More on the decline in reading
Jerome Weeks comments on two new articles on the decline in reading: one by Caleb Crain in the New Yorker arguing that we are losing not only the habit of … Read more More on the decline in reading
Annotated list of things not to forget (in the 2.0 craze)…
I’ve been brainstorming about some essential facets of librarianship – skills, roles, services, problems – that while they have not lost any relevance have lately been ignored, passed over, forgotten, … Read more Annotated list of things not to forget (in the 2.0 craze)…
New version of Bibliographic and Web Tools for the Alternative Press
Byron Anderson of the SRRT Alternative Media Task Force (AMTF) and compiler of Alternative Publishers of Books in North America has finished a new version of his helpful bibliography, Bibliographic … Read more New version of Bibliographic and Web Tools for the Alternative Press
Walter Lippman’s Liberty and the News (1920)
The Nation has an interesting review of the new edition of Walter Lippman’s 1920 book, Liberty and the News. This book is about the relation between journalism and democracy, and … Read more Walter Lippman’s Liberty and the News (1920)
Embracing Change – an analogy
“You must be willing to Embrace Change.” We hear this with such frequency now, and always coming from certain speakers in certain contexts, that it is probably few of us … Read more Embracing Change – an analogy
Litwin Books, LLC
I have a business related change to announce. As possibilities have started to emerge to publish books outside of the originally-defined editorial scope of Library Juice Press, I’ve begun to … Read more Litwin Books, LLC
Madeline Kripke
Madeline Kripke is someone I’ve known since I was a child, because she is my mother’s best friend from college. Only since becoming a librarian have I learned how important … Read more Madeline Kripke
Interview with Christopher Klim on the Eric Hoffer Award
Library Juice readers, I’ve had the opportunity to interview Christopher Klim, an author and editor and an advocate for independent publishing, about an award he has founded for the independent … Read more Interview with Christopher Klim on the Eric Hoffer Award
Pardon me for not realizing before now that Al Gore is really smart
Okay, though it tends to bring in the trolls, here is another post about something that’s hotly discussed on general political blogs… I’ve been reading Al Gore’s new book, The … Read more Pardon me for not realizing before now that Al Gore is really smart
Doris Lessing critical of the influences of technology, in her Nobel Prize acceptance speech
This was just covered in the Chronicle of Higher Education daily email, with a link to a post in Ars Technica, a blog about technology. Doris Lessing delivered her Nobel … Read more Doris Lessing critical of the influences of technology, in her Nobel Prize acceptance speech
Mrs. Magavero: A History Based on the Career of an Academic Librarian
Mrs. Magavero: A History Based on the Career of an Academic Librarian By Jane Brodsky Fitzpatrick Preface by Susan Searing Price: $15.00 ISBN: 978-0-9778617-5-0 5″ by 8″ Filomena Magavero worked … Read more Mrs. Magavero: A History Based on the Career of an Academic Librarian
The Golden Compass and “anti-Catholic bias”
I have not said anything about the controversy over the Golden Compass, because the issue has seemed too simple and clear cut to warrant comment. But take a look at … Read more The Golden Compass and “anti-Catholic bias”
SRRT Newsletter 160/161
The new issue of the SRRT Newsletter is out, issue 160/161. It is available online in PDF, and being mailed to members in hardcopy. This issue is full of reports, … Read more SRRT Newsletter 160/161
Mitch Freedman – video of speech before striking Vancouver librarians
CUPE 391, the union representing Vancouver, BC’s striking library workers, has posted a video of former ALA President Mitch Freedman’s supportive speech before them on October 24th. Mitch took a … Read more Mitch Freedman – video of speech before striking Vancouver librarians
or whatever
Obviously the analogy I suggested yesterday for encouraging undergrads to use library resources instead of Google has problems. (It was, “Why eat at McDonalds when you can eat at a … Read more or whatever
In These Times on library privatization
There’s a good little article in the new issue of In These Times on privatization of core library services and functions: “Public Libraries for Profit,” by Akito Yoshikane. Though it’s … Read more In These Times on library privatization
An analogy for undergrads
Here’s a quick analogy for undergrads who want to just use Google for their research papers: “Why eat at McDonalds when you can eat for free at the five star … Read more An analogy for undergrads
Siva Vaidhyanathan’s Googlization blog
I am remiss not to have mentioned Siva Vaidhyanathan‘s new blog about Google and the implications of their projects: The Googlization of Everything. It’s really top notch commentary on Google, … Read more Siva Vaidhyanathan’s Googlization blog
Thanksgiving
Notwithstanding today’s earlier post and many other posts here about what is wrong in the world of information, I’d like to observe American Thanksgiving by noting that we have much … Read more Thanksgiving
NEA study: all types of reading in decline
Remember the National Endowment for the Arts study on reading in 2004, the one that noted a sharp decline in literary reading? One of the implicit causes was that computer … Read more NEA study: all types of reading in decline