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Turning Students Into Readers With the LightSail Literacy Platform
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by Brandi Scardilli
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Even if we liked reading as a kid, we all have memories of slogging through at least one assignment that just wasn't speaking to us. (CliffsNotes is popular for a reason.) The LightSail literacy platform for grades K-12 aims to make all books entertaining and educational by capitalizing on the gamification of learning and making it easy for students to find their next curriculum-approved read.
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IMLS Gets Budget Assurance Through September 2017
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The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced that the president signed a $1.1 trillion spending bill that funds the federal government through the end of September 2017 and includes $231 million for IMLS. ...
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Ex Libris Group Helps Libraries Transition to BIBFRAME
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Ex Libris Group is carrying out its BIBFRAME road map, which will allow institutions to gradually implement BIBFRAME without much disruption to their workflows. The first step is a MARC-to-BIBFRAME transformation. ...
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ProQuest Makes Managing Grant Applications Easier
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ProQuest integrated the functionality of Pivot into the InfoReady Review platform to help research administrators improve the accuracy of grant application management by creating a seamless workflow. ...
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Accessible Archives Expands Women's Suffrage Coverage
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Accessible Archives, Inc. enhanced its collection of women's suffrage news with sources from the American West. The New Citizen focused on newly enfranchised women in Washington state, and Western Woman Voter served all women voters in the western U.S.
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DOCLINE Celebrates 40 Millionth Request
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The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) announced that DOCLINE, the National Library of Medicine's automated document delivery system, has processed 40 million requests as of May 3, 2017.
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Radical Librarianship: Join the Movement
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by M'Lissa Story
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In libraries of all sizes, there are some very motivated and passionate staffers who are thinking strategically, solving problems, collaborating, inventing, and taking risks despite the political climate and increased fragmentation of our culture and country. I'd almost say librarians are getting radical.
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