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Ithaka S+R, Binghamton and Delaware Libraries Partner on Antiracism Talent Management Audit
By Lisa Peet
Earlier this spring, in conjunction with a survey of how academic library deans and directors’ perspectives and strategies around equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and anti-racism have changed over the last year, Ithaka S+R announced an anti-racism talent management audit in partnership with library leaders from Binghamton University, NY, and the University of Delaware. |
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Marketing Platforms | Product Spotlight
By Matt Enis
With the COVID-19 vaccine rollout gaining momentum in the United States, libraries need to get the word out to patrons about changing hours, resumed services, and in-person events. This product spotlight focuses on marketing platforms for libraries designed to help streamline outreach efforts via social media, email, newsletters, mobile messaging, and more. |
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SPONSORED BY MIT PRESS Introducing Direct to Open
The MIT Press’s new, open access business model for scholarly books harnesses collective action to drive forward access to knowledge. Instead of purchasing titles once for a single collection, libraries now have the opportunity to fund them once for the world.
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SPONSORED BY NOVELIST Three Stories Your Library Should Be Telling Right Now
Most of the time, library promotion involves a lot of announcements like, “We offer homework help” or “We’ve got a new website” or “Come to our program.” These promotions are informative, but they lack the one magical thing that people respond to: emotion.
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HISTORY
The Words That Made Us
By Akhil Reed Amar
Although sometimes dense in detail, Amar’s original work offers general readers an accessible and often entertaining narrative and lessons to glean from the founding document of the United States. The wide range of material covered in the book will give scholars plenty of interpretations to engage with.
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FINE ARTS
PREMIUM
Fashion Criticism: An Anthology
Ed. by Francesca Granata
Reprints of lesser-known essays (Campbell’s “What Happened to the Afro?”), plus essays that use a variety of approaches, from glamorous description (Long’s “Feminine Fashions”), to social theory (Sontag’s “Looking with Avedon”), make this a solid primer on cultural criticism and fashion journalism.
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The Ground Breaking: An American City and Its Search for Justice
By Scott Ellsworth
A thoughtful exploration of the importance of collective memory. It is particularly poignant as 2021 marks the centennial of the massacre. A must-read for all who are interested in how history continues to impact the present. | On Juneteenth
By Annette Gordon-Reed
This beautifully written memoir makes the case that the history of Black Texas is central to the history of the United States. Gordon-Reed’s writing will move all readers of U.S. history. |
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Ready for Action | Editorial
By Meredith Schwartz
I’ve been delighted to watch the ambitious program in Ohio in which 137 of the state’s 251 library systems (and counting) have chosen to help distribute about 2 million at-home coronavirus testing kits. At press time, libraries had already distributed nearly 60,000 tests through about 365 locations. |
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ACADEMIC BESTSELLERS: Environmental Sciences
By LJ Reviews
Tree Story, Reimagining Capitalism, a History of Pollutions, and more in environmental sciences titles: April 2020 to date as identified by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO. 1. Tree Story: The History of the World Written in Rings.
Trouet, Valerie
John Hopkins University Press
2020. ISBN 9781421437774. $27.00 2. Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire.
Henderson, Rebecca
Public Affairs
2020. ISBN 9781541730151. $28.00 3. New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations.
Yergin, Daniel
Penguin Books
2020. ISBN 9781594206436. $38.00 |
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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
Pueblo City-County Public Library (CO) seeks a Librarian/Assistant Branch Manager |
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