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The Linked Data Myth
By Kyle Banerjee
Linked Data is only as useful as the metadata on which it depends, and poor quality metadata ultimately causes the challenges many librarians hope to address with Linked Data. Given that the resources necessary to create and maintain the access points, vocabularies, and relationships Linked Data needs to function are unlikely to emerge, the potential for Linked Data to benefit library services is limited. |
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A Call for Action | BackTalk
By Cindy Hohl
Black Lives Matter. Indigenous people should be honored and recognized. Xenophobia is not acceptable. This movement across our country is a call to action, and libraries are redefining what the scope of this work entails and how we need to take the appropriate action to create a safe space for everyone. |
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Request for Info: Library Renovation or Construction Projects
Library Journal is collecting information about recently completed library construction projects for inclusion in an upcoming issue. If you completed a library construction or renovation project between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020, please tell us about it! Click on the link below where you can download a working copy of the form and fill out your responses online. We have separate links for public and academic libraries.
Public libraries: www.LibraryJournal.com/PublicArch2020
Academic libraries: www.LibraryJournal.com/AcademicArch2020
The deadline for submissions is Friday, August 28, 2020. |
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'Lovecraft Country' Premieres This Weekend | Book Pulse
By Neal Wyatt
Lovecraft Country tops a small list of adaptations for the week. Oprah Winfrey, Courtney B. Vance, Angela Bassett, and more join the cast of HBO’s adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Between the World and Me. Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer is selling big. Michael Cohen releases the foreword to Disloyal: A Memoir: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump. |
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'Royal' by Danielle Steel Leads Library Holds | Book Pulse
By Neal Wyatt
Royal by Danielle Steel leads library holds this week. People’s "Book of the Week" is The Boy in the Field by Margot Livesey. EarlyWord’s August GalleyChat is out. USA Today picks Women of the Century, including authors Maya Angelou, Zora Neale Hurston, Julia Alvarez, Toni Morrison, and more. |
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Reviews WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA All the Devils Are Here, the sixteenth entry in Louise Penny's "Chief Inspector Gamache" series, is one of this week's starred mysteries. "The strengths of this latest procedural from the inimitable Penny will attract her longtime fans and also draw in new admirers. A deft touch with plotting, sensitive characterization, and the author’s warmth and humanity make this a must-have mystery, especially for collections owning the rest of series." In literature, Zadie Smith's Intimations: Six Essays is this week's starred selection. "Smith demonstrates once again that she is a powerful albeit quiet voice for our challenging times. Highly Recommended." And Emerald Blaze, by Ilona Andrews, is this week's starred romance. "The phenomenal Andrews follows up Sapphire Flames with another satisfying entry in this popular ['Hidden Legacy'] series. Action, romance, intrigue, and tons of danger leave readers wanting more of the Baylors, more of the Primes. A required purchase for all romance collections."
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