Movers & Shakers 2026

Movers & Shakers 2026

Libraries are meeting this year’s challenges with a wide range of action, all the more reason to shine a light on the ways—often simple (but not easy), often incremental, and nearly always rooted in great care and concern—that library workers are supporting their communities.
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Stitching History Together: The University of Nebraska–Lincoln's Quilt Research Collections and the International Quilt Museum | Archives Deep Dive

Elisa Shoenberger, Apr 29, 2026
While many archives and special collections develop relationships with museums and other cultural institutions, the Quilt Research Collections at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries has been closely intertwined with the International Quilt Museum (IQM), also located in Lincoln, NE, since its beginning. The Quilt Research Collections focus on the documentation of quilt makers, quilt making, and the history of quilts. IQM’s mission “is to build a global collection and audience that celebrate the cultural and artistic significance of quilts,” according to the museum’s website.

Academic Movers Q&A: Brittani Sterling on Passing the Light to Others

Lisa Peet, Apr 02, 2026
Brittani Sterling, Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies Librarian at the University of Nevada–Las Vegas (UNLV), was named a 2025 Library Journal Mover & Shaker for her online workshops and UNLV Libraries program “We Need to Talk: Conversations on Racism for a More Resilient Las Vegas.” LJ spoke with Sterling about academic advocacy, talking about systemic racism in Las Vegas, and being in the public eye as an introvert-leaning ambivert.

Rutherford County Director Fired for Refusing to Relocate LGBTQIA+ Books

Lisa Peet, Apr 01, 2026
After refusing to comply with the library board’s decision to remove 132 books from the children’s section of the Rutherford County Library System (RCLS), TN, former Director Luanne James has been fired. The library board voted 8–3 to terminate James at a special board meeting on March 30.

Autism Acceptance Month 2026 | A Reading List

Sarah Hashimoto, Apr 01, 2026
Autism Acceptance Month recognizes the deliberate shift away from the stigmatized term “autism awareness” toward an inclusive attitude of acceptance, respect, listening, parity, and empowerment. With romance, mysteries, memoirs, and more, the following reading list honors the many experiences and voices of people within the autistic community.

Gary Price, May 21, 2026
Many thanks to Sage for allowing infoDOCKET to share the full text version of this article.  Title Students’ Artificial Intelligence (AI) literacy: An Exploratory Study Authors Mor Deshen Ramat Gan Academic College, Israel Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel Noa Aharony Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel Source Journal of Librarianship and Information Science DOI: 10.1177/09610006261442178 […]

The post New Journal Article: “Students’ Artificial Intelligence (AI) Literacy: An Exploratory Study” appeared first on Library Journal infoDOCKET.

Gary Price, May 20, 2026
From an OpenAire Post: …AI is changing how research is discovered and used. A newer generation of systems, often called agentic AI, can reason across sources, plan tasks, follow relationships between entities, and support decisions based on structured evidence. For open scholarly infrastructures, this raises a clear question: can the systems that increasingly interpret scientific […]

The post OpenAIRE and Alien Intelligence Announce Partnership to Bring AI Agents to the OpenAIRE Graph appeared first on Library Journal infoDOCKET.

Gary Price, May 18, 2026
From the Association of American Publishers (AAP):  Today, the Association of American Publishers (AAP) released its StatShot report covering the first three months of 2026 reflecting reported revenue for Trade (Consumer Books), Education (combines PreK-12 Instructional Materials and Higher Education Course Materials), and Professional & Scholarly Publishing. Total revenues across all categories for the first […]

The post Association of American Publishers (AAP) Releases StatShot Report For First Quarter, 2026: Overall Industry Was Up 0.9%; Professional & Scholarly Publishing Up 5.7% appeared first on Library Journal infoDOCKET.

Gary Price, May 18, 2026
From EDUCAUSE: The 2026 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report | Teaching and Learning Edition identifies the most influential trends and early signals shaping higher education teaching and learning over the next decade. Based on the work of an expert panel using the STEEP framework, the report highlights how artificial intelligence, enrollment pressures, policy shifts, and sustainability concerns are reshaping […]

The post Just Released: 2026 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report | Teaching and Learning Edition appeared first on Library Journal infoDOCKET.

Mike Eisenberg, May 01, 2026
Information schools are navigating serious structural challenges — including mergers into larger university units and the difficulty of preserving disciplinary identity within administratively complex institutions. The hosts propose that iSchools come together to collectively address the organizational challenge along with curriculum, leadership, and integration of AI issues.
Mike Eisenberg, Apr 01, 2026
Libraries aspire to be a place where everyone belongs — but what does that commitment look like today when it is being both tested and expanded? In this episode, we explore how libraries are redefining sanctuary: partnering with nonprofits and social service agencies, navigating uncertain immigration policy, and balancing the needs of the most vulnerable with maintaining a welcoming and safe space for families and the broader community.
Mike Eisenberg, Mar 01, 2026
We consider crime and crime stories through an information lens. From the Serial podcast to seventeen copies of James Patterson on our shelves, we all love a good mystery. But, lying beneath every cold case, wrongful conviction, and uninvestigated crime is an information failure. Buckle up, because we're about to ruin your next true crime binge.
Sarah Wolberg,  May 21, 2026
Julian Brave NoiseCat’s We Survived the Night wins the Tadeusz Bradecki Prize. Joseph Kidney’s poetry collection Devotional Forensics wins the Canadian First Book Prize. NYT reports that YouTube is full of pirated AI audiobooks and asks whether one of the winners of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize was written using AI. Plus, new title bestsellers and interviews with Tom Selleck, Andrew Weissmann, and Christian B. Miller.

Peter Thornell,  May 20, 2026
These two titles offer a fascinating look at the Golden Age of Hollywood and insight into Alfred Hitchcock’s complex personality.

Michael Rodriguez,  May 20, 2026
This historical archive from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is an in-depth resource featuring content that is unavailable elsewhere. The collection supports research and learning at all levels in global affairs, humanitarian aid, and a host of related fields.

Sarah Hashimoto,  May 20, 2026
With exceptional multiformat and cross-disciplinary content, intuitive searching, and frequently updated materials, ProQuest Central Premium is a game-changing resource. Highly recommended for any undergraduate or graduate institution.

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