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The article discusses the book "Your Career Advantage: Overcome Challenges to Achieve a Rewarding Work Life" by Caroline Dowd-Higgins. Topics include the author's background, the importance of investing in oneself, playing to one's strengths, reframing situations, taking action to make positive changes, addressing conflict, setting goals, avoiding the trap of busyness, overcoming self-doubt, and earning respect versus being liked.

The article discusses that seminar featured disturbing videos of Tea Party rallies showing President Obama's head on an image of a gorilla as attendees chanted hate-filled rhetoric. It mentions that the Debbie Vermaat, who agreed to answer questions about media bias. Debbie was born in Georgia in 1955 and grew up in Gainesville, just outside Forsyth County.

In this article the author discusses three topics from the September/October issue of KMWorld related to sentience, the final frontier, hyperautomation and adieu. The author states that Alan Pelz-Sharpe starts off his Ethical Innovation column, "To Hyperautomate or Not to Hyperautomate?" by paraphrasing the meaning of hyperautomation. He uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to automate processes and augment humans.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of being highlighting two features from the May/June 2022 issue of Online Searcher, and the first takes a look at the potential comeback of the news librarian profession.

The article discusses three articles from the March/April issues of "KMWorld" and "Online Searcher." Two Online Searcher articles have some interconnecting themes including Carly Lamphere's "Library Resources to Navigate and Understand an Increasingly Complex Technological Landscape," and Karen Walton Morse, the Technology and Power guest columnist, writes "Archival Literacies for Ethical AI."

The article analyzes issues associated with direct mail for library marketing. Misty Rose Nesvick, community relations coordinator at Anchorage Public Library) in 2018, shares how the library re-engaged patrons in her article, "A Direct Approach: Re-Engaging Patrons via Postcards." Since direct mail campaigns have a low response rate, expectations were not overly high as to what kind of impact the postcard would have on inactive patrons.

The article talks about the use of pictures to accompany articles and promotional pieces about a library. Topics include the best practices to be addressed when taking photos or videos and including them in library documents; a history of how law partners Samuel D. Warren and Louis D. Brandeis, took action when their photos appeared in Boston's Saturday newspaper showing them partying, and the development of portable cameras by Kodak putting photography into the hands of the general public.

The article focuses on title "Podcasting for Library Outreach, Community Building and Empathy" which starts off with the technical basics. Topics include examines it need an RSS feed hosting site to store audio and then send the podcasts to apps for listeners and the chosen site also will update the RSS feed once a new episode is recorded so no code has to be written.

The article explores how Josh Bell, a pro baseball player promotes reading and media literacy. Topics include reading and helping people recognize the importance of literacy especially media literacy; and different aspects of life in book helps everyone dive inside themselves and allows them to reflect on their own habits and upbringings.

The article presents the EDTECH feature from the September issue of Computers in Libraries and the Technology & Power column from the September/October issue of Online Searcher with how libraries are evolving in our constantly changing world, whether they are responding to a global pandemic or to the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Topics include the term "chopportunities," coined by author Carolyn Foote's colleague, which is subtitled "Turning Challenges Into Opportunities for School Libraries."

The article focuses on the library and its staffers who are helping the newly released or the newly relocated find their footing and get acclimated to unfamiliar surrounding. Topics discussed include Promotion of Fresh Start began with basic components such as fliers, brochures, and word of mouth; and Long Branch (N.J.) Free Public Library (LBFPL) began Fresh Start in 2009, and grew out of LBFPL's virtual Back to Work initiative after staffers realized many job seekers.

This report references two articles about misinformation and disinformation that were published in the May-June 2022 issue of "The Information Advisor's Guide to Internet Research." Editor Robert Berkman acknowledges that the problem of online misinformatoin and disinformation is not a new topic. Author Brian Smith talks about the third-party fact-checking website NewsGuard.

The article focuses on the KMWorld column and the Online Searcher feature from their respective May/June issues were selected to make you think about the power of words, written or spoken. It mentions that Weinberger notes that as a teacher, his syllabi "routinely set out guidelines for discussion that include treating other people with respect, considering that you might be wrong, and always trying to take the most charitable interpretation.

The article discusses that the MLS on How-To article addresses a question that librarians may have been grappling with, especially during COVID-19, and the SM feature provides tips that can benefit anyone who takes part in virtual gatherings. It mentions that George Pike should be well-known to Information Today readers, as he authors the Legal Issues column.

In the article, the author discusses the issue of digital divide in the U.S. and offers tips to resolve it by citing the experiences of Racine Public Library in Wisconsin. Also cited are the tips from the library's Melissa Donaldson and Racine city chief innovation officer William Martin on collaboration to address digital divide like assessing the demographics and mapping the digital assets of the library and community.

