By Jordan Mitchell and Katie Rawson In 2021, the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania’s Library Archives accessioned the collection of Amy Siskind’s Weekly List website; however, the path to get there was complicated, and the final gift looked quite different from how it was conceived in the initial conversation. |
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PW’s 2022 U.S. Book Show To Open with Full-Day Library Track By Lisa Peet Publishers Weekly’s second U.S. Book Show, held virtually May 23–26, will lead off with an all-day track on May 24 specifically for librarians. The Libraries Are Essential program will include a roster of library educators—including Nicole Cooke, Renate Chancellor, and Yasmeen Shorish—leaders, and advocates, as well as representatives from the American Library Association and PEN America, examining issues currently at the forefront of library work. |
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SPONSORED BY MIT PRESS Support Direct To Open From the MIT Press Join the Big Ten Academic Alliance, NYU Libraries, University of Toronto Libraries, MIT Libraries, and many more. Pledge your support by June 30, 2022 to receive exclusive participation benefits including immediate access to backlist/archives and trade collection discounts. Learn More››› |
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“The lawyers didn’t have experience with archival work; development was not steeped in copyright; the archivist and librarian weren’t familiar with regulations governing university operations; the donor’s expertise was in citizen journalism and not in digital archives, copyright, or university operations. The whole affair was one of repeated reciprocal teaching that constantly shifted not just the process of acquiring the collection but the very framework of what was being acquired.” | From “Re-envisioning Web Preservation with The Weekly List | Peer to Peer Review” |
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Women’s Prize for Fiction Announces Shortlist | Book Pulse By Kate Merlene The Women’s Prize for Fiction announces its shortlist. The 2022 Oregon Book Award winners are announced. The Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) announces the 2022 Dagger Award longlist. Sonia Sanchez receives the 2022 Jackson Poetry Prize. Audrey Molloy wins the 2021 Anne Elder Award. Nobel Literature Prize–winning poet Louise Glück will publish her first prose narrative in October. |
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ACADEMIC BESTSELLERS: Math By LJ Reviews My Remarkable Journey, Hidden Geometry of Information, Bernoulli’s Fallacy, and more in math titles: April 2021 to date as identified by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO. 1. My Remarkable Journey: A Memoir. Johnson, Katherine G. HarperCollins 2021. ISBN 9780062897664. $25.99 2. Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else. Ellenberg, Jordan Penguin Books 2021. ISBN 9781984879059. $28.00 3. Bernoulli's Fallacy: Statistical Illogic and the Crisis of Modern Science. Clayton, Aubrey Columbia University Press 2021. ISBN 9780231199940. $34.95 |
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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 Tillamook County Library (OR) seeks a Library Director |
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