Barbara Fister interviews Rory Litwin
Barbara Fister has interviewed me about Library Juice Press and Litwin Books: Rory Litwin: Pressing Issues for Librarians…
A Guide for People Navigating the Expanded Powers of Surveillance in the 21st Century
Some people from Radical Reference have put together a zine with anti-surveillance resources for the discerning library worker-slash-activist. (Full title: We Are All Suspects: A Guide for People Navigating the … Read more A Guide for People Navigating the Expanded Powers of Surveillance in the 21st Century
New: The Book Collecting Practices of Black Magazine Editors
The Book Collecting Practices of Black Magazine Editors Author: Thomas Weissinger Price: $16.00 Published: May 2014 ISBN: 978-1-936117-63-5 Printed on acid-free paper Published by Litwin Books The Book Collecting Practices … Read more New: The Book Collecting Practices of Black Magazine Editors
Discount on classes at Library Juice Academy
Here’s a little Spring promotion… Get a 10% discount on any classes offered at Library Juice Academy if you register before May 2nd – just use the discount code SPRINGTIME … Read more Discount on classes at Library Juice Academy
Excerpt from Svetlana Mintcheva’s chapter on art censorship
Here is an excerpt from Svetlana Mintcheva’s chapter in The Library Juice Press Handbook of Intellectual Freedom, which is titled, “Art Censorship and Intellectual Freedom.” It’s just an excerpt, but … Read more Excerpt from Svetlana Mintcheva’s chapter on art censorship
Assorted chapters from Informed Agitation
Just a heads-up: There are assorted chapters from Informed Agitation: Library and Information Skills in Social Justice Movements and Beyond now available for free online, linked from the authors’ bios … Read more Assorted chapters from Informed Agitation
Radical Archives and Index of the Disappeared
Chitra Ganesh and Mariam Ghani are artists, archivists, and activists. Both have been involved in immigration rights activism, especially after 9/11, and they created the shifting exhibition Index of the Disappeared, … Read more Radical Archives and Index of the Disappeared
The Library Juice Press Handbook of Intellectual Freedom: Concepts, Cases, and Theories
The Library Juice Press Handbook of Intellectual Freedom: Concepts, Cases, and Theories Editors: Mark Alfino and Laura Koltutsky Price: $50.00 Published: April 2014 ISBN: 978-1-936117-57-4 Available from Amazon.com The existing … Read more The Library Juice Press Handbook of Intellectual Freedom: Concepts, Cases, and Theories
Library Juice Press/Academy Attending ALA Annual in Las Vegas
Library Juice (Press, Academy) will be attending the American Library Association Annual Conference June 26th to July 1st in Las Vegas. We will have lots of books to show and … Read more Library Juice Press/Academy Attending ALA Annual in Las Vegas
New website for Informed Agitation
Melissa Morrone has announced a new website for her book, Informed Agitation.
New book: Identity Palimpsests: Archiving Ethnicity in the U.S. and Canada
Identity Palimpsests: Archiving Ethnicity in the U.S. and Canada Editors: Dominique Daniel and Amalia Levi Price: $45.00 Published: April 2014 ISBN: 978-1-936117-85-7 Printed on acid-free paper This book is a … Read more New book: Identity Palimpsests: Archiving Ethnicity in the U.S. and Canada
New book: Ephemeral Material: Queering the Archive
Ephemeral Material: Queering the Archive Author: Alana Kumbier Price: $35.00 Published: April 2014 ISBN: 978-1-936117-51-2 Number five in the Litwin Books Series on Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies, Emily … Read more New book: Ephemeral Material: Queering the Archive
CFP: Miriam Braverman Memorial Prize
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Calling all Activist-Librarians-to-be!! The MIRIAM BRAVERMAN MEMORIAL PRIZE, a presentation of the Progressive Librarians Guild (PLG), is awarded each year for the best paper about some aspect … Read more CFP: Miriam Braverman Memorial Prize
Call for Chapter Abstracts: Critical Theory and Social Justice in Library and Information Science
Call for chapter abstracts for the forthcoming monograph: Mehra, B., & Rioux, K. (Eds.). (2015). Progressive community action: Critical theory and social justice in library and information science. Sacramento, CA: … Read more Call for Chapter Abstracts: Critical Theory and Social Justice in Library and Information Science
Interview with Mimi O’Malley
Mimi O’Malley oversees development and delivery of professional development courses and workshops through The Learning House, focusing on higher education faculty and administrators. She has also presented workshops on online … Read more Interview with Mimi O’Malley
Interview with Robin Hastings
Robin Hastings is the Director of Technology Services for the North East Kansas Library System. She manages the library’s network, social media, and staff training initiatives there. She has taught … Read more Interview with Robin Hastings
The New Yorker looks at Amazon and the publishing industry
Just very quickly noting a great article in the New Yorker recently, by George Packer: Cheap Words: Amazon is good for customers. But is it good for books? The article … Read more The New Yorker looks at Amazon and the publishing industry
CFP: Core Values in Theory and Practice: A Special Issue of Library Trends
Valuing Librarianship: Core Values in Theory and Practice: A Special Issue of Library Trends (February 2016) Editors: Selinda A. Berg and Heidi LM Jacobs Leddy Library, University of Windsor ValuingLibrarianship@gmail.com … Read more CFP: Core Values in Theory and Practice: A Special Issue of Library Trends
Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies Colloquium
Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies Colloquium The University of Toronto, October 18, 2014 Gender and sexuality are two of the critical organizing axes of contemporary life. Alongside and intersecting … Read more Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies Colloquium
Media predictions from 1975 Ecotopia…
Print-on-demand from kiosks and electronic distribution of the news predicted in 1975…. Here is an excerpt from the 1975 book, Ecotopia, by Ernest “Chick” Callenbach. Thanks to Lincoln Cushing for … Read more Media predictions from 1975 Ecotopia…