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In its 133rd year of publication, Library Journal is the oldest and most respected publication covering the library field. Considered to be the “bible” of the library world, LJ is read by over 100,000 library directors, administrators, and staff in public, academic, and special libraries. LJ is the single-most comprehensive publication for librarians, with groundbreaking features and analytical news reports covering technology, management, policy, and other professional concerns. Its hefty review sections evaluate nearly 7000 books annually, along with hundreds of audiobooks, videos, databases, web sites, and systems that libraries buy.

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LJXpress: sent weekly, notifying you about the latest news, research, reviews, and LibraryJournal.com web exclusives such as interviews with trendmakers, collection development lists, and more for public and academic libraries.
LJ Academic Newswire: the e-publication academic librarians rely on for the latest news and scholarly publishing information. Delivered twice-weekly, the LJ Academic Newswire features breaking news on a full range of topics relevant to today’s academic librarian including e-journals, licensing, faculty collaboration, digitization, and funding issues as well as interviews with newsmakers and innovators, legislative updates, and academic bestseller lists.
LJ Review Alert: provides a list of upcoming LJ reviews, organized by subject as they will appear in the magazine. While the listings are not final, they serve to inform recipients of a book’s review status. LJ Review Alert includes pertinent publisher and bibliographic information and is distributed approximately four weeks ahead of an issue’s publication date.
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About Library Hotline

The weekly, print newsletter which provides breaking news for library and information decision makers is priced as follows:

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About Critícas

Critícas Magazine: An English Speaker's Guide to the Latest Spanish Language Titles. This online publication is free with registration. You can also order directly on the web site.

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