Category: October 2011
CFP: Queers Online: LGBT Digital Practices in Libraries, Archives, and Museums
CFP: Queers Online: LGBT Digital Practices in Libraries, Archives, and Museums (An Edited Collection to be published as part of the Series on Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies) Litwin … Read more CFP: Queers Online: LGBT Digital Practices in Libraries, Archives, and Museums
Students at the University of Denver Want Books
Here is a guest post from Julie Teglovic, an MLIS student at the University of Denver, where students have been protesting a decision regarding the library… Library as Space: University … Read more Students at the University of Denver Want Books
Kierkegaard on impact factors
I was just reading a bit of Kierkegaard’s Concluding Unscientific Postscript, and came across a section that I think applies to the bibliometric obsessions with impact factors, h- and g-indexes, … Read more Kierkegaard on impact factors
Alan Mattlage reviews Slow Reading
New Library Juice blogger Alan Mattlage has posted a review of John Miedema’s Slow Reading on his own blog, books, etc. While we’re on the topic of John’s book, I … Read more Alan Mattlage reviews Slow Reading
Looted Books
This post dovetails coincidentally with Rory’s 10/22 post about the solidarity library in Bethlehem – looks like it’s Israel/Palestine week at Library Juice. Hannah Mermelstein, a school librarian in New … Read more Looted Books
Karl Mannheim on “conservative thought”
I ran across this essay by Karl Mannheim while looking into ideas on “styles of thought” in relation to philosophy and politics. Mannheim was one of the founders of the … Read more Karl Mannheim on “conservative thought”
Solidarity Library in Central Bethlehem
Message sent to me by the International Solidarity Initiative. I don’t have any personal names to connect to this group, but in response to my questions about them they told … Read more Solidarity Library in Central Bethlehem
Thoughts on VuStuff II
I spent the better part of Wednesday at VuStuff II, a small regional gathering hosted by Villanova University’s Falvey Memorial Library, which focused on the intersection of technology and scholarly … Read more Thoughts on VuStuff II
147 $20 words that MS Word does not know
Do you love big words? Love your Theory words? Then you’ve probably noticed that MS Word likes to underline a lot of your prose in red. For some reason their … Read more 147 $20 words that MS Word does not know
Beyond Access
I was honored when Rory Litwin asked me to write for Library Juice. I have followed the blog for some time now and have always found it a source of … Read more Beyond Access
The Occupation Has a Library
There’s an occupation in my city – maybe in yours, too. The activity itself is born of the frustration, rage, and inspiration of people who are looking for alternatives to … Read more The Occupation Has a Library