Judith Hoffberg
This from ARLIS-L: Dear Colleagues, We have the very sad responsibility to report that Judith Hoffberg passed away peacefully at home on Friday, January 16, 2009 after a short battle … Read more Judith Hoffberg
Upcoming presentations and publications by Rory Litwin
A little self-promotion here. A few things coming up: On Saturday, March 7, I’ll be giving the keynote lecture at the Fourth Annual SIRLS Graduate Student Symposium at the University … Read more Upcoming presentations and publications by Rory Litwin
Obama’s Policy Agenda on Government Ethics
The most frustrating thing about eight years of Bush Administration nefariousness and stupidity, from a librarian’s point of view, was their attitude of secrecy and contempt for the public. It … Read more Obama’s Policy Agenda on Government Ethics
Library Juice Readers: What is your favorite Wikipedia page?
This is semi random, but I thought it might be interesting to see what comes to your minds in answer to the question: What is your favorite Wikipedia page? I … Read more Library Juice Readers: What is your favorite Wikipedia page?
Tim Clydesdale on the new student, in the Chronicle of Higher Ed
There is a great article in today’s Chronicle of Higher Education about today’s students, how they think, and why: Wake Up and Smell the New Epistemology, by Tim Clydesdale. I … Read more Tim Clydesdale on the new student, in the Chronicle of Higher Ed
Richard J. Cox – Personal Archives and a New Archival Calling
Personal Archives and a New Archival Calling:Readings, Reflections and Ruminations Author: Richard J. Cox Price: $35.00 Published: January 2009 ISBN: 978-0-9802004-7-8 Printed on acid-free paper In Personal Archives and a … Read more Richard J. Cox – Personal Archives and a New Archival Calling
Tweets
If you’re a Twitter user, feel free to follow me @rorylitwin. I just signed up for it. The feed won’t be too busy, and will be just a bit personal, … Read more Tweets
LJP Reading Groups
Library Juice Press is offering a discount to reading groups – groups of library students or active professionals. This is ideal for the PLG student chapters or even the ALA … Read more LJP Reading Groups
New SRRT Newsletter
The new issue of the SRRT Newsletter is out. It’s issue 164/165, January 2009. A new editor takes the reins with this issue, Myka Kennedy Stephens. It’s got a new … Read more New SRRT Newsletter
Privatizing the Commons: The Commodification of New Deal Public Art
New article by Lincoln Cushing: Privatizing the Commons: The Commodification of New Deal Public Art. Lincoln Cushing is an important person in the world of political graphic art, having put … Read more Privatizing the Commons: The Commodification of New Deal Public Art
Deadline extended for contributions to Celeste West festschrift
Editors K.R. Roberto and Toni Samek have extended the deadline for contributions to the Celeste West festschrift. The new deadline is February 2nd.
LJP Series on Critical Multiculturalism and Librarianship
Series on Critical Multiculturalism and Librarianship Isabel Espinal, Series Editor Library Juice Press seeks book proposals and manuscripts for a new series, Critical Multiculturalism and Librarianship, edited by Isabel Espinal. … Read more LJP Series on Critical Multiculturalism and Librarianship
Book of note: technological censorship
Edited Clean Version: Technology and the Culture of Control, by Raiford Guins. This new book from University of Minnesota Press is about how media technologies are being built for consumers … Read more Book of note: technological censorship
Melvil Dewey, RIP
Melvil Dewey died this day in 1931…
The Green Library Movement
Monika Antonelli has an important article in the new Electronic Green Journal called The Green Library Movement: An Overview and Beyond. Here is the abstract: The creation of green libraries … Read more The Green Library Movement
More on Black Wednesday
Salon.com has also published an article about Black Wednesday and the dire straits that the publishing industry is in: Read It and Weep, by Jason Book. (Click past the ad … Read more More on Black Wednesday
Banned Librarian
Here’s a new blog worth noting: Amy Sonie’s Banned Librarian. Always happy to see a new Left librarian blog. Looks good indeed – substantial and interesting… This is from the … Read more Banned Librarian
Thanks are due…
Often when I send out business correspondence, I feel the necessity to use the first person plural to refer to Library Juice Press and Litwin Books, even though I have … Read more Thanks are due…
Black Wednesday and On…
If you’re interested in changes that the publishing industry has been seeing recently, you’ll want to read Tom Engelhardt’s piece in the current issue of The Nation, titled “Reading in … Read more Black Wednesday and On…
The Izzy Award – Call for Nominations
From the site: The Izzy Award is named after legendary maverick journalist I. F. Stone, who launched I. F. Stone Weekly in 1953 and exposed government deception, McCarthyism, and racial … Read more The Izzy Award – Call for Nominations