Vincent Mosco on C-SPAN
Vincent Mosco, author of To the Cloud: Big Data in a Turbulent World, talked by remote video from Boston about the history of the development of the “cloud” and “big … Read more Vincent Mosco on C-SPAN
Announcing “The Political Librarian”, a New Journal from EveryLibrary
Post on April 2, 2015 by John Chrastka The Political Librarian For too long, there has been a dearth of research, discussion, and published content related to locally focused advocacy, … Read more Announcing “The Political Librarian”, a New Journal from EveryLibrary
Call for Papers: Why is the Journal of Critical Library and Information Studies needed today?
Call for Papers: Why is the Journal of Critical Library and Information Studies needed today? The Journal of Critical Library and Information Studies is a peer-reviewed open access journal which … Read more Call for Papers: Why is the Journal of Critical Library and Information Studies needed today?
Library Juice Academy “Challenge” Successful
March 24, 2015 John Chrastka, EveryLibrary EveryLibrary thanks Library Juice Press today on the successful completion of a $1,000 “Challenge” last week. Library Juice Academy pledged a $1,000 donation and … Read more Library Juice Academy “Challenge” Successful
In Defense of Libraries and Culture in the Middle East
In Defense of Libraries and Culture in the Middle East Statement from the Progressive Librarians Guild: Media coverage of the destruction of libraries and antiquities in northern Iraq during March … Read more In Defense of Libraries and Culture in the Middle East
CFP – Interactions, Special Issue on Gender in Education and Information Studies: Interrogating Knowledge Production, Social Structures and Equitable Access
Interactions Journal Call For Papers 2015-2016 Special Issue on Gender in Education and Information Studies: Interrogating Knowledge Production, Social Structures and Equitable Access Submission must be received by September 1, … Read more CFP – Interactions, Special Issue on Gender in Education and Information Studies: Interrogating Knowledge Production, Social Structures and Equitable Access
Library Juice Academy Makes $1,000 EveryLibrary Fundraising Challenge
Post on March 5, 2015 by John Chrastka EveryLibrary today announces a new “Monthly Donor Challenge” from Library Juice Academy, a noted provider of professional development workshops and training for … Read more Library Juice Academy Makes $1,000 EveryLibrary Fundraising Challenge
New book: Queers Online: LGBT Digital Practices in Libraries, Archives, and Museums
Queers Online: LGBT Digital Practices in Libraries, Archives, and Museums Editor: Rachel Wexelbaum Price: $35.00 Published: March 2015 ISBN: 978-1-936117-79-6 Printed on acid-free paper Number six in the Litwin Books … Read more New book: Queers Online: LGBT Digital Practices in Libraries, Archives, and Museums
Drabinski receives 2015 ACRL Instruction Section Ilene F. Rockman Publication of the Year Award
For Immediate Release Thu, 03/05/2015 Contact: Chase Ollis Program Coordinator ACRL collis@ala.org CHICAGO — Emily Drabinski, coordinator of instruction at Long Island University-Brooklyn, has been chosen as the winner of … Read more Drabinski receives 2015 ACRL Instruction Section Ilene F. Rockman Publication of the Year Award
Interview with Andrea Baer
Andrea Baer is the Undergraduate Education Librarian at Indiana University-Bloomington. She holds a Ph.D. in comparative literature from the University of Washington and a Masters in Information Sciences from the … Read more Interview with Andrea Baer
Hedgehog Review – Spring issue focuses on information overload…
Focusing on the theme of “Too Much Information,” the spring issue of The Hedgehog Review devotes five essays to a close examination of the unprecedented and ever-increasing availability, use, and … Read more Hedgehog Review – Spring issue focuses on information overload…
CFP: Sustainability and the Library
Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy Special Issue on Sustainability and the Library Call for Abstracts Deadline: May 1, 2015 submit via email to Dr. Maurie Cohen mcohen@njit.edu Review decisions by: … Read more CFP: Sustainability and the Library
Interview with Melissa Robinson
Melissa S. Robinson is the Senior Branch Librarian at the Peabody Institute Library’s West Branch in Peabody, Massachusetts. She is teaching a class for Library Juice Academy in April, titled … Read more Interview with Melissa Robinson
Let’s Split! A Complete Guide to Separatist Movements and Aspirant Nations, from Abkhazia to Zanzibar
Let’s Split! A Complete Guide to Separatist Movements and Aspirant Nations, from Abkhazia to Zanzibar Author: Christopher F. Roth Price: $75.00 ISBN: 978-1-936117-99-4 Published: March 1st, 2015 634 pages Printed … Read more Let’s Split! A Complete Guide to Separatist Movements and Aspirant Nations, from Abkhazia to Zanzibar
Roots and Flowers: The Life and Work of the Afro-Cuban Librarian Marta Terry González
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
MUSICat
Just a brief note about the thing that stuck in my mind the most from ALA Midwinter. It is called MUSICat (i.e. “Music @” as well as Music Catalog, a … Read more MUSICat
CFP in celebration of Miriam Braveman’s “Mississippi Summer”
Dear Colleagues, The *Progressive Librarian* editors’ cooperative is planning an issue to commemorate the Freedom Libraries of Freedom Summer 1964 which is being done in conjunction with reprinting Miriam Braverman’s … Read more CFP in celebration of Miriam Braveman’s “Mississippi Summer”
(Extended) Call for Papers: The Big Deal: 3rd Milwaukee Conference on Ethics in Knowledge Organization
(Extended) Call for Papers The Big Deal: 3rd Milwaukee Conference on Ethics in Knowledge Organization May 28-29, 2015 Milwaukee, WI The role of ethics in knowledge organization has moved from … Read more (Extended) Call for Papers: The Big Deal: 3rd Milwaukee Conference on Ethics in Knowledge Organization
Carmen D’Avino’s “Library” short
Carmen D’Avino created a lot of recognizeable animation in the 60s and 70s, some of it for The Electric Company, a PBS show for graduates of Sesame Street that I … Read more Carmen D’Avino’s “Library” short
CAPAL 15 Program Announced
Dear all, On behalf of the conference organizing committee, I’m pleased to present the preliminary program for CAPAL15: Academic Librarianship and Critical Practice, the second annual conference of the Canadian … Read more CAPAL 15 Program Announced