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In a mostly flat market, mystery and thriller sales are up in 2024 and holding their position as one of the top selling genres, according to data from Circana BookScan. That could be because the already-broad genre continues to expand and reinvent itself.
Modern libraries aren’t just places for reading and research. They’re vibrant and active community centers where the people and programming play just as critical a role as the collections.
AI ‘AI is More Than Just ChatGPT’: Preparing Students to Use AI Responsibly In The Workforce Can AI Review the Scientific Literature — and Figure Out What it All Means? The AI Lab Waging a Guerrilla War Over Exploitative AI (via Technology Review) Research: How Gen AI is Already Impacting the Labor Market (via HBR) […]
Samantha Harvey’s Orbital wins the Booker Prize. Arthur Sze will receive the Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry, and the Ignyte Awards winners are announced. Time Releases “The 100 Must-Read Books of 2024.” LibraryReads and LJ offer read-alikes for To Die For by David Baldacci. Lena Dunham will adapt Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon by Michael Lewis. Plus, Vox argues “why libraries need librarians.”
Best Books is coming! To celebrate we are counting down to our big reveal by highlighting some of our 2023 picks, titles we still treasure, reread, and suggest widely. This week we offer a wonderfully atmospheric, wryly funny, and deeply cozy delight.
Part two of Gale's Refugees, Relief, and Resettlement archive excels as a resource supporting research in history, political science, sociology, diaspora studies, and migration and refugee studies.
BBC Monitoring provides exceptional primary documents about political, social, military, cultural events, and intelligence gathering from the start of World War II to the early 21st century.
Philip Fracassi offers a technothriller with a different take on time travel, while Andrew Ludington debuts with a time-travel caper wrapped around a slice of historical fiction.
Ron Chernow writes an epic biography about Mark Twain, Tourmaline offers a biography of activist Marsha P. Johnson, and Michelle Young reveals French Resistance hero Rose Valland's life as a spy.
American women pilots who flew during World War II, the Battle of Midway, the Underground Railroad’s maritime origins, and the lead up to Abraham Lincoln’s decision to go to war are explored in this month's titles.
This month's historical novels include a Jane Austen–inspired tale from Natalie Jenner, a World War II story set on Martha's Vineyard by Martha Hall Kelly, and a matriarch's tale of land and legacy in the Lowcountry of South Carolina from Mary Alice Monroe.
To Die For by David Baldacci is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.
Highly recommended for readers of sci-fi thrillers, cli-fi, and bioterrorism thrillers, and Tom Clancy fans who enjoy a bit of SF in their political thrillers.
From the Associated Press: “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison. “Forever” by Judi Blume. “Slaughterhouse-Five” by Kurt Vonnegut. All have been pulled from the shelves of some Florida schools, according to the latest list compiled by the Florida Department of Education tallying books removed by local school districts.” [Clip] The list released for the 2023-2024 […]
From Booknet Canada: The State of Publishing in Canada 2023 marks the eighth edition of BookNet Canada’s State of Publishing industry survey. Offering a comprehensive look at the Canadian English-language publishing landscape, this study includes data from Canadian-based publishers of all sizes and explores publishers’ operations and staffing; revenue and sales; distribution; format-specific publishing programs; […]
From WIRED: Berlin-based Ecosia, which donates its profits to tree planting, and its Paris-based competitor Qwant are announcing Tuesday that they will team up to develop an index of the web. The for-profit joint venture, dubbed European Search Perspective and located in Paris, could allow the small companies and any others that decide to join up to reduce […]
Cybersecurity FCC Sees Strong Interest in the Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program (via FCC) Scopus (Elsevier) Scopus AI: Introducing Emerging Themes Sage Sage Acquires Cambridge Business Publishers Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis Announces Open Access Collective Funding Pilot
Academics have a shared goal of making their work highly accessible for a worldwide audience—and they agree that F1000Research, which is part of Taylor & Francis and supports researchers in all subject areas, is an effective platform for achieving this goal.
Navigating a library can be overwhelming, especially in large or multi-level buildings where finding a specific item, space, or amenity can feel like a treasure hunt. StackMap, a leader in library wayfinding and digital navigation solutions, is here to change that.
To Die For by David Baldacci leads holds this week. Also in demand are titles by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Graham Brown, J.R. Ward, and Richard Price. People’s book of the week is The Magnificent Ruins by Nayantara Roy.The Booker Prize will be announced later today. Adam Shatz wins the American Library in Paris Book Award. Grammy nominations have been announced, including Best Audiobook. Fight Club, based on the book by Chuck Palahniuk, turns 25. And Bastard Out of Carolina author Dorothy Allison and “Magic School Bus” illustrator Bruce Degan have died.
