Jaron Lanier’s You Are Not a Gadget
Jaron Lanier has a new book, You Are Not a Gadget (NY Times review), which I have to add to my reading list and bump up a few notches. There … Read more Jaron Lanier’s You Are Not a Gadget
Introductions, Prefaces, Forewords, and Chapters online at the LJP site
We’ve put up a page linking to all of the Prefaces, Forewords, Introductions, and Chapters that we have made freely available from our books here at Library Juice Press. The … Read more Introductions, Prefaces, Forewords, and Chapters online at the LJP site
Introduction to Rebel Literacy
We have posted the Introduction to Mark Abendroth’s Rebel Literacy: Cuba’s National Literacy Campaign and Critical Global Citizenship to the web. It’s a good read, a little lengthy for the … Read more Introduction to Rebel Literacy
Preface and Intro to Humanism and Libraries
The Preface and Introduction to André Cossette’s Humanism and Libraries: An Essay on the Philosophy of Librarianship are now online. The Preface is my explanation of why I chose to … Read more Preface and Intro to Humanism and Libraries
Bibliographic and Web Tools for Alternative Media – December 2009 update
Byron Anderson’s Bibliographic and Web Tools for Alternative Media has just been updated. This is a good collection development resource for librarians and others who want tools for going beyond … Read more Bibliographic and Web Tools for Alternative Media – December 2009 update
Chapter One of Juris Dilevko’s Politics of Professionalism
I have posted the first chapter of Juris Dilevko’s The Politics of Professionalism: A Retro-Progressive Proposal for Librarianship to the Library Juice Press website: Chapter One: Fateful Choices. It is … Read more Chapter One of Juris Dilevko’s Politics of Professionalism
New book: Humanism and libraries: An essay on the philosophy of librarianship
Humanism and Libraries: An Essay on the Philosophy of Librarianship Author: André Cossette Translator and Editor: Rory Litwin Price: $15.00 Published: December 2009 ISBN: 978-1-936117-17-8 Printed on acid-free paper André … Read more New book: Humanism and libraries: An essay on the philosophy of librarianship
Baker & Taylor Acquires Blackwell North America
Press Release Baker & Taylor Acquires Blackwell North America and James Bennett – Blackwell U.K. Acquires B&T’s Lindsay and Croft in the U.K. As Part of Deal. Customers to Benefit … Read more Baker & Taylor Acquires Blackwell North America
New Book: Rebel Literacy: Cuba’s National Literacy Campaign and Critical Global Citizenship
Rebel Literacy: Cuba’s National Literacy Campaign and Critical Global Citizenship Author: Mark Abendroth Price: $25.00 Published: December 2009 ISBN: 978-1-936117-06-2 Printed on acid-free paper Rebel Literacy is a look at … Read more New Book: Rebel Literacy: Cuba’s National Literacy Campaign and Critical Global Citizenship
Sale price on Barbarians at the Gates of the Public Library
I always feel a little hucksterish when I use this blog to try to sell books, but Library Juice Press is a business, and selling books is what it is … Read more Sale price on Barbarians at the Gates of the Public Library
Ed D’Angelo’s book translated into Japanese
One of the first books from Library Juice Press was Ed D’Angelo’s Barbarians at the Gates of the Public Library: How Postmodern Consumer Capitalism Threatens Democracy, Civil Education and the … Read more Ed D’Angelo’s book translated into Japanese
New from Library Juice Press: The Politics of Professionalism: A Retro-Progressive Proposal for Librarianship
The Politics of Professionalism: A Retro-Progressive Proposal for Librarianship Author: Juris Dilevko Price: $32.00 Published: November 2009 ISBN: 978-1-936117-04-8 6″ by 9″ 242 Pages Printed on acid-free paper This book … Read more New from Library Juice Press: The Politics of Professionalism: A Retro-Progressive Proposal for Librarianship
New books
Three forthcoming books that I haven’t announced yet: The Great Depression: Its Impact on Forty-Six Large American Public Libraries, Robert Scott Kramp (Due next month) Humanism and Libraries: An Essay … Read more New books
Sale Price on Lara Moore’s Restoring Order
Restoring Order: The Ecole des Chartes and the Organization of Archives and Libraries in France, 1820-1870 This book is on sale through November and December if purchased through the website … Read more Sale Price on Lara Moore’s Restoring Order
On the contribution of publishers
This post presents a second look at the familiar story regarding the transformation of information consumers into information producers and the idea that this shift is making book publishing companies … Read more On the contribution of publishers
Library Juice Press and Peer Review
Up to now there has been no peer-review process for books considered for publication by Library Juice Press and Litwin Books. That is changing as of now. Manuscripts that are … Read more Library Juice Press and Peer Review
Four books coming soon
These four books are in progress and coming along quickly: The Stories I Read to the Children: The Life and Writing of Pura Belpré, the Legendary Storyteller, Children’s Author, and … Read more Four books coming soon
Death of a thousand paper cuts
Two recent articles in the mainstream press are telling us that paper books and physical libraries are dead (Boston Globe and CNN.com). One of the easiest things to forget about … Read more Death of a thousand paper cuts
Free content on the LJP / Litwin Books website
In addition to information about the books we publish, the Library Juice Press and Litwin Books websites have some free content, including some of the content of our books and … Read more Free content on the LJP / Litwin Books website
List of authors in Speaking of Information: the Library Juice Quotation Book
The following is the list of authors in the Author Index to Speaking of Information: The Library Juice Quotation Book. (Note that some authors listed, like me, are there because … Read more List of authors in Speaking of Information: the Library Juice Quotation Book