U. Chicago Undergrad Library Workers Unionize
By Jennifer A. Dixon
Undergraduate library workers at the University of Chicago have voted to unionize, forming the first union of its kind at a private U.S. university.

What Academic Librarians Can Learn from Retail’s Meltdown | From the Bell Tower
By Steven Bell
Even the biggest brick-and-mortar stores fall, retail may be an example for libraries looking for new ways to provide a better experience for community members.

The Midcareer MLIS | LIS Education
By Lisa Peet
Going back to school can take a library career to the next level, or enable entry in midstream, but it presents its own challenges.

Formula for Success | Office Hours
By Michael Stephens
How do we “build a librarian” for 21st-century information work? It’s an ongoing discussion in libraries and LIS programs that has many sides and a range of opinion.

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Classic Articles from 50 Years in Publishing: Spelling Correction as You Type

Discover the most impactful research from the last half century. From a 1986 issue of The Electronic Library, read a review of early spellcheck application ‘Turbo Lightning,’ a once novel PC program that beeps as you type, features a 6,000-word dictionary and costs $99.95.

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We Need Diverse Books: Following Up After Fouling Up | BookExpo 2017
By Stephanie Sendaula
Moderated by Boston University School of Education’s Laura M. Jiménez, the panel featured award-winning author Alex Gino; bestselling author Daniel José Older; LJ and SLJ Reviews Director Kiera Parrot; and author Ibi Zoboi, whose debut American Street was released in February 2017.

Remembering Ray Lyons
By Keith Curry Lance
It is with great sadness that I report the untimely passing on May 14, 2017, of Ray Lyons, my collaborator in the creation of the Library Journal Index of Public Library Service and my coauthor for the annual November cover story on the nation’s Star Libraries.

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DDA + Patron Analytics = A Strategic Approach to Collection Development

Like many institutions, the UK’s University of Manchester Library looked to adopt Demand-Driven Acquisition (DDA) of its ebooks to expose a breadth of content that maximized the school’s finite budget. With its new ebook platform, the library made more content available to users, while gaining deeper insights into usage.

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Listening to the Young: Be Open-Minded To the Next Generations | Blatant Berry
By John N. Berry III
A late-night argument with my son Tom and a brief discussion with Christian Zabriskie, who wrote the letter “Condescending!” in this month’s Feedback, set me ruminating on the way our perspectives change as we age.

The First Amendment Resistance Presented By PEN America | Book Expo 2017
By Stephanie Sendaula
Activists, journalists, authors, lawyers, and a Gamergate survivor discussed First Amendment Resistance at a Pen America–sponsored panel.

Nonfiction: Vin Baker, Takuichi Fujii, Neuroscience, Concentration Camps, Trans Men | Xpress Reviews
By LJ Reviews
Reviews of Live Cinema and Its Techniques, Into the Gray Zone: A Neuroscientist Explores the Border Between Life and Death, The Ghost Ship of Brooklyn: An Untold Story of the American Revolution, and more.

The Empathy Builders: A More Compassionate World Through Stories | Editorial
By Rebecca T. Miller
When was the last time you read beyond your comfort zone—whether in point of view, genre, or format?

Jacqueline Woodson Honored by Lambda Literary
By Rocco Staino
Among the 22 Lammys presented in New York City was the Visionary Award, which went to Jacqueline Woodson.

BESTSELLERS: Engineering & Technology
By LJ Reviews

1. Driverless: Intelligent Cars and the Road Ahead
Lipson, Hod
MIT Press
2016. ISBN 9780262035224. $29.95

2. The Ethics of Invention: Technology and the Human Future
Jasanoff, Sheila
W.W. Norton
2016. ISBN 9780393078992. $26.95

3. The Power of Networks: Six Principles That Connect Our Lives
Brinton, Christopher G.
Princeton University Press
2017. ISBN 9780691170718. $35

How To Integrate Multiple Literacies Into Your Strategic Plan

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