Ten Stories That Shaped 2020
Library and Information Science (LIS) News – “Here’s my annual look back at some of the notable library headlines from this year. Can you guess what number one is?”
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The Value of an Academic Law Library in the 21st Century
Klinefelter, Anne, The Value of an Academic Law Library in the 21st Century (2020). pp. 3-20, in ACADEMIC LAW LIBRARIES WITHIN THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF LEGAL EDUCATION: A PRIMER FOR DEANS AND PROVOSTS, (Joan S. Howland, Michelle Wu, Ronald E. Wheeler, and Scott Pagel, eds., Hein, American Association of Law Libraries Publication Series #84, 2020, …
Introducing the Open Library Explorer
Open Library Blog: “At the Library Leaders Forum 2020 (demo), Open Library unveiled the beta for what it’s calling the Explorer: an immersive digital library which powerfully recreates and enhances the experience of navigating a physical library. If the tagline doesn’t grab your attention, wait until you see it in action. Get Ready to Explore …
After Searching for a Decade, Legendary Hollywood Research Library Finds a New Home
Internet Archive Blogs: “Need to know what an Igloo really looks like? How about a Siberian hut? Or the inside of a 15th Century jail? For 50 years in Hollywood, generations of filmmakers would beat a path to the Michelson Cinema Research Library, where renowned film researcher Lillian Michelson could hunt down the answer to …
What’s Fauci Reading? We Take Another Look at Celebrity Bookshelves
The New York Times – “This year is finally coming to an end, so here is one last peek at the books behind Chris Rock, Jeff Bezos, Jemele Hill, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and more. As 2020 winds down and we look back at our pandemic year, it’s possible, through the murk of loneliness and illness, to …
The Value of an Academic Law Library in the 21st Century
Klinefelter, Anne, The Value of an Academic Law Library in the 21st Century (2020). pp. 3-20, in ACADEMIC LAW LIBRARIES WITHIN THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF LEGAL EDUCATION: A PRIMER FOR DEANS AND PROVOSTS, (Joan S. Howland, Michelle Wu, Ronald E. Wheeler, and Scott Pagel, eds., Hein, American Association of Law Libraries Publication Series #84, 2020, …
Research Guides in Focus – Guide to Law Online: U.S. States and Territories
In Custodia Legis: “This is a guest post by senior legal reference librarian Emily Carr. The Law Library of Congress is pleased to announce the launch of a redesigned Guide to Law Online: U.S. States and Territories at its new Library of Congress Research Guides location. This project originally started in 1999 as an outgrowth …
7 Websites to Find Beautifully Bound Books You Would Love to Own
MakeUseOf: “A book can be an object of desire. Here are some of the best sites for books that are beautifully designed and bound.Books stacked on a bookshelf horizontally and vertically Whether it’s the style of the cover illustration, the material of the binding, or the staggering attention to detail, a beautifully bound book can …
The Impacts of COVID-19 on Academic and Public Library Budgets
The Scholarly Kitchen: “The pandemic has wrought profound disruption on the academic sector. In the United States, impacts on face-to-face instruction and the residential model have resulted in substantial challenges to the student experience, while setbacks to scientific research and researchers themselves are no less significant. Increasing costs of retooling campuses and declining revenues from …
List of Lists – The Best Books of 2020
The Best Books of 2020 posted by Jason Kottke – “As I’m sure it is for many of you, a big part of my “getting the lay of the land” w/r/t books is seeing what my favorite bookstores were putting on their front tables — and that’s been difficult for the past several months. Looking …
As trust in news falls around the world Reuters Institute report looks at trade-offs involved in trying to regain and retain it
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford – What we think we know and what we want to know: perspectives on trust in news in a changing world – “Trust in news has eroded worldwide. According to the Reuters Institute’s Digital News Report 2020, fewer than four in ten people (38%) …
7 YouTube secrets: How to make a GIF, get a transcript, and more
Fast Company: “…while many people never do more than open up a video, watch it, and then move on, YouTube has a surprisingly rich set of features. Here are some cool tricks you can use to make your viewing experience more engaging, efficient, and fun…If you’re looking to achieve true YouTube-watching mastery, then keyboard shortcuts …
