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ALA Opens Nominations For the 2025 “I Love My Librarian Award”
Associations and Organizations, Awards, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries
|From the American Library Association: The American Library Association (ALA) invites library users nationwide to nominate their favorite librarians for the prestigious I Love My Librarian Award. The national award recognizes the outstanding public service contributions of librarians working in public, school, college, community college or university libraries. Nominations are accepted online now through Monday, Sept. 30, […]
New Open Access Resource: “‘Handbook for European Studies Librarians’ Provides Practical Guidance And Fosters Collective Knowledge”
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, News, Open Access, Publishing
|From the University of Minnesota Libraries: The “Handbook for European Studies Librarians,” a new open-access book published by the University of Minnesota Libraries, is now available to read online as an e-book or to download as a PDF. The handbook is intended to serve as a practical guide for academic librarians, library and information staff […]
Texas: “‘Knee-Jerk Reactions’: San Antonio School Districts Yanking Books From Libraries Without Formal Reviews”
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, News, School Libraries
|From The San Antonio Express News: Forced to comply with a new state law barring sexually explicit content and targeted by pressure campaigns from right-wing and religious groups, local school districts have purged hundreds of books from library shelves, often without the formal reviews available under their own policies. In the past year, more than […]
New Report; National Overviews on Sustaining Institutional Publishing In Europe; Event Summary: CHORUS Forum: Navigating the Future of Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) in Scholarly Publishing; & More Headlines
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, EBSCO, Journal Articles, Libraries, New Issue, News, Open Access, Publishing, Video Recordings
|American Library Association (ALA) American Library Association (ALA) Releases Free “Partnering for Stronger Programming: A Toolkit for Libraries” CHORUS Event Summary: CHORUS Forum: Navigating the Future of Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) in Scholarly Publishing Columbia University Libraries Columbia University Selects FOLIO as New LSP with EBSCO FOLIO’s Support HathiTrust HathiTrust’s Strategic Vision (Video Recording of June […]
Article: Disciplinary Differences and Scholarly Literature: Discovery, Browsing, and Formats (preprint)
Conference Presentations, Journal Articles, Libraries, News, Open Access, Reports
|The preprint linked below is shared on the ISU ReD: Research and eData Repository (Milner Library, Illinois St. University). Title Disciplinary Differences and Scholarly Literature: Discovery, Browsing, and Formats Authors Chad E. Buckley Illinois State University Rachel E. Scott Illinois State University Anne Shelley Iowa State University Cassie Thayer-Styes Illinois State University Julie A. Murphy […]
AI Is AI Search a Medical Misinformation Disaster? See Also: The Health Misinformation Monitor—Edition 1 (via KFF) HAICu: Using AI to Access, Connect, and Analyze Heritage Collections (via Europeana Pro) Expenditures Academic Library Expenditures and Graduation Rates: Evidence From Four-Year Colleges and Universities in The Us (via Studies in Higher Abstract, Abstract Only) History A […]
The article linked below was recently published by The Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science. Title Canadian Public Library Pandemic Response: Bridging the Digital Divide and Preparing for Future Pandemics Authors Channarong Intahchomphoo University of Ottawa André Vellino University of Ottawa Source The Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science Vol. 47 No. 1 […]
The article linked below appears in the new issue (Vol. 19, No. 2) of Evidence Based Library And Information Practice (EBLIP). Title A Survey on Student Use of Generative AI Chatbots for Academic Research Authors Amy DeschenesHarvard Library Meg McMahonHarvard Library Source Evidence Based Library And Information Practice (EBLIP)Vol. 19, No. 2 (2024) DOI: 10.18438/eblip30512 […]
The article linked below was recently published by the Journal of Academic of Librarianship. Title What is Ideal EDI Learning For Academic Librarians? Discovering EDI Learning Stories Through Appreciative Inquiry Authors Megan Fitzgibbons Concordia University Chloe Lei Concordia University Source Journal of Academic of Librarianship Volume 50, Issue 5, September 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2024.102908 Abstract Academic […]
From The State: The conference committee finalizing the state’s spending plan starting July 1, adopted a Senate proposal to require county libraries to certify they are not offering any books or materials that “appeal to the sexual interest of children under the age of 17 in children’s, youth or teen book sections of libraries.” The […]