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 A Human-Centered Conference | ALA Midwinter 2019 By LJ Staff The American Library Association (ALA) 2019 Midwinter Meeting in Seattle, January 25–29, saw uncharacteristically sunny skies, a busy exhibit floor at the Washington State Conference Center, and a host of well-attended offerings that addressed civic and social innovation, human-centered design, and support for future leadership. |
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 In a Meme Culture, How To Spark Critical Thinking About Images By Jennifer Snelling In an increasingly image-saturated culture, humans still have an innate trust that what we are seeing can be believed, says Hany Farid, professor of computer science at Dartmouth College and a leading expert on video manipulation. |
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| SPONSORED CONTENT  Essential Techniques for Life Science Research On May 3, Library Journal and EBSCO hosted the webinar, “Essential Techniques for Life Science Research.” Nigel Robinson, Director of Content Management at Clarivate Analytics, demonstrates the power of a subject index created by life scientists for thorough life sciences research. Read More››› |
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| "When most of us…went to college, we were able to reinvent ourselves. We were able to disconnect…to choose who we stayed in contact with, and to really search out new interests and new avenues. Our students can’t do that anymore. They never can disconnect from the world that they’ve created—their digital identity" | | |
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 Musical Musings | Performing Arts Reviews, Feb. 2019 By LJ Reviews For Christgau fans and anyone seeking thought-provoking musings on books and music; anyone who lived through the 1970s—or cares to discover some of the best music of the decade—will find much to enjoy here. |
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 Feats of Clay | Fine Arts Reviews, Feb. 2019 By LJ Reviews This informative and exquisitely designed volume isn’t mainstream, but it's a solid reference for art history collections; masterpieces from the Metropolitan Museum of Art serve as a strong base for further research. |
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 BESTSELLERS: Zoology & Botany By LJ Reviews 1. First in Fly: Drosophila Research and Biological Discovery Mohr, Stephanie Elizabeth Harvard University Press 2018. ISBN 9780674971011. $35 2. Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees Hanson, Thor
Basic Books: Perseus
2018. ISBN 9780465052615. $27
3. The New Chimpanzee: A Twenty-First-Century Portrait of Our Closest Kin Stanford, Craig B.
Harvard University Press
2018. ISBN 9780674977112. $35 |
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