IRIE Call for Papers on Global Citizenship Guest Editor: Jared Bielby, Univ. of Alberta, Canada: bielby@ualberta.ca Globalization via the digital age is upon us, demanding a new ethics and an intercultural awareness while the dialectics of globalism and cyberspace mandate a committed reflection on what the synthesis between the digital realm and global citizenship entails. … Read more IRIE Call for Papers on Global Citizenship
Readers may know Naomi House as the founder and manager of INALJ.com (I Need a Library Job). I follow what Naomi is doing, and recently noticed that she is behind a new venture called T160K, which appears to be focused on preserving the famous library of historical treasures in Timbuktu. Naomi agreed to be interviewed … Read more Interview with Naomi House about T160K
Recommended reading: LibrarianShipwreck on the fate of the Emma Goldman Papers…
Most of these classes are four weeks in length, with a price of $175. We accept registrations through the first week of class. Details on these courses are at http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/schedule.php Share as appropriate, and apologies for cross-posting. Thanks! November Metadata Implementation Instructor: Grace Agnew Introduction to RDA Instructor: Melissa Adler Assessing and Improving Your Library’s … Read more Library Juice Academy courses offered in November, December, and January
*CALL FOR PAPERS* Library History Seminar XIII: Libraries: Traditions and Innovations July 31 – August 2, 2015 Pre-Conference Tours, July 30-31, 2015 Graduate School of Library & Information Science Simmons College Boston, MA 02115 ** Boston, Massachusetts, the site of the Library History Seminar XIII, provides an apt setting to explore traditions and innovations in … Read more CFP – Deadline Extended: Library History Seminar XIII
Here’s the press release for the latest project from Librarians and Archivists with Palestine, and we are looking for librarians and their friends to get involved! —- This winter, Librarians and Archivists with Palestine (LAP) is coordinating an exciting international reading campaign: “One Book, Many Communities: Mornings in Jenin.” The project draws inspiration from the … Read more Librarians and Archivists with Palestine launches “One Book, Many Communities: Mornings in Jenin”
In Solidarity: Academic Librarian Labour Activism and Union Participation in Canada Editors: Jennifer Dekker and Mary Kandiuk Price: $40.00 Published: October 2014 ISBN: 978-1-936117-62-8 With a focus on Canada, this collection provides a historical and current perspective regarding the unionization of academic librarians, an exploration of some of the major labour issues affecting academic librarians … Read more In Solidarity: Academic Librarian Labour Activism and Union Participation in Canada
Here’s something to think about if you have sympathy for Copyleft perspectives or are simply anti-copyright. Lots of people use Creative Commons licenses to give blanket permission for people to use their work for non-commercial purposes. (One example is the anonymously-owned Extinction Symbol, which aims to be like the famous Peace Symbol but with the … Read more Copyright bedfellows of the Left
We’re attending ALA Midwinter 2015 in Chicago, and we hope to meet you there. You can find us in the exhibits hall at booth 1532. This is Litwin Books, Library Juice Press, and Library Juice Academy. And Auslander & Fox, let’s not forget that fun imprint. See you in Chicago! #alamw15