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EDI Perspectives, Part 2
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by Gwen M. Gregory
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Gwen M. Gregory, associate dean for collections management at Northern Illinois University's Founders Memorial Library, writes a column for Information Today that explores issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI, sometimes referred to as DEI) in the information industry. Here's a look at her columns from September 2021 to March 2022.
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Dubai-Based Kaloscope Social Media Metaverse Gets Introduced
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The Metaverse Blog shared "How Web-3 Decentralised, Social Media Metaverse Kaloscope Is Transforming Business & Using Technology to Shape Sustainability & Future," which states the following: "Kaloscope, is the world's first (1st) registered 'social media metaverse'. It is defined as a Web-3, decentralised, social media metaverse, or a bridge between the physical and virtual world by developing mixed reality experiences and utilities within the Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) space."
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Patron Point Updates Its Recommendation Service With a Staff Picks Feature
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Patron Point Recommends, Patron Point's reading recommendation service, has new functionality: a Staff Picks feature set.
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DPLA Publishes a Free COVID Ebook
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The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) published a free ebook, The Covid Archive: A Finding Aid to Government Documents Related to the Covid19 Pandemic.
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OverDrive Brings Classical Music Performances to Libby Patrons
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OverDrive announced a new Libby Extra: Stingray Classica, a collection of productions of classical music performed at venues around the world.
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ALA Endorses Loida Garcia-Febo for IFLA President
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ALA announced that its executive board has endorsed ALA past-president Loida Garcia-Febo as IFLA president-elect 2022–2023.
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Congressional Hearings on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena and Researching the Unknown Unknowns
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by Woody Evans
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On May 17, Congress held its first public hearings on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs—i.e., UFOs) in about 50 years. The House Intelligence Committee's Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation (C3) Subcommittee asked questions of Ronald Moultrie, undersecretary of defense for intelligence and security, and Scott Bray, deputy director of naval intelligence. The open hearing lasted for about an hour and a half, with C3 chaired by Rep. André Carson (D-Ind.). After a recess, the committee took Moultrie and Bray into a classified session.
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