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Our 2024 Movers cohort represents a range of innovative, proactive, and supportive work; they are imaginative and kind and brave in a world that needs those qualities—and the results they produce—very much. NEWS Among the Stars: The Adler Planetarium Collection | Archives Deep Dive BOOK NEWS LJ Talks with Monika Kim, Author of ‘The Eyes Are the Best Part’ BOOKPULSE V. Ganeshananthan Wins Carol Shields Prize for Fiction | Book Pulse NEWS Advocacy Efforts Impact Louisiana Legislative Session BOOKPULSE ‘The Paradise Problem’ by Christina Lauren Tops Holds Lists | Book Pulse INDUSTRY NEWS New Educational Resources, Licensing Terms, Hackathons, and More | AI Roundup More News BOOKS & REVIEWS Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2024 | A Reading List Jewish American Heritage Month 2024 | A Reading List Mental Health Awareness Month 2024 | A Reading List More Books & Reviews BOOKS & REVIEWS Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2024 | A Reading List Jewish American Heritage Month 2024 | A Reading List Mental Health Awareness Month 2024 | A Reading List SPONSORED SPONSORED Asian American Activism – An Excerpt from The Asian American Experience SPONSORED The Role of Humanities in Advancing STEM Research SPONSORED Discover New Hosted Journals on Project MUSE More Sponsored Content SPONSORED SPONSORED Asian American Activism – An Excerpt from The Asian American Experience SPONSORED The Role of Humanities in Advancing STEM Research SPONSORED Discover New Hosted Journals on Project MUSE EXPLORE LJ Editors’ Picks All Stories Research infoDOCKET COVID-19 BOOKLISTS Display Shelf | Librarian Authors Melissa DeWild , Apr 02, 2024 National Library Week is celebrated during April, and these multitalented authors have also worked in libraries. Recognize them with a display! INDUSTRY NEWS Full Stream Ahead: The State of Library Streaming Services Matt Enis , Apr 01, 2024 Library entertainment platforms offering movies and TV shows gain on commercial streaming services as consumers balk at subscription costs. With subscription fatigue” on the rise, libraries are seeing a growing popularity in streaming services—and deciding how best to provide them. INDUSTRY NEWS Reasons to Love Libraries | Editorial Hallie Rich , Apr 01, 2024 It’s April, which means that in addition to celebrating spring’s arrival, I’ll be joining libraries across the nation in celebrating National Library Week. REFERENCE First Folios Compared | eReview Sarah Hashimoto , Apr 17, 2024 This superbly executed open-access database offers an unprecedented gateway to different versions of Shakespeare’s First Folios. AM’s powerful search tools and thoughtfully selected tips and pointers allow for exciting research opportunities. More Editors’ PicksINDUSTRY NEWS Circ Disrupted | 2021 Materials SurveyBarbara Hoffert , Feb 04, 2021COVID shifts drove falling print circ and rising ebooks. But will it last? LJ’s 2021 Materials Survey looks at some of the last year’s trends.IMPACTS America’s Star Libraries: The LJ Index of Public Library Service 2020Keith Curry Lance , Dec 21, 2020This is the 13th year of the LJ Index of Public Library Service and Star Library ratings. The 2020 scores and ratings are based on FY18 data from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Public Library Survey (PLS). Because of that delay, they don’t reflect the impact of the coronavirus; that won’t be reflected in the data until 2022. The big news in this year’s edition is that successful retrievals of electronic information (e-retrievals)—measuring usage of online content, such as databases, other than by title checkout—joins the six other measures that determine the LJ Index.INDUSTRY NEWS How COVID-19 Has Transformed Reference Services for Public and Academic LibrariesMahnaz Dar , Nov 10, 2020Whether librarians are providing services in-person or virtually, reference has changed with the pandemic.LIS First Jobs Out of Library School: Placements & Salary Survey 2020Suzie Allard , Oct 15, 2020’s annual Placements & Salaries survey reports on the experiences of LIS students who graduated and sought their first librarian jobs in the previous year: in this case, 2019. Salaries and full-time employment are up, but so are unemployment and the gender gap; 2019 graduates faced a mixed job market even before the pandemic. More ResearchINFODOCKET 2024 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report: Teaching and Learning Edition Now Available OnlineGary Price , May 13, 2024From EDUCAUSE: This report profiles the trends and key technologies and practices shaping the future of teaching and learning, and envisions a number of scenarios for that future. It is based on the perspectives and expertise of a global panel of leaders from across the higher education landscape. In the denouement of the COVID-19 pandemic, […]INFODOCKET OpenAI Launches New AI Model (GPT-4o) and Desktop Version of ChatGPTGary Price , May 13, 2024From CNBC: OpenAI on Monday launched a new AI model and desktop version of ChatGPT, along with a new user interface. The update brings GPT-4 to everyone, [emphasis ours] including OpenAI’s free users, CTO Mira Murati said in a livestreamed event. She added that the new model, GPT-4o, is much faster,” with improved capabilities in […]INFODOCKET OpenAI Launches New AI Model (GPT-4o) and Desktop Version of ChatGPT; More Features Now Available For Free to All UsersGary Price , May 13, 2024From CNBC: OpenAI on Monday launched a new AI model and desktop version of ChatGPT, along...