Library Juice Book Club
From Erik Estep, sent out by email today: Hello Everyone, I’m very pleased to announce the Library Juice Book Club. Here are the details: (1) The first book is Questioning … Read more Library Juice Book Club
Category: About Litwin Books & Library Juice Press
Library Journal reviews Questioning Library Neutrality
If you’d like to purchase Questioning Library Neutrality for your library but need to supply a review from a mainstream source in order to justify it, the answer is here. … Read more Library Journal reviews Questioning Library Neutrality
Forthcoming books
I’d like to share news about a few forthcoming books. There are others, but these are the ones I’m ready to announce: From Library Juice Press: Information and Liberation: Writings … Read more Forthcoming books
John Miedema reviews Questioning Library Neutrality
John Miedema of Slow Reading has posted a brief review of Questioning Library Neutrality. Thanks, John!
Flyer
I’m bringing this double-sided flyer with me to ALA tomorrow to hand out to people who visit my reception on Saturday night, and to guests at the Alternative Press Reception … Read more Flyer
LJP Standing Orders
You (or your library) can now place a standing order for books published by Library Juice Press or Litwin Books. Standing orders will get a 25% discount from the cover … Read more LJP Standing Orders
Review of Questioning Library Neutrality
Jeff Lilburn has reviewed Questioning Library Neutrality for the blog LibrarianActivist. His review is careful not to be overly excited by the book, but is much appreciated as the first … Read more Review of Questioning Library Neutrality
Library Juice Press / Litwin Books Reception at ALA in Anaheim
Are you going to be at the ALA Conference in Anaheim later this month? Litwin Books / Library Juice Press will be holding a reception. I will be showing the … Read more Library Juice Press / Litwin Books Reception at ALA in Anaheim
Thomas Mann’s Foreword to Responsible Librarianship
Thomas Mann’s Foreword to David Bade’s Responsible Librarianship: Library Policies for Unreliable Systems: There is a kind of “code word” situation that has developed in the library profession in recent … Read more Thomas Mann’s Foreword to Responsible Librarianship
Crowds
On this May Day I want to link you to a book (online) that I’m putting out there as a symbol of Library Juice’s opposition within librarianship and the blogosphere: … Read more Crowds
Felipe Meneses reviews David Bade’s Responsible Librarianship
Felipe Meneses of Mexico City has written a brief review of David Bade’s Responsible Librarianship: Library Policies for Unreliable Systems. It’s in Spanish, so you may or may not be … Read more Felipe Meneses reviews David Bade’s Responsible Librarianship
New from LJP: Questioning Library Neutrality
Questioning Library Neutrality: Essays from Progressive Librarian Editor: Alison Lewis Price: $18.00 Published: April 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9778617-7-4 Printed on acid-free paper Questioning Library Neutrality: Essays from Progressive Librarian presents essays … Read more New from LJP: Questioning Library Neutrality
Thinking Critically: Alternative Perspectives and Methods in Information Studies
I should have mentioned this conference when I first learned about it. Thinking Critically: Alternative Perspectives and Methods in Information Studies. It’s coming up next month at the Center for … Read more Thinking Critically: Alternative Perspectives and Methods in Information Studies
Lara Moore’s book now available from Powell’s
Powell’s Books is the option for many people who want to buy a book online from a union shop, so I’m very happy that they are stocking books from Litwin … Read more Lara Moore’s book now available from Powell’s
Napoleon III and public libraries
From Lara Moore’s Restoring Order: The Ecole des Chartes and the Organization of Archives and Libraries in France, 1820-1870 (pages 208-209): It … appears that the late Empire had strong … Read more Napoleon III and public libraries
Review of David Bade’s Responsible Librarianship
Book review sent to the RadCat discussion list. RESPONSIBLE LIBRARIANSHIP: LIBRARY POLICIES FOR UNRELIABLE SYSTEMS, by David Bade. Duluth, Minn.: Library Juice Press, 2008. xv, 172 p. $22.00. ISBN 978-0-9778617-6-7. … Read more Review of David Bade’s Responsible Librarianship
Interview with APBNA compiler Byron Anderson
Byron Anderson is the compiler of Alternative Publishers of Books in North America, now in its sixth edition, from Library Juice Press. I asked Byron to talk a bit about … Read more Interview with APBNA compiler Byron Anderson
Two more LJP books available from Powell’s
I’m happy to announce that two more books from Library Juice Press are now on sale from Powell’s Books in Portland, Oregon. The reason this is good is that Powell’s … Read more Two more LJP books available from Powell’s
Restoring Order: The Ecole des Chartes and the Organization of Archives and Libraries in France, 1820-1870
New from Litwin Books Author: Lara Jennifer Moore Price: $32.00 Published: March 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9778617-9-8 Printed on acid-free paper Buy from Amazon Buy from Barnes and Noble Between 1789 and … Read more Restoring Order: The Ecole des Chartes and the Organization of Archives and Libraries in France, 1820-1870
Interview with David Bade
David Bade is a cataloger at the University of Chicago who has written books and articles on issues in bibliographic control and other topics. Lately, he’s has gained some attention … Read more Interview with David Bade