Day: February 26, 2026

From a UC Davis Library Post: During 2023-2025, UC Davis, Cornell University, Ohio State University, University of Michigan, and Rutgers University coordinated to contribute scholarly content in two topic areas to the Google Books project. This content is then contributed to the HathiTrust Digital Library. The two topics, bees & insect pollinators and Puerto Rico, met a number
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Every January, before Black History Month, my town hosts Afrofuturism Week. This year, I noticed my favorite local bookstore put up a display dedicated to Afrofuturistic literature. Books by my favorite author, Octavia E. Butler, were present and accounted for. Of course. But the cover of one book in particular stood out: How Long ‘Til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin. How Long ‘Til Black Future Month? The cover of How Long ‘Til Black Future Month? features a Black child with their curls gathered into a faux hawk and adorned with sculptural objects made of wood-like fibers. Light from an unknown source gilds the curls that frame the child’s face and they wear two strands of chunky wool beads. Instead of a cold future, the image offers one of warmth. I am not proud that, thanks to a bachelor’s degree in art history and a previous career in layout design,…
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Call for ProposalsWe are soliciting chapter proposals for our forthcoming ACRL book, The Community College Library: Administration and Leadership with an anticipated publication date of Spring 2027. This book is part of the book series, The Community College Library.  With 1,167 public and independent community colleges across the United States, community colleges are educating nearly half of the undergraduates in the nation.  Community colleges serve a unique student population including high school students, first-generation students, parents, veterans, homeless students, returning students, those looking to transfer to a four-year university, those seeking technical vocational skills, and many more. This series aims to highlight the work, dedication, challenges, and innovation occurring in community college libraries across the country.  Focus of the Book:This edited volume will present chapters written by community college librarians and library administrators.  Since many community college libraries have a smaller staff size, it is incumbent on community college librarians to be advocates, mentors, and leaders within their department. As an integral part of the academic structure of community colleges, librarians must also serve in leadership roles at the college and district level. The organizational structures of community college libraries vary across the United States, and each of these structures can create a different set of challenges for a library.  Despite these differences most libraries have a set of management tasks that still need to be accomplished, whether they are happening in formal or informal capacities.  This book aims to include chapters that address library management and leadership at community colleges.Possible topics:Strategic planningOrganizational structureImplementing changeHuman resourcesManaging faculty and/or staffSupporting tenure and promotionAdvocating for fundingInformal leadershipPlanning and maintaining facilitiesDon’t see the library management and leadership topic here that you would like to write about?   That’s okay!  We want you to submit your proposal! If you have any questions, contact the editors at thecclibrary@gmail.com to discuss how your idea may fit within this book’s scope.Proposal Guidelines:Interested authors are invited to submit a proposal and fill out the short online proposal form. The form will require:Author names, job titles, and institutional affiliationsA working chapter titleAn abstract up to 500 wordsA current CVProposals are due by April 20, 2026 and must be submitted via online form.AcceptanceContributors will be notified of their status (acceptance or rejection) within 3-4 weeks of the due date of proposals.Completed chapters will be approximately 2,500 – 4,000 words in length excluding endnotes and bibliography.TimelineThe first draft of chapters will be due August 28, 2026, and final draft on November 20, 2026.Projected publication date: Spring 2027~~~Kaela Casey, Librarian, Ventura CollegeJanet Pinkley, Head of Access Services, CSU Channel Islands, and Adjunct Librarian, Ventura CollegeContact us at: thecclibrary@gmail.com https://sites.google.com/view/thecclibrary/home/administration-and-leadership

