News Roundup (January 4, 2017)
1. Jacqueline Woodson Named 6th National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, 2018-2019 ||| NY Times Coverage
2. 12 LIS Professionals Selected to Participate in the Inaugural ALA Policy Corps
3. Standards: NISO to Manage U.S. Group Dedicated to Document Description and Processing Languages
4. Take a Look at a New Video: Come to the University of Michigan Library for the Best of 2018
5. Consumer Technology: CTA Projects 2018 Sales of AR/VR Headsets and Eyewear Will Increase 25% (vs. 2017)
6. EBSCO Information Services Releases RIPM Preservation Series: European & North American Music Periodicals
7. To Russia With Love: UVa Research Team Creates One-Of-A-Kind Database
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About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.