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 MIT Media Lab Collaborates with Public Libraries By Lisa Peet The MIT Media Lab has expanded beyond academic and corporate collaborations to join forces with public libraries for the Public Library Innovation Exchange (PLIX), coordinated by the Media Lab Learning Initiative and MIT Libraries and supported by a grant from the Knight foundation. |
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 Personal, Actionable, Accessible | Office Hours By Michael Stephens In a recent survey, I asked library staff from all types of libraries across the United States to imagine what their perfect professional development (PD) learning experience would look like if neither money nor time were an issue. |
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| “We describe the [Personal Librarian] program as a kind of concierge service.... It’s a guarantee that a first-year student will always know at least one person at the library to find the answers they need.” | | |
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 2018 Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced By Barbara Hoffert On April 16, the 2018 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced before a hushed crowd in the recently renovated Joseph Pulitzer World Room at Columbia University’s Pulitzer Hall. Altogether 14 journalism and seven letters, drama, and music awards were presented. |
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 Comey Has Landed | Book Pulse By Neal Wyatt Efforts to keep James Comey’s A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership under wraps until its sell date broke down, and the book exploded through the political world on April 12. |
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BESTSELLERS: GeographyBy LJ Reviews1. The Red Atlas: How the Soviet Union Secretly Mapped the WorldDavies, John Michael University of Chicago Press 2017. ISBN 9780226389578. $35 2. The Structure and Dynamics of Human Ecosystems: Toward a Model for Understanding and ActionBurch, William R. Yale University Press 2017. ISBN 9780300137033. $45 3. Decolonizing the Map: Cartography from Colony to NationAkerman, James R. University of Chicago Press 2017. ISBN 9780226422787. $65 |
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 Engagement Marketing: Put Your Library’s Story to Work Telling your library’s story is a powerful way to engage your audiences and demonstrate impact. Learn how to tell your library’s story and effectively use social media, innovative tech tools, and crucial partnerships to move your library’s marketing strategy from promotion to engagement in this multi-week online course—May 16 & 30, 2018. |
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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 The Carnegie Public Library in Oxford, Mississippi seeks a new Director |
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