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From NCHS/CDC: NCHS has released a new interactive data query system that allows users to search for data on adults about selected health topics by detailed race and ethnicity groups and subgroups in the United States. The new system provides estimates as three-year averages based on 2019-2021 final data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). The three-year […]
Journal Article: “Knowledge Work in Platform Fact-Checking Partnerships”
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|The article linked below was recently published by the International Journal of Communication. Title Knowledge Work in Platform Fact-Checking Partnerships Authors Valérie Bélair-Gagnon University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, USA Rebekah Larsen Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway Lucas Graves University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA Oscar Westlund Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway University of Gothenburg, Sweden Source International Journal of […]
Here’s the Full Text of the Library Freedom Project (LFP) Announcement: Library Freedom Project (LFP) has been awarded $1,000,000 from the Mellon Foundation to expand the program’s work. For eight years, LFP has developed and delivered curriculum on information democracy and privacy infrastructure, and fostered cohorts of librarian experts across the United States in […]
Funding Announcement: Library of Congress Awards Second Round of More than $500,000 to Support Contemporary Cultural Field Research within Diverse Communities
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|Here’s the Full Text of Today’s Announcement From the Library of Congress: The Library of Congress’ American Folklife Center is pleased to announce the second recipient cohort of the Community Collections Grant program. Launched by the Library’s Of the People: Widening the Path initiative, this series of grants is awarded to individuals and organizations working to document cultures and […]
Mellon Foundation Awards GBH $16 Million Grant to Support the American Archive of Public Broadcasting
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|Note: The American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB) is a collaboration between GBH and the Library of Congress Here’s the Full Text of the Announcement: The Mellon Foundation has awarded GBH $16 million to support the American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB), a GBH collaboration with the Library of Congress, to digitize, preserve and make accessible historically […]
From the CBC: Edmonton librarians saw a significant increase in distressed customers last year, according to a recent report on security trends and costs. The preliminary report, which Edmonton Public Library quickly prepared for Edmonton city council during budget deliberations last month, said 2,770 security incidents had occurred at public library branches from the beginning of […]
The journal article linked below was recently published in the January 2023 (Vol 84, No 1) issue of College & Research Libraries (C&RL). Title Indispensable, Interdependent, and Invisible: A Qualitative Inquiry into Library Systems Maintenance Author Ruth Kitchin Tillman Penn State University Libraries Source College & Research Libraries (C&RL) Vol 84, No 1 DOI: 10.5860/crl.84.1.121 […]
Journal Article: “How Librarians and Firefighters Built a Special Library in Champaign, Illinois, USA: A Community Informatics Story”
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|The article linked below was recently published by Digital Transformation and Society. Title How Librarians and Firefighters Built a Special Library in Champaign, Illinois, USA: A Community Informatics Story Authors Claudia Grisales Bohorquez University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Lian Ruan University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Kate Williams University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Source Digital Transformation and Society Article publication date: […]
“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 […]
Library of Congress: 25 Eclectic Films Chosen for National Film Registry; 2022 Entries Include Iron Man, Hairspray, When Harry Met Sally, The Little Mermaid, and Carrie
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|From LC: Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced today the annual selection of 25 influential motion pictures to be inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. Selected for their cultural, historic or aesthetic importance to preserve the nation’s film heritage, the newest selections include a vibrant diversity of American filmmakers, as […]