The article discusses the word in title has an extra, capitalized "m" and doesn't take a hyphen unless split over two lines of copy. Topics include the projects included the creation of digital portals that enabled community members to submit text; and LaPierre's article concludes, "Reaching a diversity of community members from different neighborhoods, age groups, and circumstances to contribute to a fuller record of events.

In the article, the author discusses communication issues in the library services sector, particularly the adverse effects of miscommunication and how to address them. Also cited are the experiences of librarians Morgan Bond and Erin Kovalsky of State University of New York (SUNY)--Oswego's Penfield Library in migrating to the Ex Libris Alma library services platform, and the goal of library notices to be inclusive to all students.

The article focuses on how search engines basically tell users what they are looking for, rather than allowing users to determine if the algorithms are really answering their questions. It mentions that the people flocked to tools such as social media, which played a role in keeping us connected.

The article focuses on "how Data Bias Obscures the Underserved" focuses on how data bias too often flies under the radar. Topics dicussed include Library staff members can pay the price for data bias; and Burnout can result from stretched schedules and workloads that result from providing the same kinds of services to the same patrons. Morale can also suffer.

The article discusses the streaming connection issues which the COVID-19 pandemic has made even more pronounced. Topics include how primary obstacle preventing widespread adoption of streaming media for pre-college education has been the long-standing problem of the digital divide; and how the divide prevents schools and teachers from using curriculum that is online-based because not all students or teachers have the required network availability.

The article focuses on the Knowledge management (KM) is the conscious process of defining, retaining and sharing the knowledge and experience of employees within an organization. Topics include KM community is the best-prepared to help education move from the lukewarm one-size-fits-all style to one that will encourage individualized lifelong learning; and KM can help educators innovate.

The article reports that the U.S. version of Streaming Media and Robinson's View From the Edge column from the Autumn issue of the European version of Streaming Media. Topics include need to consider the impact that streaming at a global scale has on power consumption; and power consumption to the traditional price and performance considerations most streaming companies use to sell or buy products and services.

The article offers information on the Angie Brunk is a librarian who was born with a visual impairment and has worked in both communications and user experience design. Topic include she takes the space within Marketing Library Services (MLS) to share techniques to make marketing campaigns more accessible; and she advocates for the use of identity first language, which means referring to an individual as a visually impaired or deaf person.

The article announces that Computers in Libraries is marking its 40th anniversary in 2020.

A review is presented of the articles "Boosting Knowledge Worker Engagement Through Mentoring" and "Human-in-the Loop: Low-Wage Work in Automation's Last Mile" which appeared in the January/February 2020 issues of "KMWorld" and "Online Searcher," respectively.

The article focuses on column from November/December 2019 issue of Online Searcher related to smart gadgets. Topics discussed include information on hacker vulnerability in lights, cameras, and baby monitors that are linked through a central hub; Carly Lamphere's Internet Express column, which covers all sorts of household smart gadgets; and librarian ability to see the enterprise-wide info ecosystem.

The article focuses on the issue of Big Data Quarterly (BDQ) and three from the Autumn issue of EContent. Topic include the Europa column syncs quite nicely with the Accidental Data Scientist column in EContent; and based on research findings that consensus among the scientific community helps credibility.

The article examine how artificial intelligence's impact on technology is affecting the lives through all sorts of products while stirring the ethics pot in way. Topics discussed include credit card companies have a massive amount of information about the customers; internally piloted and tested before being turned loose on customers like Rhonda; and juncture of human psychology and AI techniques such as machine learning.

The article looks at the positive and negative aspects of the artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Topics discussed include the possible use of AI for malicious or accidentally error-laden initiatives, importance of the capacity for critical thinking to deploy AI fairly, safely and responsibly according to columnist Kimberly Nevala, and ways to leverage automated transcription to improve information services suggested by author Mary Ellen Bates.

The article offers information on news about the World Wide Web. Topics discussed include Berners-Lee, computer scientist who invent accessing to the open internet which easier for the general public; GeoCities, a web-hosting tool created by Yahoo, web services company; and verify health related news which gives a slew of ways to identify a fabricated video such as looking for blinking eye.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses articles in the issue on the internet based information resources including use of web-based services and search strategies for being updated on the internet, and additional content-related qualifiers are provided by Twitter.

The article focuses on how Google Inc. help librarians do their jobs better and easier based on the article from the March/April issue of "Marketing Library Services (MLS)" and one from the May/ June issue of Online Searcher. Communications specialist at Mead Public Library in Wisconsin, Josh Lintereur, wrote an article for MLS titled "Using Google Forms to Manage Publicity Requests" and explained how he revamped the way Mead promotes library events.

The article offers information on the ideas that provide and would find beneficial and could be incorporated into library settings. Topics discussed include that education not only drives much of modern economy, it plays a key role in shaping our scientific, political, social, and cultural discourse; being prepared for disasters as the first step to have a mechanism in place so real-time information can be disseminated and standard approvals and reviews can be bypassed.

