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Pew Research Center Enters a New Decade
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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."
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COVID-19 NEWS: EdSurge's 'How Librarians Continue Their Work Digitally Even as Coronavirus Closes Libraries'
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EdSurge shares the following: "To get a sense of what the widespread closure of libraries could mean, and hear some creative ways libraries are reaching out digitally, we talked with Jessamyn West, an educational technologist who runs the librarian.net blog. ..."
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COVID-19 NEWS: American Libraries' 'Fighting Fake News in the Pandemic'
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Sarah Ostman writes the following for American Libraries' The Scoop blog: "The coronavirus pandemic is rife with misinformation. Use your library's digital reach to help people sniff out fake news."
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COVID-19 NEWS: ACS's 'Can Soap Really "Kill" the Coronavirus?'
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The American Chemical Society (ACS) has a YouTube series, Reactions, that "uncovers the chemistry all around us. We answer the burning questions you've always wanted to ask. …"
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COVID-19 NEWS: IFLA's 'COVID-19 and the Global Library Field'
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IFLA published a resource for tracking library closures and restrictions, as well as related news.
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COVID-19 NEWS: Academic Libraries Compile Lists of Companies Offering Free Resources
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With more and more colleges and universities going online-only due to COVID-19, vendors are stepping up to support libraries during this difficult time.
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COVID-19 NEWS: ARL's 'The Contribution Research Libraries Are Making'
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The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) published a reflection on the way research libraries provide assistance in times of crisis.
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COVID-19 NEWS: PR Daily's 'Why COVID-19 Should Prompt Questions About Cybersecurity'
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PR Daily notes the following: "For many employees, telework is not a new concept, but for entire organizations, this level of remote work is unprecedented. We are seeing companies update their policies to reflect the current landscape and ramp up contingency plans."
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An Internet Pioneer Delivers an Orwellian Warning in a Timely New Book
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by Terry Ballard
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Samuel Woolley began studying the effects of nationalized internet propaganda years before it became a front-page story in 2016. Now he has written a book about what has come before and the incredible new tools for rooting out the truth. ... Earlier this year, PublicAffairs published his book, The Reality Game: How the Next Wave of Technology Will Break the Truth.
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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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