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NFAIS Conference Celebrates 60 Years With Diamonds and Pearls
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by Dave Shumaker
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Faux diamonds littered the tables, and real pearls (of wisdom) emanated from the speaker's podium at the 60th Annual (aka diamond anniversary) Conference of the National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS). From Feb. 28 to March 2, close to 150 attendees explored the conference theme, Information Transformation: Open, Global, Collaborative.
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National Geographic Debuts a Special Issue Centered on Race
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National Geographic is publishing a special issue "that explores how race defines, separates, and unites us." A series "about racial, ethnic, and religious groups and their changing roles" will run through 2018.
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OK Go Musicians Want Teachers to Play in Their Sandbox
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OK Go partnered with the Playful Learning Lab to create OK Go Sandbox, a suite of resources for teachers who use the band's videos in their classrooms to help students explore STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) concepts.
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Cengage Joins Forces With Follett to Expand the Reach of Cengage Unlimited
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Cengage and Follett entered into an extensive partnership for distributing, marketing, and promoting the Cengage Unlimited subscription service, which will be available at all of Follett's 1,200-plus campus bookstores (and online) in fall 2018.
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'YouTube's Wikipedia Partnership Doesn't Solve Either Site's Fact Checking Issues' by John Bonazzo
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John Bonazzo writes in Observer that YouTube announced "it will begin including Wikipedia links alongside videos touting conspiracy theories. … The site already labels state-run media clips as part of this initiative."
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bibliotheca Brings open+ Library Management Solution to New Market
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bibliotheca launched its open library solution, open+, in North America. Library staffers can use its central management hub to control building access, security, automation, and audio announcements; configure open hours; and monitor library activity.
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The Latest From Pew Research Center
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by Brandi Scardilli
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NewsBreaks often covers the latest surveys and reports from Pew Research Center, "a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world." The following are some reports from each section that were published in late 2017 and early 2018.
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