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What Is Model Context Protocol and How Will It Impact Search? video clip
What Is Model Context Protocol and How Will It Impact Search?

Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a protocol developed by Anthropic that enables two or more search resources to talk to each other. In this clip from Internet Librarian Connect, infoDOCKET co-founder Gary Price delves into what MCP is and how librarians and other searchers can leverage it, as well as provides resources for further exploration of MCP in practice.

NewsLink Spotlight

The 40th Anniversary of The Baby-Sitters Club at the Library
by Brandi Scardilli
The Baby-Sitters Club saved my life. And it all started at the library.

Weekly News Digests

ALA Leads a Call for Comments to FCC Over E-Rate
ALA shared that in response to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) publishing its rulemaking about reviewing E-Rate in the Federal Register, it has issued a joint statement with its co-chairs in EdLiNC (Education and Libraries Networks Coalition). ...
POLITICO Explores the Danger of AI Slop in Legislation
Owen Dahlkamp writes "AI Slop Is Swamping a House Office That Drafts US Laws" for POLITICO.
ZDNET Shares How to Remove Gemini’s Default Mode From Google Workspace
David Gewirtz writes "Google Workspace Lets Gemini Access Your Company Data by Default—How to Shut It Down" for ZDNET.
OverDrive Acquires divibib to Give Germany-Region Libraries Access to Libby
OverDrive entered into a partnership with ekz-Group to purchase divibib GmbH, "the ekz-Group subsidiary behind Onleihe, from ekz.bibliotheksservice GmbH."
Clarivate Introduces an Enhanced SkyRiver Platform for Open Bibliographic Metadata
Clarivate launched the enhanced SkyRiver platform, which is "designed to give libraries an affordable way to source, manage and share open bibliographic metadata while supporting interoperability across institutions, consortia and library management systems."
GPO Puts Federal Agency Annual Reports on GovInfo
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) introduced an Annual Reports collection on GovInfo that consists of "more than 700 annual reports from hundreds of Federal agencies and Government organizations, spanning more than 165 years. ..."
ACS Rolls Out New Branding for Its 150th Anniversary
The American Chemical Society (ACS) updated its brand identity to reflect its "evolution, its growing global impact, and its vision for a world built on science."
AASL Studies Student Digital Citizenship Post-COVID
The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) published research on digital citizenship in K–12 schools after the COVID-19 pandemic in its peer-reviewed, online journal.

NewsBreaks

EFF Webinar Wrestles With Issues Surrounding AI and Digital Surveillance
by Brandi Scardilli
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) hosted a webinar on Aug. 12, 2026, titled EFFecting Change: Who the Machine Serves. Nicole Ozer, EFF's executive director, and author and activist Cory Doctorow discussed what needs to happen for AI to work for everyone, not just the big companies and governments that are currently in charge of it.

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Bookshelf

 Last Seen in Sea Isle

Last Seen in Sea Isle
by Jane Kelly (A Meg Daniels Mystery, #7)

Meg Daniels should know by now that wherever she goes, mystery follows. Her fiancé is taking classes at Stockton University and has befriended Grace Grant, a fellow later-in-life student. Under false pretenses, Grace asks Meg to visit her lavish beachfront house in Sea Isle City, New Jersey, on the same weekend she’s hosting a reunion of pals from the summer of 1969. Meg discovers that Grace is hoping she’ll track down Guy—last name unknown—who disappeared from Grace’s life on the day of the moon landing.

2026 | ISBN: 978-1-940091-16-7 | 226 pp/trade paperback | $16.95

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