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| |  Long Beach PL Catalogs, Indexes Khmer Collection By Lisa Peet For many years, patrons looking for Khmer-language books had to search the Long Beach Public Library's (LBPL) catalog in English first, or browse the shelves. Now, thanks to a Library Services and Technology Act grant administered through the California State Library and an in-depth collaboration with Long Beach’s United Cambodian Community agency, readers can search LBPL’s online catalog by author, title, or subject directly in Khmer. |
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|  IBM, YALSA Partnership Offers Free P-TECH Digital Learning Platform Access By Matt Enis The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association, is collaborating with IBM to help teens learn new technical and professional skills using IBM’s Open P-TECH platform at participating libraries. The free digital learning platform features interactive, multi-part courses on topics including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data science, blockchain, and design thinking, as well as resources for teachers and librarians for each topic. |
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| SPONSORED BY IMAGINE PUBLISHING  Manuel Hinds’ Urgent Case for Democratic Principles Merging expert historical, political, and economic analysis, In Defense of Liberal Democracy, shows how our recent technological revolution has led to a crisis of social division. Hinds also describes how the traditions and institutions of liberal democracy healed previous national rifts. Read More››› |
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| | | "If we send off the Khmer records as is, they'll end up getting overwritten by MARCIVE's out-of-the-box standards. We work with them to ignore certain indicators, or basically create a template of how to handle our Khmer records." | | |
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|  Call for Information: Library renovation or new construction projects Library Journal is collecting information about recently completed library construction projects for inclusion in our upcoming architecture issue. If your library completed a library construction or renovation project between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021, please tell us about it. We are especially interested in any special features or design elements of your project (e.g., green, flexible design, etc). Submitting high quality images of completed projects is encouraged. If you have questions, please email Laura Girmscheid at Lgirmscheid@mediasourceinc.com. The deadline for submissions is Friday, August 27, 2021. There are separate links for public and college/university library projects: Public libraries: www.LibraryJournal.com/PublicArch2021 Academic libraries: www.LibraryJournal.com/AcademicArch2021 |
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| | SPONSORED BY PLAYAWAY  Content from Playaway Helps Libraries Stem COVID Learning Loss
Schools and libraries are looking for effective solutions to address COVID-related learning loss. Letting students borrow devices that come pre-loaded with educational content can help. Findaway offers a wide range of Playaway Pre-loaded Products for learners of all ages, including audiobooks, read-along books, and tablets. Read More››› |
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|  Mass Observation Project, Module II: 1990s | Reference eReviews By Gricel Dominguez Adam Matthew Digital’s Mass Observation Archive collects surveys and directives issued by the Mass Observation Project from the 1980s to the 2000s that documented Britons’ opinions on current events, political movements, and everyday experiences. The Mass Observation Project is particular to the UK, but many of its themes have historical significance that makes them relevant to researchers of other regions. |
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|  Martha Wells, N.K. Jemisin, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, and More Win Locus Awards | Book Pulse By Kate Merlene The 2021 Locus Awards are announced: Network Effect: A Murderbot Novel by Martha Wells wins best science fiction novel; The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin wins best fantasy novel; Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia wins best horror novel; and Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger wins best first novel. The 2021 Orwell Prize winners are also announced including Between Two Fires: Truth, Ambition, and Compromise in Putin’s Russia by Joshua Yaffa and Summer by Ali Smith. |
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| | The Jerry Kline Community Impact Prize, developed in partnership between the Gerald M. Kline Family Foundation and Library Journal, was created in 2019 to recognize the public library as a vital community asset. When libraries, civic entities, organizations, and the people they serve become close partners, their communities thrive. One winning library will receive $250,000 in unfettered grant monies from the Gerald M. Kline Family Foundation. Deadline: July 19, 2021. |
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| |  Jillian Christmas Wins the 2021 Dayne Ogilvie Prize | Book Pulse By Anita Mechler Winners are announced for 2021 awards, including the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers, which was awarded to Jillian Christmas for The Gospel of Breaking; plus winners of the 2021 Firecracker Award and the Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writers award. Shortlist announced for the Kitschies Award, and longlist announced for the Wainwright Prize. Feature articles from and about authors Wole Soyinka of Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth and Tope Folarin of A Particular Kind of Black Man. |
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| | Reviews WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA  Ali Hazelwood's starred romance, The Love Hypothesis, is "a realistic, amusing novel that readers won’t be able to put down. Highly recommended for all collections." Everything I Have Is Yours: A Marriage, by Eleanor Henderson, is this week's starred biography. "Henderson brings a novelist’s sensibility to this memoir of her 20-year marriage and the chronic illness of her husband Aaron; she weaves their history with measured prose and emotion in alternating strands." Fiona Sampson's Two-Way Mirror: The Life of Elizabeth Barrett Browning is this week's starred literature title. "A welcome update that avoids sensationalism to pursue a more complex history of a much-loved literary figure. Recommended for all collections." In social sciences, The SAGE Encyclopedia of Trans Studies is this week's starred selection. "An excellent, well-written starting point for researchers. Will interest a wide variety of readers, including people considering transition and people studying or working in a variety of fields (social sciences, family studies, law, history, think tanks, counseling, medicine)." And Field Study, by Chet’la Sebree, is this week's starred poetry selection. "Black womanhood, the unyielding past, bonds forged and broken--all are powerfully explored in ways that allow the reader to feel present in each poem, walking with the narrator and bearing witness to moments of racism and violence. Highly recommended." See All Reviews››› |
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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 Colorado State Library seeks a Librarian / Assistant Commissioner |
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