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Tuesday, October 01, 2019
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Marion Stokes' Gift to the Future: 33 Years of TV News
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by Nancy K. Herther
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Information professionals have long been aware of the changing and vital role of news information. However, one librarian prophetically saw not only the value, but also the ephemeral nature of information and knowledge in our era--and decided to do something about it.
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How Oprah's Book Club Fits Into Apple’s New Entertainment Strategy
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Apple announced that it is bringing Oprah's Book Club to its streaming service, Apple TV+, and its e-reading app, Apple Books.
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NISO Plans a New Conference in 2020
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NISO (National Information Standards Organization) introduced the NISO Plus Conference, a new event scheduled for Feb. 23-25, 2020, in Baltimore.
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diginomica Provides an Update on GDPR Compliance
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Stuart Lauchlan writes for diginomica that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is more than a year old, "but organizations in 2019 are less confident about their compliance capabilities than they were in 2018."
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The Good and Bad Sides of AI
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Molly Wood writes the following for WIRED: "I don't know about you, but every time I figure out a way of sharing less information online, it's like a personal victory. ..."
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Cengage Unlimited Begins Offering Financial Literacy Resources
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Cengage Unlimited now features free financial literacy resources to give subscribers "more confidence in their ability to manage their money," says Michael E. Hansen, Cengage's CEO.
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Recent Pew Research Center Reports
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by Brandi Scardilli
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NewsBreaks often covers the latest surveys and reports from Pew Research Center, "a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world." Here are some of the latest reports from each of the eight topic sections.
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How to Maintain Library Staff Tech Competency (2:27)
Hamilton Public Library chief librarian/CEO Paul Takala discusses strategies to keep library staff equipped for a rapidly changing future in this clip from his presentation at Computers in Libraries 2019.
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If you regularly read blogs, add these to your reader:
ITI Conference Blog – libconf.com – covering ITI's library conferences worldwide.
ILI365/InfoToday Europe Blog – infotoday.eu – news and ideas for, and by, innovative info pros from around the world, throughout the year.
Streaming Media Blog – www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/Blog – the go-to destination for opinion, analysis, and insights into the entire online video ecosystem, from glass to glass.
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