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February 11, 2025 — In addition to this week's NewsBreaks article and the monthly NewsLink Spotlight, Information Today, Inc. (ITI) offers Weekly News Digests that feature recent product news and company announcements. Watch for additional coverage to appear in the next print issue of Information Today.
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Erica Ezeifedi at Book Riot Explores the History of Black Literacy Movements
Erica Ezeifedi writes the following in “Black Literary Movements” for Book Riot:When Black people were first brought to the Americas, our stories were told for us. Our origin stories, the things meant to explain our history and guide us, for the longest time were written by other people. Which is to say that they haven’t been written at all. A history-less people are not worthy of autonomy, after all. Writing our origins back into our collective narrative is what many Black writers have done throughout the different literary eras. For more information, read the article.
Ezra Klein Discusses the Trump Administration Playbook
Ezra Klein’s audio essay, “Don’t Believe Him,” which was published in the Australia-based Inside Story, says, in part:In Trump’s first term, we were told: Don’t normalise him. In his second, the task is different: Don’t believe him. … If you’re always consumed by the next outrage, you can’t look closely at the last one. The impression of Trump’s power remains; the fact that he keeps stepping on rakes is missed. The projection of strength obscures the reality of weakness. Don’t believe him. For more information, read the article.
DPLA's Dominic Byrd-McDevitt Explains the Role of the National Archives in the Federal Government
Dominic Byrd-McDevitt, director of community engagement at the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), writes the following in “We Should All Pay Attention to What Is Happening at the National Archives” for LinkedIn Pulse:[T]he functions of the National Archives and the Archivist of the United States are far more significant than most citizens realize. … Regardless of your politics, failing to defend the independence [of the] National Archives and its staff right now—and allowing it to be gutted or turn political—could be disastrous for the future of democracy. For more information, read the article.
EveryLibrary Shares the Results of an Encouraging Study of Libraries
EveryLibrary shared an article on Medium, “Libraries Make Life Better—And Now We Have the Data to Prove It,” which states:For those of us who love libraries, it’s no surprise that they make our lives better. But thanks to a groundbreaking new study from the New York Public Library (NYPL), we now have the data to prove it. In collaboration with the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania, NYPL surveyed nearly 2,000 patrons to explore how libraries impact well-being. The results were resoundingly positive. For more information, read the article.
Library of Congress Brings Primary Source Education to Kansas Institutions
The Library of Congress (LC) announced that it is working with the Kansas State Department of Education “to bring the Library’s foundational professional learning program ‘Teaching with Primary Sources’ to K-12 educators and school librarians throughout the state in February and April 2025. The initiative is dedicated to working with rural communities to explore the use of primary sources from the national library’s vast—and free—digitalized collections as teaching and research tools, providing hands-on support and instruction.”LC education specialists will visit Hutchinson, Scott City, Lawrence, and Girard to host on-site workshops and free events for community members in collaboration with local museums and public libraries. For more information, read the press release.
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