By: Nancy K. Herther, writer, consultant and former librarian with the University of Minnesota Libraries The amount of new information and data being produced and published today is astronomical. Being able to find, search and use this information is becoming a major...
Title: The Madman's Library: The Strangest Books, Manuscripts and Other Literary Curiosities from HistoryAuthor: Edward Brooke-HitchingHardcover: ISBN: 978-1797207308, $29.95Imprint: San Francisco: Chronicle Books. 2021 "From the author of the critically acclaimed...
Private Lives, Public Faces: On What’s Revealed by Hannah Arendt’s Archives highlights the use and value of the archive dedicated to the influential Political Theorist Hannah Arendt. (This article is by Samantha Rose Hill and it appears on the Literary Hub website.)...
Pablo Picasso: 5 Facts You Didn't Know About the Famous Artist; (Everyone knows Picasso was the father of Cubism, but did you know he was once tried in court for allegedly stealing the Mona Lisa?) This article is written by Nick Mafi and appears in Architectural...
Title: The Ascent of Information: Books, Bits, Genes, Machines, and Life's Unending AlgorithmAuthor: Caleb Scharf Hardcover: ISBN: 978-0593087244; $28; Kindle: ASIN : B08LR88H92, $15.99Imprint: New York: Riverhead Books, 2021 One of the most peculiar and possibly...
Where Should You Buy Your Books? There are more choices than ever! Bookstore or Amazon? Curbside pickup or delivery? This post by Dani Blum in the New York Times answers common questions readers might have. The future of library search According to Matthew Hayes...
The New York Public Library receives $12.5 million grant From Arcadia Fund for open access project Library Technology Guides reports that "The New York Public Library has received a $12.5 million grant from Arcadia, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Library...
The New York Public Library receives $12.5 million grant From Arcadia Fund for open access project Library Technology Guides reports that "The New York Public Library has received a $12.5 million grant from Arcadia, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Library...
Charleston In Between Wednesday, July 28, 10:30 am - 3:00 pm Eastern The Charleston Conference is planning a very special “In Between” half-day virtual mini-conference event in late July to explore important late-breaking developments that can’t wait til November for...
eLife is Launching Peer Review For Preprints in Medicine (Including Public Health and Health Policy) According to infoDOCKET "... eLife is bringing its system of editorial oversight by practicing clinicians and clinician-investigators, and rigorous, consultative peer...
Enter SAGE’s 2021 Photo Contest for the Chance to Win a Registration and Travel Stipend for the Charleston Conference SAGE Publishing’s 2021 Photo Contest is now open for entries, asking academic librarians to submit a photograph depicting how their library...
