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
Call for Papers: Affect and the Archive
Special Issue of Archival Science Call for Papers: Affect and the Archive Guest editors: Anne J. Gilliland (Gilliland@gseis.ucla.edu) and Marika Cifor (mcifor@ucla.edu), UCLA Department of Information Studies. Building upon the … Read more Call for Papers: Affect and the Archive
Litwin Books Travel Grants
Litwin Books provides financial support to scholars in LIS and related fields for travel to conferences they attend, domestically or internationally. Travel grants are limited to $500 for domestic conferences … Read more Litwin Books Travel Grants
Barnard Library Research Awards
The Barnard Library will award two grants of $2,500 to researchers using its Archives, Zine Library or Barnard Center for Research on Women collection. Undergraduate and graduate students, professors and … Read more Barnard Library Research Awards
Updates and Upgrades for Library Juice Academy
Library Juice Academy has done some technical updates. We’ve upgraded to the latest version of Moodle, which makes for easier navigation among other improvements. We’ve also upgraded our servers to … Read more Updates and Upgrades for Library Juice Academy
Cyberattacks against numerous French library websites
Nicolas Beudon reports that last night there were cyberattacks against numerous French library websites, evidently by Islamist groups. They hacked into these sites using vulnerabilities in Drupal, WordPress, and ISS, … Read more Cyberattacks against numerous French library websites
Among the Disrupted (NYT Book Review Essay)
Among the Disrupted By Leon Wieseltier JAN. 7, 2015 New York Times Book Review Amid the bacchanal of disruption, let us pause to honor the disrupted. The streets of American … Read more Among the Disrupted (NYT Book Review Essay)
International Declaration of Independent Publishers 2014
From the website: During the closing meeting of the International Assembly of Independent Publishers (Cape Town, South Africa, 18-21 September 2014), 400 independent publishers from 45 countries signed the International … Read more International Declaration of Independent Publishers 2014
Statement from French library associations on the Charlie Hebdo attack
Statement from the ABF (Association des Bibliothécaires de France) and the ACIM (Association pour la coopération des professionnels de l’information musicale) on the attack at the Charlie Hebdo offices… The … Read more Statement from French library associations on the Charlie Hebdo attack
Our booth at ALA Midwinter
We’re attending ALA Midwinter 2015 in Chicago, and we hope to meet you there. You can find us in the exhibits hall at booth 1532. This is Litwin Books, Library … Read more Our booth at ALA Midwinter
CFP: 9th National Conference of African American Librarians
*Call for Poster Session Proposals* 9th National Conference of African American Librarians St. Louis, Missouri August 4-8, 2015 Please submit a poster proposal for the 9th NCAAL Conference, “Meet at … Read more CFP: 9th National Conference of African American Librarians
Statement from Information Studies Academics and Professionals on Documentary Evidence and Social Justice
There is a new open statement circulating, written by UCLA Information Studies faculty, led by Safiya Noble. Written in response to the events in Ferguson and the crisis that it … Read more Statement from Information Studies Academics and Professionals on Documentary Evidence and Social Justice
What ALA should REALLY do if they want to engage members
The American Library Association has increasingly received feedback from members saying that it’s unclear how to get involved. Over the past couple of years the association has made an effort … Read more What ALA should REALLY do if they want to engage members
Program at Midwinter: The Social Justice Collaboratorium: Illuminating Pathways between Social Justice Issues and LIS
I don’t often post news about programs happening at ALA conferences, since most people reading this won’t be attending, but this one is kind of flying under the radar, especially … Read more Program at Midwinter: The Social Justice Collaboratorium: Illuminating Pathways between Social Justice Issues and LIS
Barnard plans to remove 40,000 books from library
More “right-sizing” bullshit. Barnard faculty frustrated by plans to remove 40,000 books from library Barnard’s faculty and staff claim they were shut out of the decision-making process for the new … Read more Barnard plans to remove 40,000 books from library
Inland Editions
Inland Editions is a new publisher out of London that is particularly interested in libraries. They are preparing to publish their first book, which appears to be a beautifully designed … Read more Inland Editions