Columbia Student Physically Restrained by Security in Barnard Library
By Lisa Peet
On the night of Thursday, April 11, Alexander McNab, a black Columbia University senior, was stopped in Barnard College’s library—known as the Milstein Center for Teaching and Learning—by campus public safety officers, physically restrained, and questioned.

Nevada State Library Enters New Phase of Virtual Reality Project
By Matt Enis
Recently the Nevada State Library launched a first-in-the-nation virtual reality (VR) cataloging project, uploading records of library-relevant VR content to WorldCat; partnered with the University of Nevada, Reno on a VR/augmented reality digital preservation program; and more.

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Defeating Bullies and Trolls in the Library Conference Examines Harassment, Doxxing
By Lisa Peet
A March 8 conference at Skokie Public Library, IL, “Defeating Bullies and Trolls in the Library: Developing Strategies to Protect our Rights and Personhood,” took on the issue of harassment of scholars doing work around equity and social justice, and the lack of support on the part of their institutions.

University of Würzburg Announces Open Source Text Recognition for Historical Texts | infoDOCKET
Filed by Gary Price
From the University of Würzburg: Historians and other Humanities scholars often have to deal with difficult research objects: centuries-old printed works that are difficult to decipher and often in an unsatisfactory state of conservation. Many of these documents have now been digitized.

Diversity in Academic Collections Survey
Library Journal is conducting a survey to learn how inclusion and diversity factor into academic library acquisitions. Does your library strive to include representations of minorities and marginalized populations in acquisitions? Do faculty members assign reading with diversity in mind?

The results will be revealed in a forthcoming LJ feature. All respondents who complete the survey will be entered into a drawing to win a $100 Amazon gift card. Please participate by clicking here.

The survey deadline is April 29, 2019.

Celebrating World Book and Copyright Day 2019
By SLJ Staff
The 24th annual World Book and Copyright Day celebrates reading around the world and the contributions of books as an ally in education and the progress of humanity.

Nonfiction, April 19, 2019 | Xpress Reviews
By LJ Reviews
Reviews of A Fragile Enterprise: Yesterday’s Schools and Tomorrow’s Students, Nine Lies About Work: A Freethinking Leader’s Guide to the Real World, Education Roads Less Traveled: Solving America’ s Fixation on Four-Year Degrees, and more.

ACADEMIC BESTSELLERS: African History
By LJ Reviews

1. The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela
Mandela, Nelson
Liveright: Norton
2018. ISBN 9781631491177. $35

2. The Rise of the African Novel: Politics of Language, Identity, and Ownership

Wa Ngugi, Mukoma
University of Michigan Press
2018. ISBN 9780472073689. $70

3. Freedom in White and Black: A Lost Story of the Illegal Slave Trade and Its Global Legacy

Christopher, Emma
University of Wisconsin Press
2018. ISBN 9780299316204. $29.95

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