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Arizona lawmakers to consider banning books in schools
Arizona lawmakers to consider banning books in schools
Arizona state senators gave preliminary approval to a measure directing the Department of Education to come up with a list of books to ban in public schools.
·kawc.org·
Arizona lawmakers to consider banning books in schools
LGBTQ Books Removed from Target.com
LGBTQ Books Removed from Target.com
On March 25, word started to spread on Twitter that a multitude of LGBTQ books—many of them by debut authors—were inexplicably missing from Target’s website, despite a number of the titles having previously been listed for pre-order.
·publishersweekly.com·
LGBTQ Books Removed from Target.com
Mississippi libraries ordered to delete academic research in response to state laws - Mississippi Today
Mississippi libraries ordered to delete academic research in response to state laws - Mississippi Today
The two research collections state officials ordered for deletion included material from professional journals, conference papers, books, student dissertations, periodicals and newspaper articles.
·mississippitoday.org·
Mississippi libraries ordered to delete academic research in response to state laws - Mississippi Today
Reimagining the Penn Libraries | Penn Today
Reimagining the Penn Libraries | Penn Today
When Brigitte Weinsteiger became the vice provost and director of the Penn Libraries last year, she took the helm of what she characterizes as “one of the most consequential research libraries in the country.” With 19 libraries, 300-plus staff, a $95 million budget, and 10 million volumes across print and digital formats, she now leads an intellectual ecosystem that reaches across Penn’s campus and beyond.
·penntoday.upenn.edu·
Reimagining the Penn Libraries | Penn Today
A University, a Rural Town and Their Fight to Survive Trump’s War on Higher Education
A University, a Rural Town and Their Fight to Survive Trump’s War on Higher Education
The administration’s research funding and DEI cuts present an existential threat to regional public universities like Southern Illinois University, the economic backbone of the conservative rural region it serves.
·propublica.org·
A University, a Rural Town and Their Fight to Survive Trump’s War on Higher Education
Can We Trust Our Government to Safeguard Vital Research Data? Meet the Digital Archivists Battling to Keep Information Accessible!
Can We Trust Our Government to Safeguard Vital Research Data? Meet the Digital Archivists Battling to Keep Information Accessible!
Through clever usage of APIs, the Library Innovation Lab at Harvard Law School has created an archive of Data.gov, home to 311,000 public datasets
·spectrum.ieee.org·
Can We Trust Our Government to Safeguard Vital Research Data? Meet the Digital Archivists Battling to Keep Information Accessible!
Naval Academy removes nearly 400 books from library in new DEI purge ordered by Hegseth's office
Naval Academy removes nearly 400 books from library in new DEI purge ordered by Hegseth's office
U.S. officials say the U.S. Naval Academy has removed nearly 400 books from its library after being told by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office to review and get rid of books that promote diversity, equity and inclusion.
·apnews.com·
Naval Academy removes nearly 400 books from library in new DEI purge ordered by Hegseth's office
Trump executive order seeks to 'restore' American history through Smithsonian overhaul
Trump executive order seeks to 'restore' American history through Smithsonian overhaul
The "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History" order removes "divisive, race-centered ideology" from Smithsonian museums, educational and research centers, and the National Zoo.
·npr.org·
Trump executive order seeks to 'restore' American history through Smithsonian overhaul
What Happens to Libraries if IMLS Goes Away?
What Happens to Libraries if IMLS Goes Away?
On Friday night, March 14, President Trump issued an Executive Order that called for the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and six other agencies. In FY24, the IMLS budget was $294.8 million, of which more than $211 million was dedicated to library services through the Library Services Technology Act (LSTA), the leading source of federal funding for America’s libraries. According to a statement from the American Library Association (ALA), “Libraries translate .003 percent of the federal budget into programs and services used by more than 1.2 billion people each year.”
·libraryjournal.com·
What Happens to Libraries if IMLS Goes Away?
Iowa law banning school library books that depict sex acts on hold again after a new federal ruling
Iowa law banning school library books that depict sex acts on hold again after a new federal ruling
A federal judge says Iowa for now cannot continue to enforce part of its book ban law. The decision Tuesday gives major publishers that sued the state their latest temporary reprieve.
·apnews.com·
Iowa law banning school library books that depict sex acts on hold again after a new federal ruling
University of Arizona students, faculty respond to school's removal of DEIA language
University of Arizona students, faculty respond to school's removal of DEIA language
Earlier this month, the U of A removed references to DEI from its website. Now more than 1,500 students, faculty, and staff have signed a petition questioning the elimination of the DEI language.
·kgun9.com·
University of Arizona students, faculty respond to school's removal of DEIA language
DEI in Flux: Fourth Circuit's Decision Resuscitates DEI Executive Orders | Insights | Holland & Knight
DEI in Flux: Fourth Circuit's Decision Resuscitates DEI Executive Orders | Insights | Holland & Knight
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an order lifting the nationwide injunction on President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting (DEI) programs.
·hklaw.com·
DEI in Flux: Fourth Circuit's Decision Resuscitates DEI Executive Orders | Insights | Holland & Knight
ALA statement on White House assault on the Institute of Museum and Library Services | ALA
ALA statement on White House assault on the Institute of Museum and Library Services | ALA
An executive order issued by the Trump administration on Friday night, March 14, calls for the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the nation’s only federal agency for America’s libraries.
·ala.org·
ALA statement on White House assault on the Institute of Museum and Library Services | ALA
Lawmakers consider ‘Freedom to Read’ bill as latest attempt to limit book bans in Oregon schools
Lawmakers consider ‘Freedom to Read’ bill as latest attempt to limit book bans in Oregon schools
Proponents point to historic highs in book ban attempts, largely targeting people of color, women and LGBTQ+ communities. Opponents argue it should be up to the parents.
·opb.org·
Lawmakers consider ‘Freedom to Read’ bill as latest attempt to limit book bans in Oregon schools
The ‘Wayback Machine’ is preserving the websites Trump’s White House took down | CNN Business
The ‘Wayback Machine’ is preserving the websites Trump’s White House took down | CNN Business
The White House has ordered thousands of government web pages to be taken down over the past month, leaving virtually no trace of some federal agencies’ policies regarding critical topics such as sexual orientation, January 6 cases and discrimination.
·cnn.com·
The ‘Wayback Machine’ is preserving the websites Trump’s White House took down | CNN Business
Bills banning DEI practices in state agencies, universities advance
Bills banning DEI practices in state agencies, universities advance
A series of bills targeting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in state agencies, colleges and universities are circulating through the Legislature as Republican lawmakers look to align with President Donald Trump’s executive order ending DEI programs.
·azcapitoltimes.com·
Bills banning DEI practices in state agencies, universities advance