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November 28, 2017 | LJ’s Top Trends in Library Architecture | Year in Architecture 2017 By Bette-Lee Fox As demonstrated in this year’s 82 building projects, completed between July 1, 2016, and June 30, 2017, academic and public institutions are now regarded as places of community, of gathering, and of collaboration, even as reading remains in play. Also, check out a few of this year's photo galleries: Discovering Fun and Comfort, Renovation & Renewal, Community Centerpieces, A Sense of Play at Work, Uncommon Common Spaces, and Learning Spaces Transformed. |
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NYPL Unveils Plans for Schwarzman Building By Lisa Peet At a November 15 board of trustees meeting, New York Public Library administration unveiled the master plan for renovations to its main branch, the Steven A. Schwarzman Building on Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street in Manhattan. |
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SJSU-led Team Explores Blockchain in Libraries By Matt Enis A group led by San José State University iSchool (SJSU) Director Sandra Hirsh and SJSU lecturer Susan Alman is exploring how the library field could use blockchain, the open source, secure distributed database system originally developed to validate and record Bitcoin cryptocurrency transactions. |
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National Library Partnership Tackles Health Literacy Gap By Jennifer A. Dixon More than 90 million Americans have low health literacy. The Public Library Association, the American Library Association, and the National Network of Libraries of Medicine are working to expand the extent to which libraries can address this issue. |
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New Award Honors Innovative LIS Students By Christina Vercelletto Gwinnett County Public Library, GA, and the San José State University School of Information are cosponsoring the Innovative Librarians Award. |
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Cynthia Hand On Retelling A Christmas Carol for Teens By Shelley Diaz Charles Dickens’s holiday classic has been adapted for the stage and big and small screens multiple times. The author of the “Unearthly” series has reimagined the well-known tale of Scrooge the miser for a modern audience. |
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What is Design Thinking? From space planning, redesigning services and staffing, to developing more user-centric approaches, design thinking can help you problem-solve through ingenuity and creativity, and better understand and serve your patrons. Our introductory online workshop, Demystifying Design Thinking is designed for library professionals who want to take a fresh approach to tackling their library’s challenges through human-centered design. |
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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 San Francisco Public Library seeks a Chief of Collections and Technical Services |
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