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NewsBreaks
Give Your Library the Edge
by Barbie E. Keiser
The Edge Initiative is a strategic planning and resource allocation toolkit designed to help public libraries "demonstrate how their work adds value and supports strong outcomes" in the communities they serve. Developed by the Urban Libraries Council (ULC) with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and in partnership with 12 library and local government associations, Edge was launched in late January 2014. Today, "over 1,700 public libraries are using Edge to explore the strategic needs of their community and align their public technology services with critical community priorities." (That's nearly 20% of all public libraries in the U.S.)

Weekly News Digests
EBSCO Adds Medical Ebook Collections
EBSCO Information Services rolled out three new Medical Featured Collections on its EBSCO eBooks and Audiobooks platform that libraries can purchase individually or as a collection.
Springer Adopts Updating Service for Articles
Springer Science+Business Media announced that it will implement CrossMark, a service from the CrossRef organization that will identify updates to forthcoming Springer journal articles.
Columbia Rare Book Library Augments Journalism Collection
The Rare Book & Manuscript Library (RBML) at the Columbia University Libraries/Information Services acquired the papers of Rafael Steinberg, an author and foreign correspondent who reported on U.S. foreign relations during the Cold War.

NewsLink Spotlight
Free Language Learning Tools at the Library
by Brandi Scardilli
Learning a second language can be a challenge, especially for people who only need to get by on a business trip or family vacation—it's difficult to decide whether a standard translation dictionary will be enough or if online education is the way to go. Even people who want to become fluent in a new language may think twice about investing in expensive language-learning tools. That's where the library comes in.
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The Accidental Taxonomist, 3rd edition
The Accidental Taxonomist, 3rd edition
by Heather Hedden
Foreword by Stephanie Lemieux
The Accidental Taxonomist is the most comprehensive guide available to the art and science of building information taxonomies. Heather Hedden—a leading taxonomy expert and instructor—walks readers through the process, displaying her trademark ability to present highly technical information in straightforward, comprehensive English.

In this fully revised third edition, Hedden adds an entirely new chapter on ontologies, emphasizes the SKOS model of concepts over the traditional thesaurus model of terms, and provides new insights into taxonomy development techniques. She presents fresh survey data; new screenshots and examples; and updated information on software, career opportunities, and resources for taxonomists.

2022/502pp softbound/ISBN 978-1-57387-586-8 | $47.50


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