Category Archives: Librarianship

So you want to be a Data Visualization Librarian? | hls #librarians #dataviz #MLIS

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So you know that you want to be a librarian, but have you thought about specializing in a certain field? Maybe you have an interest in emerging technologies or you want to work with researchers and students across the disciplines? Data visualization is a hot topic in librarianship, and specializations in data analytics and visualization is an exciting area of growth in the profession. I sat down with four visualization specialists who work within the University of Michigan Library system to get an idea of what their jobs entail.

READ MORE: So you want to be a Data Visualization Librarian? | hls.

Capitalizing on Your Skill Set as an Information Professional | Easter Digangi | Slideshare #MLIS

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▶ MACBETH – OFFICIAL TEASER TRAILER | YouTube #film #Shakespeare

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67 Children’s #Books That Actually Changed Your Life | BuzzFeed #kids #children #reading

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67 Children's Books That Actually Changed Your Life

We asked the BuzzFeed Community to tell us about the beloved children’s books that changed their lives. Here they are, ranked in no particular order. READ: 67 Children’s Books That Actually Changed Your Life | BuzzFeed

Novelist Finds That #Books About #Women Don’t Win Major #Awards | Jezebel #sexism #genderequality

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We already knew that publishing is hard for women. VIDA’s annual count is a persistent reminder that, while the gender gap in publishing has begun to close, it’s still far from approaching equality.

But novelist Nicola Griffith had a feeling that it just wasn’t women writers that were underrepresented; books about women were absent as well. “I’ve been counting, subconsciously then consciously, for 20 years when I was first published and started to see how skewed the playing field was,” Griffith told Fusion. So Griffith gathered the data, and published it on her blog last week.

She found that regardless of the gender of the author, major awards overwhelming favored books about men and boys. READ MORE: Novelist Finds That Books About Women Don’t Win Major Awards | Jezebel

Big-Hearted Book Lovers Across Brazil Donate 5,000 Books To Fulfill Girl’s Library Dream | HuffPo #books #libraries

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Big-Hearted Book Lovers Across Brazil Donate 5,000 Books To Fulfill Girl's Library Dream

Image Credit: Biblioteca da Mell on Facebook

“One book is worth 100 books in my heart.”

“Books have three qualities: having them, exchanging them, and their smell. You can journey through literature, and be in Mexico, or anywhere else, while sitting still.”

These are quotes from a little girl named Ana Mell Araújo Rocha Silva — better known by her nickname, Mell. At just seven years old, she dreams of opening a public library in her city of Mata Grande, a small municipality in the state of Alagoas, Brazil, with a population of just over 25,000. READ MORE: Big-Hearted Book Lovers Across Brazil Donate 5,000 Books To Fulfill Girl’s Library Dream | HuffPo Brazil

Take a Free Course on Film Noir; Then Watch Oodles of Free Noir Films Online | Open Culture #MOOCs #filmnoir

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Cinephiles, if you have some spare time in the coming months and feel like watching, say, over 100 film noir movies from the Turner Classic Movie (TCM) vaults, then you will be delighted with Summer of Darkness, which will devote every Friday, from June through July, to 24 hours of noir classics and rarities. And suppose you’d like a reward, like a certificate that proves you not only watched those movies, but properly studied them? Well TCM has that covered too, offering a free nine-week course in “The Case of Film Noir” to run concurrent with the series. It’s free to sign up, and the course runs June 1 – August 4.

READ MORE: Take a Free Course on Film Noir; Then Watch Oodles of Free Noir Films Online | Open Culture.

Chromecast vs. Apple TV vs. Roku vs. Amazon Fire TV | CNET #streaming

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Which has the most apps? Which has the coolest features? Which one is the best? The most popular media streamers all have their merits, so we’ll help you decide which box is right for you. READ MORE: Chromecast vs. Apple TV vs. Roku vs. Amazon Fire TV | CNET.

How to Self-Publish Your Book on a Budget | Mediashift | PBS #books #selfpublishing #selfpub

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There are 14 different steps discussed in this post on How to Self-Publish Your Book on a Budget | Mediashift | PBS.

17 Awesome New Books You Need To Read This Summer | BuzzFeed #books

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Of the 17 books recommended, 13 are written by women! A diverse collection of stories. 17 Awesome New Books You Need To Read This Summer | BuzzFeed