Monthly Archives: January 2009

LernerMedia book awarded 2009 RUSA

Posted on 27 January, 2009 by K. Lee Lerner

We are proud to announce that Climate Change: In Context, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, K. Lee Lerner, eds. (created for Gale, a division of Cengage Learning), received a prestigious American Library Association RUSA award as  one of the ten outstanding reference … Continue reading →

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At ALA in Denver

Posted on 26 January, 2009 by K. Lee Lerner

From 23 Jan to 27 Jan I’m attending the ALA midminter convention in Denver in the United States. I am staying at Keystone in the high country and the commute down to Denver, given the snow this week, is always … Continue reading →

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LernerMedia Places: Moscow — Heart of a Resurgent Russia

Posted on 15 January, 2009 by K. Lee Lerner

Lenin’s Tomb. © K. Lee Lerner, 2006 In the West there is a prevailing assumption that the Soviet era is a disgraced memory among the Russian peoples. Most of us from the Cold War era like to think of a … Continue reading →

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LernerMedia book cited as Outstanding Academic Title, 2008

Posted on 13 January, 2009 by K. Lee Lerner

We are proud to announce that our book, Infectious Diseases: In Context (Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, K. Lee Lerner, ed. Cengage | Gale) received an Outstanding Academic Title citation from Choice magazine. The 2008 awards list is published in January issue of Choice magazine, published by the American Library Association. This prestigious list reflects the best in scholarly titles reviewed by Choice and brings with it the extraordinary recognition of the academic library community. Continue reading →

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LernerMedia Places: Firenze (Florence) — Spiritual Fusion of Art and Science

Posted on 13 January, 2009 by K. Lee Lerner

As this post discusses some aspects of what I define as spirituality (certainly only my limited personal definitions and views), it is prudent to start with a few disclaimers. The most important disclaimer is that although I use “we” quite … Continue reading →

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London exhibit starts Darwin anniversary commemorations

Posted on 06 January, 2009 by K. Lee Lerner

November 2009 marks is the sesquicentennial (150th) anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin;s On the Origin of Species (1859) and the bicentennial (200th) anniversary of Darwin’s birth (12 February 1809). Continue reading →

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