The article offers information on the future of libraries. Topics discussed include the technologies resulting from Big Data bring both exciting opportunities for research and worrying prospects for misinformation, disinformation, and falsified information; and mentions the International Federation of Library (IFLA) has been helping libraries worldwide demonstrate their importance in attaining the goals of the 2030 agenda.

In the article, the author discusses some issues and challenges on the use of technologies amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Also cited are the issue of information literacy gap in higher education, the key role played by librarians in guiding students and teachers on how to optimize academic search tools, and the promise of charismatic technology.

In this article the author talks about several tips to Promote News Literacy," Suzanne S. LaPierre which cuts right to the chase like the ability of citizens to distinguish news from opinion and propaganda is integral to an informed vote. It mentions that KMWorld's Perspective on Knowledge columnist David Weinberger references a 2008 article's claim that Big Data and advanced statistics were making theories and hypotheses unnecessary.

The article focuses on issues about machine learning and artificial intelligence. It offers the author's experience and views about copyediting the Streaming Media Europe Winter 2018 issue and reading the comments that View From the Edge columnist Dom Robinson makes in his piece as well as reading a feature by Elliot King that, if not exactly a rebuttal to Robinson’s diatribe, can still serve as a counterpoint to it.

The article reports that Leading-edge businesses are not only generating information, they are consolidating it in order to meet customer demand for more personalized content. It mentions that data and analytics helping companies better serve customers and better connect to those who have visited their website but have yet to purchase a product or service.

The article reviews the articles "GPDR: Understanding Its Impact and Why Library Vendors Rushed to Comply" by Scott MacDonald in the "Online Searcher" journal and "Archiving Al Qaeda: The Role of Libraries in Protecting Free Speech and Open Systems" by Ben Johnson in "Computers in Libraries."

The article offers the author's insights on three-pronged process considered as best practices in business according to author Bruno Herrmann including localization, globalization, and translation. Topics mentioned include the importance of localization to companies, the translation in business language, and the importance of exceeding local customer expectations in achieving globalization.

The article focuses on building relationships with law enforcement officers in Salt Lake County, Utah. Topics discussed include increasing accessibility and providing a safe community gathering space for residents; efforts of officer in helping the library to maintain a positive atmosphere without having to directly enforce the rules; and maintaining relation between citizens and law enforcement officers.

The author highlights two articles on data asset management (DAM) that were published in the May 2018 issue of "Computers in Libraries." One is digital initiatives librarian Alex Kent's story on DAM's impact on college campuses in the story "Embrace the DAM Work and Take the Lead." Another is Lee Boulie's story on the success of a DAM project at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee.

The article reflects on the articles in the May/June 2018 of "Online Searcher" magazine related to science and technology in the U.S. One of these is the use of Public Library of Science (PLOS) to avoid problems in finding authoritative science resources on the Internet. An article by reference librarian Carly Lamphere about some of the products he found to be especially intriguing or even revolutionary in the summer months is also offered.

This section discusses some of the articles published in the February/March 2018 issue of the journal "Database Trends and Applications." Topics covered include location intelligence and its importance for retailers, the ways to balance the use of on-premise and cloud databases, and how Revelation Software's OpenInsight database application development tool has helped Riverside Cemetery to maintain its customer service workflow.

The author expresses views on the advantages and disadvantages of technology advances. He discusses data collection during natural disasters as critical, issue on Adobe's voice-generation/manipulation option within its Creative Suite package, in which the aim of the still-in-beta VOCO software is to help video and sound editor, and the use of smartwatches.

The article offers the author's view on the role of library as a social hub. It mentions the efforts of staffers in maintaining its through raising the experience of its users by applying online tools. An overview of the significance of consistent branding the expanding the presence of a library is also presented.

An editorial is presented on the importance of analyzing Big Data. It endorses the views of Anne Buff on the use of digital information by business enterprises for their business development without the proper analysis which are risky and it demands appropriate management and execution of plan with data governance giving prominence to ethics of valuing customers. It also highlights digital twins of IoT (Internet of Things) to know its utility in the present and future times.

An interview with NICD's (National Institute for Civil Discourse) deputy director Raquel Goodrich, is presented. She expresses that NICD was formed to revive civility in U.S. by inviting Americans to suggest, support and practice the movement and has a different method of approaching the youth. She states 100,000 youths participated in their cell-phone based TTA (Text, Talk, Act) program which initiates a conversation about mental health.

The article presents the author's insights about the role of technology in the news and information industries. Topics include the storage and preservation of digital data, news preservation effort by the news and information industries, and the Journalism Digital News Archive initiative for news preservation and preservation of digital news content.