Your weekly links to interesting stories from the world of libraries and archives, books and publishing, and information science. Got a hot tip? Please send it to Kate.Cushon@uregina.ca (tipsters will be credited!). ALA’s 2017 Notable Books List announced. The opening lines of famous novels’ first sentences, visualized as star charts. “The physical book will surely endure: But will it endure for the right reason?” Maya Angelou on How a Library Saved Her Life. Ever wonder whether really big libraries still have card catalogs? The Library of Congress does.