Barack Obama on libraries
You may have seen this already, but I have to share it: Bound to the Word: Guardians of truth and knowledge, librarians must be thanked for their role as champions … Read more Barack Obama on libraries
Category: The Profession
LJP Series on Critical Multiculturalism and Librarianship
Series on Critical Multiculturalism and Librarianship Isabel Espinal, Series Editor Library Juice Press seeks book proposals and manuscripts for a new series, Critical Multiculturalism and Librarianship, edited by Isabel Espinal. … Read more LJP Series on Critical Multiculturalism and Librarianship
The Green Library Movement
Monika Antonelli has an important article in the new Electronic Green Journal called The Green Library Movement: An Overview and Beyond. Here is the abstract: The creation of green libraries … Read more The Green Library Movement
Shiraz Durrani anthology – Information and Liberation
Just published: Information and Liberation: Writings on the Politics of Information and Librarianship Author: Shiraz Durrani Price: $45.00 (or £22.00) ISBN: 978-0-9802004-0-9 7″ by 10″ 385 Pages Printed on acid-free … Read more Shiraz Durrani anthology – Information and Liberation
LJP Series on Gender and Sexuality in Librarianship
Series on Gender and Sexuality in Librarianship Emily Drabinski, Series Editor Library Juice Press seeks book proposals and manuscripts for a new series, Gender and Sexuality in Librarianship, edited by … Read more LJP Series on Gender and Sexuality in Librarianship
There goes a failure in life
A friend of mine reported a Rodney Dangerfield moment to me yesterday, and it was something that I think I can relate to. This friend is a middle aged male … Read more There goes a failure in life
The Ethics of Information Organization – Conference Announcement and Call for Papers
The Ethics of Information Organization – Conference Announcement and Call for Papers May 22-23, 2009 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Information organization (IO), like other major functions of the information profession, faces … Read more The Ethics of Information Organization – Conference Announcement and Call for Papers
Call for Papers: Mapping the 21st Century Information Landscape: Borders, Bridges and Byways
Canadian Association for Information Science: Call for Papers The Canadian Association for Information Science invites abstract submissions for its 37th Annual Conference, to be held May 28-30, 2009 at Carleton … Read more Call for Papers: Mapping the 21st Century Information Landscape: Borders, Bridges and Byways
Hollywood Librarian press release – DVD on sale
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 15, 2008 Librarian documentary to begin DVD sales on website MADISON, WI – The Hollywood Librarian: A Look at Librarians Through Film today launched sales of … Read more Hollywood Librarian press release – DVD on sale
Merritt Fund Video
Here’s a short video on the LeRoy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund, which aids librarians who need financial assistance for legal or other needs when facing the consequences of taking a … Read more Merritt Fund Video
A question for Radical Reference
Over time, Radical Reference moved from being simply an experimental virtual reference service for political radicals to being an activist organization sharing the same space as PLG and SRRT, but … Read more A question for Radical Reference
Some good listening
Wisconsin Public Radio’s To the Best of Our Knowledge has an hour-long program this week on libraries, books and reading. Interviewed are Maryanne Wolfe, author of “Proust and the Squid: … Read more Some good listening
Reference librarians are authority figures with no jurisdiction
We live in an era (no blame to Baby Boomers intended) when people in positions of authority are often uncomfortable being authority figures. With a keen memory of disliking authority … Read more Reference librarians are authority figures with no jurisdiction
Boomers and their vision of the students of today
We’re told: “The Millennial generation, with their ipods and facebook profiles, are resetting the agendas for libraries, and aging Boomers are struggling to adjust by creating environments that are attractive … Read more Boomers and their vision of the students of today
Library Notes – a library history blog
Melissa Adler has started a new blog on library history: Library Notes, named for Melvil Dewey’s original journal. It will include lots of postings of old articles and primary source … Read more Library Notes – a library history blog
LA Times on librarians (1920)
This is great: A Librarian’s Job, from the Los Angeles Times, circa 1920. Melissa Adler dug it up from the SLIS library at UW Madison and posted it on her … Read more LA Times on librarians (1920)
Insta-librarian
I neglected to link to this post when it was published a couple of weeks ago. The blog of the Committee of Concerned Librarians of British Columbia has an item … Read more Insta-librarian
Interface agents and human control
We hear a lot about Radical Trust, with the emphasis being on trusting users (of systems, websites, etc.) to guide organizations. I have tried to sound a skeptical note at … Read more Interface agents and human control
ALA-APA’s Living Wage Resolution in the context of a global economy, global famine, and U.S. economic decline
I am going to be try to be brief here and state my views on the issue of librarians’ salaries as simply as I can, with reference to things happening … Read more ALA-APA’s Living Wage Resolution in the context of a global economy, global famine, and U.S. economic decline
Survey report on library services to the poor
ALA has an important policy, Policy 61, on library services to poor people. This policy was brought about in the mid-90s through the dedicated work of SRRT’s Homelessness, Hunger, and … Read more Survey report on library services to the poor