University of Maryland Online Punk Rock Exhibit Provides Accessible Information for Enthusiasts of All Levels By Lucy Brush Punk rock music has lived many lives, but its spirit has always meant the freedom to question everything, and to create or think for yourself. So how does one take the heart of this movement and archive it? That’s a question curator John Davis and Ben Jackson (curator and manager of the University of Maryland’s Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library, respectively) had to ask themselves while creating their online exhibit, Persistent Vision: The D.C. Punk Collections at the University of Maryland. |
Tell LJ about using Open Source in your library Library Journal is searching for academic libraries using open source software (or developing code) to customize library applications. If this describes your library, please tell us about the platforms used and reasons for turning to open source technology/coding over proprietary software. This very brief survey will take less than 4 minutes of your time. Start survey:https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7073175/Open-Source-Solutions-Survey Our goal is to identify and increase awareness of how academic libraries can take ownership of their software via open source or independent development. |
John Scalzi Wins Robert A. Heinlein Award | Book Pulse By Kate Merlene John Scalzi wins the Robert A. Heinlein Award. The Oregon Book Awards finalists are announced. The Bram Stoker Awards preliminary ballot is released. The International Prize for Arabic Fiction’s longlist is announced, featuring the highest number of women authors in the prize’s history. The Evergreen Award finalists are announced. Ian Williams is named chair of the 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize jury. |
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