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Tuesday, February 25, 2020
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| Dad Jokes and Storytime Posts: How to Create a Fun, Informative Library Social Media Presence |
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by Jessica Hilburn
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| Due to shortages in staffing, time, and digital experience, libraries struggle with how to create and maintain a following, craft engaging content, and manage their online persona. In this NewsBreak, I hope to impart some knowledge I've learned, sometimes the hard way, about how to make a library's online profiles the place to be. |
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| White House Controversy Over Access to Publicly Funded Research |
| Kelsey Brugger of E&E News writes in a piece posted by Science, "The White House issued a notice Wednesday seeking comment on its effort to enhance public access to federally funded research. It's an old idea creating new controversy." |
| Tennessee Bills Propose the Installation of Parental Oversight Boards for Public Libraries |
| Kelly Jensen writes for Book Riot, "Following in the footsteps of Republican lawmakers in Missouri, a pair of bills aimed at public libraries are making their way through both the House and the Senate of Tennessee ... [that] seek to create parental oversight boards for public libraries." |
| Purdue University Global Plans a Virtual Graduation Ceremony Option |
| Purdue University announced, "While some 400 Purdue University Global graduates take part in commencement ceremonies in-person Thursday (Feb. 27) in Los Angeles, an additional 75-plus are planning to participate virtually, thanks to a first-of-its-kind pilot program." |
| It's Fleming, Ian Fleming: Exact Editions Releases Archive of The Book Collector |
| Exact Editions published the complete digital archive of The Book Collector, a literary journal that author Ian Fleming founded in 1952. |
| U.K. National Literacy Trust Studies Benefits of Audiobooks for Children |
| The U.K.'s National Literacy Trust issued a research review finding that "engagement with audiobooks can benefit children's reading skills and enjoyment, as well as their mental wellbeing and emotional intelligence." |
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| A Roundup of the Latest Macmillan News |
| The Macmillan controversy over its decision to implement an 8-week embargo on multiple copies of new ebook sales to libraries has generated no shortage of op-eds and other posts. This is a roundup of NewsBreaks' coverage from the past several months. |
| Ricky Erway, a digital library pioneer, dies at 62 |
| Ricky Erway, a leading figure in early efforts to bring library and cultural heritage materials into the digital world, died on January 25, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. She was 62. |
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