Happy New Year – 2013 in review
2013 was a busy and expansive year for Library Juice Academy and Library Juice Press. We thought you’d be interested in some highlights. This was our first full year of … Read more Happy New Year – 2013 in review
UX Unconference
The instructors for the Library Juice Academy Certificate in User Experience organized an Unconference on UX at the University of Arizona recently, as a follow-up to the first round of … Read more UX Unconference
Interview with Joanne Sprott
Joanne Sprott has been a freelance book indexer, copy editor, and proofreader since 1995, and has taught indexing for the American Society of Indexers. She teaches a course on book … Read more Interview with Joanne Sprott
NY Times obituary for André Schiffrin
André Schiffrin, Publishing Force and a Founder of New Press, Is Dead at 78 (New York Times obituary). I will take this as yet another occasion to recommend his very … Read more NY Times obituary for André Schiffrin
This-Sign.net
I’d like to take a moment to tell you about a very interesting non-library project that I have been working on with my old friend Ian Stoba. A while ago … Read more This-Sign.net
Interview with Margaret Heller
Margaret Heller is Digital Services Librarian at Loyola University Chicago, where she manages the website and institutional repository. She also volunteers as the Technology Director of the Read/Write Library Chicago. … Read more Interview with Margaret Heller
Grace Agnew talks about her Grant Writing class for Library Juice Academy
We interviewed Grace Agnew a year ago, prior to the start of the first session of her Mechanics of Metadata course. Grace is Associate University Librarian for Digital Library Systems … Read more Grace Agnew talks about her Grant Writing class for Library Juice Academy
Library Juice Academy Bundle Discounts
Library Juice Academy offers discounts on purchases of registrations in a bundle that can be used over a period of one year. A bundle of 5 registrations in our 4-week … Read more Library Juice Academy Bundle Discounts
Elisabeth Jones’ Comments on the Google Books Fair Use Decision
I had the opportunity to chat with Elisabeth Jones at the ASIS&T conference earlier this month about the controversy over Google Books. Our conversation was on my mind when I … Read more Elisabeth Jones’ Comments on the Google Books Fair Use Decision
Email discussion on the recent Google Books copyright decision
An interesting, overlapping discussion about the recent Google Books copyright decision took place on the Progressive Librarians Guild email discussion list and the Social Responsibilities Round Table discussion list over … Read more Email discussion on the recent Google Books copyright decision
Libraries and the Alternative Press (Against the Grain Podcast)
An Against the Grain Podcast with Alycia Sellie, published 11/05/2013 Libraries and the Alternative Press Unique and vital perspectives are and have been offered up by underground newspapers, zines, and … Read more Libraries and the Alternative Press (Against the Grain Podcast)
Help shape the future of SustainRT, ALA’s new Sustainability round table!
SustainRT Virtual Discussion Free; Open to the whole library community Help shape the future of SustainRT, ALA’s new Sustainability round table! Dec. 11, 2013 12:00-1:00 pm (EST) To register: http://bit.ly/HtTNrt … Read more Help shape the future of SustainRT, ALA’s new Sustainability round table!
2013 Library Juice Paper Contest Winner: Ryan Shaw
Library Juice Press is happy to announce the winner of the First Annual Library Juice Paper Contest. Ryan Shaw’s paper, titled, “Information Organization and the Philosophy of History,” was judged … Read more 2013 Library Juice Paper Contest Winner: Ryan Shaw
Occasional work available for a publishing assistant
Duties are to include document scanning, bibliographic research, possible social media marketing, research into addresses for review copies and offers of desk copies, possible tasks for Library Juice Academy (e.g. … Read more Occasional work available for a publishing assistant
Interview with Andromeda Yelton
You may already be familiar with Andromeda Yelton; if not, she is a librarian and software developer who is known for her passion about promoting coding, collaboration, and diversity in … Read more Interview with Andromeda Yelton
Interview with Andrea Baer
Andrea Baer holds a Ph.D. in comparative literature from the University of Washington and a Masters in Information Sciences from the University of Tennessee. She is teaching a class for … Read more Interview with Andrea Baer
LJA Certificate in Library Management
Certificate in Library Management This series of classes, developed and taught by Deborah Schmidle, provides a strong foundation in managerial skills, and is intended for new managers or those who … Read more LJA Certificate in Library Management
New NYC Library Curated by and for the Homeless
A few weeks ago, I attended the opening dedication of the Jean Rice Homeless Liberation Reference Library in the Fordham area of the Bronx. (I’ve written before about Picture the … Read more New NYC Library Curated by and for the Homeless
Comment’s on Eric Hellman’s note on eBook Copyright Pages
Eric Hellman, founder of Unglue.it, has a note in the current issue of the New York Law School Review titled, “The eBook Copyright Page is Broken.” It is a quick … Read more Comment’s on Eric Hellman’s note on eBook Copyright Pages
New Book: Feminist and Queer Information Studies Reader
Feminist and Queer Information Studies Reader Editors: Patrick Keilty and Rebecca Dean Price: $60.00 Published: October 2013 ISBN: 978-1-936117-16-1 Number 4 in the Litwin Books Series on Gender and Sexuality … Read more New Book: Feminist and Queer Information Studies Reader