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English
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American society is more polarized than ever before. We are strategically being pushed apart by disinformation--the deliberate spreading of lies disguised as truth--and it comes at us from all sides: opportunists on the far right, Russian misinformed social media influencers, among others. It's endangering our democracy and causing havoc in our electoral system, schools, hospitals, workplaces, and in our Capitol. Advances in technology including rapid...
Author
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press, Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
January 6, 2021, was a crisis point for American democracy, where the results of a democratic election were challenged violently. However, the crisis did not end that day. This is an unusual and frightening moment in American history. Many of the democratic norms of American society-like trust in the legitimacy of elections, and the willingness of legislators from different parties to work together-have shifted. American democracy is at a turning...
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Series
Publisher
ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
This book examines negative relationship-based issues within libraries, such as incivility, toxicity, deviant behavior, workplace politics, and team and leadership dysfunction, and offers practical, research-based solutions.
Series
Publisher
ALA Editions
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Many in the world of scholarship believe open access will be the engine of transformation leading to more culture, more research, more discovery, and more solutions to small and big problems. This collection will help readers understand the open access movement, open data, open educational resources, open knowledge, and the opportunities for an open and transformed world they promise. Includes an overview of how it is evolving in the US, Canada, Europe,...
6) Perspectives
Publisher
Space Cowboys
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In Perspectives, each player holds key information for piecing together what has happened and finding the solution. Three cases, each in four acts. Cross-reference photographs, reports, and clues...without looking at the documents of your team players! Will you find the detail connecting all the pieces of the puzzle? Work together to solve the cases!
Series
Publisher
ALA Editions
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
This book surveys approaches to knowledge management (KM) that address hierarchical power structures and internal competition to get measurable results. With insights from case studies at academic and special libraries, this book covers demystifying KM by reframing it to reflect organizational needs; six elements of an actionable knowledge audit; harvesting staff insights; effective communities of practice; platforms and library tools; fostering knowledge...
Series
Publisher
ALA Editions
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
This book gathers perspectives from a range of positions that speak to the facets of digital scholarship. This mosaic of perspectives reveals the challenges, questions, and personalities that sit at the nexus of academic libraries and digital scholarship culture. It also elucidates the many ways in which digital scholarship can express the values, priorities, opportunities, and challenges of the community's intellectual and technical environment.
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Publisher
Little, Brown Spark
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
We all want our kids learn the social skills they need to thrive. Yet many of today's kids are struggling to connect, often with no apparent reason why. In most cases, the explanation is simple: a child hasn't fully mastered the nonverbal language of everyday social interaction, like how to take turns in a conversation, how to respect boundaries of personal space, or how to tell whether a friend is feeling happy or sad. And yet, children aren't...
11) Enchanted mist
Author
Series
Star friends volume 10
Publisher
Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
The Star Friends have some exciting activities planned for the summer, but Sita feels bad that the new girl, Maddie, still hasn't made any friends. When everyone starts fighting to spend time with her, the girls suspect something magical is at play. But is Maddie behind it?
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Publisher
Two Hoots
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A song is passed from one animal to another, uniting all living things and spreading joy across the world. Inspired by a bird in Michael Morpurgo's own garden, the uplifting story and breathtaking illustrations show us the beauty of nature and what is at stake.
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Demonstrating the importance of language, community and communication, this...story follows Nüwa, a lonely young goddess-- and the only person on Earth--who longs for someone to talk to until she finds a way to create a friend whose 'Hello' creates magic.
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