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Gale, part of Cengage Learning, launched four Gale Digital Collection archives for academic and special libraries, now available on the Gale Artemis: Primary Sources platform: the News Features & Internal [...]

Kanopy, which has 2,500-plus academic library customers, is making its collection of more than 30,000 films available to North American public libraries through a pay-per-play, upfront, or hybrid license model. [...]

The Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library (NOVEL) is a digital library produced through collaboration between the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library (EHSL) at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, [...]

With librarians already hampered by tight budgets, adding an eBook collection may not be at the top of their lists. But the Ohio eBook Project, a new program launched by [...]

* OCLC's Choreo Insights library analytics solution is now available to North American libraries. It uses data from WorldCat to help libraries make collection development decisions by comparing detailed subject [...]

This is a guest post by (https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2021/04/an-interview-with-jason-zarin-legal-reference-librarian/?loclr=bloglaw) Jason Zarin, a senior legal reference librarian at the (https://www.loc.gov/law/?loclr=bloglaw) Law Library of Congress. He previously authored (https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2022/02/president-biden-nominates-judge-ketanji-brown-jackson-to-the-united-states-supreme-court/?loclr=bloglaw) President Biden Nominates Judge Ketanji [...]

Registration is now open for the Association of College and Research Libraries' (ACRL) Rare Books and Manuscripts Section Conference, to be held June 27-30 at Indiana University Bloomington. The conference [...]

CSB Life Counsel Bible CSB Bibles by Holman New Growth Press www.newgrowthpress.com 9781087773131, $49.99, HC, 1920pp https://www.amazon.com/Counsel-Hardcover-Articles-Studies-Cross-References/dp/108777313 X Synopsis: This hardcover (7 x 1.9 x 9.4 inches, $3.25 pounds) edition [...]

Letting Glow: A Guide to Intuition, Spirituality, and Living Consciously Phill Webster O Books c/o John Hunt Publishing www.johnhuntpublishing.com 9781803412207, $17.95, PB, 160pp https://www.amazon.com/Letting-Glow-Intuition-Spirituality-Consciously/dp/1803412208 Synopsis: What if mystical experiences are [...]

2024 APR 13 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Researchers detail new data in cancer. According to news originating from Toronto, [...]

Profane Feasts Tom Tofnay Atmosphere Press www.atmospherepress.com 9798891320437, $19.99, PB, 214pp https://www.amazon.com/Profane-Feasts-Tom-Tolnay/dp/B0CMF3ZJ7H Synopsis: With an increasing multitude of Greeks stomping around metropolitan New York, Tom Tofnay noticed many of them [...]

Now and Then James W. Aageson Wipf and Stock Publishers https://wipfandstock.com 9781725266872, $41.00, HC, 184pp https://www.amazon.com/Now-Then-James-W-Aageson/dp/1725266873 Synopsis: The essays, excerpts, homilies, and personal reflections comprising 'Now and Then' by Professor [...]

Squirrels! This is Not a Book about Dinosaurs Melina Shoenborn, author Felipe Arriagada-Nunez, illustrator Jeffrey K. Butt, translator Helvetiq https://helvetiq.com/us 9783039640355, $17.99, HC, 32pp https://www.amazon.com/Squirrels-This-Book-about-Dinosaurs/dp/3039640356 Synopsis: Squirrels are amazing! But [...]

Only You Can Be You: A Blue Penguin Tale Judy Petersen-Fleming, author Suzy Spafford, author/illustrator San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Press 9781943198184, $17.99, HC, 36pp https://www.amazon.com/Only-You-Can-Be-Penguin/dp/1943198187 Synopsis: It's spring in [...]

Be My Valenslime Kris Tarantino, author Cori Doerrfeld, illustrator WaterBrook Press c/o WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group https://waterbrookmultnomah.com 9780593579459, $13.99, HC, 40pp https://www.amazon.com/Be-My-Valenslime-Kris-Tarantino/dp/0593579453 Synopsis: Snoodle is an unusual monster. She loves [...]

