Category Archives: Libraries and culture

A Failure to Understand, Part I

Posted on June 21, 2010 by madlib

Quoted in entirety, the AALL Action Alert that came out today: AALL ACTION ALERT June 21, 2010 IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED: Call your Senators and urge them to vote NO on Coburn Amendment No. 4331 On Thursday June 17, Sen. Tom … Continue reading →

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Latest battle in the ongoing Serials Crisis

Posted on June 8, 2010 by madlib

I have to admit, I wasn’t able to keep track of a lot of library news and trends while I was in law school.  So … the news that the serials crisis has reared its head again (if it ever … Continue reading →

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UMich reaction to Google suit

Posted on September 21, 2005 by madlib

University of Michigan has issued a statement from James Hilton, associate provost and interim librarian, reacting to the lawsuit brought against Google yesterday in relation to the library portion of its Google Print program. “We continue to be enthusiastic about … Continue reading →

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Props to the PL

Posted on August 3, 2005 by madlib

Stephen Manes of Forbes Magazine has crafted a paeon to electronic library services: Some libraries let you peek at the Auto Repair Reference Center, which serves up all manner of info relating to cars, including manufacturers’ technical service bulletins (technically … Continue reading →

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Salinas to Sacramento

Posted on April 20, 2005 by madlib

In case some of you were wondering how I could ignore National Library Week, well, I was out and about. By no means an objective piece of journalism, but maybe someone will get something out of it.

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Do Libraries Still Matter?

Posted on April 14, 2005 by madlib

The writer of one of my favorite books has written an article for the Carnegie Corporation called, “Do Libraries Still Matter?” The question is answered by Daniel Akst very quickly (and positively), but it’s a interesting article about modern libraries, … Continue reading →

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Rally Salinas success

Posted on April 7, 2005 by madlib

Woo hoo! The Salinas libraries have been saved! [LA Times article; registration or bugmenot required] In a really limited fashion. For a limited time. Nonetheless, it’s reason to kick up the sensibly-shod heels … Fundraisers came up with $500,000 after … Continue reading →

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The Info Poor

Posted on March 23, 2005 by madlib

[Caveat: it's long and rambling and disjointed, in part from being stuck in my head for too long. My apologies if it makes little to no sense ...] I happily recommend the notes from Jessamyn West’s talk on the information … Continue reading →

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Public Action for Salinas Libraries

Posted on March 4, 2005 by madlib

Distributed by Global Exchange: Join an Historic 24-Hour Emergency Read-In * Save the Salinas Public Libraries * Celebrate Your Love of Books Saturday, April 2nd, 1:00p.m. to Sunday, April 3rd, 1:00p.m. at Cesar Chavez Public Library, Salinas Then at 1:00p.m. … Continue reading →

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Library Field Trip: Prelinger Library

Posted on March 3, 2005 by madlib

The upside of not being fully employed is having free time during the week. So I took advantage of that and went to the Prelinger Library. If the name Prelinger is familiar to you, Rick P. is a film archivist/preservationist … Continue reading →

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