PLG Edmonton invites submissions for our fourth annual symposium, Organize and Assemble IV, taking place on October 18, 2014. Practitioners, scholars, activists, students, and other members of the general public … Read more CFP: Organize and Assemble IV
Andrew Salvati of H-Net has written a review of the Litwin Books title, Prophets of the Fourth Estate: Broadsides by Press Critics of the Progressive Era, by Amy Reynolds and … Read more H-Net review of Prophets of the Fourth Estate: Broadsides by Press Critics of the Progressive Era
Craig Dalton and Jim Thatcher’s provocative piece “What does a critical data studies look like, and why do we care? Seven points for a critical approach to ‘big data’” begins … Read more Dalton and Thatcher commentary – “There is a need for a critical data studies”
As a rule, this is not a personal blog. I have only taken the liberty to talk about my own life a few times over the years. I’ve decided to … Read more Why I dropped out of a PhD program
ALA has announced that there will be a screening and discussion of the controversial 1977 film, The Speaker, produced by ALA to educate people about intellectual freedom. ALA has now … Read more Historical context of The Speaker, to screen at ALA, and now also on the web
Barbara Fister has interviewed me about Library Juice Press and Litwin Books: Rory Litwin: Pressing Issues for Librarians…
Some people from Radical Reference have put together a zine with anti-surveillance resources for the discerning library worker-slash-activist. (Full title: We Are All Suspects: A Guide for People Navigating the … Read more A Guide for People Navigating the Expanded Powers of Surveillance in the 21st Century