Goodnight Nose Goodnight Toes Kirk Fernandez, author Matt Drouhard, illustrator Sweetgrass Books c/o Farcountry Press www.farcountrypress.com 9781591523185, $8.95, Board Book, 12pp https://www.amazon.com/Goodnight-Nose-Toes-Kirk-Fernandez/dp/1591523184 Synopsis: With the publication of this board book [...]

Talk Read Sing Play John Keenan & Jo-Anne R. Wilson-Keenan Children's Music by Bay Song c/o Keenan Literacy & Learning https://keenanliteracy.com No ISBN, $TBA, CD Synopsis: Babies, toddlers, and preschoolers [...]

Cloudlanders Christopher Mackie Kelpies 9781782508403, $9.95, PB, 288pp https://www.amazon.com/Cloudlanders-Christopher-Mackie/dp/1782508406 Synopsis: An island of magic and mayhem floating above the flooded Earth, Bastion has long been the last country left in [...]

Freedom Summer 1964: Turning Point for Voting Rights. By Ngeri Nnachi. Jan. 2024. 32p. illus. Capstone, $31.32 (9781669062097); paper, $8.99 (9781669062103). Gr. 4-7. 976.2063. In the 1960s, racial violence and [...]

The EU-OPENSCREEN (EU-OS) European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) is a multinational, not-for-profit initiative that integrates high-capacity screening platforms and chemistry groups across Europe to facilitate research in chemical biology and early drug discovery. Over the years, the EU-OS has assembled a high-throughput screening compound collection, the European Chemical Biology Library (ECBL), that contains approximately 100 000 commercially available small molecules and a growing number of thousands of academic compounds crowdsourced through our network of European and non-European chemists. As an extension of the ECBL, here we describe the computational design, quality control and use case screenings of the European Fragment Screening Library (EFSL) composed of 1056 mini and small chemical fragments selected from a substructure analysis of the ECBL. Access to the EFSL is open to researchers from both academia and industry. Using EFSL, eight fragment screening campaigns using different structural and biophysical methods have successfully identified fragment hits in the last two years. As one of the highlighted projects for antibiotics, we describe the screening by Bio-Layer Interferometry (BLI) of the EFSL, the identification of a 35 μM fragment hit targeting the beta-ketoacyl-ACP synthase 2 (FabF), its binding confirmation to the protein by X-ray crystallography (PDB 8PJ0), its subsequent rapid exploration of its surrounding chemical space through hit-picking of ECBL compounds that contain the fragment hit as a core substructure, and the final binding confirmation of two follow-up hits by X-ray crystallography (PDB 8R0Iand 8R1V).

The Library of Congress, located in Washington, DC, is a renowned cultural institution that serves as the main research arm of the US Congress. It originated as a small collection of books for lawmakers and has since expanded to include a wide range of materials on various topics. The library holds over 175 million items, including books, manuscripts, audio recordings, maps, photographs, films, and more. It is open to the public and offers both in-person and online access, with exhibits, activities for young readers, and a catalog and digital collections available on its website. The library is currently undergoing a redesign to enhance the visitor experience. [Extracted from the article]

Aliya's Secret: A Story of Ramadan Farida Zaman Owlkids Books www.owlkidsbooks.com 9781771475648 $18.95 https://www.amazon.com/Aliyas-Secret-Ramadan-Farida-Zaman/dp/1771475641 Synopsis: A heartwarming celebration of Ramadan, food, and community. Ramadan is coming, and as Abba and [...]

The Four Seasons Joli Hannah, author Amanda Gulliver, illustrator Albatros 9788000070018 $12.95 https://www.amazon.com/Four-Seasons-Read-Spot/dp/8000070014 Synopsis: In this engaging story, young readers will learn about the four seasons and the different types [...]

Nature: Why We Need to Care for Our Planet Joli Hannah, author Amelia Herbertson, illustrator Albatros Books www.albatrosbooks.com 9788000070070 $16.95 https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Need-Care-Planet-Files/dp/8000070073 Synopsis: Using little stories about environmental protection, this beautifully [...]

Hamilton, Colin THE DISCARDED (Fiction Fiction) In Hamilton's metafictional work, an unnamed librarian reflects on books pulled from the library's shelves and relegated to obscurity--and, by extension, the purposes of [...]

