The bullshit problem #debtceiling
As a friend pointed out to me that The Daily Show has noted, the debate about the debt ceiling is ongoing because of a bullshit problem. I realized this while … Read more The bullshit problem #debtceiling
Overheard
At my university, there is a group of student tour guides who give tours of the campus to prospective students and their families. The library is included in their tour, … Read more Overheard
Alison M. Lewis new Chief Acquisitions Editor for Library Juice Press
Litwin Books PO Box 3320 Duluth, MN 55803 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Subject: Library Juice Press announces appointment of Alison M. Lewis, Ph.D. as Chief Acquisitions Editor. Duluth, MN — July … Read more Alison M. Lewis new Chief Acquisitions Editor for Library Juice Press
Call for Manuscripts for Special issue of Multicultural Review
Call for Manuscripts for Special issue of Multicultural Review Libraries as a public good in 21st century multicultural societies: Policy and the politics of literacy, libraries and librarianship Guest Editors: … Read more Call for Manuscripts for Special issue of Multicultural Review
2011 Catalog
We finished our 2011 catalog in time to bring it to the American Library Association Annual Conference in New Orleans last weekend. We now have it available for download on … Read more 2011 Catalog
Julia Skinner reviews Critical Library Instruction
Julia Skinner has posted a thoughtful review of Critical Library Instruction: Theories and Methods to her blog. Her review will give readers a good sense of whether the books is … Read more Julia Skinner reviews Critical Library Instruction
University of Alberta PLG on McMaster University Librarian Jeff Trzeciak’s rather open comments
McMaster University Librarian Jeff Trzeciak’s recently revealed in a talk at Penn State that he plans not to hire librarians in the future at his library, setting off a firestorm … Read more University of Alberta PLG on McMaster University Librarian Jeff Trzeciak’s rather open comments
Sue Halpern on People and Machines
Sue Halpern has a review essay in the new issue of the New York Review of Books titled “Mind Control & the Internet, in which she reviews You Are Not … Read more Sue Halpern on People and Machines
Articles on Canadian Media Studies
Just sharing this link to a nice-sized collection of articles on media studies and media ecology, most with a Canadian-theory slant. These articles are not heavy reading, and provide a … Read more Articles on Canadian Media Studies
Ron Day’s introduction to The Culture of the Internet and the Internet as Cult
We have just posted Ron Day’s introduction to Philippe Breton’s book, The Culture of the Internet and the Internet as Cult: Social Fears and Religious Fantasies to the Litwin Books … Read more Ron Day’s introduction to The Culture of the Internet and the Internet as Cult
Call for Papers: Genre in Theory, Practice and Research (Archival Science)
Genre in Theory, Practice and Research Call for Papers: Archival Science Genre can be defined as a pattern of communication that conforms to community norms. Genres are not fixed, but … Read more Call for Papers: Genre in Theory, Practice and Research (Archival Science)
Political art censored in Gainesville, GA
Noted as an example of what I think can be called political censorship in the American South: “GSC professor teaches the importance of art as his own work comes under … Read more Political art censored in Gainesville, GA
Turning the Reference Desk into a Reference Bureau
Librarians have responded to the internet and other technologies that have reduced people’s demand for our services in a couple of complementary ways over the past 20 years or so … Read more Turning the Reference Desk into a Reference Bureau
Review in Libraries and the Cultural Record
The new issue of Libraries and the Cultural Record has a review of LJP publication The Great Depression: Its Impact on Forty-Six Large American Public Libraries, an Analysis of Published … Read more Review in Libraries and the Cultural Record
New book: Out Behind the Desk
Out Behind the Desk: Workplace Issues for LGBTQ Librarians Editor: Tracy Nectoux Price: $30.00 Published: May 2011 ISBN: 978-1-936117-03-1 Out Behind the Desk: Workplace Issues for LGBTQ Librarians is an … Read more New book: Out Behind the Desk
Thoughts on MiT7
I was in Cambridge, MA last weekend for MiT7: unstable platforms: the promise and peril of transition. This conference is put on every two years jointly by MIT’s Comparative Media … Read more Thoughts on MiT7
Koofers – stealing students’ work to help other students cheat
No comment on this other than to say that Koofers is incredibly slimy, and it rankles me that they seem to be getting some tacit support from legitimate institutions. Here … Read more Koofers – stealing students’ work to help other students cheat
Paulina Mickiewicz on library architecture
An interesting library-related paper from MiT7, by a media studies scholar: Knowledge Experiments: Technology and the Library, Paulina Mickiewicz Abstract: In April of 2005, the Grande Bibliothèque du Québec opened … Read more Paulina Mickiewicz on library architecture
Libri best student paper award
Best Libri Student Paper Announcement from Libri: Since 1950, through 61 volumes, Libri: International Journal of Libraries and Information Services has been a leader among scholarly journals in the international … Read more Libri best student paper award
MiT7 podcasts
MiT7 was a great conference – intimate, warm, stimulating, interdisciplinary, and cutting-edge. There were some brilliant minds at work. I plan to post a few comments on the conference later. … Read more MiT7 podcasts