Progressive Community Action: Critical Theory and Social Justice in Library and Information Science Editors: Bharat Mehra and Kevin Rioux Price: $35.00 Published: May 2016 ISBN: 978-1-936117-65-9 Printed on acid-free paper … Read more Progressive Community Action: Critical Theory and Social Justice in Library and Information Science
We are renewing our EveryLibrary “Personal Donor Challenge” for 2016. It’s a challenge grant of $1,000, designed to attract 75 new $10 monthly donors to EveryLibrary. EveryLibrary is a great … Read more EveryLibrary/Library Juice Academy Donor Challenge
Emily Drabinski’s Keynote from the 15th Annual Information Literacy Summit, hosted by DePaul University Libraries and Moraine Valley Community College Library…
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)
The preliminary program for CAPAL 16 is out and it’s very exciting. Here is Colleen Burgess’ announcement: Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the conference organizing committee, I am pleased to … Read more CAPAL 16 Preliminary Program
You can get news from Library Juice Academy and Library Juice Press (and Litwin Books) via email. Here are the links to sign up: Library Juice Academy email updates Library … Read more Library Juice Email Updates
Award for Ongoing Doctoral Dissertation Research in the Philosophy of Information 1. Nature of the Award 1.1 The award shall consist of $1,000, given annually to a graduate student who … Read more Award for Ongoing Doctoral Dissertation Research in the Philosophy of Information
“The Library Juice Press Handbook of Intellectual Freedom” named 2016 Eli M. Oboler Award winner Tue, 03/08/2016 Contact: Shumeca Pickett Administrative Assistant Office for Intellectual Freedom spickett@ala.org The Intellectual Freedom … Read more Library Juice Press Handbook of Intellectual Freedom wins the Eli M. Oboler Award
Call for Proposals: Reference Librarianship & Justice: History, Practice & Praxis Editors: Liam (Kate) Adler, Ian Beilin, and Eamon Tewell Publisher: Library Juice Press Reference work often receives short shrift … Read more CFP: Reference Librarianship & Justice: History, Practice & Praxis
CALL FOR PROPOSALS for an edited book with the working title: Language, Modes of Communication, and the Contemporary Academic Library EDITORS Melanie Boyd, University of Calgary Natasha Gerolami, Huntington University … Read more CFP: Language, Modes of Communication, and the Contemporary Academic Library
Hi…. This is a follow-up to my December 15 post, “A note on our copyright statements.” I want to follow up because there was a comment that was critical of … Read more Clarification of our policies on copyright and such
Ramsey Kanaan of AK Press and PM Press talked to Derrick Jensen on Resistance Radio again. (You can listen to a previous interview from August 16, 2015.) Resistance Radio introduces … Read more Ramsey Kanaan on Resistance Radio
ACRL/NY 2016 Symposium: Money and Power Call for proposals Economic, social, and political power affect the choices we all make as individuals and as institutions. The world of academic and … Read more CFP: ACRL/NY 2016 Symposium: Money and Power
Robbie Franklin of McFarland Publishers was generous in his advice when I was first starting Library Juice Press back in 2005/2006. So I have often thought of his press in … Read more A book I regret passing on – The Gen-X Librarian