Interview with Christine D’Arpa
I have interviewed Chris D’Arpa for the News and Comment blog over at Library Juice Academy. Chris is in the instructor for a course being offered in November: “So Now … Read more Interview with Christine D’Arpa
Library Juice Press to “Unglue” a Book for Prospective Librarians
Library Juice Press to “Unglue” a Book for Prospective Librarians with Unglue.it October 15, 2012 LOS ANGELES Library Juice Press is announcing one of the latest campaigns to “unglue” an … Read more Library Juice Press to “Unglue” a Book for Prospective Librarians
Documentation and Narratives
The fourth session of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine (RToP) took place in New York City two weekends ago. According to an info sheet in the program folder, it was … Read more Documentation and Narratives
Interview with Rachel Bridgewater
I have interviewed Rachel Bridgewater about her class, Exploring Fair Use, which she will be teaching for Library Juice Academy next month. Rachel talks about her background and what participants … Read more Interview with Rachel Bridgewater
Libraries, Marketing, and Popular Culture
Libraries are not businesses. They do not fare well when the majority of people in a society believe that the “free market” is the only viable economic model. However, there … Read more Libraries, Marketing, and Popular Culture
Naomi House interviews Rory Litwin
Naomi House of INALJ.com (I Need a Library Job) has just posted an interview with me about Library Juice Press and Library Juice Academy. I enjoyed doing the interview. Thanks, … Read more Naomi House interviews Rory Litwin
Interview with Kelly Wooten
Michele Berger interviews Kelly Wooten, co-editor of Litwin Books’ recent publication, Make Your Own History: Documenting Feminist and Queer Activism in the 21st Century, which was the second volume in … Read more Interview with Kelly Wooten
Teaser: Unglue.it
What’s this Unglue.it logo doing here, you rightly ask? We here at Library Juice Press will tell you on October 15th, or thereabouts. I hope you’re good and curious now. … Read more Teaser: Unglue.it
Beta Phi Mu/LRRT Research Paper Award for 2013
Beta Phi Mu/LRRT Research Paper Award for 2013 This award is being jointly presented by The Beta Phi Mu International Honor Society and the American Library Association’s Library Research Round … Read more Beta Phi Mu/LRRT Research Paper Award for 2013
ALA Annual from 2 points of view
ALA is now offering library vendors their “first round assignments for ALA 2013,” that is, their booth assignments in the exhibit hall. I want to juxtapose ALA’s two summaries of … Read more ALA Annual from 2 points of view
A modest proposal regarding the Presidential debates
Wouldn’t it be nice if a Presidential debate was actually a debate on one question, where each candidate took a position on that question and defended it? It might be … Read more A modest proposal regarding the Presidential debates
So who exactly is ruling that “reference is dead”?
I liked this post from Hack Library School, written by Amy Frasier: “Whither Reference?” Amy notes with alarm that reference isn’t being taught as a standalone class at her library … Read more So who exactly is ruling that “reference is dead”?
Banned Books Week – Yeai Us? Not So Fast. Sandy Berman on Self-Censorship
Banned Books Week sometimes feels like National Library Week, in the sense that it is something that lets librarians shine a celebratory spotlight on our profession, since we are all … Read more Banned Books Week – Yeai Us? Not So Fast. Sandy Berman on Self-Censorship
Jesse Shera on Library Education
Over at the Library Juice Academy Updates blog I have posted a paragraph by Jesse Shera about the importance of continuing education in librarianship. It’s from a 1967 lecture that … Read more Jesse Shera on Library Education
New Bloggers at Library Juice
I’ve just added four new people to share in the blogging responsibilities here at Library Juice: Aliqae Geraci, Maria Accardi, Lua Gregory, and Shana Higgins. This adds to the five … Read more New Bloggers at Library Juice
Library Professional Development Blog is Back
Courtney Mlinar has taken over the Library Professional Development Blog from its founder Ellie Collier, who left it idle when she left her previous institution, which was the blog’s original … Read more Library Professional Development Blog is Back
Political Repression and Illegal Books in Portland
Just in time for Banned Books Week, here is a bit of news that I hope comes to your attention if you are concerned with civil liberties and the freedom … Read more Political Repression and Illegal Books in Portland
New international trade agreements undermining copyright balance
This is a couple of months old now but has just reached my attention. It is a statement from IFLA, cosigned by some of its member associations, including ALA and … Read more New international trade agreements undermining copyright balance
Book Reviews from SRRT – New Tumblr
A new source for book reviews: SRRT Reviews, book reviews from the Social Responsibilities Round Table Newsletter. Our titles are reviewed there periodically, along with many others. Bookmark it for … Read more Book Reviews from SRRT – New Tumblr
Academic book pricing – Where Library Juice Press stacks up
I recently encountered some interesting data on the academic book market, in an article in the most recent issue of the Journal of Scholarly Publishing, by Albert N. Greco, Robert, … Read more Academic book pricing – Where Library Juice Press stacks up