what do affordance.info cogsci librarian weibel lines marlenes corner etc. the misadventures of super librarian and info neognostic have in common
the liblog landscape 20072008 introductory offer
youll find the answer and more in the liblog landscape 20072008 a lateral look .
this 285page 69 trade paperback looks at 607 liblogs nearly all englis...... [Show More]
series on gender and sexuality in librarianship
emily drabinski series editor
library juice press seeks book proposals and manuscripts for a new series gender and sexuality in librarianship edited by emily drabinski. this series will publish works from both practical and theoretical perspectives that critically engage issues in the lis field related to gender and sexual difference. pot...... [Show More]
in general id say that publishes materials on librarianship are pretty alternative when you compare us to more mainstream professions like teaching or nursing but i guess every profession needs an alt version out there.
for librarians im thinking its library juice press .
not sure where i heard about this but if it was your blog please tell me and i82...... [Show More]
thanks to library juice for letting us know that books published by library juice press are now available for purchase through amazon and chapters....... [Show More]
hi gang ive been missing from the social networking scene for a bit and will be for a bit longer but i though i would post a link to tell you why .
so ill be working on the book for another week then off to a leadership retreat for a week then on vacation for a week. expect fullforce blogging in midnovember
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toni samek kr roberto and moyra lang have a call for contributions for a festschrift in memory of celeste west coeditor and publisher of revolting librarians....... [Show More]
lacadamie goncourt a publia mardi 7 octobre sa deuxiame salection pour le prix goncourt qui doit atre attribua le 10 novembre 2008.
ont disparu salim bachi galli mard mathieu belezi albin michel valentine goby galli mard catherine millet flamm arion patrice pluyette seuil karine tuil grasset.
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im kind of a relentless optimist.a i was asked in the interview for my current job to describe myself in 5 words opt imistic8 221 was the only one that came easily.a one quality optimists tend to have is the ability to take the long view to believe that things have been better before and theyll be better again.a i think my optimism is one thing that makes me such an amer...... [Show More]
by jessica merritt
most people dont think of librarians as legal entities but the fact is there are a number of legal issues that are important for librarians to understand. whether youre dealing with copyright or disabilities the best way to protect yourself is to be informed. be sure that youve brushed up on these important issues.
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as many of you know next week isabanned books week.a to put that in perspectiveacheck out theacolumn whats daddys roomate doing in wasilla aby nancy kranich former ala president in the nation .
hat tip to library juice .
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hugh mcguire has an insightful look at the publishing industry in canada from the point of view of a first time author
chaptersindigo has reduced space for books from 70 to 60. the rest is candles and calendars the result is that publishers arent taking many new writers. the big presses have kicked out their smaller performers who are now getting picked up by t...... [Show More]
war das letzt in forumoebl wo gefragt wurde ob es bereits erfahrungen gebe mit dem sponsoring auf katalogobe rflachen in libraryjuice ist ein spaaig gemeintes beispiel zu finden ...... [Show More]
saad eskander director of the iraqi national library and archive is still waging his public battle to wrest control back from a private foundation of key records taken from iraq after the 2003 u.s.led invasion according to todays the new york times.
in february the chronicle broke the news that about seven million pages of records on iraqs baath party held by the iraq ...... [Show More]
questioning library neutrality essays from progressive librarian edited by alison lewis library juice press questioning library neutrality edited by alison lewis is a collection of ten essays and one annotated bibliography originally published in progressive librarian the journal of the progressive librarians guild . the essays make a persuasive case that neutrality is not a library ...... [Show More]
ive been reading some titles along a progressive librarianship theme including rl and rlr . i was asked for some additional titles along that line. i am currently reading questioning library neutrality . its a good read with lots of additional references and recommendations. library juice concentrate is on my list and it has a good reading list in it. also heres a h...... [Show More]
as may be obvious im a little behind on my feeds. the good news is that theres a lot of good stuff there. the bad news is that you may have seen some of it. here are a few quickie notes that i think merit some attention. my apologies if youve all seen them before. my personal goal is to be all caught up on feeds by the time i leave for ala thursday morning and...... [Show More]
i have been thinking deeply about neutrality in webbased lib raries82 21. i used the term lib raries82 21 loosely to refer to digital collections of bibliographic data catalogues. it includes open library worldcat librarything and catalogues such as amazon. the whole thing began with amazon. i was very annoyed with amazons recent announcement that it would only sell prin...... [Show More]
in april 2008 library juice press published a collection of essays entitled questioning library neutrality essays from progressive librarian. jeff lilburn has written a great review for the book for librarianactivist. heres a quote from the review
the debate over neutrality in librarianship is one that has been ongoing for many decades and the essays collected here re...... [Show More]
but the death of paper has been predicted for decades now. bill powers media critic for the national journal believes that paper isnt just an old habit but rather an advanced technology that is nearly impossible to improve upon.
from the interview
paper isnt just a container for content. it actually becomes part of the content. it affects the content because of the way it interac...... [Show More]
between taxes and travel and houseguests and springtime ive been reading less and posting less than usual. this week is national library week . is there a goodlooking national library week website that youve found post it in the comments please. ive been enjoying the al focus nlw videos which you can find on al focus and also at their account on blip.tv .
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reviewing john broughtons wikipedia the missing manual ain the new york review of books nicholson baker hilariously describesa thatamig htiest of social media reference work freeforallsaas follows
its like some vast aerial city with people walking briskly to and fro on catwalks carrying picnic baskets full of nutritious snacks. read more
via library juice
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the exhibit involves a video game about assassinating president bush. the art has a somewhat complex story to it. first there was a video game about hunting down saddam hussein and then there was a response from some video game
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