On August 25, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released new guidance calling for all federally funded research to be made available to the public for free access and use upon publication. The memorandum on Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research advises all federal agencies to eliminate the current 12-month embargo period on the outputs of taxpayer-supported research and the data that supports it, to establish transparent procedures in doing so, and to coordinate with OSTP to ensure its equitable delivery.
On September 7, American Library Association (ALA) executive director Tracie D. Hall was awarded the National Book Foundation (NBF) Literarian Award for 2022. The annual award celebrates an individual “for a lifetime of achievement in expanding the audience for books and reading,” the NBF website states. This marks the second year that the honor has gone to a librarian; 2021’s award was given to Nancy Pearl.
The 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist is revealed today. The 2022 Strand Critics and the 2022 Elgin Awards winners are announced. Plus, LitHub shares bookies’ odds for the Nobel Prize.
Abstract: Librarians are feeling the squeeze. As they seek to meet changing patron expectations and a dynamic technological environment, they are often simultaneously faced with budget cuts and leadership looking over their shoulder for evidence of institutional value.
From the Windsors and Simon Winchester to South Africa, Eastern and Central Europe, Israel, and more.
“How many times do you have to be in a position of ‘only in the event of emergency do we break the glass,’ and then ask permission to access articles reporting on the results of research we funded?”
Book prize announcements abound including the 2022 Cundill History Prize shortlist, CBC Nonfiction Prize, Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize, and the Financial Times Book of the Year shortlist. There is more coverage on book banning for Banned Books Week and of author Hilary Mantel’s passing.
Abstract: Many technological trends in library management were evident before the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the pandemic significantly accelerated the pace of those changes. To boost agility, libraries are turning to SaaS solutions, analytics, digital transformation, open applications and their community of peers.
Bissinger has found a way to merge sports with World War II to give readers a heartbreaking narrative of what many young men went through in the last days of World War II. Highly recommended.
A scholarly book on the life, triumphs, and heartbreaks of Abraham Lincoln’s life, but general readers may enjoy it too. This is a title that will likely be a fruitful one for all levels of book discussion groups.
A Suzuki biography will surely interest music educators and historians, but Hotta’s book (which encapsulates a century of Japanese history) will also appeal to general audiences seeking a musical lens on history.
This excellent guide is highly recommended for any parent or student who is navigating the college admissions process, especially Black students and first-generation students. Readers may even learn some new things and trends.
The State Must Provide, Complaint!, How Student Loans Became a National Catastrophe, and more in education titles: September 2021 to date as identified by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO.
1. The State Must Provide: Why America's Colleges Have Always Been Unequal—and How to Set Them Right. Harris, Adam Ecco
2021. ISBN 9780062976482 $27.99
2. Complaint!. Ahmed, Sara Duke University Press
2021. ISBN 9781478015093 $109.95
3. Debt Trap: How Student Loans Became a National Catastrophe. Mitchell, Josh Simon & Schuster 2021. ISBN 9781501199448 $27.00
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