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March 23, 2023

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New Academic Librarian Survey Offers Perspectives on AI in Higher Ed 

By Matt Enis 

Many academic librarians believe context matters when artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT are used by students and faculty to assist with their work, according to “AI in Higher Education: The Librarians’ Perspectives,” a recent survey of 125 librarians published this month by Helper Systems.  

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Academic Movers Q&A: Stacy Collins on Structural—and Personal—Change

By Amy Rea 

When Stacy Collins was named a 2021 LJ Mover & Shaker, she was the research and instruction librarian for Boston’s Simmons University Library, where she developed the highly regarded Anti-Oppression Guide. LJ reached out to her to learn more about what she’s been doing since 2021, which includes a new position at a boarding school. 

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Remarkable Resources | Best Reference Books 2022

By Jill Cox-Cordova and Neal Wyatt 

From a quirky book on geology to a collection of maps, these reference works expand the possibilities of research for students, general readers, and scholars. 

See also:

  •  LJ’s Top 10 Picks for Best Databases 2022
    By Sarah Hashimoto
  • LJ's Picks for Best Free Resources 2022
    By Sarah Hashimoto and Gary Price
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Survey about library impact on college/university students

Library Journal invites you to take a survey that will help us report how academic libraries contribute to successful student outcomes. For every completed survey response, our survey sponsor (Clarivate) will donate $1 to the World Wildlife Fund (up to $5,000). This is an international survey. One response per person, please.

 

The deadline to respond is March 31. If you have any questions about this study, please contact our research manager, Laura Girmscheid ([email protected]). 

Thank you in advance for your participation! 

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National Humanities Medals Awarded | Book Pulse

By Kate Merlene  

Colson Whitehead, Amy Tan, Ann Patchett, Bryan Stevenson, and others receive National Humanities Medals. Linda Villarosa, Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation, and Deborah Cohen, Last Call at the Hotel Imperial: The Reporters Who Took on a World at War, win 2023 J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards.

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“Being able to provide academic and information literacy services that start getting students thinking about their digital citizenship, and where the information in their lives comes from, is very cool.” 

 

—From “Academic Movers Q&A: Stacy Collins on Structural—and Personal—Change”

Social Science, Sept. 2023, Pt. 5 | Prepub Alert

By Barbara Hoffert

Hannah Durkin's study of five individiuals from the Clotilda, the last ship to arrive on U.S. shores bearing humans for the purpose of enslavement, plus our postgenerational society, integration in Shaker Heights, and deciding whether to parent. 

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SPONSORED BY OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

 

Women in Sports: Althea Gibson, Billie Jean King, and Their Legacies [Podcast]


The world of sports has long been a contested playing field for social change. When Althea Gibson became the first Black athlete to win a major title in 1956, she shocked the tennis world and reshaped the world of athletics as well as the possibilities that exist for women everywhere.

 

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From LJ Reviews:

HISTORY 

PREMIUM  

Courting India: Seventeenth-Century England, Mughal India, and the Origins of Empire

By Nandini Das  

Essential for those interested in the history of colonialism, specifically the relationship depicted in this book. 

 

PREMIUM  

The Cannons Roar: Fort Sumter and the Start of the Civil War—An Oral History

By Bruce Chadwick  

Readers interested in Civil War and American history should find something new in this title to enjoy. 

 

Getting Out of Saigon: How a 27-Year-Old Banker Saved 113 Vietnamese Civilians

By Ralph White 

This enthralling story is highly recommended for readers specifically interested in the fall of Saigon or in memoirs generally. 

SCIENCES 

PREMIUM  

Wildscape: Trilling Chipmunks, Beckoning Blooms, Salty Butterflies, and other Sensory Wonders of Nature

By Nancy Lawson  

It is an essential read for academics, students of the natural sciences, and readers concerned about the environment. 

 

PREMIUM  

The Age of Scientific Wellness: Why the Future of Medicine Is Personalized, Predictive, Data-Rich, and in Your Hands

By Leroy Hood & Nathan Price  

A detailed look at multidisciplinary teams working to revolutionize medicine; for readers interested in personal health, the health care industry, or imagining a healthier future. 

PERFORMING ARTS 

ScreenAge: How TV Shaped Our Reality from Tammy Faye to RuPaul’s Drag Race

By Fenton Bailey 

This is an eye-opening exploration and essential reading for readers interested in pop or queer culture. 

 

PREMIUM  

Third Girl from the Left

By Christine Barker 

A deeply personal, emotionally wrenching memoir and eyewitness account of the AIDS pandemic. 

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Tech Tools: Critical for Access to Library Resources

 

One of the biggest takeaways from the pandemic is the sheer number of people whose needs aren’t being met by traditional library programs. As libraries seek to expand opportunities for the patrons in their community, technology tools and resources play a critical role in ensuring access to valuable information, items, and services.

 

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Ling Ma Wins the Story Prize for ‘Bliss Montage’ | Book Pulse

By Anita Mechler and Kate Merlene  

Ling Ma has won the Story Prize for Bliss Montage. Other awards announcements include the New York Public Library’s 36th annual Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism and the V S Pritchett Short Story Prize shortlist. 

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From the Pages of infoDOCKET...

  • Registration Now Open—May 24–26 Nobel Prize Summit on Misinformation and Trust in Science (In-Person & Virtual)

  • European Research Council (ERC) Study Identifies Repositories That Allow Researchers to Comply with EU Open Science Rules

  • Research Tools: National Geographic Society and Utrecht University Launch World Water Map

  • American Library Association (ALA) Committee on Accreditation (CoA) Releases a Proposed Revision of the Standards for Accreditation of Master’s Programs in Library and Information Studies

  • Leslie Weir Reappointed Librarian and Archivist of Canada

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