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February 12, 2019
Library Information Technology Association Open Agenda, Privacy, and Digital Identity Lead Top Tech Trends | ALA Midwinter 2019
By Matt Enis
Librarians discussed a wide range of emerging opportunities and challenges during the Library Information Technology Association’s Top Tech Trends panel at the American Library Association’s Midwinter conference.
Oscar The Oscar Envelope, Please | Best Documentary Feature 2019
By LJ Reviews
Thanks to my stalwart reviewers for turning these around so quickly; you all deserve statuettes. The Oscar broadcast is on Sunday, February 24. How did we do?
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Newspapers, Now and Then Newspapers, Now and Then | Reference eReviews
By Gricel Dominguez
In an age when inaccuracy disseminates with the click of a mouse, reliable reporting is more vital than ever. These widely varied databases pay tribute to the history of journalism.
SLJ News Bites New YALSA Teen Book Finder App, Database and More | NewsBites
By SLJ
Searching for the best YA books just got much easier, plus there are more awards to note, a new children's imprint, and a heroic campaign to get kids reading more at your library.
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Jill Hurst-Wahl Working To Give Libraries More Actionable Information | Peer to Peer Review
By Jill Hurst-Wahl
Library staff are focused on meeting the needs of their communities, providing innovative programs, and connecting community members to resources that make a difference in their lives. But all too often they are reinventing these things from scratch.
"Collection is not just what you buy; it’s what you point to, make available, and contextualize.... I’d like to make a case for the librarian as [Open Educational Resources] ‘point guard’."
The President is Missing Page to Screen, Feb. 8, 2019 | Book Pulse
By Neal Wyatt
Book-based series return to small screens this week and new shows launch. More V.C. Andrews TV adaptations are coming, and the Clinton/Patterson novel, The President is Missing, is headed to Showtime.
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Essential Techniques for Life Science Research 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.

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Steven Bell Signs of Trouble Ahead for Small College Librarians | From the Bell Tower
By Steven Bell
Every sector of the higher education industry faces challenges, but the future outlook for small colleges is even direr.
The Night Tiger Run Your Week: Big Books, Sure Bets, & Titles Making News | Book Pulse
By Neal Wyatt
The Night Tiger, by Yangsze Choo, leads holds this week. Black Panther and BlacKkKlansman win awards on two continents. Stephen King has more adaptations on the way, and EC Comics is headed to a screen near you.
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WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA

Call Me Evie J.P. Pomare's debut novel, Call Me Evie, is one of two starred fiction titles this week. "With a story line that hooks readers immediately and twists and turns galore, this impressive debut is highly recommended for fans of Gillian Flynn and those who enjoy well-written psychological suspense tales." In nonfiction, W. Thomas Boyce's The Orchid and the Dandelion: Why Some Children Struggle and How All Can Thrive is this week's starred selection. "This fascinating study of nurture vs. nature and how parents can play a positive role in a child’s life comes highly recommended." The Fearsome Doctor Fang, by Tze Chun and Mike Weiss, with illustrations by Dan McDaid and Daniela Miwa, is one of two starred graphic novels. "Filmmaker and TKO publisher/cofounder Chun (7 Deadly Sins), along with Weiss (The Mentalist) and artists McDaid (Firefly) and Miwa (Shaft), takes the tarnished tropes of 'yellow peril' fiction and flips it, transforming Fang into a Tony Stark–esque superinventor with a heart of gold." And in e-originals, Texas Legacy, Lorraine Heath's follow-up novella to her "Texas Trilogy" series, "revisits the Leigh family decades later while [fans enjoy] the emotionally satisfying love story between the two likable main players.

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