Choice Reviews

Catch Ep 451 of #TheAuthorityFile podcast
During this segment, Camille Gamboa @sagepub.com and Tracey Brown, Director of Sense about Science, reflect on key takeaways from their guide on increasing public trust in research, The People’s Case for Curators ow.ly/os7950XGz1e @senseaboutsci.bsky.social

This week on #LTIBlog
Joël Rivard, Head of Research Support Services at Carleton University’s MacOdrum Library, explores a few AI-powered task management tools currently available and shares what to keep an eye on if you decide to try them yourself. ow.ly/xlBH50XGq9O #AI @ocul-libraries.bsky.social

Don't miss our latest #TIETalks interview w/Jason Ezell, Head of Research & Learning Services at Cornell University’s Olin & Uris Libraries. He discusses queer liberation, intersectionality & solidarity through a study of radical communal gay households in the 1970s American South ow.ly/Xmim50XE5nU

Announcing the #OutstandingAcademicTitles2025! Each year, this prestigious list calls out the best in #scholarly titles, reviewed by Choice during the previous year. We'll share free snippets of the 2025 list each Friday in our weekly newsletter. Sign up now at ow.ly/kmOe50XCQ6C

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Learn about the recently released ACRL publication, "Text and Data Mining Literacy for Librarians" from two of the book’s editors, Whitney Kramer and Iliana Burgos. ow.ly/C55Y50XCaaO #TDM @ala-acrl.bsky.social

This month, read a feature-length racial justice #BookReview of "The Trouble of Color: An American Family Memoir", by Martha S. Jones, Basic Books ow.ly/LBpM50XBryL
#Racialjustice #TBR

Catch Ep 450 of #TheAuthorityFile podcast
In this first segment of our four-part series, we chat with Camille Gamboa at @sagepub.com and Tracey Brown from @senseaboutsci.bsky.social as they dig into their collaboration on The People’s Case for Curators, and the need for this guide ow.ly/R4Sk50XAWnU

Support Academic Library Workers this Giving Tuesday! Today, ACRL is celebrating Giving Tuesday, a global day where people come together to reimagine a world built upon shared humanity and generosity. In this season of gratitude and reflection, we ar...

This #GivingTuesday, support academic library workers who are working to advance learning, transform scholarship, and create diverse and inclusive communities by donating to the ACRL Advancement Fund! https://bit.ly/4ovWZpk

Now on #LTIBlog, Caitlin Keenan, the Web Integration Librarian at UVic Libraries in Victoria, BC, Canada, shares with us how to avoid content chaos and how to create a living document to govern your library's web content ow.ly/3ki650XALae

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Elizabeth Szkirpan, library and information studies professional at Harvard Business School’s Baker Library, walks us through her process of comparing a variety of AI resources and tools. ow.ly/ScOp50Xxutz #AITools #AI

Don't miss our latest #TIETalks interview with Dr. Bethany Hughes, Associate Professor at the University of Michigan in the Department of American Culture. We chat about her book, "Redface: Race, Performance, and Indigeneity." ow.ly/wbsg50Xx4CV @bethanyhughes.bsky.social #NativeAmericanStudies

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Librarian Jamia Williams shares strategies and resources to help academic librarians better support international students. ow.ly/UJtc50XuXZT

Our #HotTopic feature for November is Joyce Carol Oates, twitter icon and literary giant, Oates has always made critics talk. Enjoy these nine handpicked reviews from Choice magazine. ow.ly/OT5Z50XuWJc
#bookreviews

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To support scholarly work on the ethical & creative usage of tech in #libraries and #highered, we're highlighting on-topic titles through long-form reviews. Everyone Breaks These Laws: How Copyrights Made the Online World by Gerardo Con Díaz ow.ly/95wQ50Xu6Eb @yalepress.bsky.social

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Robin Camille Davis, Assoc Head of UX at NC State University Libraries, shares the things that automated #accessibility checkers can’t determine & five simple, significant things to check when you’re creating or editing your #web content ow.ly/gs1R50XtA7E @robincamille.bsky.social

