I spent thursday and friday (04-05 may 2017) at the Library of Congress hearing about how the PCC committees are … More
Category: librarianship
DC/SLA Board of Directors 2017
For archival purposes mostly… Link to newsletter here. Yes, I am on the board for 2017-2020 on the chapter president … More
Limit of Time for #Librarian of Congress
According to the Library Journal, Congress is debating whether to put a 10-year limit on the position of Librarian of … More
#ALAMW14 in Philadelphia
I went to Philadelphia in the snow and the cold to meet and learn at American Library Association’s Mid-Winter Conference. … More
Coining a New Term: #Libraryist :)
Coining a New Term: #Libraryist 🙂 I am hereby coining a new term…that of “libraryist.” My Twitter handle, @jlibraryist, reflects … More
Library Budget Debate
In the era of budget cuts and making the most of existing cash flows for academic libraries, the recent attention … More
Banned #Books Week 2013
American Library Association and several other groups such as the American Booksellers Association are hosting the 2013 edition of Banned … More
Depths of the Phantom Library
Depths of the Phantom Library: Jacques Bonnet Reaches for the Unreachable. Jacques Bonnet writes in, Phantoms on the Bookshelves, of … More
Upcoming Phantom Library (a taste)
I have been reading this blog post by Alonzo McBride and rereading PHANTOMS ON THE BOOKSHELVES by Jacques Bonnet. Great … More
“Open (Access)” Data and Privacy – A Concern
I want to first complicate everything I write in the below paragraphs by questioning a mantra of current rhetoric with … More