The Internet Archive (IA) in September submitted an appeal to the summary judgment against them in the Hachette v. Internet Archive copyright case, and IA is now asking the Second Court of Appeals for a deadline of December 15 for submitting its opening brief, IA Senior Policy Counsel Lila Bailey announced during the organization’s Virtual Library Leaders Forum earlier this month.
Susan Ivey was named one of Library Journal’s 2023 Movers & Shakers for her work making data resources more accessible for researchers at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. We recently reached out to learn more about what that role requires from her and what benefits it provides the university’s researchers.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion. These three words are commonplace today and serve as important reminders that opportunities should be made available to everyone. Public libraries share similar goals; their facilities, learning materials, services, and programs are open and available to all.
Forthcoming DVDs and Blu-rays include Helen Mirren as Golda Meir, the B-movie cult classic that inspired Ridley Scott’s Alien, and Douglas Fairbanks’s swashbuckling D’Artagnan.
The LJ editors are seeking nominations for the 35th annual Library Journal Librarian of the Year Award, sponsored by Baker & Taylor, to honor a professional librarian for outstanding achievement and accomplishments reflecting the loftiest service goals of the library profession.
The far reaches of outer space, Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher’s hilarious fictional “strongmen” Chop and Steele, and life in the Laemmle family movie business are among the subjects of this month’s must-see documentaries.
“The outcome of these lawsuits will affect all libraries. We are fighting for our right to own knowledge and not just rent it from corporate information landlords.”
Top foreign and indie picks include two films highlighting the talented work of French actor Virginie Efira, a customer-service rep who questions solitude vs. connections, and the reassessment of a tender childhood love.
Libraries have always been much more than just repositories for books and other materials. They’ve also been centers for community learning and brought people together to improve their lives. This goal has become even more important in the digital era.
The Woman in Me by Britney Spears is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.
Dirty Thirty by Janet Evanovich leads holds this week. Jenna Bush Hager’s November book club pick is The Sun Sets in Singapore by Kehinde Fadipe. People’s book of the week is Absolution by Alice McDermott. Publishers Weekly releases its list of the best books of 2023. Booklists help to support understanding of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Plus, beloved actor Matthew Perry, who released his memoir Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing last year, has died at the age of 54.
Rebecca Campbell’s Arboreality wins the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction. The shortlist is announced for Scotland’s National Book Awards. Salman Rushdie says that if authors are only allowed to write characters similar to themselves and their own experiences, “the art of the novel ceases to exist.”
Maria Stepanova wins the Berman Literature Prize for her family saga In Memory of Memory; the award honors works “in the spirit of the Jewish tradition.” The shortlist is announced for the Nan Shepherd Prize for underrepresented voices in nature writing. Finalists are announced for the Governor General’s Literary Awards, administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. Plus new title best sellers and interviews with Tananarive Due, Megan Kamalei Kakimoto, Margaret Renkl, and more.
In performing arts, J.R. Jordan's Magic Time: The Films and Scripts of Billy Wilder is a starred selection. "A must for serious film enthusiasts—well-researched, organized, and presented." Growing Up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World, by Devorah Heitner, is a starred social sciences title. "A comprehensive resource on a topic that interests many parents. Will prove essential for parents of children in the elementary through teenage years." And Banana Yoshimoto's The Premonition is a starred fiction selection. "Yoshimoto packs a lot of detail and intrigue in this spare novel (with additional credit to Yoneda for her translation). A bestseller over three decades ago, readers familiar with Yoshimoto’s work will not want to miss this one."
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