Category: June 2016

CFP: Human Operators: A Critical Oral History of Technology in Libraries

by RoryLitwin

About the book Human Operators: A Critical Oral History of Technology in Libraries will be a collective oral history covering many of the issues in technology in librarianship in the early 21st century. Via edited and compiled interview transcripts, readers will get to “hear” the voices of librarians and archivists discussing tech topics from perspectives … Read more CFP: Human Operators: A Critical Oral History of Technology in Libraries

2016 Library Juice + DLF Forum Fellowship

by RoryLitwin

This year, Library Juice and Digital Library Federation (DLF) will sponsor a fellowship and travel award meant to support mid-career professionals in digital libraries and related fields. The Library Juice + DLF Forum Fellowship is designed to offset or completely cover up to $1,250 in travel, registration, and lodging expenses associated with attending the annual … Read more 2016 Library Juice + DLF Forum Fellowship

Celebrating GLBT Book Month – A few of our titles

by RoryLitwin

We want to recognize and celebrate that June is GLBT Book Month, and draw attention to a few of our titles: Queers Online: LGBT Digital Practices in Libraries, Archives, and Museums, edited by Rachel Wexelbaum Feminist and Queer Information Studies Reader, edited by Patrick Keilty and Rebecca Dean Ephemeral Material: Queering the Archive, by Alana … Read more Celebrating GLBT Book Month – A few of our titles

New from ALA: Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy

by RoryLitwin

ALA’s OIF has begun publication of a new journal, the Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy (JIFP). It replaces and expands the Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom (NIF). The table of contents is here. You will notice an article by yours truly, which is about SRRT’s Alternatives in Print Task Force, the attention to media monopoly … Read more New from ALA: Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy