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Chicago Tribune: “Chicagoans of the Year for Books: Librarians and Library Workers of Illinois Fight for Dignity During a Year of Challenges”
| Associations and Organizations, Funding, Libraries, News, Public Libraries
From a Chicago Tribune Article (1369 words): It was hard to work at a library in 2022. Once the quietest place in town, public libraries across Illinois were battlegrounds this year for (mostly) far-right organizations and even hate groups, opposed to everything from mask mandates and LGBTQ rights to YA novels about racism. In the […]
“A Texas Superintendent Ordered School Librarians to Remove LGBTQ Books. Now the Federal Government Is Investigating”; DOAJ Joins New Horizon Europe Project to Strengthen Technology for Institutional Publishing; and More News Headlines
| Data Files, Libraries, News, Open Access, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries, Publishing
A Texas Superintendent Ordered School Librarians to Remove LGBTQ Books. Now the Federal Government is Investigating (via ProPublica, Texas Tribune, NBC News) Colorado: Boulder Public Library Closes After Tests Find High Methamphetamine Levels in Restroom Exhaust Vents (via Daily Camera) DOAJ Joins New Horizon Europe Project to Strengthen Technology for Institutional Publishing (via Directory of […]
“American Library Association President: Librarians Are Facing Harassment” (Interview with Lessa Kanani’opua Pelayo-Lozada)
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From a Teen Vogue Interview with Lessa Kanani’opua Pelayo-Lozada: The American Library Association (ALA), the oldest and largest library association in the world, is a nonprofit that promotes libraries and public education across the United States. Teen Vogue spoke with the organization’s president, Lessa Kanani’opua Pelayo-Lozada, about the consequences of book bans, the importance of public libraries as community spaces, and how […]
From a Joint News Release: New York City’s three library systems—the Brooklyn Public Library, The New York Public Library, and Queens Public Library—have unveiled the most popular books of the year, sharing the top checkouts of 2022 at each system for adults, teens, and children. The annual lists include the top titles in all formats: […]
Elisabeth Long Builds on Digital Scholarship Career at UChicago Library to Become Dean at Hopkins (via UChicago Library) Library of Congress: Margaret Williams Named Announces New General Counsel (via LC) Milwaukee Public Library’s Social Media Gains Global Attention (via WISN) OCLC, President CEO Skip Prichard on “Investing in a Long-Term Future For Libraries”
UPDATE (Dec 16th): “Missouri Gets 10,000 Public Comments on New Library Rule Labeled ‘Political Censorship'” (via KC Star/via AOL) —End Update— From KCUR Radio in KCMO: Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is pushing back against heavy criticism over a proposed set of regulations that would threaten state funding for libraries over “inappropriate” materials for minors. […]
Public Library of Science (PLOS) Releases First Open Science Indicators Dataset
| Data Files, Libraries, News, Open Access, PLOS, Public Libraries, Publishing, Reports
DoFrom the PLOS Blog: Open Science is on the rise. We can infer as much from the proliferation of Open Access publishing options; the steady upward trend in bioRxiv postings; the periodic rollout of new national, institutional, or funder policies. But what do we actually know about the day-to-day realities of Open Science practice? What are the […]
Gabriel Morley Declines Job Offer to Lead Indianapolis Public Library as CEO; “Out Of Control”: Dozens of Telehealth Startups Sent Sensitive Health Information to Big Tech Companies; & More Headlines
| Data Files, Libraries, News, Open Access, Public Libraries
Bookforum is Closing, Leaving Ever Fewer Publications Devoted to Books (via NY Times) Cambridge University Press Makes Raft of Physics Titles Available as Open Access Books (via The Bookseller) Digital Privacy: “Out Of Control”: Dozens of Telehealth Startups Sent Sensitive Health Information to Big Tech Companies (via The Markup) Internet Archive Welcomes Digital Humanists and […]
Alaska Library Celebrates 100 Years in GPO’s Federal Depository Library Program Indianapolis Public Library Names Former New Orleans Library Chief as New CEO (via IBJ) The University of Cincinnati Seeks the Next Dean and University Librarian
Columbia University Joins The Palace Project Platform and App
| Academic Libraries, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Open Access, Patrons and Users, Preservation, Public Libraries, Publishing, Springer Nature
From LYRASIS: The Palace Project, the nonprofit library-centered platform and e-reader app for digital content and services, announced today that the Columbia University Library has adopted its platform. The Palace Project is an easy-to-use platform for the management and delivery of ebooks, audiobooks, and other e-content and puts libraries at the center of their communities’ […]
