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| October 5, 2017 |  Visualizing the Future | TechKnowledge By Matt Enis With datasets emerging as a new type of content for collection and analysis, many academic libraries are debuting innovative services that assist graduate students and faculty with expressing their findings effectively through data visualization. |
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 Focus Group Insights | The User Experience By Melinda Baumann As librarians, we are always on the lookout for opportunities to improve the user experience. When you have a great idea and time to plan, focus groups can help uncover attitudes, experiences, and opinions through group discussion. |
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 LJ Reference | Review Alert, October 15, 2017 By LJ Reviews This accessible compilation of African American History offers a solid reference for a wide range of users; highly recommended for genealogists researching individuals who may have been involved in the Indian Wars of the American South, 1610–1858; 11 e-resources that allow users to stream almost anything from anywhere. |
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| "If we get requests and we’re not familiar with a tool or technique, it’s a chance for us to train up and to gain new skills that we can use to provide service on campus. The workshop series plays multiple roles—marketing, outreach, instruction, and staff development." | | |
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 2017 National Book Award Finalists Announced By Barbara Hoffert On Wednesday, October 4, on CBS This Morning, the National Book Foundation announced the 20 finalists for the 2017 National Book Awards for Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People’s Literature. |
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 LJ Nonfiction | Review Alert, October 15, 2017 By LJ Reviews This large-format global selection should fascinate readers with a taste for architecture, landscape architecture, and/or the environment; Ehrman’s lively and thoroughly researched volume is bound to become a standard text on early church history; for aficionados of business and technology history, this volume is worth the investment. |
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From the Annoyed Librarian ... |
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BESTSELLERS: Environmental ScienceBy LJ Reviews1. EarthEd (State of the World): Rethinking Education on a Changing Planet
Worldwatch Institute
Island Press
2017. ISBN 9781610918428. $25 2. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes
Egan, Dan
W.W. Norton
2017. ISBN 9780393246438. $27.95 3. Endangered Economies: How the Neglect of Nature Threatens Our Prosperity
Heal, Geoffrey
Columbia University Press
2017. ISBN 9780231180849. $35 |
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From the Pages of infoDOCKET ... |
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 TechKnowledge: Creating Equity Through Technology Join Library Journal and School Library Journal on October 18 for our day-long virtual conference as we bring together thousands of library professionals and leaders in digital transformation from around the globe to address how technology solutions are supporting equity and inclusion among libraries’ diverse communities. |
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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. |
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