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American Library Association (ALA) Unveils Shortlist For 2023 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
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|From the American Library Association: Today, the American Library Association (ALA) announced the six books shortlisted for the esteemed Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, awarded for the previous year’s best fiction and nonfiction books written for adult readers and published in the United States. 2023 selection committee chair Stephen Sposato will announce […]
Clarivate Releases Highly Cited Researchers 2022 List
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|From Clarivate: The methodology draws on data from the Web of Science™ citation index, together with analysis performed by bibliometric experts and data scientists at the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI)™ at Clarivate. ISI analysts have awarded Highly Cited Researcher 2022 designations to 6,938 researchers from across the globe who demonstrated significant influence in their […]
Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Announces Partnership Agreements for Hidden Collections Africa Future of Kansas Town’s Library in Jeopardy Over Refusal to Remove LGBTQIA+ Titles & Books About Race (via Kansas Reflector) JSTOR Expands Access to Academic Journals in Hawaiʻi Libraries Are Launching Their Own Local Music Streaming Platforms (via VICE) Library of […]
ROUNDUP: Coherent Digital’s South Asia Archive Receives Award; Japan: Newspapers: Google to Digitally Archive Mainichi Shimbun’s Prewar, WWII-Era Papers; & More Headlines
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|Coherent Digital’s South Asia Archive Receives Award Elsevier and Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) Sign Three-Year Transformative Agreement 40 Attorneys General Announce Historic $391.5 Million Settlement with Google Over Location Tracking Practices (Oregon Attorney General) Japan: Google to Digitally Archive Mainichi Shimbun’s Prewar, WWII-Era Papers Libraries Are Launching Their Own Local Music Streaming Platforms (via VICE) […]
Listen Online: NPR’s Scott Simon Talks with American Library Association (ALA) Executive Director, Tracie D. Hall
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|The interview linked and embedded below aired on NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday on November 12, 2022. From National Public Radio: NPR’s Scott Simon talks with librarian and writer Tracie D. Hall, head of the American Library Association. She’ll receive a lifetime achievement award at the National Book Awards next week. Background National Book Foundation to […]
Joy Harjo’s “Living Nations, Living Words” Poet Laureate Project Honored By Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums
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|From the Library of Congress: The Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums has presented one of its Guardians of Culture and Lifeways International Awards to the Library of Congress and former U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo for “Living Nations, Living Words,” Harjo’s signature project as the nation’s first Native American poet laureate between 2019 […]
Jill O’Neill is Stepping Down From Her Role as Director of Content at NISO; Ioana Liuta Recipient of 2022 Cynthia Hurd Award
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|Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Fall Forum 2022 Focuses on Mental and Emotional Health Emerald Announces its 2022 Academic Culture Findings Event Highlights/Links to Presentations: Science Europe Open Science Conference 2022 Jill O’Neill is Stepping Down From Her Role as Director of Content at NISO Ioana Liuta Recipient of 2022 Cynthia Hurd Award (via ATG) […]
Lyrasis Announces John Wilkin as New Chief Executive Officer
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|Ed. Note: Congrats John!!! From Lyrasis: Lyrasis, a mission-driven, community-led nonprofit serving libraries, museums and research communities, is pleased to announce the appointment of John Wilkin as the organization’s new CEO. He will begin the role effective December 1, 2022. Wilkin, who is currently Dean of Libraries and University Librarian at the University of Illinois, […]
Ten Inventive Bookshop Interiors Designed to Enhance the Browsing Experience & More News Headlines
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|Diamond Open Access Initiative Gathering Steam: Conference and Launch of DIAMAS (Science Europe) Foundations of Evaluations and Assessment in Library Settings: Part I (METRO Webinar Video Recording) Larry P. Alford Awarded the 2022 Ron MacDonald Distinguished Service Award (via Canadian Research Knowledge Network) New Report: Operationalising Open Research Europe As A Collective Publishing Enterprise (via […]
From Architectural Record: The library, known as Deichman Bjørvika (Deichman is the name of Oslo’s library system, and Bjørvika is the location) opened in June 2020 and remained open through the pandemic, with the number of visitors capped and other infection control measures in place. Since the restrictions were lifted, attendance has averaged 6,500 a […]