Judith Krug has passed on
Judith Krug, head of ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom since 1967, has died of stomach cancer at age 69. Library Journal has published an obituary rapidly; I am sure we … Read more Judith Krug has passed on
New from Litwin Books: Library of Walls
Library of Walls: The Library of Congress and the Contradictions of Information Society Author: Samuel Gerald Collins Price: $32.00 Published: April 2009 ISBN: 978-0-9802004-2-3 Printed on acid-free paper “The experience … Read more New from Litwin Books: Library of Walls
POD vs. author services publishing
In the most recent issue of ALA’s email newsletter, AL Direct, there is an item (“More authors turn to web publishing”) about the growing popularity of author services companies like … Read more POD vs. author services publishing
The economic crisis and the preservation function of libraries
If you’re like me, you work in a library that is facing tough decisions (no irony intended by that cliché phrase) as a result of budget cuts during the economic … Read more The economic crisis and the preservation function of libraries
Goodman & Greenwald win Izzy indy media award
From the Izzy Award site: The first annual Izzy Award for “special achievement in independent media” was presented March 31, 2009, to blogger Glenn Greenwald and Democracy Now! host and … Read more Goodman & Greenwald win Izzy indy media award
CFP – Semiotics and LIS… A whole issue of LIBREAS on it…
LIBREAS – Library Ideas is a LIS journal out of Germany that publishes articles in German and English. The Call for Papers for the next issue is out. Issue #15 … Read more CFP – Semiotics and LIS… A whole issue of LIBREAS on it…
LJP LibraryThing group
I’ve started a LibraryThing group for Library Juice Press. I decided to start it as “a group for readers and authors of books from Library Juice Press and Litwin Books. … Read more LJP LibraryThing group
Stephen L. Carter – Where’s the Bailout for the Publishing Industry?
Stephen L. Carter, a law professor who writes about democracy, has an article in The Daily Beast entitled, “Where’s the Bailout for the Publishing Industry?” It begins: Like a lot … Read more Stephen L. Carter – Where’s the Bailout for the Publishing Industry?
Richard J. Cox’s review of John Ridener’s book
Richard J. Cox has posted a review of John Ridener’s From Polders to Postmodernism: A Concise History of Archival Theory. Thanks to Dr. Cox for the review.
Call for submissions: Out Behind the Desk
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Out Behind the Desk: Workplace Issues for LGBTQ Librarians (a working title), edited by Tracy Nectoux and published by Library Juice Press as part of the series … Read more Call for submissions: Out Behind the Desk
Media in Transition 6 conference details
The details of the upcoming Media in Transition 6 conference have been posted to the web. On the site you can now find the full program and abstracts of all … Read more Media in Transition 6 conference details
Information for Social Change #28
The new issue of Information for Social Change, issue #28, is now online. The topic of this issue is “lifelong learners.” Here is a list of the articles: Learning, Learning … Read more Information for Social Change #28
Chapter Two of Slow Reading
Chapter two of John Miedema’s Slow Reading, “Slow Reading in an Information Ecology,” is now online at the Litwin Books site. The first two paragraphs here: Isaac Asimov (1969) tells … Read more Chapter Two of Slow Reading
Wikipedia as an auxiliary reference tool
Librarians, in my experience, are mostly ambivalent about Wikipedia, and we have good reason for our ambivalence. Wikipedia is a new phenomenon, which means it requires reflection and thought in … Read more Wikipedia as an auxiliary reference tool
Review of Shiraz Durrani’s Information and Liberation
The new issue of the SRRT Newsletter has a review of Shiraz Durrani’s book, Information and Liberation: Writings on the Politics of Information and Librarianship. Jenny Bossaller, an Assistant Professor … Read more Review of Shiraz Durrani’s Information and Liberation
Publication and endorsement
I mentioned in an earlier post how Robbie Franklin, owner of McFarland Publishers, advised me, when I was first getting Library Juice Press off the ground, to publish some conservative … Read more Publication and endorsement
Slow Reading
Author: John Miedema Price: $12.00 Published: March 2009 ISBN: 978-0-9802004-4-7 Printed on acid-free paper https://litwinbooks.com/slowreading.php In the face of ever-increasing demands for speed-reading of volumes of information fragments, some readers … Read more Slow Reading
Library Technology Conference 2009
I’ll be at the [Midwest] Library Technology Conference 2009 next week. I’ll be presenting a poster on our library’s widgets along with Doreen Hansen, a member of our Computer Work … Read more Library Technology Conference 2009
Open Invitation
Librarians facing an expanse of free time this economic season, please contact me with your project ideas for Library Juice Press. I know from first-hand experience how good unemployment can … Read more Open Invitation
SRRT Newsletter 166
Issue 166, March 2009, of the SRRT Newsletter is just published. This issue contains the minutes from Midwinter’s meetings in Denver, where Action Council decided to publish the newsletter on … Read more SRRT Newsletter 166