SPONSORED BY F1000 Preparing for the Future of Open Access Publishing
The OSTP memo has important, and far-reaching, implications for how universities and other institutions share their research findings with the public moving forward. While it will advance the future of open-access publishing significantly, it also will impose many challenges on the academic community. Read More>>> |
Platino Educa | eReview By Michael Rodriguez Designed by and for higher-education teachers in Spain, Latin America, and the U.S., Platino Educa delivers access to hundreds of hard-to-find Spanish-language and Portuguese-language films. |
Subcommittee Hearing Focuses on School Library Content By Steve Zalusky A hearing held October 19 by the House Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee on graphic content in school libraries drew testimony from both witnesses concerned about the suppression of material and others troubled by the content they see in school libraries. |
History | Prepub Alert, May 2024 Titles By Melissa DeWild and Neal Wyatt World War II and the U.S. Civil War are main topics this month, while applications of medieval magic and a consideration of the White House situation room are also on offer. |
SOCIAL SCIENCES Humanizing Immigration: How To Transform Our Racist and Unjust System By Bill Ong Hing A timely title that humanizes immigration and offers readers a deep understanding of the processes involved in seeking asylum and fighting deportation. It also clearly and expertly shows how specific enforced laws contribute to institutional racism. PREMIUM A Death in Malta: An Assassination and a Family’s Quest for Justice By Paul Caruana Galizia This narrative will make a good addition to both public and academic libraries, especially institutions with journalism programs. PREMIUM Brooding over Bloody Revenge: Enslaved Women’s Lethal Resistance By Nikki M. Taylor Spanning from the colonial period through to the early national and antebellum eras, Taylor’s extensively researched book not only powerfully depicts the trauma endured by enslaved women, it also details how federal and state governments and judicial systems propped up the institution of slavery and allowed or enacted its overwhelming violence. |
SCIENCES Taking Care: The Story of Nursing and Its Power To Change Our World By Sarah DiGregorio Essential reading for medical professionals or anyone interested in improving the American healthcare system, this illuminating and inspiring book shows nurses as an integral part of their communities, fighting to overcome structural inequalities such as racism, sexism, and poverty while they try to heal the nation. Women in Science Now: Stories and Strategies for Achieving Equity By Lisa M.P. Munoz As studies show that awareness of gender bias leads to more inclusion, this book is essential reading for faculty, administrators, potential students, and the entire scientific community. The focus is on higher education, but the book also looks at multiple research studies and proven interventions in science programming for younger students. |
Movers & Shakers 2024 | Call for Nominations The editors of Library Journal need your help in identifying emerging talents in the library world—both great leaders and behind-the-scenes contributors who are providing inspiration and model programs for others. Our 22nd annual round of Movers & Shakers will profile up-and-coming individuals from around the world who are innovative, creative, and making a difference fighting against censorship, and helping improve their workplace. From librarians and non-degreed library workers to publishers, vendors, coders, entrepreneurs, reviewers, and others who impact the library field—Movers & Shakers 2024 will celebrate those people who are moving all types of libraries ahead! Please let us know about anybody you think we should be aware of. Submissions will close on October 23, 2023. |
Display Shelf | Self-Help & Wellness By Melissa DeWild Anyone needing a little more joy and relaxation in their lives will welcome a shelf full of books on mindfulness and self-care. |
An Post Irish Book Awards Shortlist | Book Pulse By Sarah Wolberg The shortlist is announced for the An Post Irish Book Awards. No Country for Girls by Emma Styles wins the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize. Wanda Nanibush and Georgiana Uhlyarik win the Toronto Book Award for Moving the Museum: Indigenous + Canadian Art at the AGO. U.S. authors and European publishing trade bodies call for action on generative AI. |
Call for Nominations | LJ Librarian of the Year 2024 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. Deadline to submit: November 6, 2023 |
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