| Reproductive Health Information in Your Library’s Collection By Barbara Alvarez June 24 marked two years since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, making abortion a state’s issue. As of this writing, abortion is banned or severely restricted in 21 states. However, abortion is just one part of the larger landscape of Reproductive Justice and reproductive health. |
| IMLS Debuts Information Literacy Project at ALA Annual By Lisa Peet On Thursday, June 27, at the American Library Association Annual Conference and Exhibition in San Diego, CA, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced the launch of its nationwide Information Literacy Initiative. The multipartner project provides a website, InformationLiteracy.gov, that offers a wide range of ready-to-use tools and resources for library and museum professionals—trusted educators—to engage their communities to find, understand, evaluate, and share accurate information. |
SPONSORED BY EX LIBRIS, PART OF CLARIVATE Resource Sharing Leaders on Creating a Borderless Community
Resource sharing between libraries is nothing new, of course — but what is new is the ease with which potential resource-sharing partners can find each other. We spoke with three librarians who play leading roles in the Rapido/RapidILL resource-sharing community.
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| Women in Flight: The Archives and Library of the Ninety-Nines | Archives Deep Dive By Elisa Shoenberger On November 2, 1929, at Curtiss Airfield in Valley Stream, NY, 26 female licensed pilots, mostly from the East Coast, gathered to form the Ninety-Nines, an organization dedicated to support and advance women in aviation. Famed aviator Amelia Earhart, the first president of the Ninety-Nines, came up with the name in honor of the 99 charter members. Almost 95 years since its founding, the Ninety-Nines has about 7,000 members in 44 countries. |
| Minnesota Passes Bill Protecting Access to Library Books By Lisa Peet A Minnesota bill with a section prohibiting book bans in public libraries, and libraries or media centers in public postsecondary institutions and schools, was signed into law by Gov. Tim Walz on May 17. Senate File 3567, an omnibus education reform bill—which also includes rulings on cell phone use in schools, student performance data, and student journalism, among other items—went into effect immediately. |
SPONSORED BY JSTOR Skidmore College Uses Ithaka to Amplify Its Special Collections Many college and university libraries have amassed special collections and are digitizing these collections to share them more widely. Yet, institutions often struggle to find sustainable solutions for accomplishing this work. Skidmore College is solving this problem with the help of a flexible suite of services for digital collection stewardship from ITHAKA.
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| Bloomsbury Visual Arts | eReviews By Gricel Dominguez Bloomsbury Visual Arts hub is a comprehensive resource covering all aspects of the visual arts, from the art to the artist to the industry. It is an essential, top-tier resource for the study and practice of the visual arts across all areas. |
“Whether you are providing reproductive health information, especially abortion information, in your collections, at the reference desk, or through programming, consult with a legal expert about your options. This may include what type of information you can provide and where in your collection it’s located.” —From “Reproductive Health Information in Your Library’s Collection” |
| SOCIAL SCIENCES Gender Explained: A New Understanding of Identity in a Gender Creative World By Diane Ehrensaft & Michelle Jurkiewicz This essential purchase accurately captures the pulse of the conversation about gender in the United States, expands awareness and knowledge about gender, and educates readers about common myths and misinformation. PREMIUM The Literature of Japanese American Incarceration Ed. by Frank Abe & Floyd Cheung An accessible examination of the U.S. concentration camps that held people solely because of their race and heritage, plus a look at how they impacted society and generations to come. Important for both researchers and students. PREMIUM Challenging Modernity By Robert N. Bellah This provocative volume is wide-ranging, and the contributors do not disappoint. Although neither Bellah nor the contributors offer a definitive conclusion, the scope, depth, and coherence of this collection is a brilliant elaboration of what might have occurred. |
| PERFORMING ARTS PREMIUM Playing the Changes: Jazz at an African University and on the Road By Darius Brubeck & Catherine Brubeck A close look at what it takes to contribute to lasting and meaningful social change. For jazz musicians, teachers, and historians. PREMIUM Say It with a Beautiful Song: The Art and Craft of the Great American Songbook By Michael Lasser & Harmon Greenblatt A valuable addition for collections or courses on popular culture or music history. Fans of old musicals, movies, and music will appreciate learning more about the names and tunes they love. Queer Horror: A Film Guide By Sean Abley & Tyler Doupé An essential reference guide with engaging writing that shines. This is an exhaustive and valuable encyclopedia of the hits and misses of queer horror cinema. Genre fans will find plenty of titles to add to their watchlist. |
| Beauty, the Biz, and Brian Jones | Real Reels By Joshua Blevins Peck This month’s key documentaries spotlight a range of intriguing individuals: photographer Nan Goldin; “the Clown Prince of Hip-Hop,” Biz Markie; Irish funeral director David McGowan; and Brian Jones, a founding member of the Rolling Stones. |
Call for Info: Library Renovation/Construction Projects Completed Since Last July
Library Journal is collecting information about library projects completed over the last year for our annual Year in Architecture feature. If your institution completed a library construction or renovation project between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024, please tell us about it! The link below will direct you to download a pdf of the form before filling out your responses online. The deadline for submissions is Friday, July 26. If you are unsure of the specifics for the form, please ask your architect. They will receive free inclusion in our architect listing. Submission of high-resolution images of your completed project is encouraged and you will find digital specs and instructions in the gray box on the form. Academic libraries: www.LibraryJournal.com/AcademicArch2024 |
| The 2024 Colorado Book Award Winners | Book Pulse By Kate Merlene The Colorado Book Award winners and RSL Christopher Bland Prize shortlist are announced. Lambda Literary announces new fellows for the 2024 Writer’s Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices. |
| Anne Applebaum Wins German Book Trade Peace Prize | Book Pulse By Kate Merlene Pulitzer Prize–winning author Anne Applebaum is awarded the German Book Trade Peace Prize. Patrick deWitt wins the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour for his novel The Librarianist. Alicia Elliott’s And Then She Fell and Brandi Bird’s The All + Flesh: Poems win Indigenous Voices Awards. Hillary Clinton will release a new book, Something Lost, Something Gained: Reflections on Life, Love, and Liberty, on September 17. |
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