In the early 2000s, as Amazon was emerging as a major player in the book world, I understood them as the faceless evil that was killing off the independent bookstore, … Read more Why we like Amazon and generally don’t work with independent bookstores
The Politics of Theory and the Practice of Critical Librarianship Call for Papers Editors: Karen P. Nicholson and Maura Seale Publisher: Library Juice Press Over the past fifteen years, librarians … Read more CFP: The Politics of Theory and the Practice of Critical Librarianship
The Kule Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS) and the School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) at the University of Alberta are helping bring together a conversation on Libraries, Archives, … Read more Around the World: Libraries, Archives and Public Life
As you may know if you read my interview with Mandy Henk a year ago, I am a big fan of hers. She is the author of Ecology, Economy, Equity: … Read more Mandy Henk’s Hikuwai Event: What is Critical Librarianship?
Shaundra Walker is the Associate Director for Instruction and Research Services at Georgia College. She holds a B.A. in History from Spelman College, a Masters in Library and Information Studies … Read more Interview with Shaundra Walker
Call for Proposals Libraries and Archives in the Anthropocene: A Colloquium May 13-14, 2017 New York University As stewards of a culture’s collective knowledge, libraries and archives are facing the … Read more CFP: Libraries and Archives in the Anthropocene
I was just asked on Twitter how Library Juice got its name, from someone who wondered why we don’t state it in our “about” pages. I think a lot of … Read more How Library Juice got started (and how it got its name)