Integrity Note #1
I am proud of my integrity as a publisher (and in other roles), so from time to time I feel like making something clear that might not be. The Social … Read more Integrity Note #1
Critical Library Instruction – editors’ chat
Maria, Emily, and Alana met in Google Chat, as they did often over the course of this book project, to reflect on the process and product of Critical Library Instruction: … Read more Critical Library Instruction – editors’ chat
The Market Colonization of Intellectuals
A very intelligent op-ed on Truthout about the present situation for public intellectuals: Lewis R. Gordon, “The Market Colonization of Intellectuals.” I’m not a regular reader of Truthout, but maybe … Read more The Market Colonization of Intellectuals
Library Juice Press Gift Certificates
Library Juice Press / Litwin Books gift certificates are great as personal gifts or as library-related awards. You can pay for a gift certificate in an amount of your … Read more Library Juice Press Gift Certificates
Which is friendlier to the environment, a book or an ipad?
Today’s New York Times has an informative little item comparing the environmental impact of producing an ipad versus that of a paper book: “How Green is My iPad?“
Interview with Lauren Pressley
Lauren Pressley is an Instructional Design Librarian at Wake Forest University, and the author of So You Want To Be a Librarian, from Library Juice Press. I interviewed her about … Read more Interview with Lauren Pressley
Note on the role of knowledge
David Bade sent me the following note about some LC cataloging that demonstrates (though absence) that librarianship requires more than just knowledge of tools and technique but also knowledge of … Read more Note on the role of knowledge
The Power of Google is Power
I just bought a Motorola Droid, which is Verizon’s Android-based smart phone, Android being Google’s OS for mobile devices. Its integration with Google gives me a lot of “power” to … Read more The Power of Google is Power
Review of Humanism and Libraries
I’d like to thank Wayne Bivens-Tatum of Princeton University Libraries for his thoughtful review of André Cossette’s Humanism and Libraries: An Essay on Library Philosophy. I’m pleased to read that … Read more Review of Humanism and Libraries
Canceled titles
Just a note to inform customers: The following Library Juice Press and Litwin Books titles have been canceled: Visible Voices: Literacy and the Invisible Homeless, by Melissa Juchniewicz A Copyright … Read more Canceled titles
The Library Paraprofessional Movement and the Deprofessionalization of Librarianship
I have an article in the current issue of Progressive Librarian that I have put online this morning: “The Library Paraprofessional Movement and the Deprofessionalization of Librarianship.” It says something … Read more The Library Paraprofessional Movement and the Deprofessionalization of Librarianship
C-SPAN puts entire video archive on the web
This is big news for anyone dealing with politics or gov docs collections. The New York Times is reporting today that C-SPAN has made its entire archive of programming freely … Read more C-SPAN puts entire video archive on the web
Audio interview with Slow Reading author John Miedema
Poet Dave Bonta has an podcast interview series on his Via Negativa blog. His latest interview is with John Miedema, author of Slow Reading. It’s a good listen.
Critical Library Instruction: Theories and Methods
Critical Library Instruction: Theories and Methods Editors: Emily Drabinski, Alana Kumbier, and Maria Accardi Price: $35.00 Published: March 2010 ISBN: 978-1-936117-01-7 Bringing together the voices of a range of practicing … Read more Critical Library Instruction: Theories and Methods
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Podcast of Alberta Talk: Disintermediation 2.0
The talk I gave in Alberta on February 5th was recorded. The recording is now on the web in mp3 form. Toni Samek’s introduction feels a bit grand, but the … Read more Podcast of Alberta Talk: Disintermediation 2.0
Quick note on taxonomic transparency
Notice that I am not using the word “ontology.” I’ll get into why later, but if you’ve read any Heidegger you can guess… Hope Olson, Sandy Berman, and many others … Read more Quick note on taxonomic transparency
Review of Rebel Literacy in Information for Social Change
Information for Social Change has posted a review of Mark Abendroth’s Rebel Literacy: Cuba’s National Literacy Campaign and Critical Global Citizenship.
Library Student Journal – CFP
LIBRARY STUDENT JOURNAL, ISSN 1931-6100, CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS http://www.librarystudentjournal.org/ Library Student Journal (LSJ) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal. Library Student Journal seeks to publish the best student papers … Read more Library Student Journal – CFP
Scarecrow Press History
As a small publisher in the library field I take inspiration from the history of Scarecrow Press, which I first learned about in Ken Kister’s biography of Eric Moon (Eric … Read more Scarecrow Press History