Alexander Bracken, author Shaun Taylor-Corbett, et al., narrators Brilliance Audio https://audiobookstore.com/publishers/brilliance-audio 9781501242205, $14.99, MP3-CD (12 Hours 53 Minutes) https://www.amazon.com/Through-Dark-Darkest-Minds-Collection/dp/1501242202 A desperate young man is forced to make a terrible choice [...]

Isla Vulnerable Ivan Luiz Hernander Wise Ink Creative Publishing https://www.wiseink.com 9781634895927, $24.95, HC, 392pp https://www.amazon.com/Isla-Vulnerable-Based-Story-Turned/dp/1634895924 Synopsis: Victor wasn't supposed to be anything more than a farmer. But when he is [...]

The (https://www.loc.gov/research-centers/law-library-of-congress/about-this-research-center/?loclr=bloglaw) Law Library of Congress recently published a multi-national report on (https://www.loc.gov/item/2023555924/?loclr=bloglaw) school bus safety requirements, which explores school bus safety regulations in (https://guides.loc.gov/law-australia/?loclr=bloglaw) Australia, (https://guides.loc.gov/law-brazil/?loclr=bloglaw) Brazil, (https://www.loc.gov/item/guide-to-law-online/canada/?loclr=bloglaw) Canada, [...]

A Feast Beneath the Moon Christiane Duchesne, author Jerome Miniere, author Marianne Ferrer, illustrator The Secret Mountain www.thesecretmountain.com 9782898360466, $16.95, HC, 48pp https://www.amazon.com/Feast-Beneath-Moon-Bertie-Friends/dp/2898360465 Synopsis: Once upon a time there were [...]

On Your Way! Mike Purewal Olympia Publishers https://olympiapublishers.com 9781839344176, $10.99, PB, 38pp https://www.amazon.com/Your-Way-Mike-Purewal/dp/1839344172 Synopsis: 'On Your Way!' by Mike Purewal is a rhythmic story that inspires children to be adventurous, [...]

Lisa Ireland, President and CEO of the Longevity Science Foundation, delivered a keynote address and led a panel at the Library of Congress event on February 7, 2024. The event, sponsored by the Longevity Science Foundation and the Library's American Folklife Center, focused on the interaction between cognitive wellness and quality of life. Panelists discussed topics such as the ethics of longevity science, neural health, and the impact of art engagement on the brain. Ireland shared the foundation's efforts to enhance the quality of life for aging adults by supporting new approaches to cognitive and psychological well-being. The event is available for viewing in the Library's Event Videos collection. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on methods and approaches for conducting a collection assessment in public libraries using a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) lens. It discusses the importance of assessing representation in library materials and provides guidance on how to perform a collection diversity audit or list checking to ensure a diverse range of materials is available to patrons. It provides recommendations for improving DEI-related resources in library collections.

Book collections to support people through bereavement were launched at several Suffolk libraries in the spring of 2023. The Compassionate Communities book collections are available at various libraries across the [...]

Flip It Open, a pilot program from Cambridge University Press (CUP), garnered a positive response, leading to 100-plus academic monographs to be included in an expanded OA scheme. Flip It [...]

* BiblioCommons introduced BiblioApps for Android devices to aid public libraries in patron engagement. Already available for iOS devices, BiblioApps provides a way to promote 'the library's collections, staff lists, [...]

The Library of Congress (LC) awarded EBSCO Information Services a contract to develop and implement an open source IT platform that will update how the LC's physical and digital collections [...]

Zodatia: Age of the Animals C. M. Major Right Line Publishing 9780999180327, $14.29, PB, 218pp https://www.amazon.com/Zodatia-Animals-C-M-Major/dp/0999180320 Synopsis: All young rabbit Tarwen Birchwood wants to see was the rabbit in the [...]

Jhupli's Honey Bee Box Achintyarup Rayh, author Shivam Choudhary, illustrator Amazon Crossing Kids 9781662514678, $17.99, HC, 32pp https://www.amazon.com/Jhuplis-Honey-Bee-Box-Achintyarup/dp/1662514670 Synopsis: Where is Baba? Why isn't he back yet? A little girl [...]

