What does “Radical Reference” mean to you? Recently I had the opportunity to explore this question in a Radical Librarianism class at Simmons College taught by Laura Saunders. The discussion revolved around the challenges and obstacles we may face when attempting to serve within a “radical” framework. Myself, along with Brian Flaherty, reference librarian at New England Law,…
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Join the Center for Sex and Culture Archival Library for a Pre-Party and Fundraiser Event!
This year, the ALA Think Tank Pre-Party will be a fundraiser for the Center for Sex and Culture Archival Library and sponsored by Makingithappen.us and EveryLibrary. All proceeds will go to support this rare archive and important social educational center. About CSC The Mission of the Center for Sex & Culture is to provide judgment-free education,…
CSC Library & Archive highlights
I have started a tumblr to feature all the amazing finds that come #acrossmydesk– and a few other random shots of life in San Francisco, but mainly I created it as a way to show what comes across the desk of a sex librarian. It can be found at Across My Desk.
CSC LIbrary: Spring Smut Sale
The Center for Sex and Culture is proud to announce the first annual Library Spring Smut Sale— Saturday April 28th 10 am – 5 pm. ! Over the last year the CSC Library has grown and developed — books have busted out of the boxes that had, for too long, been holding them captive, filling our beautiful new shelving— more…
review/summary : Web archiving: ethical and legal issues affecting programmes in Australia and the Netherlands
In the article, featured in the August 2010 Australian Library Journal, Lachlan Glanville discusses the challenges two National Libraries– The National Library of Australia and Koninklijke Bibliotheek in the Netherlands– face in the development and continued operation of their web archiving programs.The article is a great example of how libraries around the world are choosing…
