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Libraries Fight Misinformation on Coronavirus
By Elisa Shoenberger
Public and academic libraries alike have been educating their users, holding seminars, and doing Q&As to help people learn about the disease as well as dispel misconceptions. |
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Book Sales Volatile as COVID-19 Continues
By Barbara Hoffert
Print book sales showed some significant shifts in the week of March 22–29, according to a recently released report from NPD BookScan, a division of the NPD Group providing data and analytics on the publishing industry. |
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| "We are not only there to help students and faculty with their academic/professional side of their lives…we’ve recognized, especially over the past year, we also need to address their civic and personal lives." | | From "Libraries Fight Misinformation on Coronavirus" |
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Libraries Offer Virtual Meeting Rooms on Zoom
By Mary Bakija
With most library buildings temporarily closed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, some libraries are combining the need for meeting space with the shift to digital service delivery. |
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On Pause? Time for Professional Development
By Manda Carr
Turning to continuing education resources can not only help library workers level up their skills for when the doors reopen following the COVID-19 crisis but also connect those feeling isolated to the larger libraryland community. |
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Sustainability at a Social Distance During COVID-19 Pandemic
By Rebekkah Smith Aldrich
Unprecedented. Heartbreaking. Heartwarming. These three words have been most prominent in my mind as I observed and consulted with my colleagues, near and far, as they make tough decisions about how to keep their communities and staff healthy in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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Booklist: Cooking from Pantry Staples
By Bonnie Poquette
With much of the country staying at home to flatten the curve of the coronavirus pandemic, many people, some inexperienced, are cooking more at home, and many are making do with limited groceries and budgets. |
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Archaeology, Geomechanics, and Paleontology: Academic Best Sellers in Geology
By LJ Reviews
A detailed analysis of past environmental changes in the Nile Basin, the story of David A. Johnston's journey from a nature-loving Boy Scout to a United States Geological Survey (USGS) volcanologist, and a comprehensive overview of the hydromagmatic model for the origin of various features of layered intrusions top the list of best-selling geology books, as compiled by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO. |
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Reviews WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA Mending Life: A Handbook for Repairing Clothes and Hearts, by Nina Montenegro and Sonya Montenegro, is one of this week's starred nonfiction titles. "A book to use long after the first reading. Like the garments the authors so carefully tend to, these pages are sure to take on the stains of well-worn, well-loved readings." Tara Moss's starred mystery, The War Widow, is "a thrilling historical novel of post-war Australia that will engross readers from the first page to the last. This book deserves to be added to the top of the list of must-read titles." Entrepreneurial Leadership: The Art of Launching New Ventures, Inspiring Others, and Running Stuff, by JetBlue chairman Joel Peterson, is another starred nonfiction selection, "recommended for anyone interested in developing entrepreneurial or leadership skills." Dead Eyes, Vol. 1, by Gerry Duggan, with illustrations by John McCrea and Mike Spicer, is one of this week's starred graphic novels. "Watching Dead Eyes outsmart, outmaneuver, and outgun his enemies is a total blast in this first collection of what will hopefully be a long-running series.
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