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Kawamura, Miyuki. Origami Polyhedra for Beginners: Amazing Geometric Paper Models from a Leading Japanese Expert. Tuttle. Jul. 2024.96p. ISBN 9784805318102. pap. $14.99. CRAFTS This is the first English translation of [...]

Romano, Tricia. The Freaks Came Out To Write: The Definitive History of the Village Voice, the Radical Paper That Changed American Culture PublicAffairs: Perseus. Feb. 2024.608p. ISBN 9781541736399. $35. HIST [...]

State Papers Online Colonial: Asia (Far East, Hong Kong, and Wei-Hai-Wei), Part I. Gale. gale.com/c/state-papers-online-colonial-asia-part-i The first installment in Gale's four-part State Papers Online Colonial: Asia database draws upon recently [...]

The article reviews the Web site State Papers Online Colonial: Asia (Far East, Hong Kong, and Wei-Hai-Wei), Part I, located at Gale. gale.com/c/state-papers-online-colonial-asia-part-i, from publisher Gale.

The article reviews the Web site MLA Handbook Plus, located at mlahandbookplus.org, from Modern Language Association.

The article offers information on the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives (APRCA), formally founded by Paul McCarthy in 1965 at the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Topics discussed include statement from Rachel Cohen, archivist and curator of rare books and maps at APRCA, on the growth of the archives, history of the regions, and the focus of the archives on acquiring materials from interior Alaska and the Aleutian Island chain.

The article provides information from an interview with librarians and technologist Kevin Neary about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic librarians. Topics include the increase in AI awareness according to Leo S. Lo, dean/professor at the University of New Mexico's (UNM) College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences and the importance of understanding what generative AI and what it can do well according to Nicole Hennig, eLearning Developer at the University of Arizona.

The article relates the wealth of information about magic and performers held by the University of Texas (UT) at Austin Harry Ransom Center's Magic and Illusion collection and the American Museum of Magic's Archives and Library (AMM), with a focus on the 19th and 20th centuries. Topics include comments from Eric Colleary, Harry Ransom curator of the performing arts at UT Austin on the performance and evidence of omissions and exclusions of Black and Asian magicians in both collections.

The article discusses various artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives by libraries, vendors, and library organizations. Topics include the launch of The Art of ChatGPT Interactions online course by Sage, the release of the 2024 AI Index by the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), and a webcast on widespread publisher efforts to push libraries to accept AI restrictions in licensing contracts hosted by the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition.

The article features Phil Shapiro, a library services manager at Takoma Park Maryland Library (TPML) and one of the honorees of the journal's Movers & Shakers 2024 Award. Topics discussed include his advocacy to help families in need, his love to connect with people, and his active involvement in TPML's knitting and crochet group on his own time.

The article discusses the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and features by several companies including Clarivate, EBSCO, OCLC, and OverDrive that will impact researchers, patrons, and library work directly. Topics include the integration of AI into day-to-day work of OverDrive, the introduction of AI-generated book recommendations by OCLC in WorldCat.org and WorldCat Find, and the work of EBSCO with beta testers on AI-driven features for EBSCO Discovery Service and EBSCOhost.

The article reviews the Web site LGBT Magazine Archive, located at Proquest.about.proquest.com/en/products-services/LGBT-Magazine-Archive, from publisher ProQuest.

The article examines whether Open Access (OA) publishing, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and artificial intelligence (AI) fulfill their promise of an affordable, equitable, and sustainable publishing ecosystem. Topics discussed include one intended consequence of OA initiatives, status of DEI initiatives that began in 2020, and survey results on the historical serials pricing information from EBSCO Information Service for several serial titles.

An introduction to the Best Media 2003 section of the journal which features best audiobooks and best videos is presented.

MLA Handbook Plus Modern Language Association; mlahandbookplus.org CONTENT The MLA Handbook Plus platform offers writers of research papers a comprehensive, responsive platform for citing sources in the MLA style. This [...]

In 1966, two men traveled down the Yukon River in Alaska by canoe to recover papers from abandoned cabins. Paul McCarthy and H. Theodore 'Ted' Ryberg were concerned that the [...]