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Despite COVID Concerns, Library Measures Do Well at Polls in 2020
By Lisa Peet
A number of critical library ballot measures were decided on election day—and the wins far outnumbered the losses, including New Mexico’s $9.7 million statewide General Obligation (GO) Bond for Libraries, which provides funding to public, academic, school, and tribal library operations and facilities. |
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Movers & Shakers 2021 | Call for Nominations
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. |
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SPONSORED BY PROJECT MUSE New Subjects, New Publishers in MUSE Book Collections
Project MUSE offers book collections in five new subjects for 2021 - Art & Architecture, Gender Studies, Music, Education & Rhetoric, and Science, Technology and Media. Eight more scholarly publishers are now contributing to the nearly 70,000 DRM-free humanities and social sciences titles available through MUSE collections.
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Black Lives Matter and Protest Art Exhibits to View Online
By Melanie Kletter
We have rounded up just some of the many current exhibits and art events that address themes of racial injustice and the Black Lives Matter movement. Many of these art events are physical exhibits that can also be viewed virtually, while some are online only. |
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SPONSORED BY OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS The socially distanced library: staying connected in a pandemic
The concept of a socially distanced library would be considered the ultimate antithesis of the modern-day library. The past two decades have witnessed the evolution of the library from a mostly traditional space of quiet study and research into a bustling collaborative, social space and technology center.
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PREMIUM
Killer Triggers
By Joe Kenda
True crime stories with all the gory details, both aided and stymied by the author’s insights. |
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LJ Librarian of the Year Award | Call for Nominations
The LJ editors are seeking nominations for the 33rd annual Library Journal Librarian of the Year Award to honor a professional librarian for outstanding achievement and accomplishments reflecting the loftiest service goals of the library profession. Submit your nominations by November 21. |
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Managing COVID-19 Fatigue
By Melanie Kletter
Successfully facing COVID fatigue is important for our overall well-being, and health experts have identified a number of coping strategies that can help. |
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ACADEMIC BESTSELLERS: Mathematics
By LJ Reviews
Fifty Famous Mathematicians, Pythagoras's Legacy, Stories of Resilience, and More in Mathematics Titles: October 2019 to date as identified by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO.
1. Math Makers: The Lives and Works of 50 Famous Mathematicians.
Posamentier, Alfred S.
Prometheus
2020. ISBN 9781633885202. $25.00
2. Pythagoras' Legacy: Mathematics in Ten Great Ideas.
Danesi, Marcel
Oxford University Press
2020. ISBN 9780198852247. $32.95
3. Living Proof: Stories of Resilience Along the Mathematical Journey.
Editor: Allison K. Henrich
American Mathematical Society
2019. ISBN 9781470452810. $20.00 |
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