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Dr. Marlee S. Bunch discusses the significance of oral histories and the power of documenting marginalized stories. ow.ly/AaRG50Xt3Hb

Ten reviews handpicked by the Choice editors from the November issue of Choice. These #EditorsPicks stand out for their excellence, timeliness, originality, or sheer reading pleasure. ow.ly/poFM50XrTWt
#Academic #Publishing #BookReview #TBR

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We share more from the Authority File Podcast w/ Harmen van Paradijs, VP STM Books Publishing @springernature.com During our conversation, we cover the importance of transparency about AI use and the implementation of detection tools to alert #publishers of #AI use
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Our roundup of #ForthcomingTitles in #Reference from the latest issue of Choice Magazine is now available. A list of the latest and soon-to-be-released publications through April 2026 ow.ly/YgvX50XpZq7

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Bronte Chiang, Digital Literacy Librarian at the University of Calgary, explains how #librarians should guide students to note the invisible sources in AI outputs and help them approach generative tools with a critical lens. ow.ly/uX4q50XpXXu #AILIteracy

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Learn about our webinar, Navigating the Intersection of Data Science and Indigenous Studies. Our speakers will share how the tools, practices & methodologies developed and used by librarians can be applied to Indigenous-focused research and knowledge organization ow.ly/RfIu50Xotmh

Catch Ep 448 of #TheAuthorityFile podcast
Whitney Kramer and Iliana Burgos, the editors of the new ACRL publication, "Text and Data Mining Literacy for Librarians", join us for a two-part series to discuss how librarians are using Text and Data Mining ow.ly/KxmV50XnT3G
@ala-acrl.bsky.social #TDM

Don't miss the 12/16 #ChoiceWebinar
How can academic libraries navigate the meeting point between “data” & #Indigenous studies? Speakers will provide background on how the tools, practices, and methodologies can be applied to Indigenous-focused research and knowledge organization. ow.ly/ETgc50XnV3O

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Learn how to get buy-in for making a creative technology space in your library. Read a chapter from the new title from @alaeditionsns.bsky.social, "A Complete Guide to Creative Technology Spaces in Academic Libraries: Media Labs, Makerspaces, and More" ow.ly/VZPl50XneQJ #Makerspace

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In honor of National Native American Heritage Month, the Toward Inclusive Excellence team assembled TIE and Choice resources that spotlight Native history, literature, and activism.
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#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth

Read a feature-length racial justice #BookReview of "America’s New Racial Battle Lines: Protect versus Repair", by Rogers M. Smith and Desmond King ow.ly/e6F350XmJeA
#UniversityofChicagoPress
#RacialJustice #TIEBlog

Graphic with Authority FIle logo, book cover, Paul's headshot, and WLUP logo. Reads: How Soundin' Canaan Remixed Its Design, Launch, and Website. Episode 447. Paul db Watkins Professor of English Vancouver Island University

Catch Ep 447 of #TheAuthorityFile
In the final episode of this four-part series, Paul db Watkins, Professor of English at Vancouver Island University and author of Soundin’ Canaan, reflects on the power of remixing: ow.ly/bCws50Xk1e2 @wlupress.bsky.social #Canadianpoetry

Reads: "15 Titles to Read for LGBTQ+ History Month" with TIE logo.

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In honor of October being #LGBTQHistoryMonth, the TIE team compiled a list of titles featuring different aspects of queer and trans history: ow.ly/HEMv50Xk034 #queerstudies #LGBTQhistory

This week on #LTIBlog
LTI announces its upcoming webinar that will explore the intersections and applications of library data methodologies and Indigenous-focused knowledge organization. Learn more and register: ow.ly/PZJx50XioIu #IndigenousStudies #ethicaldatapractices

Graphic of woman with a laptop sitting on computer browser. Above, the title reads "Beyond the Job Title: Senior Digital Asset Management Specialist"

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Check out our latest #BeyondtheJobProfile interview with John Dewees to learn more about his job as a Senior Digital Asset Management Specialist: ow.ly/9bu550XblkV #JobProfile #LibraryTechnology #Python #DigitalAssetManagement