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NewsLink Spotlight |
| 50 Years of Peter Benchley's Behemoth, Jaws |
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by Anthony Aycock
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Next year will be the 50th anniversary of Jaws, the movie that changed movies. This year, that honor goes to the novel on which it was based. The beach read of the summer of 1974, Peter Benchley's Jaws captured "the angst of a generation." It became a bestseller and changed the public's attitude toward sharks, a fact that filled the conservationist Benchley with regret in later years. Here are some of the best information sources for Jaws, sharks, and the ocean. |
| The Footsore Searcher Visits ALA Annual 2024 |
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by Marydee Ojala
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| The exhibit hall at ALA's annual conference is always overwhelming. This year in San Diego was no exception, with 602 companies, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies eager to show their best faces to the 8,000-plus librarians in attendance. For attendees, the advice to "wear comfortable shoes" was never more appropriate. Resurrecting the nom de plume of the Footsore Searcher, I embarked on a journey of discovery in the vast Library Marketplace, as ALA calls its exhibit hall. |
Weekly News Digests |
| August People News |
| Clarivate appoints a new CEO, Digital Science hires a new chief people officer, and the Library of Congress awards the 2024 John W. Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity. |
| A Leading University Press in China Adds Journals to ResearchGate |
| ResearchGate partnered with Tsinghua University Press (TUP) to make TUP's OA research available on ResearchGate's Journal Home platform. |
| Book Riot Publishes a Book Censorship 101 Guide |
| Book Riot's book censorship expert, Kelly Jensen, writes the article "How to Explain Book Bans to Those Who Want to Understand." |
| ZDNET Shares Password Best Practices for 2024 |
| Ed Bott writes the article "7 Password Rules to Live By in 2024, According to Security Experts" for ZDNET. |
| SirsiDynix Now Provides Access to Beamafilm Streaming Content for Libraries |
| SirsiDynix partnered with the Beamafilm streaming platform so that libraries can offer patrons access to the Beamafilm collection directly through SirsiDynix's eResource Central management system and discovery platforms, including Enterprise, Portfolio, and BLUEcloud Mobile2. |
| Sage Continues Its Partnership With Universal Write Publications to Bolster Black Scholarship |
| Sage extended its partnership with Universal Write Publications (UWP) through 2026 to continue supporting UWP's production and promotion of academic works by Black scholars. |
| STEM Magazine for Students Adds Digital Collection to Exact Editions |
| Exact Editions is making digital subscriptions of STEM magazine OYLA available for individuals and institutions, including schools, colleges, and libraries. |
NewsBreaks |
| Librarians and Library Budgets: Their Funding Needs Are Not Being Met |
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by Amber Boedigheimer
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| I would argue that the biggest hurdle today for librarians and other information professionals is funding. I believe this issue partly has to do with the way we now view libraries. Something changed. |
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