Also: Broadening Broadband, The Importance of Being Seen |
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| |  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 (OA) 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. |
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|  Library Leaders Advocate for Systemwide Staff Vaccination By Lisa Peet As the COVID-19 vaccine continues to roll out across the country, the categories of those who are eligible has been anything but consistent. At press time, all members of the general public 16 and older were eligible for vaccination in Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas. In other states, distribution is still determined by age, occupation, and/or underlying health conditions. |
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| | |  Broadening Broadband | Editorial By Meredith Schwartz The challenge for libraries is, first, to obtain and spend federal funding, and second, to parlay that temporary help into a permanent paradigm shift. The new equipment will outlast the emergency. It is up to library leaders to document its ongoing impacts, so that when breakage and age take their inevitable toll, funders will find it unthinkable not to replace and upgrade the gear. |
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| |  The Importance of Being Seen | Trans + Script By Elsworth Carman and Jackie Gosselar Jackie Gosselar is a Systems and Discovery Services Librarian at the University of California (UC), Berkeley. They shared their experience as a bisexual, nonbinary librarian, and provided some insight into the value of being part of an organizational culture that makes space for all identities. |
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| | "This groundbreaking agreement will allow for more open, equitable access to information. As more universities and research institutions support open access, scientific knowledge will advance at an unparalleled pace." | | |
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|  HarperCollins Acquires Houghton Mifflin Harcourt By Laura Winnick On March 29, 2021, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp announced that it will acquire the Books & Media segment of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), which will be operated by one of its subsidiaries, HarperCollins Publishers. |
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|  Life’s Too Short by Abby Jimenez Tops Holds Lists | Book Pulse By Kate Merlene Life's Too Short by Abby Jimenez tops the holds lists this week. The 2021 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award Winners have been announced, including Deacon King Kong by James McBride. Eight LibraryReads picks arrive this week along with five Indie Next selections. People picks Red Island House by Andrea Lee as its book of the week. |
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|  Ebony Magazine Considers ‘Fiction’s New School of Black Women Heroines’ | Book Pulse By Anita Mechler and Kate Merlene Ebony magazine publishes From ‘Sula’ to ‘Luster’: Fiction’s New School of Black Woman Heroines. Diana Gabaldon announces she has completed her ninth "Outlander" book, Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone. More April book picks arrive: Oprah Daily offers poetry selections, EW names great romances from March, and Elle showcases an early look at Matrix by Lauren Groff. |
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| |  WATCH: Disrupting Literary Hegemony: Trans and Nonbinary Author Spotlight
By SLJ Staff
Authors Kacen Callender (Felix Ever After, King and the Dragonflies), Meredith Russo (If I Was Your Girl), Daniel Lavery, and Meredith Talusan joined moderator Kyle Lukoff (Too Bright To See, When Aidan Became a Brother) for a discussion about their difficulties and triumphs as trans and nonbinary authors.
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| | Reviews WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA  Dorothy Wickenden's The Agitators: Three Friends Who Fought for Abolition and Women’s Rights is a starred history selection. "Filling a gap in the telling of women’s and abolitionist history, this highly readable book gives these three women their due. Wickenden’s deft touch will allow this book to appeal to a wide audience." In mystery, Clare Whitfield's debut novel People of Abandoned Character is another starred selection. "This debut historical mystery contains echoes of Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca and Jack the Ripper. The unreliable narration combines with richly detailed writing in a mystery with a shocking conclusion." Moon U.S. Civil Rights Trail: A Traveler’s Guide to the People, Places, and Events That Made the Movement, by Deborah D. Douglas, is one of this week's starred reference selections. "Laden with information, this affecting guide provides a nuanced and powerful representation of Black Americans’ fight for freedom and equality. For every library." The Blacktongue Thief, by Christopher Buehlman, is a starred sff selection. "Readers of epic fantasy novelists, like Tolkien or Brian Sanderson, will enjoy this journey, which is by turns fun, magical, or terrifying for the travelers. Buehlman offers a departure from his horror novels in this fantasy with dark undertones." And Dana Spiotta's Wayward is a starred fiction selection. "At once a love letter to the Salt City and a smart and introspective device for illuminating the present through the very recent past, this novel flattens the American desire for self-realization in the face of catastrophe." See All Reviews››› |
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