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| November 30, 2017 | | A group led by San José State University iSchool (SJSU) Director Sandra Hirsh and SJSU lecturer Susan Alman is exploring how the library field could use blockchain, the open source, secure distributed database system. |
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| SPONSORED BY CREDO REFERENCE |
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| "We're bringing together people who know about blockchain technology, who know about urban planning, who know about technology in libraries, and anybody who has lots of ideas, to have a discussion [about whether] blockchain can be used within our profession, and if so, how?" | | |
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 National Library Partnership Tackles Health Literacy Gap By Jennifer A. Dixon The Public Library Association (PLA) and its parent organization the American Library Association (ALA), together with the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM), are working to expand the extent to which libraries can address health literacy. |
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| SPONSORED BY EBSCO, LEARNINGEXPRESS  Information & Media Literacy: Skills Needed in Today’s World Extraordinary digital innovation has brought about a global information society and has radically changed information access and standards of authority and reliability — straining the educational and labor market infrastructures needed to confront this change. Read the LearningExpress-sponsored white paper on skills needed in today’s world to decipher information sources.
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 From the Opium Wars to Putin's Russia | History Previews, 2018 By Barbara Hoffert Reviews of Three Days in Moscow: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of the Soviet Empire, Atlas of a Lost World: Travels in Ice Age America, The Flying Tigers: The Untold Story of the American Pilots Who Waged a Secret War Against Japan Before Pearl Harbor, and more. |
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 LJ Nonfiction | Review Alert, December 2017 By LJ Reviews A thoughtful Strange Journey for anyone who has ever viewed organized religion as spiritually repressive; a must-read for lovers of world literature and the art of translation; the essential coach's handbook— Grow Wherever You Work. |
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From the Annoyed Librarian ... |
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BESTSELLERS: European History
By LJ Reviews
1. The End of Europe: Dictators, Demagogues, and the Coming Dark Age
Kirchick, James
Yale University Press
2017. ISBN 9780300218312. $27.50
2. The Holocaust: A New History
Rees, Laurence
Public Affairs
2017. ISBN 9781610398442. $32
3. The Plague of War: Athens, Sparta, and the Struggle For Ancient Greece
Roberts, Jennifer T.
Oxford University Press
2017. ISBN 9780199996643. $34.95
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From the Pages of infoDOCKET ... |
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 What is Design Thinking? From space planning, redesigning services and staffing, to developing more user-centric approaches, design thinking can help you problem-solve through ingenuity and creativity, and better understand and serve your patrons. Our introductory online workshop, Demystifying Design Thinking is designed for library professionals who want to take a fresh approach to tackling their library’s challenges through human-centered design. |
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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 San Francisco Public Library seeks a Chief of Collections and Technical Services |
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