Latke's First Hanukkah Alan Silberberg Viking Children's Books c/o Penguin Young Readers Group https://www.penguin.com 9780593623169, $7.99, Board Book, 16pp https://www.amazon.com/Latkes-First-Hanukkah-Alan-Silberberg/dp/0593623169 Synopsis: With the publication of 'Latke's First Hanukkah', author Alan [...]

A. Cook's Perspective: A Fascinating Insight into 18th-century Recipes by Two Historic Cooks Clarissa F. Dillion, author Deborah J. Peterson, author Brookline Books c/o Casemate Publishers www.casematepublishers.com 9781955041188, $34.95, HC, [...]

Energetic Marsha and the Positrons MarshaAndThePositrons.com Shoeless Sheep Records $15.00 CD / $14.49 MP3 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CB2241JH Marsha and the Positrons present Energetic, a family-friendly album especially intended for elementary school children. [...]

Shall We Dance? Robin Page Beach Lane Books c/o Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing www.simonandschuster.com/kids 9781665916059, $18.99, HC, 40pp https://www.amazon.com/Shall-We-Dance-Robin-Page/dp/1665916052 Synopsis: Cranes pirouette, scorpions tango, and seahorses twine in this [...]

My Teacher Has Tattoos Darren Lopez, author Bhagya Mandanasinghe, illustrator https://www.soaringkitebooks.com 9781953859952, $18.99, HC, 48pp https://www.amazon.com/Teacher-Has-Tattoos-Darren-Lopez/dp/195385995X Synopsis: In Xavier's neighborhood, tattoos represent gang membership. After Xavier catches an unexpected glimpse [...]

Have You Seen My Sock? Colombe Linotte, author Claudia Bielinsky, illustrator Twirl c/o Chronicle Books www.chroniclebooks.com 9791036358531, $10.99, Board Book, 20pp https://www.amazon.com/Have-You-Seen-My-Sock/dp/B0BPS3SSRD Synopsis: A colorful and amusing simple whodunit! The [...]

Bloomsbury Food Library Bloomsbury; bloomsburyfoodlibrary.com CONTENT Bloomsbury Food Library draws from multiple disciplines (history, sociocultural studies, agriculture, culinary arts, literature, political science, and more) to offer a rich collection of [...]

NRPA produces and shares a wide variety of resources to assist park and recreation professionals in their planning, programming, operations and advocacy. From research reports to best practices to key [...]

This article considers the artists’ book collections in two academic libraries: New York University, where books circulate routinely, and Cornell University, where books circulate by special arrangement. The authors examine how these collections were formed, their evolution, the challenges and advantages to having open collections, recommendations for libraries considering making their holdings available to patrons in the open stacks, and how these initiatives can contribute to a more equitable and inclusive library environment. The authors focus on how these endeavors can bridge gaps between patrons from marginalized communities and academic libraries.[This article is a combination of two papers presented at the 50thannual ARLIS/NA conference held in Chicago, Illinois, in April 2022]

Who Needs Friends? Jia Liu Nancy Paulsen Books c/o Penguin Young Readers Group https://www.penguin.com 9781984813695, $18.99, HC, 32pp https://www.amazon.com/Who-Needs-Friends-Jia-Liu/dp/1984813692 Synopsis: Little Merlin the owl is so eager to make friends [...]

Nature Devotional Rebecca Reitz Quarto Publishing Group USA 100 Cummings Center, Suite 265D, Beverly, MA 01915 www.quartoknows.com 9780711280687, $20.00, HC, 144pp https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Devotional-Eco-spiritual-reflections-affirmations/dp/0711280681 Synopsis: With the publication of 'Nature Devotional: Eco-spiritual [...]

Nurse Florence(R), What is a Heart Attack? Michael Dow, RN, MS, MHA, MSM, author Kelsey Tone, illustrator Lulu Publishing www.lulu.com 9781435780781, $27.99, HC, 62pp https://www.amazon.com/Nurse-Florence-What-Heart-Attack/dp/1435780787 Synopsis: Sometimes it seems only [...]