From the American Library Association (ALA): Lindsay Cronk, Dean of Libraries, Tulane University, New Orleans; Andrea Jamison, Assistant Professor of School Librarianship, Illinois State University; and Maria McCauley, Director of Libraries, Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cronk currently serves as a member of Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures. She’s a member of the Core 5 Year […]
From a Charleston Hub Post: Nonprofit organization Annual Reviews is pleased to announce the launch of Katina, a new digital publication that addresses the value of librarians to academia and wider society and elevates their role as trusted stewards of knowledge. Named after Katina Strauch, the visionary founder of the Charleston Conference, it is written by […]
From the Report’s Info Page (via Zenodo): In September of 2024 signatories, supporters and parties interested in the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information met at Sorbonne University, in Paris to discuss next steps in taking the agenda of the Declaration forward. In a two day hybrid in-person and online meeting, participants shared progress and challenges […]
The report linked below was recently published by OCLC. Title Stewarding the Collective Collection: An Analysis of Print Retention Data in the US and Canada Authors Ian Bogus Research Collections and Preservation Consortium Rachel Frick OCLC Devon Smith OCLC Susan Stearns Eastern Academic Scholars’ Trust (Retired) Alison Wohlers California Digital Library, University of California Source […]
The preprint linked below was recently posted on arXiv. Title Web Archives Metadata Generation with GPT-4o: Challenges and Insights Authors Abigail Yongping Huang National Library Board Singapore Ashwin Nair National Library Board Singapore Zhen Rong Goh Nanyang Technological University Singapore Tianrui Liu Nanyang Technological University Singapore Source via arXiv DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2411.05409 Abstract Current metadata creation […]
As artificial intelligence becomes more embedded in work, creative pursuits, and the generation of online misinformation, public libraries have a major new role to play in digital literacy.
While Texas continues to be a leading state in the number of book bans reported each year, a recent challenge at the Montgomery County Memorial Library has been reversed. The Texas Freedom to Read Project reported that a children’s book, Colonization and the Wampanoag Story by Linda Coombs (Aquinnah Wampanoag)—an account of American colonization and Native traditions described from an Indigenous perspective—was challenged in September and subsequently moved out of the juvenile nonfiction area to the fiction collection.
Election Day 2024 held mixed results for libraries on the ballot across the country. EveryLibrary identified and tracked 79 library measures on local and statewide ballots about funding, buildings, and governance. Of those, 55 were for long-term operating revenue, 10 for building projects, seven for annual budgets, one was a defunding measure, two concerned library governance, and four were statewide issues.
The article (full text) linked below was recently published by Science Editor. Title Scholarly Metadata as Trust Signals: Opportunities for Journal Editors Authors Madhura S Amdekar Crossref Source Science Editor DOI: 10.36591/SE-4704-10 From the Article In recent years, research integrity issues are in the limelight with the emergence of new and complex threats, such as […]
The article linked below was recently published by Insights. Title Investing in Open Access at the University of Minnesota Authors Allison Langham-Putrow University of Minnesota Libraries Emma Molls University of Minnesota Libraries Sunshine Carter University of Minnesota Libraries Amy Riegelman University of Minnesota Libraries Source Insights DOI: 10.1629/uksg.675 Abstract The University of Minnesota (UMN) is […]
From The Washington Post: Today, The Washington Post debuted “Ask The Post AI” a generative AI tool leveraging the publication’s deeply-sourced, fact-based journalism to deliver summary answers and curated results directly to users. [Clip] The experimental tool leverages news articles published by The Washington Post’s award-winning newsroom since 2016, ranking the results based on relevancy. […]
The article linked below was recently published by the Journal of Librarianship and Information Science. Title User Engagement in Digital Curation: A Systematic Review and Synthesis Authors Pei-Chun Lee National Chengchi University, Taiwan (R.O.C) Source Journal of Librarianship and Information Science DOI: 10.1177/09610006241291607 Abstract This review article synthesizes current research findings to propose effective strategies for […]
Education New AI Tools Are Promoted As Study Aids for Students. Are They Doing More Harm Than Good? (via EdSurge) Legal OpenAI Defeats News Outlets’ Copyright Lawsuit Over Ai Training, For Now (via Reuters) ||| Full Text of Decision
While encyclopedic in structure, this is a readable work that adds to readers’ knowledge of viticulture and the processes that make wine what it is. The book has an excellent, well-cited index and an extensive bibliography too. Aspiring or current wine connoisseurs will want this on their shelves.
This title expertly shows that breaking bread together can be a joyful experience without the roast. It is a well-written addition to the literature of food ethics.
Smith’s passion for coral reefs, their inhabitants, and their protection shines through in this gorgeous, fascinating, informative, immersive book. Divers (and readers who would rather appreciate remote underwater habitats from the comfort of home) will cherish this book.
This poetry collection about self-discovery offers readers a sense of camaraderie in its down-to-earth humor and keen emotional insights. This lyrical blend will resonate deeply with readers. It’s a collection that’s both memorable and refreshingly real.
