Amusing correspondence
The following is a brief email correspondence that I found amusing. I’m withholding the name and email address of the person who contacted me at Library Juice Press…. I recently … Read more Amusing correspondence
Category: Books
LJP books at Powell’s
I am very proud to report that all four books presently in print from Library Juice Press are on sale at Powell’s Books in Portland, Oregon, and through the Powells.com … Read more LJP books at Powell’s
Forthcoming from Library Juice Press: Shiraz Durrani
Forthcoming from Library Juice Press Information and liberation: Writings on the politics of information and librarianship By Shiraz Durrani Information and liberation is a retrospective collection of Shiraz Durrani’s articles … Read more Forthcoming from Library Juice Press: Shiraz Durrani
Ed D’Angelo responds to John Pateman’s review of Barbarians at the Gates of the Public Library
I appreciate John Pateman’s efforts in writing a review of my book, “Barbarians at the Gates of the Public Library,” and I think that ultimately our underlying motives are similar. … Read more Ed D’Angelo responds to John Pateman’s review of Barbarians at the Gates of the Public Library
ISC review of Barbarians at the Gates of the Public Library
John Pateman of Information for Social Change has written a review of Barbarians at the Gates of the Public Library, by Ed D’Angelo. Pateman has a Marxist perspective as well … Read more ISC review of Barbarians at the Gates of the Public Library
NETFUTURE is back
Stephen Talbott’s NETFUTURE: Technology and Human Responsibility, the electronic newsletter he has edited since 1995, is back in publication after a fifteen month hiatus. I wondered if it would ever … Read more NETFUTURE is back
New from LJP: Library Juice Concentrate
Library Juice Concentrate Edited by Rory Litwin Preface by Kathleen de la Peña McCook Price: $25.00 ISBN-10: 0-9778617-3-2 ISBN-13: 978-0-9778617-3-6 6″ by 9″ Published: December 2006 Library Juice Concentrate is … Read more New from LJP: Library Juice Concentrate
New from LJP: Library Daylight
Library Daylight: Tracings of Modern Librarianship, 1874 to 1922 Edited by Rory Litwin Introduction by Suzanne Stauffer, Ph.D. Price: $25.00 ISBN-10: 0-9778617-4-0 ISBN-13: 978-0-9778617-4-3 6″ by 9″ Published: December 2006 … Read more New from LJP: Library Daylight
If books were computers
This is a cute visual argument for the value of printed books. A friend at work sent it to me….
Christopher Hitchens reviews David Nasaw’s book on Andrew Carnegie
Whatever you think about Christopher Hitchens, I think you’ve got to appreciate his iconoclasm. His review of David Nasaw’s book about Andrew Carnegie gives me the slight feeling that he … Read more Christopher Hitchens reviews David Nasaw’s book on Andrew Carnegie
Library Juice Concentrate teaser
Library Juice Concentrate and Library Daylight are in the final phases of publication and will be available for purchase in about a month. Review copies will be available sooner to … Read more Library Juice Concentrate teaser
Human Rights Day
Today is Human Rights Day. Two sites I will recommend: OHCHR Human Rights Day page Human Rights Education Association Human Rights Day page Also note Toni Samek’s upcoming book: Librarianship … Read more Human Rights Day
Four top French book awards go to non-French authors
Why do I care so much about France? I don’t know, maybe just because it’s the traditional first stop for a semi-cosmopolitan anglophone and I am less culturally far-reaching than … Read more Four top French book awards go to non-French authors
New from LJP: Barbarians at the Gates of the Public Library
New from Library Juice Press: Barbarians at the Gates of the Public Library: How Postmodern Consumer Capitalism Threatens Democracy, Civil Education and the Public Good By Ed D’Angelo November 2006. … Read more New from LJP: Barbarians at the Gates of the Public Library
Alternative Publishers of Books in North America, 6th Edition
Alternative Publishers of Books in North America, 6th Edition, by Byron Anderson, is officially published, and available from Ingram, Baker and Taylor, Yankee Book Peddler, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble. … Read more Alternative Publishers of Books in North America, 6th Edition
Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s memorable comment
“The real culture of America is not corporate monoculture and television. It’s the writers, teachers, universities, libraries and librarians. That’s the mainstream culture of America.” – Lawrence Ferlinghetti, announcing the … Read more Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s memorable comment
New York Review of Books on Google’s book scanning project
The New York Review of Books discusses Google’s massive scanning project and general ascendency in a review essay that touches on five recent books…
Are you proud of our “National Book Festival?”
There’s a brief article in Counterpunch about the National Book Festival, which features our very non-warlike First Lady. It is intended as a happier source of news than the complete … Read more Are you proud of our “National Book Festival?”
Library Juice Press website
I’ve replaced the simple one-page placeholder with a true website for Library Juice Press, LLC. Explore the site for an idea of what we’ll be publishing in the next few … Read more Library Juice Press website
Data Smog
Kim Leeder at Envirolibrarian has a brief review of the 1997 book by David Shenk, Data Smog: Surviving the Information Glut, which says that the amount of information easily available … Read more Data Smog