Monday, January 27, 2014

Yes, Libraries Are Oppressive. So What Now?

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 Two questions: Are libraries designed to create and perpetuate inequity? Does the answer to the above question matter? Two answers: ...
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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

The ALA Midwinter 2014 Post #alamw14

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Thanks to an extensive campaign of unrelenting peer pressure, I will be at the American Library Association's Mid-Winter meeting in Phi...
Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Libraries as Structures, Libraries as Agents, Late Capitalism Edition

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But what *is* their place within a larger socio-political and economic structure designed for inequality and oppression? — nina de jesus (...
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Thursday, January 9, 2014

Beer and Music, Music and Beer, 2014 edition

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One of the better songs of the year, or any year The backstory: Every year  this guy  and I trade top ten, or fifteen, or whatever lists ...
Friday, January 3, 2014

What I Saw, What I Heard, What I Read: On Codes of Conduct

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I have two stories to tell, in chronological order. First, my then-girlfriend turned down a graduate school program in the sciences in no ...
Tuesday, December 31, 2013

How #librarianfestivus explains the states of librarianship in 2013

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While I was burning vacation days, use it or lose it!, Andy Woodworth went and did it again . His post was much more of an airing of grieva...
Monday, December 23, 2013

2013 Beer in Review: Craft Versus Crafty Isn't Going Anywhere

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Beer aficionados' reactions to Goose Island's release of various coveted Bourbon County Brand Stouts (BCBS) tells us a bit about the...
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