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February 16, 2023

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Welcome to LJAN Resources, our monthly academic content roundup. We’ll be curating standout InfoDocket posts and nonfiction LJ book reviews once every month for quick access to news and reviews you can use.

From Infodocket: 

 

Oregon Digital, a new Cultural Heritage Repository From the University of Oregon and Oregon State University Launches

The University of Oregon and Oregon State University are proud to announce the launch of Oregon Digital, a cultural heritage repository that brings together more than 500,000 digitized works from both universities, including unique digitized and born-digital collections. This collaborative effort includes historic and modern photographs, manuscripts, publications, and more. 

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Sustaining Art Research Collections: Using Data To Explore Collaboration (A New Report From OCLC Research)

From OCLC Research: Art libraries provide vital support to art scholarship within their own institutions and in the broader scholarly community. As art libraries face challenges from an evolving environment, repercussions from the COVID-19 pandemic, and static or diminishing resources, finding sustainable pathways forward becomes an increasing priority. An important option for art research collections in achieving long-term sustainability is collaboration. 

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OASPA and DOAJ are Launching an Open Access Journals Toolkit Later This Year

The Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA) and the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) are pleased to announce the forthcoming launch of the Open Access (OA) Journals Toolkit, scheduled for launch in the second half of 2023. Research Consulting is supporting them in managing the Toolkit development process as well as in liaising with an expert Editorial Board. 

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Washington Post: “When State Secrets Land in the Hands of University Librarians”

From a Washington Post Article by Joseph Weber: When archivists at Bates College combed through a trove of documents given to them by Sen. Edmund S. Muskie, a former secretary of state and Bates alumnus, they turned up 98 classified documents that he’d been keeping in his personal files. Some were sensitive papers involving the Iran-contra affair of the 1980s. Some carried information that should never have left secure hands. 

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SPONSORED BY OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

 

Social Media at a Glance: For Academics 


Not sure which social media platform is the one you want to dedicate your time to? Use our “social media at a glance” guides for each of the main social media platforms to help you decide.

 

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Report: “Immediate Open Access ‘Should Be EU Default’ Says Presidency”

From Research Professional News: Research papers should be made freely available immediately under open licenses as standard in the EU, the Swedish presidency of the Council of the EU member state governments has said. “Making scholarly publications rapidly accessible to all contributes to high-quality research,” the Swedish presidency said on 8 February. “Therefore, providing immediate open access to peer-reviewed research publications under open licenses should be the default.” At a meeting on the same day, EU research ministers discussed challenges to meeting this goal. 

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Survey about digital resource platforms

U.S. academic libraries are invited to take a survey about the platforms available to access their digital resources. We’re asking about the features these solutions offer and how important they are to a positive user experience. Your comments about desired features to improve eResource consumption are also welcome. 

The survey is very brief and all eligible respondents completing the survey will be included in a drawing to win a $200 Visa® electronic gift card. 

Start survey: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7195400/2023-LJ-Digital-Resource-Platforms-Survey

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From LJ Reviews:

LITERATURE 

PREMIUM  

Unquiet Spirits: Essays by Asian Women in Horror

Ed. by Lee Murray & Angela Yuriko Smith 

A collection of autobiographical works that are personal, moving, and frightening, plus some recounted ghost stories, that will likely appeal to both memoir and horror readers. 

 

The Questions That Matter Most: Reading, Writing, and the Exercise of Freedom

By Jane Smiley 

In this slim yet valuable book, Smiley gives educators, readers, and writers much to discuss. Highly recommended.  

 

Lives of the Wives: Five Literary Marriages

By Carmela Ciuraru 

A notable book about remarkable women that could have subsequent volumes. Recommended for readers interested in these authors or in 20th-century literature. 

SCIENCES  

Wolfish: Wolf, Self, and the Stories We Tell About Fear

By Erica Berry  

A fascinating read, perfect for fans of Mary Roach’s Fuzz, or anyone who enjoys learning about wolves and what they can teach about human nature. 

 

PREMIUM  

At Work in the Ruins: Finding Our Place in the Time of Science, Climate Change, Pandemics & All the Other Emergencies

By Dougald Hine 

A thought-provoking suggestion for readers well versed in climate discourse. 

HISTORY 

La Duchesse: The Life of Marie de Vignerot, Cardinal Richelieu’s Forgotten Heiress Who Shaped the Fate of France

By Bronwen McShea 

This is a fine work that sheds light on the nearly forgotten story of a consequential figure in French history. 

 

PREMIUM  

Rain of Ash: Roma, Jews, and the Holocaust

By Ari Joskowicz 

Of profound interest to serious students and readers of history. 

 

Saying It Loud: 1966—The Year Black Power Challenged the Civil Rights Movement

By Mark Whitaker 

An important, accessible book for general readers and scholars. 

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