Libraries
Here's my annual look back at some of the notable library headlines from this year. Can you guess what number one is?
10. News Flash: Prejudice Still Exists
The problem of algorithms propagating bias continues to be an important issue in our field.
9. More Elsevier Cancellations
A Dutch-based architectural practice has thrust Mokotów into the spotlight after basing their winning entry to find a “library for tomorrow” in the southern Warsaw suburb.
From: https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/just-the-ticket-design-for-warsaw-… Just the ticket: Stunning design for Warsaw tower scoops top award to find “library for tomorrow” – The First News
Millions of Americans Depend on Libraries for Internet. Now They’re Closed From big cities to tiny towns, librarians are getting scrappy to meet the need
From: https://themarkup.org/coronavirus/2020/06/25/millions-of-americans-depe… Millions of Americans Depend on Libraries for Internet. Now They’re Closed – The Markup
One thing that readily comes to my mind when thinking of how libraries have used social media: to spread humor, and by extension joy. Even typos can or other misconceptions can be shaped into a something that is positively viral. An example of this is the whole snake/snack confusion that the Pflugerville Library had when advertising their Anti-Prom.
From: https://bookriot.com/2020/06/22/librarians-and-the-power-of-social-medi…
NPR reports that New York Public Library has calculated its most circulated books of all time (so far). Only one non-fiction book made the top ten.
As we limp headfirst into a new decade, it's beginning to feel like many of these stories have become perennial entries.
eBook Embargo on Libraries is Only the Tip of the Iceberg
An Arkansas State University alumnus says he was surprised to spot a few curious critters running around the campus library.
Codie Clark, a math tutor, says he spotted at least two raccoons Sunday on the third floor of the university's Dean B. Ellis Library while waiting for a student to arrive for a tutoring session. Clark says other students then cornered one raccoon.
https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2019/oct/29/multiple-raccoons-take-…
Driving the news: The American Library Association said libraries are struggling to acquire ebooks because of an "abuse of market power by dominant firms," as part of a report for the House Judiciary Committee's digital markets investigation that was made public Thursday.
https://www.axios.com/amazon-library-ala-antitrust-ebooks-679e8e4d-97bc…