Call for ProposalsWe are soliciting chapter proposals for our forthcoming ACRL book, The Community College Library: Administration and Leadership with an anticipated publication date of Spring 2027. This book is part of the book series, The Community College Library.  With 1,167 public and independent community colleges across the United States, community colleges are educating nearly half of the undergraduates in the nation.  Community colleges serve a unique student population including high school students, first-generation students, parents, veterans, homeless students, returning students, those looking to transfer to a four-year university, those seeking technical vocational skills, and many more. This series aims to highlight the work, dedication, challenges, and innovation occurring in community college libraries across the country.  Focus of the Book:This edited volume will present chapters written by community college librarians and library administrators.  Since many community college libraries have a smaller staff size, it is incumbent on community college librarians to be advocates, mentors, and leaders within their department. As an integral part of the academic structure of community colleges, librarians must also serve in leadership roles at the college and district level. The organizational structures of community college libraries vary across the United States, and each of these structures can create a different set of challenges for a library.  Despite these differences most libraries have a set of management tasks that still need to be accomplished, whether they are happening in formal or informal capacities.  This book aims to include chapters that address library management and leadership at community colleges.Possible topics:Strategic planningOrganizational structureImplementing changeHuman resourcesManaging faculty and/or staffSupporting tenure and promotionAdvocating for fundingInformal leadershipPlanning and maintaining facilitiesDon’t see the library management and leadership topic here that you would like to write about?   That’s okay!  We want you to submit your proposal! If you have any questions, contact the editors at thecclibrary@gmail.com to discuss how your idea may fit within this book’s scope.Proposal Guidelines:Interested authors are invited to submit a proposal and fill out the short online proposal form. The form will require:Author names, job titles, and institutional affiliationsA working chapter titleAn abstract up to 500 wordsA current CVProposals are due by April 20, 2026 and must be submitted via online form.AcceptanceContributors will be notified of their status (acceptance or rejection) within 3-4 weeks of the due date of proposals.Completed chapters will be approximately 2,500 – 4,000 words in length excluding endnotes and bibliography.TimelineThe first draft of chapters will be due August 28, 2026, and final draft on November 20, 2026.Projected publication date: Spring 2027~~~Kaela Casey, Librarian, Ventura CollegeJanet Pinkley, Head of Access Services, CSU Channel Islands, and Adjunct Librarian, Ventura CollegeContact us at: thecclibrary@gmail.com https://sites.google.com/view/thecclibrary/home/administration-and-leadership  Read original article: Read More

Nature, Published online: 27 February 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00674-xNature staff discuss some of the week’s top science news.

Nature, Published online: 27 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10308-xEditorial Expression of Concern: The gene product Murr1 restricts HIV-1 replication in resting CD4+ lymphocytes

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… secretary in Virginia Beach, Virginia; Pilipino American Unity for Progress, Inc. … Ph.D., Social Sciences and Comparative Education Specializing in …

The Trump administration’s U.S. Department of Education has halted grants going to Illinois community schools because they do not align with the …

New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan, the state’s chief election official, said that a virtual meeting he had with federal officials was …  Read original article: Read More

A group of right-wing Congressional Representatives introduced a federal book banning bill in Congress this week that would give book censors wide latitude to remove books from schools and libraries. The bill also explicitly targets trans people. House Resolution 7661,

No matter how often Trump tries to change the subject, he keeps getting caught in his own attempted diversions.

Dear patrons and community, Some of you may have read or heard about a Feb. 23 article published by the Urbanist regarding implementation of The Seattle Public Library’s Community Use Agreement under the supervision of Library Environment and Security Manager Andrea “Andee” Walton. The Library has significant concerns about the claims made in the article

Teachers can use three related images to help students develop meaningful research questions based on their own curiosity. Along the way, students will engage with primary sources of different types and consider how each source tells a different piece of the story.

Self-Driving AI Vendor Wayve Raises $1.2 billion – AI Business

$1B Funding for Spatial Intelligence Startup$1B Funding for Spatial Intelligence Startup … Generative AI · Microsoft Partners with SpaceX’s Starlink …

HaystackID Acquires AI Legal Tech Company eDiscovery AI

“Our clients are asking for easy-to-deploy (generative AI) capabilities … “With this strategic acquisition, we are a first mover in the …

Cute and simple to use, the One Fire Star Projector is the perfect addition to any child’s bedroom.

When Mexican forces captured and killed the country’s most-wanted cartel boss, it revealed how much President Trump’s growing pressure is forcing Mexico to take on cartels.
Maria Abi-Habib and Jack Nicas, who covered the developments, discuss the operation to take down the leader known as El Mencho, and Mexico’s efforts against some of the world’s most powerful criminals.
Guest:

Maria Abi-Habib, an investigative correspondent for The New York Times based in Mexico City.
Jack Nicas, the Mexico City bureau chief for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

Mayhem rocked Mexico after the killing of El Mencho.
Analysis: Mexico is caught between Mr. Trump and the cartels.
Analysis: In nearly 60 years of the war on drugs, what has actually worked?

Photo: Luis Cortes/Reuters
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