A.Word.A.Day this week
Anu Garg’s “A Word A Day” newsletter is the greatest thing in the world right now for (English) word lovers. He sends out an email each weekday that is all … Read more A.Word.A.Day this week
Send us your graphic design portfolio
We’re in need of freelance book cover designers. Just getting started? No problem. That has worked well for us in the past. See our past covers here. Send a link … Read more Send us your graphic design portfolio
Free speech in the workplace
Just want to alert you to this article by John Buschman in Academe, the magazine of the AAUP (American Association of University Professors): “Who Defends Intellectual Freedom for Librarians? The … Read more Free speech in the workplace
Philadelphia library to stay open
The Pennsylvania legislature has passed a bill that funds the Philadelphia Free Library to stay open. News on their blog. I’m glad but frankly still really disturbed by the whole … Read more Philadelphia library to stay open
“Verbiage,” “Intuitiveness,” respect for language, respect for users
“Verbiage” is a derisive word describing prose that uses many words to say not a lot, or more particularly, prose that uses words carelessly, to create impressions without attending to … Read more “Verbiage,” “Intuitiveness,” respect for language, respect for users
Philadelphia Free Libraries – Closing All Branches
Philadelphia has announced that they are closing all branches of the Philadelphia Free Library. I thought it must be some kind of a prank when I first read the news, … Read more Philadelphia Free Libraries – Closing All Branches
Four books coming soon
These four books are in progress and coming along quickly: The Stories I Read to the Children: The Life and Writing of Pura Belpré, the Legendary Storyteller, Children’s Author, and … Read more Four books coming soon
Privacy smoke-and-mirrors
Something to notice when Facebook, Myspace, and other social networking sites address concerns about privacy is the way they focus on users’ ability to control other users’ access to their … Read more Privacy smoke-and-mirrors
Death of a thousand paper cuts
Two recent articles in the mainstream press are telling us that paper books and physical libraries are dead (Boston Globe and CNN.com). One of the easiest things to forget about … Read more Death of a thousand paper cuts
Livejournal
We’ve hopped on Livejournal, to take part in communities and reconnect with some people who post there. If you’re a Livejournaler and want to add us, you can find us … Read more Livejournal
“Most People”
Yes, I know I’m supposed to be user-centered and all that, but I think the great wave of populism we’re seeing now is going to lead to bad things. Some … Read more “Most People”
Free content on the LJP / Litwin Books website
In addition to information about the books we publish, the Library Juice Press and Litwin Books websites have some free content, including some of the content of our books and … Read more Free content on the LJP / Litwin Books website
Le blog du CFI
From: Franck Hurinville To: ifla-l@infoserv.inist.fr Subject: [IFLA-L] French IFLA National Committee : please visit our blog Date: Aug 18, 2009 9:54 AM dear IFLA Colleagues, the Comité Français IFLA – … Read more Le blog du CFI
Something people in the book world often misunderstand about copyright
There is something that people in the book world often don’t understand about copyright. When I say book world I mean librarians, booksellers, reviewers, researchers, authors, and sometimes publishers. A … Read more Something people in the book world often misunderstand about copyright
Speaking at Drexel
I should have posted something about this earlier, sorry. I will be speaking at Drexel in Philadelphia tomorrow afternoon (Tuesday, 8/11/09), at the iSchool, 5pm, Rush Building, Room 014. They … Read more Speaking at Drexel
Professionalism and attitudes toward change
Just a brief note on a topic I will return to later… I find that librarians think of change in one of two ways: Change is happening to the profession; … Read more Professionalism and attitudes toward change
SRRT Councilor’s report
ALA Council Report to SRRT, Chicago, July 2009 Before reporting on the business of the meetings, let me first honor the life of E.J. Josey, who died just before Annual … Read more SRRT Councilor’s report
Translation project
I have not been posting much, because I’ve been on the road and things have been different – first the ALA Conference, which I attended as an exhibitor, putting a … Read more Translation project
List of authors in Speaking of Information: the Library Juice Quotation Book
The following is the list of authors in the Author Index to Speaking of Information: The Library Juice Quotation Book. (Note that some authors listed, like me, are there because … Read more List of authors in Speaking of Information: the Library Juice Quotation Book