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April 25, 2019 | 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. |
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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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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. |
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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. |
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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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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 Orange City (Iowa) Public Library seeks a Library Director |
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