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Tuesday, January 25, 2022
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The FYI on CRT
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by Anthony Aycock
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You've probably heard the term critical race theory (CRT). Donald Trump blasted it. U.S. Senate Republicans said teachers shouldn't be trained in it. Nearly 30 Republican-controlled state legislatures have passed or are considering bills outlawing it. But what exactly is CRT? How did it get to the forefront of political discussions? And what are the best information sources on it for librarians to recommend?
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Gale Digital Scholar Lab Gets Updated Features
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Gale added new and improved features to its Gale Digital Scholar Lab, giving digital humanities researchers a better user experience. It has a new interface and redesigned analysis tools based on user feedback, including an analysis dashboard. ...
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SAGE Digs Into New Streaming Video Study
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SAGE shared that an experiment by researchers at the University of Toronto–Scarborough's Advanced Learning Technologies Lab confirms the value of streaming video resources for learning and shows that it can increase academic performance.
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CCC and CeMPro Provide Avenue for Rights to Spanish-Language Titles in Schools
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CCC joined forces with CeMPro, a Mexico-based organization that protects and represents the rights of authors and publishers, to provide "educators and intermediaries [with] access to reuse rights from tens of thousands of Spanish-language titles as part of CCC's Annual Copyright License for Curriculum & Instruction (ACLCI)."
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TLC Shares Its Company Accomplishments From 2021
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The Library Corp. (TLC) did a year in review for 2021, in which the company reported its achievements.
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OCLC's 'New Model Library: Plan for Positive Change in the Midst of Challenges'
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Ixchel M. Faniel, Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Brittany Brannon, Brooke Doyle, and Brian Lavoie write the following for OCLC's Next blog: "When we did the research for the New Model Library: Pandemic Effects and Library Directions briefing, a term that came up often was 'normal' (Is this change part of a new normal? When will this activity get back to normal?). While interesting, these questions don't acknowledge that libraries are incredibly diverse in terms of culture, size, type, goals, and locations."
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Great Reads for 2022
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by Brandi Scardilli
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As part of Information Today's We the People column in the January/February issue, Information Today contributors and staffers share the books they're most looking forward to in 2022.
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How to Meet the Challenge of Exponential Database Growth
Applied Knowledge Sciences CEO Art Murray discusses the five key drivers of knowledge growth and how to meet the challenges of that growth in this clip from his presentation at KMWorld 2022.
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Strangers in the Avalon Dunes (A Meg Daniels Mystery)
by Jane Kelly
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After the turbulence of her last adventure, Meg Daniels swears she never wants to help someone find a lost loved one ever again. She settles into a lazy routine in an upscale home in the high dunes of Avalon, New Jersey, that is owned by a friend who has asked her and her fiancé, Andy Beck, to housesit for several months.
However, Meg finds she can't outrun her reputation. When a young woman asks Meg to find her long-lost grandfather, Ken Patterson, Meg just can't say no.
January 2023/284 pp/trade paperback/ISBN 978-1-940091-12-9 | Regular Price $15.95
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