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University Librarian Emeritus, @columbialib | ALA Past President | New York City Fanatic| Elephant Lover| Global Citizen

 New York, NY
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Joined November 2008
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ARL Statement on Texas Library Coalition for United Action Agreement with Elsevier - Association of Research Libraries arl.org/news/arl-statement-o…
ARL Statement on Texas Library Coalition for United Action Agreement with Elsevier — Association of...

ARL Statement on Texas Library Coalition for United Action Agreement with Elsevier — Association of...

Today more than 40 public and private academic institutions in Texas—members of the Texas Library Coalition for United Action (TLCUA)—announced the conclusion of a successful negotiation with...

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Louisiana Launches Tip Line to Accuse Librarians of ‘Sexualizing Children’ - VICE apple.news/AhDbQHlqXS5mXI3HM…
Christian Pulisic cleared to play for U.S. vs. Netherlands in World Cup Round of 16 - ESPN apple.news/AuIM6J5C3Qci3RhhY…
Pulisic cleared to play for US vs. Netherlands in World Cup round of 16

Pulisic cleared to play for US vs. Netherlands in World Cup round of 16

Christian Pulisic has been cleared to play in the USMNT's World Cup round-of-16 match against the Netherlands on Saturday, US Soccer confirmed.

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Irene Cara: Fame singer and actress dies aged 63 - BBC News. RIP Irene Cara. Best known for her work on the films Fame and Flashdance. Grammy and Academy Award winner. bbc.com/news/world-us-canada…
Irene Cara: Fame singer and actress dies aged 63

Irene Cara: Fame singer and actress dies aged 63

The American singer and actress won an Oscar for Best Original Song in 1984.

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In largest strike of 2022, California academic workers walk off job - The Washington Post apple.news/AFaUJJD9sTBqHnVT9…
In largest strike of 2022, California academic workers walk off job

In largest strike of 2022, California academic workers walk off job

Some 48,000 teaching assistants, postdocs, researchers, and graders on the front lines of teaching and research at California’s prestigious public university system, are seeking a minimum annual...

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Democrats keep control of the Senate - MSNBC apple.news/AjRrYRf0ARE6xwA14…
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Z-Library domains are seized and pirate book site is dead - Good e-Reader goodereader.com/blog/e-book-…
Information Literacy Curriculum Bill Clears Assembly Panel in New Jersey @The74 the74million.org/article/inf…
Information Literacy Curriculum Bill Clears Assembly Panel in New Jersey

Information Literacy Curriculum Bill Clears Assembly Panel in New Jersey

Advocates say information literacy curriculum is sorely needed as more Americans, including children, turn to social media for news

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Executive Order on Promoting the Arts, the Humanities, and Museum and Library Services - The White House whitehouse.gov/briefing-room…
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Appeals court grants DOJ investigative access to classified documents seized from Trump's Mar-a-Lago…..Hallelujah!! usatoday.com/story/news/poli…
Appeals court grants DOJ investigative access to classified documents seized from Trump's Mar-a-Lago

Appeals court grants DOJ investigative access to classified documents seized from Trump's Mar-a-Lago

A federal appeals court overturned a prohibition against the Justice Department investigating classified documents seized at Trump's Florida estate.

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Denver Public Library closed due to threat | FOX31 Denver kdvr.com/news/local/denver-p…
Denver Public Library closed because of threat

Denver Public Library closed because of threat

The Denver Public Library announced Wednesday morning that all locations will be closed for the day due to an unspecified threat.

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The 2022 Booker Prize short list has been announced : NPR npr.org/2022/09/06/112125825…

The Booker Prize shortlist of six works of fiction is announced

Among the six authors who made the Booker Prize shortlist are Elizabeth Strout, NoViolet Bulawayo and Percival Everett. The winner will be announced in October.

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Detroit arts official with ties to NYC will lead the Urban League's civil rights museum in Harlem - Gothamist gothamist.com/news/detroit-a…
Detroit arts official with ties to NYC will lead the Urban League's civil rights museum in Harlem

Detroit arts official with ties to NYC will lead the Urban League's civil rights museum in Harlem

The Urban Civil Rights Museum will be part of a mixed-use Urban League Empowerment Center that also includes affordable housing, below-market office space for nonprofits, and retail.

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Mikhail Gorbachev, last leader of the Soviet Union, dies at 91 - The Washington Post apple.news/AjcpqoBlwQtyueWxV…
Mikhail Gorbachev, last leader of the Soviet Union, dies at 91

Mikhail Gorbachev, last leader of the Soviet Union, dies at 91

He embarked on a path of radical reform that propelled the communist country toward collapse.

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Salman Rushdie attacked onstage at New York event - The Guardian apple.news/At5h_w2mNQTOVFGIL…
Salman Rushdie on ventilator after being stabbed on stage at New York state event

Salman Rushdie on ventilator after being stabbed on stage at New York state event

Author attacked at event in western New York as police identify the suspect in custody as Hadi Matar

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FBI executes search warrant at Trump's Mar-a-Lago - CNNPolitics cnn.com/2022/08/08/politics/…
FBI executes search warrant at Mar-a-Lago, Trump says | CNN Politics

FBI executes search warrant at Mar-a-Lago, Trump says | CNN Politics

The FBI executed a search warrant Monday at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, as part of an investigation into the handling of presidential documents, including classified...

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Insulin Will Remain Expensive for Many, Thanks to Republicans rollingstone.com/politics/po… via @RollingStone
Insulin Will Remain Expensive for Many, Thanks to Republicans

Insulin Will Remain Expensive for Many, Thanks to Republicans

Republicans voted to remove a provision of the Inflation Reduction Act that would cap insulin prices to $35 per month.

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A Possible Fix For Scientific (and Academic) Publishing | Peer Review - News and Blog blog.peer-review.io/we-might…
Study finds Wikipedia influences judicial behavior | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology news.mit.edu/2022/study-find…
Study finds Wikipedia influences judicial behavior

Study finds Wikipedia influences judicial behavior

A new study finds clear empirical evidence that Wikipedia influences judges’ application of the law. The study was led by Neil Thompson of MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laborat...

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