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 Three Librarians on the Databases They Count On By A.J. Muhammad, Kate Lambaria, & Marcella E. Barnhart Three librarians from specialized institutions, focusing on Black history and culture, the performing arts, and business, discuss their collections and explore several databases that are often the first resources they go to when fielding questions from patrons. |
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| The editors of Library Journal need your help identifying the emerging leaders in the library world. Movers & Shakers profiles up-and-coming, innovative, creative individuals from around the world—both great leaders and behind-the-scenes contributors—who are providing inspiration and model programs for others, including programs developed this year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please use this form to let us know about anybody you think we should be aware of. Submissions will close on December 6, 2021. |
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| “And we get burlesque community folks who would like to learn more about their own history. That’s been really amazing for us, bringing in people who might not come into an academic research library otherwise, because they want to learn more about their own community.”
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 Grow, Read, Repeat | Reader’s Shelf By Neal Wyatt Late fall may seem the wrong time to read gardening books, but it is actually ideal. The following titles, devoted to growing beautiful plants indoors and out, will inspire wintertime dreams of spring and summer gardens to come and keep interior landscapes bright and glowing through chilly days. |
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PREMIUM Seven Games: A Human HistoryBy Oliver Roeder A surprisingly introspective look at the history of machine learning as it relates to games, and its impact on gameplay and society. This will have appeal across game enthusiasts, technologists, and those interested in the interplay of it all. |
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PREMIUM Guns in America: Examining the FactsBy Donald J. Campbell Critiquing misleading statistics, Campbell presents a clear and extensive (though not exhaustive) assessment of the evidence around many of the complex issues in the United States’ long relationship with firearms. |
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 News Briefs from IMLS, Library of Congress, and More By Lisa Peet IMLS signed a memorandum of understanding with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Library of Congress has acquired the M.C. Migel Memorial Rare Book Collection from the American Foundation for the Blind, and more news briefs. |
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 Challenging Times | Editorial By Meredith Schwartz Book challenges are, of course, nothing new to libraries. But they are ramping up in both frequency and intensity, and will take teamwork to resist. of Literature. |
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 Academic Best-Sellers: Politics and Law By LJ Reviews What Racism Costs Everyone, Epidemics and the Law, Whiteness of Wealth, and more in politics and law titles: November 2020 to date as identified by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO.
1. The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together.
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2021. ISBN 9780525509561. $28.00 2. American Contagions: Epidemics and the Law from Smallpox to COVID-19. Witt, John Fabian Yale University Press 2021. ISBN 9780300257274. $20.00 3. Whiteness of Wealth: How the Tax System Impoverishes Black Americans—And How We Can Fix It. Brown, Dorothy A. Crown 2021. ISBN 9780525577324. $27.00 |
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 Job Zone utilizes unique job matching technology to help you find the perfect job (and employers find the perfect candidate), whether you’re actively seeking or just keeping an eye out for your possibilities. Log on today and check out our newest features, including automated job and candidate matches, and email alerts. JOB OF THE WEEK Texas A&M University Libraries seeks an Instruction/Clinical Librarian-Houston Campus |
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