Catch us at Midwinter in Boston
Catch us at table number 2225 in the exhibits hall at ALA in Boston, January 8th through the 11th. We will have books published by Library Juice Press, as well … Read more Catch us at Midwinter in Boston
Library Juice Academy courses offered in and January, February, and March
Most of the classes listed below are four weeks in length, with a price of $175. We accept registrations through the first week of class. Classes are taught asynchronously, so … Read more Library Juice Academy courses offered in and January, February, and March
CFP – CAPAL 2016: Beyond the Library: Agency, Practice, and Society
Invitation to submit to the Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians (CAPAL) conference, Congress, Calgary Alberta May 28 – May 31, 2016: Call for Proposals CAPAL16: BEYOND THE LIBRARY: AGENCY, … Read more CFP – CAPAL 2016: Beyond the Library: Agency, Practice, and Society
Seeking Assistant for ALA Midwinter in Boston
Library Juice Academy/Library Juice Press is seeking one or more assistants to help us with our presence with our exhibit at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Boston, January 8th through … Read more Seeking Assistant for ALA Midwinter in Boston
Leslie Sult talks about the ACRL/ULS Outstanding Professional Development Award
ACRL’s University Library Section has a new award, the Outstanding Professional Development Award, which is going to be sponsored annually by Library Juice Academy. Leslie Sult was one of the … Read more Leslie Sult talks about the ACRL/ULS Outstanding Professional Development Award
Snippet from Learning to Die in the Anthropocene
A couple of paragraphs from Roy Scranton’s Learning to Die in the Anthropocene, from City Lights Books, 2015. Pages 108 and 109: Wars begin and end. Empires rise and fall. … Read more Snippet from Learning to Die in the Anthropocene
ULS Outstanding Professional Development Award
Established in 2015, this award is intended to recognize librarians, archivists or curators whose contributions to providing professional development opportunities for librarians have been especially noteworthy or influential. The effect … Read more ULS Outstanding Professional Development Award
What about the iceberg?
by Emily Drabinski I spend a lot of time in critical librarian spaces. I am an active tweeter in the #critlib community. I’m organizing a colloquium on critical perspectives on … Read more What about the iceberg?
CFP: National Diversity in Libraries Conference
National Diversity in Libraries Conference August 10-13, 2016 v UCLA CALL FOR PROPOSALS Deadline: November 30, 2015 The National Diversity in Libraries Conference (NDLC ’16), co-sponsored by the UCLA Library … Read more CFP: National Diversity in Libraries Conference
CFP: Radical Teaching and Archives
CFP: Radical Teaching and Archives To create, maintain, and control an archive is to establish facts and exercise power. Archives consolidate objects as sources of knowledge, and in so doing, … Read more CFP: Radical Teaching and Archives
CFP: Unintended Consequences: the Paradox of Technological Potential (IEEE Potentials)
IEEE Potentials is seeking contributions to a special issue guest edited by Ramona Pringle, Katina Michael and MG Michael. The theme of the issue is: “Unintended Consequences: the Paradox of … Read more CFP: Unintended Consequences: the Paradox of Technological Potential (IEEE Potentials)
New book: The Psychology of Librarianship
The Psychology of Librarianship Editors: Lynn Gullickson Spencer, Leanne VandeCreek, and H. Stephen Wright Price: $45.00 Published: November 2015 ISBN: 978-1-63400-016-1 406 pages Printed on acid-free paper Available for pre-order … Read more New book: The Psychology of Librarianship
New Book by Joseph Weizenbaum
Islands in the Cyberstream Seeking Havens of Reason in a Programmed Society Author: Joseph Weizenbaum with Gunna Wendt Translator: Benjamin Fasching-Gray Price: $28.00 ISBN: 978-1-63400-000-0 Published: October 2015 Printed on … Read more New Book by Joseph Weizenbaum
Interview with Lauren Hays
Lauren Hays is the Instructional and Research Librarian and the Co-Director of the Center for Games and Learning at MidAmerica Nazarene University. She holds an undergraduate degree in education, a … Read more Interview with Lauren Hays
Tweet-up on sustainability in libraries and archives
Join a Tweet-up with ProjectARCC & SustainRT on sustainability in libraries and archives on October 19 at 1pm ET! On Monday, October 19, 2015 at 1pm ET, ProjectARCC (Archivists Responding … Read more Tweet-up on sustainability in libraries and archives
James Lowry Wins Third Annual Library Juice Paper Contest
James Lowry Wins Third Annual Library Juice Paper Contest PRESS RELEASE October 1, 2015 Sacramento, CA Library Juice Press is happy to announce the winner of the Third Annual Library … Read more James Lowry Wins Third Annual Library Juice Paper Contest
A few items
It’s been a little under the radar, but this blog is maintaining a list of calls for papers, with links and deadlines. CFPs are deleted after the deadlines pass. It’s … Read more A few items
Interview with Stephen Bales
I’m interviewing Stephen Bales, the author of our most recently published book, The Dialectic of Academic Librarianship: A Critical Approach. Stephen, thanks for agreeing to do this interview. Hi Rory. … Read more Interview with Stephen Bales
Derrick Jensen interviews Ramey Kanaan about independent press and social change
Derrick Jensen’s Resistance Radio interview with Ramsey Kanaan… Ramsey Kanaan has been involved in attempting to disseminate the good word for well over three and a half decades now. As … Read more Derrick Jensen interviews Ramey Kanaan about independent press and social change
2015 Conference on Inclusion and Diversity in Library and Information Science (CIDLIS)
2015 Conference on Inclusion and Diversity in Library and Information Science (CIDLIS) Registration and Paper Submissions Now Open The 2015 Conference on Inclusion and Diversity in Library and Information Science … Read more 2015 Conference on Inclusion and Diversity in Library and Information Science (CIDLIS)