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Keynoter Tressie McMillan Cottom Talks Human-Centered Data Rights and Pragmatic Hope | ACRL 2021
By Lisa Peet
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) 2021 virtual conference, held April 13–16, started off on a strong note with Tressie McMillan Cottom’s opening keynote. Her thoughts on how to center human rights and justice within an academic framework gave attendees much to think about as they continued on to the many panels, sessions, exhibits, and other offerings. |
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Restorative Libraries: Restorative Justice Practices and How to Implement Them
By Stephen Jackson
Restorative justice is broadly defined as an approach to repairing and addressing harm done within a community. It can also be understood as a practice that emphasizes the importance of every voice being heard when harm is done, in order to repair the holistic well-being of the person harmed, the person responsible for the harm, and the community impacted by the offense. |
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Dean Betsy Wilson Reflects on 20 Years Leading UW Libraries
By Lisa Peet
Lizabeth (Betsy) Wilson, vice provost for digital initiatives and dean of university libraries at the University of Washington (UW), recently announced that she will retire on June 30. Wilson has served as dean since 2001; in 2013 she took on the vice provost role as well, leading the libraries’ strategy on digital scholarship, data stewardship, and open access. |
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Library of the Year 2021 | Call for Nominations
Nominations are open for the 2021 Library Journal/Gale Library of the Year. The award celebrates service to the community, creativity in developing programs or increasing library usage, leadership in launching initiatives that can be emulated by other libraries, and commitment to equity and inclusion. Enter by May 3. |
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PREMIUM
Lucky: How Joe Biden Barely Won the Presidency
By Jonathan Allen & Amie Parnes
Readers who enjoy political coverage of the election process and want to know more about Joe Biden’s campaign will be well informed by this book. |
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LAW & CRIME
PREMIUM
Crime Time: Twenty True Tales of Murder, Madness, and Mayhem
By J. North Conway
This entertaining, concise collection will entice fans of true crime and history. Readers may also enjoy Mike Rothmiller’s True Crime Chronicles: Serial Killers, Outlaws, and Justice…Real Crime Stories from the 1800s. |
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2021 Hugo Awards Finalists Announced | Book Pulse
By Kate Merlene
The 2021 Hugo Award Finalists are announced including Best Novel. Rep. John Lewis’s Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation will be released on July 13, almost a year after his death, while Richard Wright's The Man Who Lived Underground will finally come out in its original form on April 20th. |
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Voices from Prison: Nonfiction Previews, Oct. 2021, Pt. 4 | Prepub Alert
By Barbara Hoffert
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Chris Hedges discusses the creation and staging of a play written by his students at East Jersey State Prison. Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods expand on their Pulitzer Prize finalist podcast, Ear Hustle, launched at San Quentin State Prison. Two books in the surge of publications addressing the serious crisis of incarceration. |
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ACADEMIC BESTSELLERS: Chemistry
By LJ Reviews
How the Elements Were Named, Rainbow Palate, Pioneering British Women Chemists, and more in chemistry titles: April 2020 to date as identified by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO.
1. Antimony, Gold, and Jupiter's Wolf: How the Elements Were Named.
Wothers, Peter
Oxford University Press
2019. ISBN 9780199652723. $25.95
2. What Is a Chemical Element? A Collection of Essays by Chemists, Philosophers, Historians, and Educators.
Editor: Eric Scerri
Oxford University Press
2020. ISBN 9780190933784. $99.95
3. Rainbow Palate: How Chemical Dyes Changed the West's Relationship with Food.
Cobbold, Carolyn
University of Chicago Press
2020. ISBN 9780226727059. $40.00 |
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