The narrative appeals to sports enthusiasts and readers interested in personal growth stories, a distinctive perspective of a football star’s life, a heartfelt exploration of father-son relationships, and the human side of sports heroes. It makes an excellent companion to more traditional biographies.
James’s (Too Hot To Touch) first Afterglow title will appeal to readers who enjoy a low-key grumpy/sunshine dynamic and romances with relatively little angst.
A raw and harrowing narrative, beautifully narrated. Listeners will feel the characters’ heartbreak, underwritten by their desire for connection and acceptance.
This audio will appeal to listeners seeking an intricate suspense about cruelty and corruption in the child welfare system. Recommended for fans of Sally Hepworth, Jennifer McMahon, and Lisa Jewell.
This exuberant satire, rich in biting caricatures of uniformly over-the-top characters, is the opposite of neat or tidy. The result is a novel that’s insightful and hilarious in parts but eventually runs out of steam.
A necessary addition to anti-racist bookshelves, this text goes beyond historical analysis and exposes the continuing institutional casualties of postbaccalaureate segregation.
Mardou’s frank and sometimes horrifying journey into her ancestry arouses empathy and understanding and will support readers in their own quests for mental wellness. It’s also a compelling adventure story about how the mind works and can heal itself with capable, professional help. Highly recommended.
The Ithaka S+R report linked below (DOI: 10.18665/sr.321619) was written by: Elmira Jangjou Melissa Blankstein jean amaral From the Introduction: Navigating higher education requires more than attending classes and completing assignments; it requires “college fluency,” a set of skills that enables students, faculty, and staff to effectively locate and utilize institutional resources.[1] College fluency can empower […]
From a Joint Announcement: As we navigate the digital age, the landscape of academic and scientific publishing has transformed. The convenience of digital formats allows for quicker dissemination and wider access to scholarly work, but this shift also presents challenges. Unlike traditional print media, digital content faces risks such as technological obsolescence, data corruption, platform […]
Canada TikTok Canada Offices Ordered Closed Over ‘National Security Risks,’ But App Still Permitted (via National Post) ||| Government of Canada Statement ||| TikTok Statement Clarivate Clarivate Launches New Sustainability Research Solution: ProQuest One Sustainability Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Announces Digitizing Hidden Collections: Amplifying Unheard […]
Open-Access publishing advances global scholarship by making research results more widely accessible to anyone with internet access. However, publishers of Open Access journals have struggled to find a financial model that works well for all parties. Now, a new model from PeerJ is rethinking that approach to remove barriers to choosing Open-Access.
In recognition of National Native American Heritage Month, signed into law by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 and also referred to as Native American Heritage Month or National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, this booklist recognizes the challenges faced by Indigenous peoples and marks their varied cultures, achievements, and contributions.
Rachel Cusk’s Paradewins the Goldsmiths Prize, Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyoby Craig L. Symonds wins the Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize, and Mara Faye Lethem’s translation of Irene Solà’s Catalan novel When I Sing, Mountains Dance wins the Lewis Galantière Award. The Booker Prize shortlist is announced, and Vulture adds to their list of the best books of 2024 so far. EveryLibrary warns that U.S. election results will mean more uncertainty for libraries. Plus new title bestsellers.
The article linked below appears in the November 2024 (85.10) issue of College & Research Libraries News. Title The Artificial Intelligence Disclosure (AID) Framework Author Kari D. WeaverUniversity of Waterloo Source College & Research Libraries NewsVol 85, No 10 (2024) From the Article: Within the contexts of education and research, and particularly within higher education, […]
From a CNI Announcement by Cliff Lynch: CNI Senior Scholar Donald Waters has now made available a full draft of his report “Meeting the Climate Emergency: University Information Infrastructure for Researching Wicked Problems” for comment by the CNI community. The report can be downloaded at The plan going forward is to have Don convene a […]
From an EveryLibrary Statement Released Today (about1400 words): The conventional wisdom is that libraries are a local matter. It was a given that library funding and policies were decided by local voters across hundreds of local zip codes and that the top of the ticket and national politics don’t matter. Last night we watched as […]
Here’s the Full Text of a Statement Released Today by the American Library Association: In response to results of the 2024 United States election, the American Library Association (ALA) vowed to continue its defense of the core values of librarianship in the face of political threats. “We know that many of our members are concerned that the […]
AI ChatGPT is Transforming Peer Review — How Can We Use It Responsibly? (via Nature) Create A Fear of Missing Out” — ChatGPT Implements Unsolicited Deceptive Designs In Generated Websites Without Warning (preprint; via arXiv) Climate Arizona State University (ASU) Library Serves as Test Bed For Rooftop Heat Mitigation (via ASU) HathiTrust Project Exploring Resource […]
LJ interviews the editors of The Oxford Dictionary of African American English. This first-of-its-kind resource of 1,000 words (planned for publication in 2025) aims to record the most comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date picture of African American English yet.