Labs in the Library
By Matt Enis
When the University of Rhode Island (URI) opened its new artificial intelligence lab on the first floor of the Robert L. Carothers Library and Learning Commons last September 2018, URI president David M. Dooley said that “this lab will be more than just a technology center. It will be a place of ideas, discussion, and debate.”

Questioning the Frictionless Library Experience | From the Bell Tower
By Steven Bell
If you’ve not already encountered it, “frictionless” is a word you may be hearing more in libraryland. While we want to deliver good experiences, librarians may want to think twice about eliminating friction.

Deal or No Deal | Periodicals Price Survey 2019
By Stephen Bosch, Barbara Albee, & Sion Romaine
Recent developments in open access (OA) promise to bring major reform to academic publishing and, with that, new challenges and opportunities to the way that librarians and publishers choose to deal.

Researchers Find Correlation Between Racial Bias, Higher School Disciplinary Action
By SLJ Staff
Researchers at Princeton University found a correlation between geographic areas with greater racial bias and higher rates of disciplinary action against black students in schools, according to results published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Voting Rights | Social Sciences, April 2019
By LJ Reviews
Those interested in 18th- and 19th-century American history, specifically women’s history, will enjoy this comprehensive read; the well-written volume of original scholarship will appeal primarily to researchers interested in the civil rights movement.

Sustainability | On a Mission
By Rebekkah Smith Aldrich
The urgency behind sustainability work has been growing year by year and has picked up considerably with the issuance of two reports in fall 2018.

Adrienne Brodeur, Augusten Burroughs, Jaquira Díaz, Amaryllis Fox, Saeed Jones, Christopher McDougall, Carmen Maria Machado, & Aarti Namdev Shahani: Barbara's Memoir Picks, Oct. 2019, Pt. 2 | Prepub Alert
By Barbara Hoffert
Reviews of Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA; How We Fight for Our Lives: A Memoir; Here We Are: American Dreams, American Nightmares; and more.

In It Together | Editorial
By Rebecca T. Miller
Spending two days learning more about the process of cocreation and how it applies in libraries was inspiring and mind-shifting as the possibilities multiplied.

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Nonfiction, March 29, 2019 | Xpress Reviews
By LJ Reviews
Reviews of The Pandemic Century: One Hundred Years of Panic, Hysteria, and Hubris; Working with Winston: The Unsung Women Behind Britain’s Greatest Statesman; Forbidden Hollywood: The Pre-Code Era (1930–1934); When Sin Ruled the Movies; and more.

BESTSELLERS: European History
By LJ Reviews

1. Pandora’s Box: A History of the First World War
Leonhard, Jörn
Belknap: Harvard University Press
2018. ISBN 9780674545113. $39.95

2. Broken Lives: How Ordinary Germans Experienced the 20th Century
Jarausch, Konrad H.
Princeton University Press
2018. ISBN 9780691174587. $35

3. The Death of Democracy: Hitler’s Rise to Power and the Downfall of the Weimar Republic
Hett, Benjamin Carter
Henry Holt
2018. ISBN 9781250162502. $30

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