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University of California University of California, Elsevier Reach Transformative OA Agreement
By Lisa Peet
On March 16, the University of California (UC) and scientific publisher Elsevier announced a transformative agreement that will enable universal open access publishing in Elsevier journals for all UC research, control costs at a sustainable level, and support the university’s transition from paying for subscriptions to paying for open publishing of its research. The four-year agreement, which went into effect on April 1, is the largest of its kind in North America to date.
Rebuilding Paradise Top Docs: Two Generations of Black Women Entertainers; the Last Blockbuster; a Wildfire’s Devastation
By Joshua Blevins Peck 
LJ’s documentary film reviewer picks four stirring new works, now available on DVD/Blu-ray.
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Perfect Nine The Booker International Longlist 2021 Has Been Announced; Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Makes History| Book Pulse
By Kate Merlene
The Booker International Longlist 2021 has been announced. John Lewis’s posthumous new graphic novel, Run: Book One, will come out in August.
New York, New York, New York Exploring New York: Past, Present, and Future | Social Sciences Reviews
By LJ Reviews 
Thomas Dyja writes an engaging social history of New York. Jelly-Schapiro's entertaining book draws attention to how places are named. The latest by Craig Taylor will delight armchair travelers. 
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Ammonite Top Film Picks on DVD/Blu-ray: A Joyce Carol Oates Adaptation; a Historical Drama of WWII Women Spies
By Jeff T. Dick
LJ’s film columnist picks the month’s top indie, foreign, and classic films, now available on DVD and Blu-ray.
"It's proven that what the open access advocates have said for decades is true—that it really is better for the world to have the free ability to read new science. I think [the pandemic] certainly raised awareness, and it reinforced what we were trying to accomplish.”
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By Barbara Hoffert 
Titles in science, political science, and medicine reflect on what we've learned from the pandemic and what happens next. 
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SOCIAL SCIENCES 
PREMIUM

Digital Body Language: How To Build Trust and Connection, No Matter the Distance
By Erica Dhawan 
Written in an approachable style, and organized such that readers can pick and choose sections that apply to their situation, this will be a useful resource for anyone who struggles with online communication. 
PREMIUM
Managing Generation Z: How To Recruit, Onboard, Develop, and Retain the Newest Generation in the Workplace
By Robin Paggi & Kat Clowes  
The book’s pragmatic, realistic approach will appeal to HR professionals and general managers.
PREMIUM
Wait, I’m Working with Who?!? The Essential Guide to Dealing with Difficult Coworkers, Annoying Managers, and Other Toxic Personalities
By Peter Economy  
A very practical book. Highly recommended for anyone in the workforce, as well as business students who are studying management techniques and organizational behavior.
SCIENCES
A Short History of Humanity: A New History of Old Europe
By Johannes Krause & Thomas Trappe  
Scientific yet accessible, this original book offers much insight to readers of European history.
PREMIUM
Sick and Tired: An Intimate History of Fatigue
By Emily K. Abel  
A personal story made more universal that many readers will be able to identify with, and a well-documented study of the history and current state of the science of fatigue.
First Steps: How Upright Walking Made Us Human
By Jeremy DeSilva  
DeSilva provides a scholarly yet accessible conversation on the origins of human bipedalism. A great introduction to human origins, anthropology, and primatology for general audiences. Includes recent discoveries that are updates to previous popular works.
SPIRITUALITY & RELIGION
PREMIUM

Family of Origin, Family of Choice: Stories of Queer Christians
By Katie Hays & Susan A. Chiasson  
These moving narratives, offering firsthand perspectives from a racially diverse group of LGBTQ Christians and their families, will resonate with many.
PREMIUM
Reparations: A Christian Call for Repentance and Repair  
By Duke L. Kwon & Gregory Thompson
A thoughtful approach to a vital topic. It will especially appeal to fans of Jemar Tisby’s The Color of Compromise
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By Tracy Crawford and A.J. Muhammad 
Build collections about hip-hop, spanning scholarship, poetry, memoir, and photography, with an eye to representing national and global perspectives and an intergenerational group of authors. 
Walking Walking in Everyday Life | Social Sciences Reviews
By LJ Reviews
Erling Kagge uncovers what motivates people to walk. Antonia Malchik considers how the United States lost its pedestrian roots. Leslie Carol Roberts chronicles experiences of walking in changing landscapes.
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia New on DVD/Blu-ray: A Peckinpah Western; a Wyatt Earp Biopic; Sigourney Weaver as Primatologist Dian Fossey
By Jeff T. Dick 
Eight new and classic films now available on DVD and Blu-ray. 
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Fight Antiracism, Global Migration, the Housing Crisis, & Other Current News, Oct. 2021, Pt. 2 | Prepub Alert
By Barbara Hoffert 
Titles about social justice and those who seek it. 
HarperCollins to Buy Houghton Mifflin’s HarperCollins to Buy Houghton Mifflin’s Trade Publishing Unit | Book Pulse
By Kate Merlene  
HarperCollins plans to buy Houghton Mifflin’s Trade Publishing Unit. The Sheikh Zayed Book Award Announces its 2021 Shortlist. Philip Roth: The Biography is out.
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Biography of Resistance, Virusphere, Vaccine Rhetorics, COVID-19, and more in microbiology titles: March 2020 to date as identified by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO.

1. Biography of Resistance: The Epic Battle Between People and Pathogens.
Zaman, Muhammad H.
HarperCollins
2020. ISBN 9780062862976. $28.99 

2. Virusphere: From Common Colds to Ebola Epidemics.
Ryan, Frank
Prometheus
2020. ISBN 9781633886049. $24.00 

3. Vaccine Rhetorics.
Lawrence, Heidi Yoston
Ohio State University Press
2020. ISBN 9780814214336. $99.95 

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