MORE POSTS FROM OCTOBER 2020
From Brookings: Public libraries, in particular, are frontline forces in economic recovery. After the Great Recession, Americans increasingly turned to public libraries to access resources, skills training, and job search assistance. Today, libraries have become “second responders” to COVID-19, providing 24-hour free Wi-Fi hotspots, temporary shelter to people without homes, and 3D printers to make […]
ALA Releases Longlist for 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
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|From the American Library Association: A total of 46 books (26 fiction, 20 nonfiction) has been selected for the longlist for the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. The six-title shortlist—three each for the fiction and nonfiction medals—will be chosen from longlist titles and announced on November 17, 2020. The two […]
From ProQuest: Today, ProQuest is proud to announce the launch of the Black Freedom Struggle website – a curated selection of primary sources for teaching and learning about the struggles and triumphs of Black Americans. Developed with input from Black history scholars and advisors, this resource is freely available on the web and to libraries […]
The following report was published today by ITHAKA S+R. Title Looking at the Impacts of COVID-19 on the Research Enterprise: A Landscape Review Authors Jane Radecki Ithaka S+R Roger C. Schonfeld Ithaka S+R<Source Ithaka S+R DOI: 10.18665/sr.314247 Abstract From the Executive Summary The COVID-19 pandemic and associated disruptions have had a major impact on the […]
Stacey Aldrich, Ed Garcia, and Lessa Kanani’opua Pelayo-Lozada are Candidates For 2022-23 ALA Presidency
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|From ALA: Stacey A. Aldrich, State Librarian, Hawaii State Public Library System, Honolulu, Hawaii; Ed Garcia, Director, Cranston Public Library, Cranston, Rhode Island; and Lessa Kanani’opua Pelayo-Lozada, Adult Services Assistant Manager, Palos Verdes Library District, Rolling Hills Estates, California, are candidates for the 2022-23 presidency of the American Library Association (ALA). Aldrich currently serves on the ALA […]
From NYPL: The New York Public Library’s latest initiative to support the city during the pandemic is Shelf Help, a new service provides patrons with personalized packages of recommended books. From the safety of their homes, New Yorkers can share their interests with librarians, who then use their expertise to curate five recommended titles, and […]
Expanded Access to JSTOR and Artstor Further Extended: A Letter From Kevin Guthrie and Rebecca Seger (via ITHAKA) Law Library of Congress Signs Preservation Steward Agreement with GPO Libraries in Belgium Promoting and Protecting Human Rights (via IFLA)
The article (preprint version) listed/linked to below was recently shared on the Louisiana State University (LSU) Digital Commons. The final version is scheduled for publication in the May 2021 issue of College & Research Libraries. Title Delivering Bad News: Crisis Communication Methods in Academic Libraries Authors Brittany O’Neill Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical […]
National Comedy Center to Preserve Historic Johnny Carson Archive
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|From the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, NY: As the country remembers comedy and late–night legend Johnny Carson on his 95th birthday today, the National Comedy Center — the nation’s official cultural institution dedicated to comedy — and the Elkhorn Valley Museum in Johnny Carson’s hometown of Norfolk, Nebraska have announced that the National Comedy […]
The article listed/linked below (full text, open access) was published on October 23, 2020 by the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. Title Preprint Manuscripts and Servers in the Era of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Authors Shayan Nabavi Nouri MDColumbia University Irving Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian HospitalYosef A. Cohen BAMahesh V. Madhavan MDPiotr J. Slomka […]