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| | | | Welcome to LJAN Resources, our monthly academic content roundup. We’ll be curating standout InfoDocket posts and nonfiction LJ book reviews on the last Thursday of every month for quick access to news and reviews you can use. |
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| SPONSORED BY EX LIBRIS, PART OF CLARIVATE Fisk University: A Small Library Optimizes E-Resource Management
The unique Nashville institution transitioned to Alma for unified resource management, automation and cloud-based services, which improved student, faculty and staff experience. “Ex Libris solutions helped us broaden the use of technology within the library and provide innovative learning experiences for our students.” —Dr. Brandon A. Owens, Sr., Dean of the Library
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| | | 3,000 Cookbooks, a Wok, and More: Chef Martin Yan and Wife Donate Archive to UC Davis
From the University of California Davis Library: World-renowned celebrity chef Martin Yan’s collection of nearly 3,000 cookbooks, his first wok, thousands of photographs and other media will be the main ingredients in an archive to be established in his name at the University of California, Davis. Yan and his wife Susan, both UC Davis graduates, recently gifted the items and funds to create the Chef Martin Yan Legacy Archive in the UC Davis Library Archives and Special Collections. |
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| | Penn State University Libraries Launches ROAM, an Expanded Open Educational Resources Repository From Penn St. University Libraries: Penn State University Libraries’ Open Publishing unit recently launched ROAM, a newly expanded online publication service for openly licensed educational materials authored by Penn State faculty. Short for “Repository of Open and Affordable Materials,” the platform builds on a service created and previously hosted by the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) that published most of the college’s courseware free of charge for anyone to access. ROAM will extend EMS’s vision to include content from all disciplines and campuses across the University. |
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| SPONSORED BY EX LIBRIS, PART OF CLARIVATE California State University San Marcos: Promoting Student Affordability
The University Library is an essential partner in teaching and learning, research, and community engagement at CSUSM. Using statistical gathering, various means of assessment, and in-depth studies, the University Library gains insight into its patrons’ needs and evaluates its success in supporting those needs.
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| Lorcan Dempsey to Retire as OCLC’s Vice President for Research and Membership, and Chief Strategist
Lorcan Dempsey, known globally as a thought leader and strategist for libraries, has announced his plans to retire at the end of April as OCLC’s Vice President for Research and Membership, and Chief Strategist. Dempsey has served OCLC and its member libraries for over 20 years. During his tenure, he has overseen remarkable growth in the scope of OCLC Research activity, as well as the unification of member relations, WebJunction, and research in the OCLC Membership and Research Division. |
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| Bridging Digital Divides Initiative (Princeton University) Releases “New Interactive Map Supporting U.S. Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Movement”
From BDI: A new map released by the Bridging Divides Initiative (BDI) at Princeton University provides a dynamic visualization of the Truth Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT) movement, a comprehensive strategy to effect transformational and sustainable change, and to address the historic and contemporary effects of racism. The resource, based on data drawn from multiple partners and an array of sources, plots three categories of information: organizations that are members of the TRHT movement; Transitional Justice initiatives undertaken by state and local governments, launched after the murder of George Floyd; and congressional districts of U.S. Representatives who have signed on in support of H.Con.Res.19 and H.R.40 in the 117th Congress, which would create a U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation and a commission to study reparations for African Americans respectively. |
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| New Report: “Core Best Practices for Academic Interviews”
From a Core Announcement: The library profession has seen radical change in people’s thinking about all aspects of work and life, due in part to the sudden and prolonged shift to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic and increasing calls for social justice and antiracism in our services and practices. While many manuals for hiring and interviewing exist, including those in professional library associations and organizations, they may already be out of step with the rapid changes of recent years. The free document, “Core Best Practices for Academic Interviews,” seeks to capture emerging best practices as well as recommendations to encourage organizations to audit their interview processes to determine how unexamined assumptions and traditional practices may be disadvantageous to some applicants. |
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| | | | Struggling To Learn: An Intimate History of School Desegregation in South Carolina
By June Manning Thomas
A powerful, enlightening read; highly recommended for readers interested in the civil rights movement, the struggle for educational equity, and South Carolina history. | PREMIUM
Becoming Great Universities: Small Steps for Sustained Excellence
By Richard J. Light & Allison Jegla
Essential reading for higher education administrators, faculty, and student affairs staff who are committed to student success. | POLITICAL SCIENCE
PREMIUM
Modern Greece
Ed. by Elaine Thomopoulos
A valuable resource, ideal for students doing research or general readers interested in knowing more about Greece, both its current state and its history. | PREMIUM
The Fighting Soul: On the Road with Bernie Sanders
By Ari Rabin-Havt
A thoughtful and comprehensive account of the Sanders 2020 campaign and an authoritative description of the candidate’s personality. Readers who want to know more about Sanders or are interested in political campaign narratives will enjoy this book. | PREMIUM
Things Are Never So Bad That They Can’t Get Worse: Inside the Collapse of Venezuela
By William Neuman
A riveting personal exploration of Venezuela’s slow-moving collapse | HISTORY
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Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II
By Alex Kershaw
Fans of James Holland or Kershaw’s earlier works, as well as readers interested in military and World War II history, will enjoy the sharp storytelling and prose on display here. | Ways and Means: Lincoln and His Cabinet and the Financing of the Civil War
By Roger Lowenstein
Based on Chase’s papers and other documents, Lowenstein’s clearly argued book shines a light on an oft-neglected history of the American Civil War and how it shaped the U.S. economy. |
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| ACADEMIC BESTSELLERS: Microbiology
By LJ Reviews
Vaccine Hesitancy, the Microbiome and Our Health, Questions about Coronaviruses, and more in microbiology titles: January 2021 to date as identified by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO.
1. Vaccine Hesitancy: Public Trust, Expertise, and the War on Science.
Goldenberg, Maya J.
University of Pittsburgh Press
2021. ISBN 9780822946557. $45.00 2. Gut Feelings: The Microbiome and Our Health.
Fasano, Alessio
MIT Press
2021. ISBN 9780262044271. $27.95 3. 100 Questions & Answers About Coronaviruses.
Ricks, Delthia
Jones & Bartlett Learning
2022. ISBN 9781284225099. $19.95 |
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