Learning from the BRICS: Open Access to Scientific Information in Emerging Countries Editor: Joachim Schöpfel Price: $35.00 Published: May 2015 ISBN: 978-1-936117-84-0 Printed on acid-free paper The market for scientific … Read more Learning from the BRICS: Open Access to Scientific Information in Emerging Countries
The Dialectic of Academic Librarianship: A Critical Approach Author: Stephen Bales Price: $35.00 Published: May 2015 ISBN: 978-1-936117-89-5 200 pages Printed on acid-free paper Publisher: Library Juice Press Available on … Read more New book: The Dialectic of Academic Librarianship: A Critical Approach
Roots and Flowers: The Life and Work of the Afro-Cuban Librarian Marta Terry González Authors: Abdul Alkalimat and Kate Williams Price: $35.00 Published: February 2015 ISBN: 978-1-936117-64-2 Printed on acid-free … Read more Roots and Flowers: The Life and Work of the Afro-Cuban Librarian Marta Terry González
Inland Editions is a new publisher out of London that is particularly interested in libraries. They are preparing to publish their first book, which appears to be a beautifully designed … Read more Inland Editions
Here’s the press release for the latest project from Librarians and Archivists with Palestine, and we are looking for librarians and their friends to get involved! —- This winter, Librarians … Read more Librarians and Archivists with Palestine launches “One Book, Many Communities: Mornings in Jenin”
Critical JourneysHow 14 Librarians Came to Embrace Critical Practice Author/Editor: Robert Schroeder Price: $28.00 Published: September 2014 ISBN: 978-1-936117-92-5 A growing number of librarians are engaged with critical theories such … Read more New book: Critical Journeys: How 14 Librarians Came to Embrace Critical Practice
Piracy: Leakages from Modernity Editors: Martin Fredriksson and James Arvanitakis Price: $40.00 Published: July 2014 ISBN: 978-1-936117-59-8 Printed on acid-free paper Available on Amazon “Piracy” is a concept that seems … Read more Piracy: Leakages from Modernity
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
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
The Book Collecting Practices of Black Magazine Editors Author: Thomas Weissinger Price: $16.00 Published: May 2014 ISBN: 978-1-936117-63-5 Printed on acid-free paper Published by Litwin Books The Book Collecting Practices … Read more New: The Book Collecting Practices of Black Magazine Editors
Here is an excerpt from Svetlana Mintcheva’s chapter in The Library Juice Press Handbook of Intellectual Freedom, which is titled, “Art Censorship and Intellectual Freedom.” It’s just an excerpt, but … Read more Excerpt from Svetlana Mintcheva’s chapter on art censorship
Just a heads-up: There are assorted chapters from Informed Agitation: Library and Information Skills in Social Justice Movements and Beyond now available for free online, linked from the authors’ bios … Read more Assorted chapters from Informed Agitation
The Library Juice Press Handbook of Intellectual Freedom: Concepts, Cases, and Theories Editors: Mark Alfino and Laura Koltutsky Price: $50.00 Published: April 2014 ISBN: 978-1-936117-57-4 Available from Amazon.com The existing … Read more The Library Juice Press Handbook of Intellectual Freedom: Concepts, Cases, and Theories
Melissa Morrone has announced a new website for her book, Informed Agitation.
Identity Palimpsests: Archiving Ethnicity in the U.S. and Canada Editors: Dominique Daniel and Amalia Levi Price: $45.00 Published: April 2014 ISBN: 978-1-936117-85-7 Printed on acid-free paper This book is a … Read more New book: Identity Palimpsests: Archiving Ethnicity in the U.S. and Canada
Ephemeral Material: Queering the Archive Author: Alana Kumbier Price: $35.00 Published: April 2014 ISBN: 978-1-936117-51-2 Number five in the Litwin Books Series on Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies, Emily … Read more New book: Ephemeral Material: Queering the Archive
Life as Activism: June Jordan’s Writings for The Progressive Author: June Jordan Editor: Stacy Russo Foreword: Angela Davis Preface: Matthew Rothschild Price: $28.00 Published: February 2014 ISBN: 978-1-936117-90-1 This volume … Read more New book: Life as Activism: June Jordan’s Writings for The Progressive
Informed Agitation: Library and Information Skills in Social Justice Movements and Beyond Editor: Melissa Morrone Price: $35.00 Published: February 2014 ISBN: 978-1-936117-87-1 In librarianship today, we encourage voices from our … Read more New book: Informed Agitation
Focus on Educating for Sustainability: Toolkit for Academic Libraries Editor: Maria A. Jankowska Price: $32.00 Published: February 2014 ISBN: 978-1-936117-61-1 Printed on acid-free paper In the last ten years, literature … Read more New book: Focus on Educating for Sustainability: Toolkit for Academic Libraries
André Schiffrin, Publishing Force and a Founder of New Press, Is Dead at 78 (New York Times obituary). I will take this as yet another occasion to recommend his very … Read more NY Times obituary for André Schiffrin