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Island Trees v. Pico: Book Banning's Trial of the Century
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by Anthony Aycock
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Censorship exists in every era. It has many opponents. It also has defenders who are, if not as legion, just as vociferous. Ultimately, censorship is a question about what people should and should not know. Who has the right to opine? To report? To decide whether a thing is true or false? Righteous or wretched? Information or ignominy?
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Symplectic Elements Launches AI-Assisted Profile Curation
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Symplectic Elements introduced a new suite of AI-powered capabilities that is designed to "streamline how research information is captured and maintained across higher education institutions."
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Wellcome and Springer Nature Offer a New Prize in Mental Health Science
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Wellcome partnered with Nature to introduce the Wellcome Prize for Mental Health Science, which will celebrate innovations in pharmacological, psychological, social, and digital interventions worldwide.
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The Library of Congress Creates an Immersive History Project With Oklahoma Library
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The Library of Congress teamed up with the Eastern Oklahoma Library System to create an immersive experience, Memories in the Current.
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Sage Unveils Curated Collections of Video Documentaries for Higher Education
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Sage introduced Sage Video Documentaries, "a new series of curated video collections for higher education. The series brings documentary storytelling into academic teaching and learning."
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EveryLibrary Institute Publishes an Issue Brief on Florida Public Libraries
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"The EveryLibrary Institute ... released a new policy brief examining the potential impacts of Florida Senate Joint Resolution 2-F (SJR 2-F), the proposed constitutional amendment that would substantially expand Florida's homestead exemption and establish a pathway toward the eventual elimination of property taxes on homestead properties."
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Library of Congress Contributes Digitized Collections to America250 Time Capsule, Stored via Synthetic DNA
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"As part of America's 250th anniversary celebrations, the Library of Congress will make a trailblazing contribution to the America250 Time Capsule in Philadelphia in July: a tiny metal vial holding synthetic DNA encoded with digital copies from the Library's collections."
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EBSCO Information Services Launches Four Magazine Archive Collections
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EBSCO Information Services rolled out four new primary source magazine archives that are "designed to help students and researchers expand their work with unique historical and cultural perspectives across science, outdoor life, photography, and recreation."
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Wiley Adds AI-Powered Image Integrity Software to Its Research Exchange Publishing Platform
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Wiley "integrated Imagetwin's leading AI-powered image integrity software into Research Exchange, its award-winning research publishing platform."
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Bibliotheca Webinar Shows How to Build Community to Fight Censorship
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by Brandi Scardilli
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On May 20, Bibliotheca hosted a webinar titled Building Community Groups to Stand Against Book Challenges and Support Local Librarians, which was a conversation between representatives from PEN America and the Texas Freedom to Read Project.
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Crafting Cozy Mysteries: A Q&A With Author Jane Kelly
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by Brandi Scardilli
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Information Today, Inc.'s sister company, Plexus Publishing, Inc., has a new mystery novel out in time for beach-read season—the latest installment of Jane Kelly's Jersey Shore-set Meg Daniels Mysteries, Last Seen in Sea Isle. The series, which Plexus started publishing in 1998, consists of seven standalone stories.
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