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Academic Libraries Add Space for Student Parents By Laura Winnick Most public libraries feature family-friendly spaces: rooms where young children can play or read quietly, stocked with toys, digital media, or books. Recently, some academic libraries have been inspired to model similar room on their college campuses. Seeking to support students who are parents or caregivers, many college libraries are working to create more inclusive spaces with child-friendly resources. |
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LJ Talks to the 2023–24 ALA Presidential Candidates By Lisa Peet Now that voting for the American Library Association (ALA) 2023–24 presidential campaign has begun, LJ invited candidates Emily Drabinski, interim chief librarian at The Graduate Center, City University of New York; and Kelvin Watson, executive director of the Las Vegas–Clark County Library District, to weigh in on some key issues. |
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Best Reference Works of 2021 By Mahnaz Dar, Maggie Knapp, Dave Pugl, Laurie Selwyn, and Rob Tench Though 2021 was another tough year, it also brought spots of joy with these 37 stellar titles selected by the LJ Best Reference Committee. |
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SPONSORED BY EX LIBRIS, PART OF CLARIVATE The Stakes Are High for University Research. Here’s How Libraries Can Help The stakes are high for researchers, and the institutions that employ them, to showcase their work effectively. Librarians can add significant value for their institutions by collaborating with individual researchers and research office staff to identify new publishing channels, catalog university research and make these works more easily discoverable, among other activities. Read More››› |
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From LJ Reviews: | PRO MEDIA PREMIUM Compact Copyright: Quick Answers to Common Questions By Sara R. Benson Librarians will find value in this work, whether they treat it as a reference or read it cover to cover. Though geared toward academic and public librarians, it will benefit any information professional faced with copyright questions. |
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Mia Bay and Mae Ngai Win Bancroft Prizes | Book Pulse By Kate Merlene Mia Bay and Mae Ngai win the Bancroft Prizes. Finalists for the 2022 LAMBDA Literary Awards and the Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism are announced. The 2022 Jhalak Prize longlist is announced. American Libraries has a “Reading Ukraine” booklist. |
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Change the Scene | Backtalk By Bronwen Gamble and Matt Finch How do you plan for the future when your focus is on “getting back to normal”? A series of workshops on strategic foresight with Oxford University’s Matt Finch, hosted by Pennsylvania’s Bureau of Library Development, introduced our team to the practice of scenario planning. |
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ACADEMIC BESTSELLERS: Botany and Zoology By LJ Reviews Flora of North America, Animals’ Best Friends, Lessons from Plants, and more in botany and zoology titles: March 2021 to date as identified by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO. 1. Flora of North America: North of Mexico; v. 10: Magnoliophyta: Proteaceae to Elaeagnaceae. Editor: Flora of North America Editorial Committee Oxford University Press 2021. ISBN 9780197576076. $95.00 2. Animals’ Best Friends: Putting Compassion to Work for Animals in Captivity and in the Wild. King, Barbara J. University of Chicago Press 2021. ISBN 9780226601489. $25.00 3. Lessons from Plants. Montgomery, Beronda L. Harvard University Press 2021. ISBN 9780674241282. $22.95 |
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