The Return of The Baffler
The Baffler is coming back! The Baffler was my favorite magazine during the years it was being published. Thomas Frank has announced he is bringing it back, and is involving … Read more The Return of The Baffler
Anti-elitism and academic libraries
A cultural theme in America for the past few decades has been a certain conservative populist “anti-elitism.” Barack Obama’s victory despite his vulnerability to the charge of elitism – owing … Read more Anti-elitism and academic libraries
Alternative Media Reception at Annual Conference
Alternative Media Reception at Annual Conference On Monday, July 13, from 7-10 pm, the Alternative Media Reception (ALA Annual, Chicago) will join forces with the SRRT 40th Anniversary Celebration in … Read more Alternative Media Reception at Annual Conference
Review of Richard Cox’s latest book
The current issue of Interactions has a review of Richard Cox’s latest book, Personal Archives and a New Archival Calling: Readings, Reflections, and Ruminations. The review, by Kim Anderson, gives … Read more Review of Richard Cox’s latest book
Call for Submissions – Gen-X Perspectives on Librarianship
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Gen-X Perspectives on Librarianship (working title), edited by Erik Estep, Rebecca Tolley-Stokes, and Martin K. Wallace; published by Library Juice Press. Seeking previously unpublished scholarly manuscript contributions … Read more Call for Submissions – Gen-X Perspectives on Librarianship
Group Storms Greek-Macedonian Dictionary Promotion
It’s easy to think that politics has no place in the production of reference materials and that objective reference works are by nature apolitical. Yes, solid reference sources tend to … Read more Group Storms Greek-Macedonian Dictionary Promotion
Review of David Bade’s Responsible Librarianship in Interactions journal
The current issue of InterActions, the UCLA Journal of Education and Information Studies, has a review of David Bade’s Responsible Librarianship. The review, by Michael Wartenbe, provides a thorough and … Read more Review of David Bade’s Responsible Librarianship in Interactions journal
Lauren Pressley Book Signing – So You Want To Be a Librarian
Lauren Pressley will be signing her new book, So You Want To Be a Librarian, at the Library Juice Press booth in the exhibits at the ALA Conference in Chicago. … Read more Lauren Pressley Book Signing – So You Want To Be a Librarian
2009 Catalog
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SRRT Newsletter #167
The new issue of the SRRT Newsletter is out – Issue #167, June 2009. It has the usual updates from task forces, messages from the coordinator and editor, and book … Read more SRRT Newsletter #167
Why Study Archival Theory?
I have posted Chapter One of John Ridener’s From Polders to Postmodernism: A Concise History of Archival Theory to the Litwin Books website. The chapter is called Why Study Archival … Read more Why Study Archival Theory?
Michael Gorman’s Foreword to Speaking of Information
Speaking of Information: The Library Juice Quotation Book Foreword by Michael Gorman Books of quotations serve many functions. They can entertain, enrich, inform, infuriate, define (by inclusion and exclusion), and/or … Read more Michael Gorman’s Foreword to Speaking of Information
Davin Heckman’s Foreword to Library of Walls
Library of Walls Foreword by Davin Heckman My first experience of what would become Samuel Gerald Collins’ Library of Walls came several years back, when I was an editor for … Read more Davin Heckman’s Foreword to Library of Walls
Attempted Censorship by U.S. Attorney
Attempted Censorship by U.S. Attorney — A Book to Watch! By Ann Sparanese On June 16, the paperback edition of Triple Cross: How Bin Laden’s Master Spy Penetrated the CIA, … Read more Attempted Censorship by U.S. Attorney
2009 Miriam Braverman Prize Winner Announced
Announcement that went to PLGnet-L this morning: The Progressive Librarians Guild is pleased to announce the winner of the 2009 Miriam Braverman Memorial Prize. Sarah Clark has been awarded the … Read more 2009 Miriam Braverman Prize Winner Announced
Forthcoming books
Forthcoming from Library Juice Press Critical Library Instruction: Theories and Methods, edited by Emily Drabinski, Alana Kumbier, and Maria Accardi (978-1-936117-01-7) The Great Depression: Its Impact on Forty-Six Large American … Read more Forthcoming books
Barbara Fister on librarians and publishers
I enjoyed this article from the May 1st issue of Library Journal by Barbara Fister: “Publishers & Librarians: Two Cultures, One Goal.” Barbara is an academic librarian in Minnesota and … Read more Barbara Fister on librarians and publishers
Questioning Library Neutrality – Introduction
Questioning Library Neutrality: Essays from Progressive Librarian, edited by Alison Lewis, has been out for a while. I was just taking a look at it, and it occurred to me … Read more Questioning Library Neutrality – Introduction
Interior space as a social cause
There is a common assumption that trends should be identified quickly so that we can more quickly and more fully adapt to them, in order to stay competitively ahead-of-the-curve and … Read more Interior space as a social cause
Wolfram Alpha: Bad Idea!!
I will write about this later, but I will just note this for the moment: Wolfram Alpha is not just not ready for prime time. It is an intellectual travesty. … Read more Wolfram Alpha: Bad Idea!!