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Cornell Pilots Research Class with Ithaca, Incarcerated Students

Cornell University recently completed its first pilot research class that fosters collaboration and research between Ithaca-based and incarcerated students. Taught in fall 2019, the Prison Partners Library Research course allowed Ithaca students to facilitate the research work of incarcerated students.
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"Never say 'I like books' in a job interview

“Never say ‘I like books’ in a job interview,” and other advice for librarians

It’s Australian Library and Information Week, so we asked Alison Bates, Library Resources and Access Manager at RMIT University in Melbourne, to fill us in on what motivated her to become a librarian in the first place, keeping her work/life balance, and how realising the impact you can have in your role is the key to job satisfaction.
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Margaret Atwood and Katie Paterson

The library—100 years from now

I want to live to be 100 years old. Yes, that is a bold statement, and I’ll admit this goal may be a bit unrealistic and potentially impossible, but my curiosity pushes me to beat the laws of nature. As a 22-year-old avid reader working for a publishing company, I can’t help but wonder: what will be the future of the printed book?
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10 tips for librarians

10 tips for librarians: embedding social media good practice in your everyday work

Social media is one of the best ways to reach a wide audience in this digital day and age. There are plenty of examples of fantastic feeds being run by librarians, but how can you replicate their success? We asked Claire Pickering, librarian at Wakefield Libraries in the UK, to share her top 10 tips:
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