One of the most rewarding things about working at The Conversation is being part of a project that brings people together when so often the focus in the media is on drama and division.
Protesters rally outside the Cumberland City Council.
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Cumberland City Council’s ban of books depicting same-sex parents from its libraries implies such relationships are unnatural or strange. What’s happening?
Reading Room, State Library of Victoria.
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Amid calls to ban certain books from libraries and schools, research shows that students benefit when they have the ability to choose which materials they want to read.
The ruins of a church in Bohorodychne, Donetsk district, Ukraine, on Jan. 27, 2024.
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In addition to destroyed buildings, there’s an entire underground world – filled with untold numbers of artifacts, bones and ruins – that are exposed and damaged by the digging of trenches.
Detail from a 14th-century miniature Greek manuscript depicting scenes from the life of Alexander the Great.
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The public’s intensifying needs necessitate an expansion of the library’s role in our communities.
Making publicly-funded research immediately available for free would mean we all have access to information that could help us understand the world around us.
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Secondary publishing rights could facilitate immediate open access to publicly funded research and foster global innovation and discovery.
Librarian Sharice Towles checks in books at the main branch of the Reading Public Library circulation desk in Reading, Penn.
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Librarians are defending the rights of readers and writers in the battle raging across the US over censorship, book challenges and book bans. That conflict has even changed how librarians are trained.
People’s ways of choosing books are significantly influenced by our offline relationships and book browsing habits.
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Even for people who regularly look to social media platforms for book recommendations, recommendations from friends, family members or colleagues are a main way of choosing what to read.
The shift towards digital access has changed the way libraries buy materials.
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When universities do use fair dealing to supplement purchased, licensed and freely available resources, they work within guidelines developed across the education sector.
Contrary to misconceptions, exposing children to diverse expressions of gender identity supports their natural development and fosters inclusivity.
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Drag Queen Story Time events have faced backlash and protests recently. But contrary to misconceptions, these events can support child development and promote acceptance.
Hundreds of thousands of hours of broadcasting history are available for the first time.
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Mike Jones, Australian National University and Deb Verhoeven, University of Technology Sydney
Seven years after the #fundtrove campaign, the National Library’s Trove is once again under threat – and it’s part of a broader neglect of Australia’s cultural institutions.
Books have shaped societies throughout the ages.
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Books are one of the oldest forms of communication ‘technology,’ a scholar writes, and understanding how they’ve evolved over time provides insights into their role in society.