Texas A&M Restructures Library Roles, Rescinds Librarian Tenure By Lisa Peet Texas A&M University restructured its University Libraries’ administrative system, including rescinding tenure—and eliminating the tenure process—for librarians. As of the fall semester, library faculty will be required to either give up their tenured status to remain full-time library staff members, or transfer to another academic department to keep or continue to pursue tenure. |
The Open Road Under Construction: LJ’s Open Access and Open Educational Resources at Academic Libraries Survey Report By Andrew Gerber The use and visibility of open access (OA) content collections and open educational resources (OER) appear to be changing at colleges and universities, according to the results of LJ’s 2022 Open Access/Open Educational Resources Survey, sponsored by SirsiDynix. Many institutions and their libraries are placing more emphasis on helping students and faculty find those resources, but survey participants feel they are not fully satisfied with how well their search interfaces direct students to these collections, or with their frequency of use. |
Delaware to Expand Statewide Telehealth Program | ALA Annual 2022 By Matt Enis Following a successful pilot test at Delaware’s Seaford, Laurel, and Milford libraries, the Delaware Division of Libraries (DDL) is preparing to roll out a new, comprehensive telehealth program to nine additional locations throughout the state, in collaboration with public, academic, nonprofit, and community partners, by the end of 2022. |
Governance Transformation Picks Up Steam | ALA Annual 2022 By Meredith Schwartz At the American Library Association’s Annual conference in Washington, DC, the organization’s governing Council took the next big step in its slow progress toward transforming its own structure, in theory to something which is nimbler and more cost effective yet preserves many opportunities for participation and representation of all aspects of the field. |
“Faculty status and tenure historically have allowed the exploration of topics that may be somewhat controversial or question the status quo. I feel that that’s something that faculty, in terms of seeking new knowledge, have a responsibility to do, whether they’re librarians or in a classroom.” —From “Texas A&M Restructures Library Roles, Rescinds Librarian Tenure” |
Not Neutral | ALA Annual 2022 By Lisa Peet While participants and exhibitors were largely enthusiastic about seeing each other face to face, often for the first time since the Annual conference in June 2019, COVID, the erosion of abortion rights, and a range of intellectual freedom challenges and privacy issues were front and center in many conversations—both in person and online. |
SOCIAL SCIENCES PREMIUM Viral Justice: How We Grow the World We Want By Ruha Benjamin This a rich and engaging space for collective healing, integrity, and social commentary on the reasons why structural hurdles must be removed for racial justice to ever be achieved. PREMIUM The Fishermen and the Dragon: Fear, Greed, and a Fight for Justice on the Gulf Coast By Kirk Wallace Johnson Two stories interweave, collide, and ripple for more than 40 years, and Johnson’s thorough, diligent research and brisk storytelling make this narrative compelling for those seeking thrills or truths. Recommended for readers interested in environmental or racial justice and the power of activism. |
SCIENCES PREMIUM The Book of Minds: How To Understand Ourselves and Other Beings, from Animals to AI to Aliens By Philip Ball This extensive tome will be a must-read for those with a keen interest in psychology, philosophy, and cognitive science, and for those who want to embark on a deep dive into the significance of the mind. PREMIUM Fen, Bog and Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis By Annie Proulx Fans of Proulx’s fiction, even those with marginal interest in peatlands, will be intrigued by the snippets of memoir and the habits of a writer’s mind that this collection reveals. PREMIUM An Inconvenient Apocalypse: Environmental Collapse, Climate Crisis, and the Fate of Humanity By Wes Jackson & Robert Jensen Jackson and Jensen cut through pervasive denial about humanity’s destiny in a more hostile environment. As in an effective seminar, they posit a situation and then raise questions that will resonate with readers. |
HISTORY Teaching White Supremacy: America’s Democratic Ordeal and the Forging of Our National Identity By Donald Yacovone Amid the current culture war with its battles over public school boards, curricula, and libraries, this accessible, thoroughly documented, and well-reasoned work is essential reading for all interested in truly understanding America’s past and the systemic distortions to repress and restrict the historical narrative with an insidious ideology. PREMIUM Animals Under the Swastika By J. W. Mohnhaupt The ultimate value of this work is in establishing how, as the author says, “deeply dangerous ideas were anchored even in areas of life supposedly not affected by ideology.” Recommended for academic libraries with a focus on history. Formidable: American Women and the Fight for Equality, 1920–2020 By Elisabeth Griffith This is a fantastic and enjoyable book tracing 100 years of work and struggle for women’s equality. A great book for general readers and a must read for anyone interested in women’s and American political history. |
ACADEMIC BESTSELLERS: Latin American History By LJ Reviews Cuba: An American History, Palmares, Central America’s Forgotten History, and more in Latin American history titles: June 2021 to date as identified by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO. 1. Cuba: An American History.
Ferrer, Ada
Scribner 2021. ISBN 9781501154553 $32.00 2. Palmares.
Jones, Gayl
Beacon 2021. ISBN 9780807033494 $27.95 3. Central America's Forgotten History: Revolution, Violence, and the Roots of Migration.
Chomsky, Aviva
Beacon 2021. ISBN 9780807056486 $26.95 |
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